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Chaotic Good Jazz

Alex Lester

Chaotic Good Jazz is a weekly newsletter digging into the wild, the weird, and the deeply groovy corners of modern jazz. Each issue features fresh finds, focusing on experimental & spiritual grooves to acid jazz bangers & off-the-rails sax solos.

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Latest Issues

Artist Spotlight: Aaron Shaw

Hello and welcome!

Whether this is your first time reading or your fiftieth, thanks for checking out Chaotic Good Jazz and the latest installment in my Artist Spotlight series. This one showcases saxophonist Aaron Shaw, the third saxophon...

7 days ago
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Black Thunder by Brittany Davis

Hello and welcome!

This week I’m kicking off a multi-part series that highlights and examines eight of my favorite modern jazz albums. These are the stand-outs, the ones that I wish I could hear again for the first time, the absolutely uns...

13 days ago
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World Cup of Jazz

Hello and welcome!

This week the FIFA World Cup kicks off all across North America and I put together a fun music discovery project I think you all are really gonna dig.

I have always been a sports fan, but it wasn’t until college that I...

21 days ago
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Albums of the Month: May 2026

Hello and welcome!

May was a great month for new releases in the jazz world, and I’ve compiled a list of my favorite things I listened to from the last 30 days, including some of under-the-radar albums and iconic artists.

I ended up dis...

a month ago
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Artist Spotlight: Isaiah Collier

Hello and welcome!

Last week was the first of my Artist Spotlight series, and if you missed it, you can find my deep dive into the discography of UK saxophonist+ Tamar Osborn below.

I don’t publish an annual “Musician of the Year” type p...

2 months ago
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