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    New Release:  Stomp Your Stuff from Oliver-Smith Incomparables Release Date:  August 28, 2026 Label:  Turtle Bay Records Website:  https://www.halsmithjazz.com/ Roaring '20s ragtime, Tinpan Alley romps, Vaudeville hootenannies, and Prohibition Era hot jazzz merge together on Stomp Your Stuff , the 2026 recording from the Oliver-Smith Incomparables.  Reimagining nostalgic material from the Chicago-based Melrose Brothers publishing catalog, and channeling the chutzpah of vintage Jelly Roll Morton, pianist Andrew Oliver and drummer Hal Smith are joined by Colin Hancock on coronet and alto sax, Andy Schumm on clarinet and cornet, T.J.  Müller on trombone, cornet and vocals, Jacob Alspach on guitar and banjo, and Dan Anderson on string bass and tuba, forming the 7-piece ensemble the Incomparables. Together, they induce a party atmosphere, curating some of the best traits of Americana-inspired, speakeasy jazz.  From its cheerful syncopated groo...

  New Release:  A Texas Sized Band from the Joymakers Label:  Turtle Bay Records Release Date:  April 24, 2026 Website:  www.facebook.com/colin.hancock2101 Based in Austin, Texas, the Joymakers revive stomping ragtime jazz, which emerged in speakeasies through the 1920's and early '30s.  Rejuvenating the hot jazz of vaudeville shows, Broadway's tinpan alley days, and the nostalgic dancehalls of Storyville in New Orleans, the 10-piece ensemble delivers Prohibition Era jazz with a modern tilt on their sophomore release A Texas Sized Band .  Fronted by multi-instrumentalist Colin Hancock, the tracks are vintage standards, arranged by Hancock and saxophonist/vocalist Lauryn Gould.  The tunes are overwhelmingly sunny and jubilant anchored by strutting rhythms, horns that blare and pop, keys that rattle and sizzle, and Westen Borghesi's banjo that quivers and flares.  The clip-clopping beats of "The Pay Off" induce a party atmosphere, turning to a ...

  Live at Joe's Pub from Lizzy & the Triggermen Label:  Self-Released Release Date:  August 14, 2025 Website:  https://lizzyandthetriggermen.com/home Lizzy & the Triggermen is a 10-piece indie swing band who came into 2025 with the release of their live album, Live at Joe's Pub , recorded at the New York City venue in April 2024.  The live session follows their debut EP Good Songs for Bad Times in 2020.  Helmed by vocalist Lizzy" Shaps, she is accompanied by Christopher Dawson on piano, Bobby Hawk on fiddle/violin, Luca Pina on guitar, Gary Wicks on upright bass, Anthony Ty Johnson on drums, Nate Ketner on alto clarinet, Ricky Alexander on tenor and baritone clarinet, Gordon Au on trumpet, and John Allred on trombone.  Their 23-track collection pairs jazz favorites like "Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead" and "Everything's Coming Up Roses" alongside original tunes including the sensual curves of "I Know a Man" and the adult pop-ragtime...