The brand new 2025 remaster of the iconic opening track, “The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway,” is available to hear for the first time across streaming platforms. Listen HERE.

Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, is proud to share two new faculty hires in the Jazz & Contemporary Media (JCM) department, as well as a newly endowed concerts series, all serving to enhance the stellar reputation and offerings of Eastman jazz.

On Sunday, March 2, 2025, Crucial Reggae Sundays returns for its highly anticipated 5th season of free reggae music at the historic Bandshell in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Running most Sundays from March through mid-November, the series is family-friendly and offers an unforgettable afternoon of live performances and DJ sets, all at no cost to attendees.

Violinist, vocalist, and composer Joe Deninzon and his band Stratospheerius are excited to announce the release of their latest music video, “Voodoo Vortex (Part I).” Available now on YouTube, the track pays homage to the classic 1970s prog-rock and fusion era. Deninzon cites legendary violinists Jean-Luc Ponty, Mahavishnu Orchestra's Jerry Goodman, Didier Lockwood, and Eddie Jobson as key inspirations, merging their fiery virtuosity with Stratospheerius’ own brand of modern rock energy.

CMH RECORDS (Country. Music. Heritage.) maintains a rich history of classic country and bluegrass albums and is honoring several of these legacy releases by remastering them and making them available in new formats for the first time ever. Out today, February 21, for the first time ever on CD and digital, the 1981 classic title The Clayton McMichen Story features a star-studded cast of musicians–country and bluegrass legends Merle Travis, Mac Wiseman and Joe Maphis, alongside Jackson D.