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Chaotic Good Jazz is a weekly newsletter digging into the wild, the weird, and the deeply groovy corners of modern jazz. Each issue features fresh finds, focusing on experimental & spiritual grooves to acid jazz bangers & off-the-rails sax solos.
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7 Under-The-Radar Jazz Albums (opens the original)
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Hello and welcome,This week I’m sharing seven albums that have made their way into my ears throughout the summer. These are all albums that would have been on my favorite albums of the month list for their respective months, but alas, I hadn’t heard them at that point. A few of these you might even see again on my year-end favorites of 2026 list I started drafting recently. Let me know what albums have been some of your favorites so far in 2026 in the comments. Below you’ll find a mixture of orc
Albums of the Month: August (opens the original)
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Hello and welcome! August saw some really great albums and EPs get released out into the world, and I’ve put together a list of twenty-four of my favorites from the last month. Kicking it off with an electric harp trio, a local Portland fusion ensemble playing at this weekend’s Montavilla Jazz Festival, and an album of the year contender from the Scandinavian Sax/Bass/Vibes/Drum quartet of Angles 4.From there it’s a global mix of new releases ranging from cosmic and ambient to funky and psychede
Albums of the Month: July (opens the original)
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Hello and welcome! I’ve got a lot of great new music to share with you all this month, and it’s Bandcamp Friday, so make sure you check out these albums below, plus any albums you may have missed from my 40+ First Half Favorites round-up of can’t miss releases so far through 2026 or my Favorite 8 Modern Jazz Albums1 post from last week.
My Favorite 8 Modern Jazz Albums (opens the original)
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Hello and welcome! You all know I love to cover the best new releases out each week, so don't miss the new Terri Lyne Carrington and Isaiah Collier, out today! But this week I'm sharing my all-time favorite 8 modern jazz records.These are my desert island albums, the ones I never get tired of, the ones that hit just right all the way through — every.single.time.Some of these will undoubtedly be familiar, but I hope some of these are stil
New and Upcoming Albums (opens the original)
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Hello and welcome! I’ve got nine new and upcoming releases I’m really excited about I wanted to share with you all below, but first the fifth annual Shady Pines Festival took place weekend and it was… Outta this world.I got to climb aboard the UFO-themed DJ Stage and played a couple of DJ sets in between main-stage performers. Tune in Friday, July 24th from 10am-Noon Pacific for a replay of my set, or check out the 90-minute uninterrupted mix on Mixcloud.I really hope you check it out. I’m biase
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