AGITATION FREE - LIVE KESSELHAUS BERLIN, APRIL 23, 2013

• Agitation Free: Live Kesselhaus Berlin April 23, 2013
      (2023, 2cd, Germany, mig)

True, I missed the Agitation Free concert at Zappanale.
According to some who were there, it was a highlight.

Well, thanks to the wonders of the internet, I was able to catch the Rockradio broadcast afterwards.
It looks like I really did miss an impressive concert.

In the meantime, however, I was also able to enjoy one of Agitation Free's recent albums: a 2013 concert, released on CD in 2016, as a digital download in 2023.

Instrumental, psychedelic rock with lots of improvisations.
Great !!

Here's the Zappanale show:

VARIOUS ARTISTS - W.E.R.F. RECORDS - SKETCHES OF BELGIAN SUMMERS

The (Belgian) W.E.R.F. Record label has just released "Sketches Of Belgian Summers", a superfine sampler / introduction to the Belgian jazz artists that they have been releasing.

Highly recommended.

KEVIN KASTNING & PAUL WERTICO - INTERCHANGE TWO

• Kevin Kastning & Paul Wertico: Interchange Two
      (2026, download / streaming, --, bandcamp / greydisc)

Kevin Kastning has been featured on this blog several times already. He's an instrument inventor, but also a master of the contraguitar,
Paul Wertico performed and recorded with Pat Metheny, Larry Coryell and MarBin, amongst others, but he also had his own trio.

A meeting of these two musicians, where they spontaneously improvise, is a joy for the ear. The exploratory trip was recorded and can be enjoyed on "Interchange One" and "Interchange Two", both out on the Greydisc record label.

I love it.

Here's a piece from "Interchange One":

IBRAHIM MAALOUF'S SESSION AT THE CHELSEA STUDIOS

Ibrahim Maalouf - Full Session | Paste Magazine
2026 07 24

At the Chelsea Studios

00:27 - “Love Anthem”
06:54 - “LAS TROMPETAS DE NAEL”
15:35 - “The Smile of Rita”

JANET ROBIN & DAVID VITO GREGOLI - BECK'S BOLERO

Janet Robin and David Vito Gregoli have recorded 'Beck's Bolero'.

Here's the YouTube video:

GIOVANNI SOLLIMA'S NEW ALBUM WILL INCLUDE SEVERAL ZAPPA PIECES

Cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima will be releasing "Wild Love" next month, an album that will include pieces by both Francesco and Frank Zappa.

The tracklist:

-- info: Mick Zeuner

DARK THE SUPER JUST RELEASED THE TITLE TRACK OF HIS UPCOMING ALBUM

'How to Play Basketball in the Rain and Not Get Wet'
by Darko the Super

SNARKY PUPPY AT NORTH SEA JAZZ 2026

Snarky Puppy performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival on Friday, July 10, 2026, from 16:30 to 18:00. They played at the Maas stage in Rotterdam Ahoy alongside the Metropole Orkest, conducted by Jules Buckley.

1:19 - Waves Upon Waves
8:53 – Chimera
17:23 - Only Here and Nowhere Else
24:16 - As You Are But Not As You Were
36:18 - Between Worlds
44:22 – Recurrent
56:42 – Drift
1:02:48 - It Stays With You
1:18:03 - Shofukan

CLUB D'ELF - - - UPCOMING SHOWS

Club d'Elf - Upcoming shows

• Saturday July 25, 2026 - Bayside Bowl
   (58 Alder St, Portland, ME 04101)
• Friday July 31, 2026 - The Falcon
   (1348 US-9W, Marlboro, NY 12542)
• Saturday August 1, 2026 - The Word Barn
   (66 Newfields Rd, Exeter, NH 03833)
• Sunday August 16, 2026 - Zumix Summer Concert Series - Piers Park
   (Marginal St, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128)
• Saturday September 26, 2026 - Off Cabot
   (9 Wallis St, Beverly, MA 01915)
• Friday October 30, 2026 - Groton Hill Music Center
   (122 Old Ayer Rd, Groton, MA 01450)

NEW ALBUM BY DARKO THE SUPER

'Time Out (featuring ialive)' is track from Darko the Super's upcoming album "How to Play Basketball in the Rain and Not Get Wet" !