KING GIZZARD AND THE LIZARD WIZARD RECORD STORE DAY RELEASE

The upcoming Record Store Day will see the release of "Big Fig Wasp".
(On vinyl. )

LAZULI - ÊTRE ET NE PLUS ÊTRE

• Lazuli: Être Et Ne Plus Être
      (2026, cd, France, l'abeille rode)

Lazuli has a new album out !
"Être Et Ne Plus Être".

With their recognisable sound, presenting an eclectic mix of indie rock, chanson and folk, but with a raw edge, Lazuli has produced another impressive album.

Melodic, fragile and vulnerable, and also very beautiful.

https://lazuli-music.com/?lang=en

PETE ROTH TRIO, FEATURING BILL BRUFORD - - - TOUR DATES

Pete Roth Trio - PRT featuring Bill Bruford.
Confirmed and announced dates, much more to come.
If You live on the USA side close enough to Canadian dates, please consider this unique opportunity to see the band, for time being there are no USA dates scheduled this year.

• Feb 22 - Madrid, Spain (Café Berlin)
• Feb 23 - Barcelona, Spain (Luz de Gas)
• March 04 - Cruise to the Edge(Stardust Theater)
• March 05 - Cruise to the Edge (Q&A @ Atrium)
• March 07 - Cruise To The Edge (Spinnaker)
• March 08 - Cruise to the Edge (Photo Experience @ Spinnaker)
• April 30 - Guildford, UK (Performing Arts Technology Studios)
• May 08 - Poole, UK (Lighthouse)
• May 12 - Tallin, Estonia (KUMU Auditorium)
• May 27 - Toronto, Canada (Garrison)
• May 28 - Ottawa, Canada (Rainbow Bistro)
• May 29 - Montreal, Canada (Club Soda)
• May 30 - Quebec City, Canada (Palais Montcalm)
• May 31 - Quebec City, Canada (Matinée Round-Table @ Salle d’Youville)
• May 31 - Alma, Canada (Café du Clocher)
• June 19 - Wavendon, UK (The Stables)

NEW ALBUM BY THE RAGINI TRIO

The Ragini Trio = Nathan Daems (tenor sax), Marco Bardoscia (double bass), Lander Gyselinck (drums).

The trio has released two albums: "Ragini Trio" (2013), and "Peace The New Jazz" (2019).

In about two weeks, their third album will be out: "3".

If you're into Indian flavored modern jazz, you have to check this out !!

SNARKY PUPPY SOMNI US TOUR 2026

TRAFFIC - BACK TO THE COUNTRY

• Traffic: Back To The Country
      (2026, cd, Europe, sutra)

Another radio show album recording reached my digital mailbox today.
Traffic's "Back To The Country", subtitled "The Reunion Tour 1994"

Formed in 1967 in Birmingham, England, Traffic quickly became one of the most adventurous bands of the late-’60s British rock scene. Built around the core of Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason, they fused rock, jazz, soul, and folk into an unmistakably fluid and improvisational sound. Their albums Mr. Fantasy (1967), John Barleycorn Must Die (1970) and The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971) helped define a new era of expansive, genre-blurring music before the group finally disbanded in 1974, leaving behind a legacy of adventurous studio work and electrifying live performances.

Two decades later, Traffic made an unexpected return to the stage. In 1994, a fan left a voicemail on Bob Weir’s hotel phone suggesting that the Grateful Dead invite Traffic on tour - an idea that sparked the remarkable reunion. Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi regrouped under the Traffic name for a limited series of shows supporting the Grateful Dead on their summer tour, rekindling the band’s free-spirited interplay for a new generation of concertgoers one final time.

With Jerry Garcia as special guest on the final song of the concert.
Very enjoyable.

JETHRO TULL - L.A. 1977 THE WEST COAST BROADCASTS

• Jethro Tull: L.A. 1977 The West Coast Broadcast
      (2026, cd, Europe, sutra)

More than noteworthy, "L.A. 1977 The West Coast Broadcast", a new radio show release that presents Jethro Tull in good shape.

Here's the beautiful 'Skating Away On The Thin Ice Of The New Day', from another 1977 show, tv-broadcast.

-- info & more: Danny Mathys

SUN RA - EXOTICA

The Modern Harmonic record label is re-releasing the Sun Ra "Exotica" (compilation) album as a 3 LP set, on orange vinyl.

STUDIO DAN RADIO BROADCAST TODAY

From the Studio Dan newsletter :

Today at 11:03 p.m., Ö1 will broadcast the final concert of the Composers Lab at Klangspuren Schwaz. Those who have been following our newsletters closely may remember the text our violinist Sophia Goidinger-Koch wrote last October about this collaboration. The broadcast now publicly concludes this working process, which brought us into contact with the new generation of composers. Upon request, we are happy to provide the relevant newsletter edition.

Speaking of editions: this email also includes—following the list of dates—a text about Ingrid Laubrock. It was originally published in the summer of 2024 in WeJazz Magazine and is being redistributed here with kind permission. At the same time, we would like to draw attention to WeJazz itself: a large-format print magazine published four times a year and dedicated to the contemporary jazz and improvisation scene, which we can warmly recommend to everyone.

The text serves as an introduction to the upcoming concerts in Vienna, Cologne, and Munich, where we will be on stage together with Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey. Laubrock is present not only as a musician but also as a composer, with whom we have been collaborating since 2023.
Tickets are available online (via the event listings) and at the box office.

Mon, 09.02.2026 - Composers Lab – Klangspuren Schwaz 
Radio Ö1, Stream 23:03

Thu, 26.02.2026 - Studio Dan feat. Ingrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey 
Amuse Gueule, You Better Listen!, Das MuTh, Vienna 18:15
Concert, You Better Listen!, Das MuTh, Vienna 19:30

Sat, 28.02.2026 - Studio Dan feat. Ingrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey 
Stadtgarten, Cologne 20:00

Sun, 01.03.2026 - Studio Dan feat. Ingrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey 
Schwere Reiter, Munich 20:00 ­

THE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY COWBOY MARCHING BAND - 1997 OSU COWBOY MARCHING BAND

• Oklahoma State University Cowboy Marching Band: 1997 OSU Cowboy Marching Band
      (1997, cd, USA, osu)

Fans of Frank Zappa's music know that different marching bands have performed and recorded Frank Zappa's music: The Asphalt Orchestra, The Fantomatik Orchestra, The Robiano Zirkuskapelle,...

And there's the Oklahoma State University Cowboy Marching Band !
On their 1997 album, "1997 OSU Cowboy Marching Band”, included a medley that featured an abridged version of FZ’s ‘Echidna’s Arf (Of You)'.

Not just your ordinary marching band. Check out this audience recording of one of their performances...