To understand the profound depth of Amana Melome's new album, "Recalibration", one must first appreciate the legacy she carries. As the granddaughter of Jimmy Woode, the legendary bassist who was the youngest member of Duke Ellington's orchestra and who performed alongside icons like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, Melome' is heir to a monumental tradition in American music. Her latest work is not a simple continuation...

Consequential, hailing from Bury St. Edmunds, England, those folks decided to put out some electricity- they’re calling this electricity, “Down”. A single. Pure instrumental. You know, sometimes I think instrumental tracks are like staring at a Rorschach test made of sound. What do you see? Or, rather, feel? https://open.spotify.com/track/7pGKTKxCQfbhm7SGSrmpAr?si=8ee8c6cea2164b2d Because "Down," is all about feeling. This isn't background music for folding laundry. No, This is music...