QUARTET DIMINISHED - DEERAND

• Quartet Diminished: Deerand
      (2024, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)
      (2024, cd, --, moonjune records mjr 133)
      (2024, 2lp, --, moonjune records mjr 133lp) – clear vinyl

Quartet Diminished has a new release , "Live In Tehran With Aiso Symphony" scheduled for a release in the first quarter of 2027. It will included the King Crimson classic 'Starless' as well as original tracks by the band.
Pre-orders and the crowdfunding campaign will begin on the first Friday of December.

More than reason enough to revisit the band's most recent release.

"Deerand" was the fourth studio album by the Iranian avant-garde jazz and progressive rock group Quartet Diminished, released on September 19, 2024, through MoonJune Records.

The album title sort of gives a hint as Deerand (دیرند) is a Persian musical term that refers to the duration or length of a musical note.
Expect beautiful soundscapes, including dynamic shifts, moving from minimalistic lyrical fragments to energetic and intense avant-garde sections, all seasoned with Iranian spices.

Beautiful.
And featuring special guests Tony Levin (on 2 tracks) and Markus Reuter (on all tracks).

THE COLLECTORS' DRESSING ROOM

-- info: Jan van Kemenade

STEVIE WONDER & LENNY KRAVITZ - - - LIVE IN PARIS - - - OCT 15, 2026

 

SUSAN TEDESCHI & DEREK TRUCKS AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART

"The Art of Music" with Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks

GARY LUCAS UPDATE

Gary Lucas—On The Road and In The Studio

New Music and Recordings in Progress

Shows in the Hamptons, Paris, Madrid, Ireland, and Woodstock

photo courtesy of Gary Lucas

In addition to two eclectic album releases this year (the space rock “Omnidirectional” with drummer Lukas Ligeti and the Chinese Pop “The Edge of Heaven-2” with singer/instrumentalist Feifei Yang), Gary’s presenting equally wide-spanning gigs over the next two months in Sag Harbor, NY; Paris France; Madrid, Spain; Dundalk, Ireland; and Woodstock, NY.

Saturday, Oct. 31st, 2026, 6:00pm
Sag Harbor Cinema, 90 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY - Gary will perform his live solo guitar score accompanying James Whale's 1931 “Frankenstein” starring Boris Karloff.
sagharborcinema.org/films/frankenstein/

Tuesday, Nov. 17th, 2026, 9:30pm
Le Chair de Poule, Paris - Gary plays solo acoustic upstairs at the Peine Perdu bar.
evvntly.com/event/gary-lucas-at-gl-solo-acoustic-at-the-peine-perdu-bar-le-chair-de-poule-paris-pa/ev-df2ea53e29a9b6ceb77b13228

Gary is recording in Normandy with French musicians Hannah Hesse and Fred Pessoa.

Friday & Saturday, Nov. 20th & 21st, 2026
Recoletos Jazz Series, Recoletos Hotel, Madrid, Spain - Gary returns to Madrid to lead a Tribute to Jeff Buckley, marking what would have been Jeff's 60th Birthday Anniversary. Many cutting-edge Spanish will perform many of the Buckley/Lucas songs with Gary.
 www.recoletosjazz.com

Saturday, Nov. 28th, 2026, 11:00am - 5:00pm
An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk, Ireland - Gary Lucas Masterclass
www.antain.ie/event/gary-lucas-masterclass/

Thursday, Dec. 17th, 2026, 7:00 pm-10:00 pm
The Colony, 22 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY – Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters, feat. Calvin Weston drums and Ernie Brooks bass.

www.eventbrite.com/e/gary-lucas-gods-and-monsters-tickets-2003586325635

GHOST RHYTMS - MISSING TIMES + ANOTHER PRESENT EP

• Ghost Rhythms: Missing Times + Another Present EP
      (2026, download / streaming, --, bandcamp)

The Cuneiform Records label has just released "Missing Times" and "Another Present EP" by Paris, France-based ensemble Ghost Rhythms.

Fans of progressive rock, modern jazz and avant-garde will be very happy with these new releases.
Beautiful melodies and orchestrations.

Digital download / streaming only.
Check it out on Bandcamp.

-- info: Danny Mathys

AN ED PALERMO BIG BAND UPDATE

https://www.ticketweb.com/event/the-ed-palermo-big-band-iridium-tickets/14331154

Well, it's that time of year again. And it looks like things are shaping up nicely for our next performance. Join our zany bandleader, as we venture into uncharted musical territories.
It's the Ed Palermo Big Band, live and unfiltered. Nov 23 at The Iridium.
Plus, we'll be celebrating the release of our new album, "It's an Ed Palermo Christmas! God Bless Us, Everyone!"

ROMÁN GARCÍA ALBERTOS

Kjell Knudde wrote a very informative piece on Román García Albertos, graphic artist, musician and webmaster of the essential IINK (https://donlope.net/fz/).

Read it here:

https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/garcia_albertos_roman.htm

THE DON RENDELL / IAN CARR QUINTET - MIRAGE

 

• The Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet: Mirage
      (2026, cd, --, landsdowne cd 001)

Don Rendell and Ian Carr's "Mirage" takes us back to 1969.
British modern jazz. 

One year later, Ian Carr would form jazz-rock band Nucleus !

JILL YANN * JEREMY COLSON * JUNIOR BRAGUINHA TRIO

Announced for March 12, 2027 at SPIRIT OF 66 in Verviers, BE:

JILL YAN * JEREMY COLSON * JUNIOR BRAGUINHA Trio

"ALIEN ROCK-FUSION !" Swiss guitar virtuoso JILL YAN, a graduate of Hollywood’s prestigious Guitar Institute of Technology, has released nine albums, blending progressive rock, metal, jazz-fusion and world music into his own explosive musical universe.
Featuring JEREMY COLSON (Steve Vai’s drummer) and JUNIOR BRAGUINHA (Virgil Donati’s bassist), this powerhouse trio delivers breathtaking virtuosity, crushing grooves and pure instrumental fire! No rules. No limits. Just pure musical energy!

Earlier this year, the trio featured Mohini Dey on the bass :

-- info: Philippe Lamoot