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SML Spontaneous Music Live review

SML : Spontaneous Music Live

The L.A. quintet’s unedited performance from Zebulon captures their kinetic, unpredictable energy at its best

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The 50 Best Albums of 2025

A year in records, from folk to jazz, rap to metal, rock to electronic, and beyond.

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The 100 Best Songs of 2025

The best bangers and ballads, rippers and dirges of an exhausting year

SML How You Been review

SML : How You Been

The eclectic jazz outfit adds more groove to their improvisation

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20 Essential Artists from the 21st Century Jazz Renaissance

The key players in reviving a new generation of sounds and directions in jazz

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SML announces new album, How You Been

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The 20 Best Jazz Albums of 2024

Our 20 favorite records from veteran players and young lions alike

SML Small Medium Large review

SML : Small Medium Large

The L.A. improvisational quintet transform their live energy into concise jazz-funk grooves

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Best New Releases, June 28: Mabe Fratti, Wilco, and more

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