This week’s hot new local single features the Society of Chemists, a Twin Cities-based quartet including saxophonist/flautist/keyboardist Stephanie Wieseler, pianist Jack Barrett, bassist Charlie Bruber and drummer Ben Erlich. You may have caught their set this summer at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Sometimes  described as a fusion group, whatever the appropriate category is for...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Marianne Solivan – Open the Door Abebi Stafford – Kinderglow Artemis – The Smile of the Snake Igmar Thomas’s Revive Big Band – Runnin’ Outta Time Butcher Brown – Unwind feat. Melanie Charles Thomas Marriott – It’s Such A...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Society of Chemists – By Candlelight LA Buckner and BiG HOMiE – NORFSIDE Zaccai Curtis – Cuban Fantasy Okonski – Dusk Scott Agster – Minneapolis Horn Power Caili O’Doherty – Clip Joint Nnena Freelon – Dark and Lovely Nick...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below! LA Buckner and BiG HOMiE – NORFSIDE Ray Barnard – Pistol Pete Concurrence – Night Cap at Brown’s Dinner Club Artemis – The Smile of the Snake Mike Munson – Night Flying Birds James Brandon Lewis – Exactly, Our Music...Read More

In the throes of winter, I received a couple new tracks from the budding new Twin Cities group, Society of Chemists. One of the standout tracks was “By Candlelight,” a three-minute tune that captures a great spectrum of emotions. The not-so-secret weapon of Society of Chemists is the writing of their saxophonist Stephanie Wieseler. My...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!                   David Murray – Birdly Serenade feat. Ekep Nkwelle Scott Agster – Minneapolis Horn Power WDR Big Band – Slip and Slide Nnena Freelon – Dark and Lovely Abebi Stafford – Kinderglow...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Society of Chemists – Transactional Kindness Etienne Charles – Colorado River Song feat. René Marie Okonski – Summer Storm Karrin Allyson – Month of March (Dunas) Abebi Stafford – Kinderglow The Empress – Nica’s Dream Sharel Cassity – Magnetism...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Society of Chemists – Transactional Kindness Zaccai Curtis – Cuban Fantasy James Brandon Lewis – Exactly, Our Music Okonski – Summer Storm Etienne Charles – Colorado River Song feat. René Marie Arturo Sandoval – Stella By Starlight Black Market...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Okonski – Summer Storm Ebo Taylor – Get Up Zaccai Curtis – Cuban Fantasy LA Buckner & BiG HOMiE – NORFSIDE Mike Munson – Night Flying Birds Black Market Brass – Battle Ready feat. Obi Original Society of Chemists...Read More

Sean writes: I was overjoyed to get some new music from the fusion friendly group Society of Chemists in my inbox. The members of Society of Chemists are criminally busy with other projects, but they find the time to keep this one going because the band has such tangible passion for the self-described “chamber jazz...Read More