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Studio session notes: Alan Braufman recording his new album Anthem For Piece

BY ANDY BETA A new Alan Braufman album is being recorded, and an invite arrives for the event to witness it being rendered in the moment. It reads: “As with all of Alan’s recordings, this will be a live performance—capturing the energy and spontaneity that have...

GENA: The Pleasure Is Yours

GENAThe Pleasure Is YoursLexBY BENNETT KIRSCHNERPublished in print in We Jazz Magazine, issue 18 (Spring 2026) Since releasing her debut LP, Couldn’t Wait to Tell You, in 2020, Liv.e has carved out an elusive niche somewhere between neo-soul, hip-hop, and jazz....

Armand Hammer + billy woods, Tavastia, Helsinki (FI) 8.6.2026

We Jazz presents: Armand Hammer & billy woods at Tavastia, 8th June. Tickets via Tiketti. We Jazz is happy to present two of indie hip hop's most adventurous and hard hitting acts, Armand Hammer and billy woods at Tavastia. "They trade bars with a fluidity borne...

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Discaholic: Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus

Discaholic: Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus

BY MATS GUSTAFSSON Published in print in We Jazz Magazine, issue 16 (Fall 2025) VINYL COLLECTING IS EXHAUSTING.Vinyl collecting is beautiful, creative, and inspirational.Vinyl collecting means the world to me.Vinyl collecting is… dangerous and very addictive.I was...

Steph Richards and Qasim Naqvi are Talk Show

Steph Richards and Qasim Naqvi are Talk Show

BY ANDY CUSHPhoto by Andrew Munsey Published in print in We Jazz Magazine, issue 17 (Winter 2025) Steph Richards and Qasim Naqvi met as fellow students at California Institute of the Arts in 2007 and have been cracking each other up ever since. Richards is a trumpeter...

The legacy of Sven-Åke Johansson (1943–2025)

The legacy of Sven-Åke Johansson (1943–2025)

BY MAGNUS NYGRENPhoto by Ira Aaltonen (We Jazz Festival 2023) Published in print in We Jazz Magazine, issue 17 (Winter 2025) In the summer of 2025, Sven-Åke Johansson passed away. His contribution to the European experimental and avant-garde music scene is tremendous....

We Jazz Magazine spring 2026 issue out 27th March

We Jazz Magazine spring 2026 issue out 27th March

Issue 18 of We Jazz Magazine (Spring 2026) is out 27th March. It's titled "Space Time" and it features Shabaka, Booker Stardrum, Aurora Nealand, Naïssam Jalal, Discaholic column by Mats Gustafsson, album reviews, live reviews, Big Ears Festival photo essay & more....

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