Editorial – February 2026: The Managed Intellectual Decline of Western Societies
SOCIETY
Soundcraft Si Impact vs. Allen & Heath SQ-5: Two Mixing Consoles, Two Philosophies
HI-FI equipment 2026 – Bayou Blue Radio Selection
The Epstein Files: How a Scandal’s Long Shadow Reached Europe (Eng+FR)
INTERVIEWS
Interview Frank Amsallem
Interview: Isabelle Bodenseh – Giving Voice to Dignity
Bayou Blue Radio – Paris-Move Jazz Awards 2025
Music:
Corcoran Holt – Freedom of Art
The Interplay Jazz Orchestra – Bite Your Tongue
Maria Schneider – American Crow
Anthony Branker & Other Ways Of Knowing
Noa Levy & Paul Edis – Portrait In Evans
E.T.E. (Emler, Tchamitchian, Echampard) – THERE IS ANOTHER WAY
Kurt Elling & WDR Big Band – In The Brass Palace
Michael Jackson’s Heart, Head & Tails – The Gal From Ochi
Alfie Jackson Sextet – The Peacocks
Michael Moody – The Ecstasy Of Love
Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra – Alkebulan
Aubrey Johnson – The Lively Air
Naseem Alatrash – Bright Colors On A Dark Canvas
Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra & Sean Irvine – Forgotten Stories Suite
Marius Neset & Bergen Big Band with Anton Eger – Time to Live
Dave Slonaker Big Band – Shifty Paradigms

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