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  New Release:  In Motion from Jeremy Green  Release Date:  July 17, 2026 Label:  Independent Website:  https://jeremygreenguitar.com/ Canadian songwriter-leader-guitarist Jeremy Green bridges improvised jazz surges with power rock riffs and soul-funk grooves on his 2026 project In Motion , loaded with all original material written by Green.  His chords soar while intermittently amplified by additional guitarists: Mark Lettieri, Mike Stern, Tim Lefebvre, Rich Brown, Oz Noy, Jared James Nichols, and Allen Hinds.  The arrangements are securely moored by Keith Carlock's pulsating drumbeats, sporadically infused with Chase Baird's billowing saxophone curls, Jimmy Haslip's jaunty bass pumps, Moto Fukushima's animated bass romps on the track "Queen West," and Will Lee's vibrating bass tremors on the title track.  Green's tune "The 55" is a tribute to the now closed Manhattan club 55 Bar, filled with personalized musings by Green, Mike Stern, and Ti...

Album:  Higienópolis Artist:  Local Talent Label:  Project Whatever Records Website:  https://www.projectwhatever.com/discography-1 A montage of sound waves that bend, swerve, arch, genuflect, gleam, and blaze, to name a few of the characteristics created by Canadian based jazz trio Local Talent, led by pianist/keyboardist James Hill.  The trio's music demonstrates their versatility as cutting edge musicians as they experiment with the possibilities of their instruments.  Supported by bassist Rich Brown and drummer Ian Wright, the trio test the velosity of their playing and come up with arrangements that are sonically incandescent like entering mind-blowing galaxies for the ears.  Their debut release Higienópolis from Project Whatever Records is a journey through their stirring experiments made together. The title track opens the disc to boiling surges that froth and rumble in a freestyle fashion.  The rattle of Hill's keys are partnered with...