In 2008, nine years after establishing his unique classical and jazz hybrid style with re-imaginings of arias by the likes of Puccini, Bellini and Verdi, pianist/composer Jay D’Amico returned to Italy – both physically and perhaps more significantly, musically – for Tuscan Prelude , a collection of originals that launched the Jazz Under Glass branding aesthetic that has subsequently driven and defined all of his recordings, including Nocturne  (2010), Melodia (2024) and most

Over the last 25+ years, veteran New York pianist/composer Jay D’Amico has set a fascinating standard that sets him apart from all other jazz-based recording artists, finding ways to artfully and engagingly fuse the two great loves of his musical life - European classical arias and American improvisational jazz. Whether performing with a trio, duo with bass or larger jazz ensemble, he’s rooted those passions in a fascinating, heritage-based curation and exploration of Italian

Thinking back to the sensory and soul transforming experience of immersing in veteran pianist Jay D’Amico’s Ginevra: a portrait of little girl blue , I realize that I was perhaps more focused on his fascination for all things Da Vinci and why he chose to expound musically on his emotional connection to the iconic painter’s “other” masterwork than on the mastery and dynamics of his newly formed trio (his brother, bassist Greg D’Amico and drummer Michael Fox) and how the album

Deep into 2002’s fourth decade of recording, the release of another sonically intricate, melodically and rhythmically transcendent and soul-transformative album like their latest, The Wishing Well , is another opportunity to tap into the behind-the-scenes magic behind the ongoing dynamic musical flow of the husband-and-wife team of Pamela and Randy Copus and their daughter Sarah – a trio Michael Diamond of Music and Media Focus once called “the first family of new age music.”

A beloved institution on the Hawaiian club scene currently celebrating a remarkable 50 years of performing on the islands, Maggie Herron’s life and career are powerful testimonies to the healing power of music, a deeply heartfelt and intensely challenging journey now culminating in the release of her transcendent, stylistically eclectic ninth album, the perfectly titled Yesterday’s Lives . In the wake of great tragedy and loss, music, so it’s said, can act as a powerful tool

After another emotionally topsy turvy year, veteran sax powerhouse Paula Atherton finds a golden, exhilarating way to celebrate her remarkable 25-year recording career while gifting smooth jazz fans with the perfect, hard-pumping soundtrack to a fresh, optimistic mindset to start 2026. Co-written with and produced by frequent collaborator – and onetime Kalimba Records labelmate – Greg Manning (with guitar and additional production by Lou Gimenez, “Make It Happen” is an edgy,