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Thierry De Clemensat – journalist
Editorial November 2026 (Eng/Fr)
Editorial – October 2026 (English and French)
Editorial – September 2026 (English)
Editorial – Septembre 2026 (French)
Editorial – August 2026 (English/French)
July 2026 Editorial (English/French)
Editorial – June 2026 : In a Destabilized World, Leisure Becomes the First Economic Casualty (English & French)
Editorial – May 2026 – Europe and Its Variable Geometry Far Right
Editorial April 2026 – Europe’s Strategic Illusion (Englissh & French
Editorial: March 2026 – Europe’s Digital Autonomy Dream: Ambition, Amnesia, and the Cost of Half-Measures (Eng/Fr)
Editorial – February 2026 (English+ French)
Editorial — January 2026 (Eng+FR)
News Today
Art News
Cassandra Wilson, a Voice We Will Miss
Cassandra Wilson, l’art de faire du silence une musique
Registration for the 15th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal
Noël Godin, the Gloupier, Is Gone
Noël Godin, le Gloupier, s’en est allé
Sonny Rollins, disparition d’un géant du jazz
Sonny Rollins, a Giant of Jazz, Dies at 95
Miles Davis at 100: The Sound That Never Stopped Becoming
Rob Reiner, or the quiet humanism of American cinema
Jennifer Roberts and the Art of Quiet Reinvention (Eng+ Fr)
With the passing of Jack DeJohnette, a part of contemporary jazz history disappears
Ilene Martinez – PLUME (English review)
New Jazz Albums
Indispensables
American Jazz
Canadian Jazz
European Jazz
European Jazz: Indispensable Pianist
World Jazz
Indispensables: Duos
Indispensables: Bassists
Indispensables: Big Band
Indispensables: Blues
Indispensables: Classical music
Indispensables: Clarinetists
Indispensables: Composers
Indispensables: Duos
Indispensable: Drummers
Indispensables: Flutists
Indispensables: Groups/Collectives
Indispensables: Guitarists
Indispensables: Historical Jazz Album
Indispensables: Jazz improvisation
Indispensables: Latino Jazz
Indispensables: Organists/keyboardists
Indispensables: Pianists
Indispensables: Quintets
Indispensables: Quartets
Indispensables: Smooth jazz
Indispensables: Saxophonists
Indispensables: Soul/Funk
Indispensables: Trombonists
Indispensables: Trumpeters
Indispensables: Trios
Indispensables: Vibraphonists – percussionists
Indispensables: Vocalists
Indispensables: World Jazz
4.5 stars
4 stars
3.5 stars
3 stars
LP/Vyniles
Adam Rudolph – Sunrise (LP version)
Michael Franks – Passion Fruit (LP)
Dave Grusin – Night Lines (LP)
Bob James David Sanborn – Double reedition vision (1986 2019)
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (Vol.3 – 1959 – LP)
Erroll Garner – Symphony Hall Concert (Vinyl – 1 LP)
Christian McBride – New Jam (2 Red LPs)
Erroll Garner – Symphony Hall Concert (Vinyl – 1 LP)
Oscar Peterson – A Time For Love – 1987 (3 LPs)
Relief – A Benefit for the Jazz Foundation of America’s Musicians’ Emergency Fund (2LP)
Kenny Garrett – Do You Dance (2LP)
JAZZ AWARDS
Bayou Blue Radio – Paris Move – Jazz Awards 2026
Jazz Awards – 2025
JAZZ AWARDS – 2024
Interviews
Sylvie Courvoisier – Interview
Interview Emie R Roussel (English & French)
Gregg Hill – The Interview, by Thierry De Clemensat (English & French)
Yelena Eckemoff – Interview – by Thierry De Clemensat (English)
Yelena Eckemoff – Interview par Thierry De Clemensat (French)
Interview: Dr. Anthony Branker by Thierry De Clemensat
Interview: Dr. Anthony Branker by Thierry De Clemensat (French version)
INTERVIEW Franck Amsallem Composer and Pianist (English)
INTERVIEW Franck Amsallem Compositeur et pianiste (French)
Interview: Isabelle Bodenseh – Giving Voice to Dignity
Isabelle Bodenseh : donner voix à la dignité
Interview: Origin Records
Interview: Origin Records (French)
Andy Emler, Refusing the Comfort of Borders
Skylark Quartet – Interview
Mark Turner – Interview
Richard Galliano’s ITW for his latest album New Viaggio
Kombo – The Interview
A Conversation with Joe De Gregorio
Térez Montcalm Interview
Michael Malone’s interview
Black Country is Home on the Range: A brief reminder
Térez Montcalm Interview (ITW in English)
Technology & Society
Could France’s Radical Left Surprise the Political Establishment and Win the Next Election (EWng/Fr)
THE END OF CENTRISM IN THE WEST
LA FIN DU CENTRISME DANS LES PAYS OCCIDENTAUX
ArtCraft Raises a Bigger Question: What If We No Longer Needed Big Tech’s Software?
