Guitarist and composer Rafiq Bhatia (Son Lux) and pianist and improviser Chris Pattishall play some of their filmic, sculpted, and evolving soundscapes, in-studio. 

Berlin-based producer and singer Jan Blomqvist makes song-oriented concert techno. His latest album, MUTE, riffs on silence with haunting melodies and pulsing beats. He plays in-studio.

Colorado-based German producer and multi-instrumentalist Aukai leads an electro-acoustic group centered on the lute-like ronroco. Hear this spacious, connected-to-nature music in-studio.

Oklahoma-based Cherokee singer and songwriter Ken Pomeroy combines rootsy guitar with raw storytelling - and coyotes. She plays songs from her 2025 album, "Cruel Joke", in-studio.

Syrian-born, Brooklyn-based Kinan Azmeh and CityBand take inspiration from classical music, jazz, and the music of his homeland. Azmeh and CityBand play in-studio.

The War And Treaty is built around the husband and wife team of Michael and Tanya Trotter and their jubilant blend of country and soul. They play some of their new music, in-studio.

Chicago band Third Coast Percussion performs work by late tabla master Zakir Hussain, featuring tabla player Salar Nader, and music by Armenian composer Tigran Hamasyan, in-studio.

Vocalist Sachal Vasandani is known for distinctive takes on jazz standards, but on "Best Life Now", Vasandani crafts original songs, setting stories of love struggles to soulful groove.

Spanish singer and songwriter Victoria Canal mixes pop styles, framing wisdom, vulnerability, and a sense of light-hearted play. Canal performs tunes from "Slowly It Dawns", in-studio.