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BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown June 3, 2026

Catching up on a number of standout releases from the past few weeks, here are the latest BeatCaffeine Record Rundown selections. Highlights include the brilliant new Domanda Music album from Italian bassist-composer Rosa Brunello, the return of trumpeter Malcolm Strachan with an impressive new recording, Nicola Conte and Nico Lahs’ highly anticipated full-length under the Tema Due alias, and the warm summer sounds of Italian Balearic crew Banda Maje.

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BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, May 16, 2026

Listen back to Saturday, May 16th BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast included jazz dance gems by Pharoah Sanders, Harold Ousley, and Richie Cole, funky Latin cuts from Eddie Palmieri and Bobby Matos, new music from Nicola Conte, Melohman and Paco Colombas, and much more!

BBE Music — J Jazz Volume 5 Deep Japanese Jazz Compilation

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BBE Music releases fifth volume of their landmark Japanese Jazz compilation series

BBE Music’s J Jazz series concludes with its fifth and final volume in early 2026, bringing a celebrated archival project to a powerful conclusion. Since 2018, the series has shone a global spotlight on Japan’s golden era of jazz (late ’60s–’80s), revealing a deep well of innovation and rare recordings that reshaped international appreciation for the scene.

BeatCaffeine Radio hosted by TJ Gorton on Motion FM, May 2, 2026

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BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, May 2, 2026

Listen back to Saturday, May 2nd BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast included jazz dance classics by Chick Corea, Airto Moreira, and Raices, along with music from The Heliocentrics with Marshall Allen and Knoel Scott (“If they push that button!”), Da Lata, Chris Bangs’ Nova Vida, new music from Melohman and Paco Columbas, and much more!

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BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown May 1, 2026

This week’s BeatCaffeine Record Rundown highlights Jazz Room Records’ latest 7-inch from Mitchum Yacoub, featuring his cumbia take on Fela Kuti’s “Water No Get Enemy”; the long-awaited collaborative full-length from Brian Jackson and Masters at Work; 45trio’s tribute to the late, great Ahmad Jamal; and Melohman and Paco Colombás’ tropical dancefloor scorcher on the G.A.M.M. label.

BeatCaffeine Radio hosted by TJ Gorton on Motion FM, April 18, 2026

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BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, April 18, 2026

Listen back to Saturday, April 18th BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast included jazz dance classics by Art Blakey, Joe Pass, and Nakamura Seiichi Quintet, Brazilian grooves from Rosalia De Souza and Nico Gomez, new music by Atlantis Jazz Ensemble and more!

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BeatCaffeine’s Record Store Day 2026 Recommendations

This Saturday, April 18th is Record Store Day 2026, which over the last several years, has greatly become the prime day for many labels to release limited-edition or never-before-released vinyl albums, singles, compilations and reissues — often (even to BeatCaffeine’s disliking) on color vinyl. You can even make the argument that this annual event has become more like “record label day” or “new vinyl collectables day”, given its evolution. While the day usually attracts many hardcore collectors (sometimes camping out for 10-12 hours or more), shops also often see a large influx of casual music fans and even a few that might be buying their first record. Regardless, these are all great things.

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BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, April 4, 2026

Listen back to this past Saturday, April 4th BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast included jazz dance classics from Bobby Cole, Horace Silver, Sabu Martinez, and Jimmy Owens, along with music from “nu jazz” pioneers The Five Corners Quintet, Nicola Conte, Gerardo Frisina and much more!

Right Tempo, Mono Jazz - The Jazz Sinners: The Jazz In You

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Right Tempo / Mono Jazz releases volume two of ‘The Jazz Sinners’ compilation series

Building on the acclaim of the first volume The Jazz Sinners compilation series, Italian label Right Tempo/Mono Jazz returns with the second installment, The Jazz In You, further exploring seductive and thrilling jazz from the 1950s and early 1960s.

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BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown March 26, 2026

This week’s BeatCaffeine Record Rundown spotlights a brilliant new album from Ontario’s Atlantis Jazz Ensemble, the latest EP from Brian Jackson and Masters at Work, and striking debut releases from two boundary-pushing duos: Brazilian drummers Antonio Neves and Thiaguinho Silva, and London’s experimental Ethio-jazz outfit ZENA.

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BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, March 21, 2026

Listen back to this past Saturday, March 21st BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast included jazz dance classics from Monty Alexander, The Quartette Trés Bien, Jorge Dalto, and Tito Puente, along with music from “nu jazz” pioneers The Five Corners Quintet and much more!

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BeatCaffeine Radio on Motion FM, March 7, 2026

Listen back to this past Saturday, March 7th BeatCaffeine Radio show on Motion FM, hosted by TJ Gorton. The broadcast included jazz classics by Karma, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Eddie Harris, Batida, music from Sun Ra Arkestra, Nicola Conte and much more!

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BeatCaffeine’s Weekly Record Rundown March 6, 2026

This week’s BeatCaffeine Record Rundown highlights the brilliant new spiritual jazz album from Tony Burkill’s Work Money Death, a remix release from Italian bassist Rosa Brunello, the Jonny Liebeck Group’s cosmic 7-inch single on Terrasolare, and the celebratory Frisson EP Part 1 on Steve Conry’s superb Ten Lovers Music label.