Leaving Microsoft Office Behind: Reclaiming Control of the Tools We Use
Quitter Microsoft Office, ou comment reprendre possession de ses outils de travail
France: The End of a Country
France, la fin d’un pays
Soundcraft’s MADI-USB Card: One of the Industry’s Most Regrettable Mistakes
IS THE SOUNDCRAFT SI EXPRESSION REALLY OBSOLETE? (English/French)
How to Escape the Microsoft 365 Subscription Trap (English/FR)
Can AI Detectors Really Know Who Wrote a Text? (English + French)
No, the Mac Studio Is Not a Professional Workstation (English – French)
THE FRENCH BRANCH OF THE EPSTEIN AFFAIR
The QNAP TS-216G-US: How to Stop Bleeding Money on Cloud Subscriptions (English/French)
Additional Considerations Before Investing in Your Live Performance Setup (English & French)
France’s Overseas Elections Reflect a Broader Crisis of Confidence in Traditional Politics (English & French)
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro: Learning to Hear Again
Apple: As Tim Cook Nears Exit, Professionals Dare to Hope Again
Reclaiming Your Home Network: A Practical Case for the Netgear Nighthawk AX3600
Seagate’s Pocket-Sized M.2 External SSD: Small, Swift and Smarter With the Right Setup
By Phasing Out the Mac Pro, Apple Risks Losing Its Pro Base (English & French)
Europe’s Strategic Weakness Exposed by the War in Iran ( English & French)
Juliette and Miles: An Impossible Love (Eng + FR)
Soundcraft Si Impact vs. Allen & Heath SQ-5: Two Mixing Consoles, Two Philosophies (Eng+FR)
The Epstein Files: How a Scandal’s Long Shadow Reached Europe (Eng+FR)
macOS: Cut the Noise, Keep the Focus (Eng+ Fr)
MGM+: A Modest Streaming Platform With Outsized Ambitions
Avoid Online Subscriptions: Why Microsoft Office 2024 Still Makes Sense
Brigitte Bardot: Can a Cultural Icon Be Separated from the Extremism She Came to Embody?
December 20: The Date France Still Refuses to Remember (Eng/Fr)
TomTom Maps & Traffic: When Precision Still Matters (Eng+Fr)
Digitalization Is Silently Killing Cultural Memory
Upgrading a 2013 Mac Pro (“Trash Can”) to macOS Sequoia: Smart Move or Act of Defiance?
Opinion | Switzerland’s European Temptation Could Cost It Its Soul (Eng & FR)
France’s Political Reckoning: A Former President in Prison, a Republic in Question
WA-HR HeadRoom closed-back headphone (s)
France’s President Clings to Power Like a Limpet on a Rock
Soundcraft SI Impact: A Digital Console Built for the Radio Age
MacOS 26 review: Part iPad, part Mac, and a little too much Windows
Miguel Zenón Quartet – Live @ Parker Jazz Club – Austin TX
France’s Next Prime Minister: A Political Non-Event in a Country Beyond Illusions
WordPress Needs to End Its Gutenberg Experiment
Opinion: Linux Mint Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Your Old
The Best TV Shows of 2025, Selected by Bayou Blue Radio
Logitech MX Master 3S: Finally, a Mac-Friendly Mouse That Doesn’t Need a USB Dongle
Why the Right Microphone Matters for Vocalists
WordPress Has Become a Bloated Beast: What Happened to Usability?
Soundcraft SI Impact vs. Allen & Heath QU-32: A Comparative Field Report
The Nightmare of Keyboard Management on MacOS Sequoia
The MacBook Pro 2019 16-inch: Still a Good Deal? Yes, But…
The tides of fashion shape social networks, and users do not hesitate to impose their verdict.
Macally Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard for Mac, but not only!
Two Months with the Apple Magic Mouse 2
Peavey Aureus 28 – Perfect for Live Streaming or Radio Broadcasts
The Return to Mac: A Journey Fraught with Challenges
Kita: The Photoshop Slayer
On the Notorious Black Friday…
Ocenaudio: One of the Finest Audio Editors for Mac, Windows and Linux!
Threads, the New X but Worse!
TwistedWave 365: The Swiss Army Knife of Media
Audio Edit Studio – for radio stations, journalists and podcasters
PixelStyle Photo Editor
Return to Mac, Not So Simple…
Shows
Jazz Journalists Association – The Podcast
Bubbles in the coffee
Jazz Of The Week 2025
Presskit
Press Kit – Bayou Blue Radio
How to listen to BBR?
A Modern Hi-Fi System for 2026, Designed for Great Listening
Jazz Books
Timestamp: The Daily Practice of Poetry by David Breskin
Ilene Martinez: The Singer Who Learned to Listen
Activating Voices in Jazz History:Students Broadening the Narrative
The Saturday Morning Song Chronicles: Memoires, Motown, et Musique (French Edition)
Miles on Miles: Interviews and Encounters with Miles Davis
Jazz festivals and concerts
Grammy-Winning Artists Trombone Shorty and Mavis Staples Celebrate New Orleans at NJPAC in New Jersey, Oct 23
Andy Emler, in concert in Mexico
Parker – jazz club
Cactus Cafe – Austin Texas
Support Bayou Blue Radio
Supporting Jazz on Bayou Blue Radio
services for musicians
Friends
CAFE MALTA: WHEN STEAK-FRITES FINDS A TEXAS ACCENT
CAFE MALTA : QUAND LE STEAK-FRITES PARISIEN EST RÉIMAGINÉ À AUSTIN
At Café Malta, a Coq au Vin Worth Crossing an Ocean For (English/French)
Cafe Malta Austin Review: The “Tour de Forks” Tasting Experience and Cocktail Bar Worth Booking
From Naples to Austin: The Quiet Charm of Café Malta (Eng+ Fr)
Hotel Ella: A European Pause in the Middle of Austin (Eng/Fr)
Paris-Move
H Wines
Southwest: The Friendliest Airline in the Skies
Olivier de Cayron: The Visionary Voyager
Marie-Laure Mallet – The colors of Life
Violet Jen – Painter of the Fantastic
About Bayou Blue Radio
CALLIGRAM RECORDS – Interview
CALLIGRAM RECORDS – Interview
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