Lately I have had an itch for some new music but have not really had the itch scratched.  For a while there I was big on Stanton Moore but that has sort of died down.  I've been into jam jazz which is what Amazon calls the genre but not alot out there.  In fact, I have just about everything recommended on Amazon.

How do you guys find new music?  Sometimes I hear a few cuts, purchase the CD, and I am disappointed.  

Lots of music CD's in the library, at least where I live.

DanK

Dan, I never thought about the library, I guess I would be safe as long as I didn't bring Ella with me....


Match, It was a hot year here as well, months of high 90's with very high humidity, I had second thoughts about Phoenix

I bought many inexpensive cds and SACDs of music new to me from the early months of this great ongoing sale. . . .

http://www.oldies.com/collection-view/Fantasy-Warehouse-Clearance-Sale.html

Lately, thoughtful people have been donating great jazz, blues, rock, soul, and other CDs to the local library.  I buy them for 50 cents each!

I rotate through several XM radio stations while driving looking for stuff i like.

Groovy jammy jazzy stuff, eh?

Have you gotten into any of the musicians that appear on those SM discs?  Guys like Skerik, Charlie Hunter, and Karl Denson?  Skerik has some pretty far out stuff, cave-man jazz I like to call it (the Critters Buggin stuff particularly).  Charlie Hunter is typically awesome.  If you don't have the original Garage a Trois disk Mysteryfunk, it's a keeper.  Denson, or any of the Greyboy Allstar members, can really lay down irresistable dance grooves.  

Matin Medeski and Wood?  'End of the World Party' is pretty awesome place to start.

Also, more in the neo-hippy vein, Garaj Mahal out of Chicago can get their groove on.  Their studio album is a little phishy smelling at times, but still good.  Less jazzy, but pretty good rockin jam band that can get their groove on.

Old timey groovy soul jazz?  Everyone should have Blue Note Rare Grooves, the sampler album with John Patten, Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, et al.  From beginning to end, that one will have you in a soul drenched trance.

I would also recommend checking out some of the shows on www.KUVO.org, particularly the ones on after 10pm.  (KUVO is the Denver jazz radio station, a great station.)

Have new way to try out an entire album - Spotify.com has come to the U.S.
Playing with it tonight and found some albums not there, like some of Alison Krauss' and no Seasick Steve - but pretty amazing you can look around and listen to entire albums.
For the free version you have to request an invite on the web site - I got mine after a couple days.

I just firstly surf it over the net then download or order it from the shop..

Cheers..!

Local college stations sometimes get overlooked. One in my area (sometimes) plays a very eclectic mix. Caught on to Ray LaMontagne that way. Also Dan Akroyd has a syndicated blues hour on Sunday night. Lots of good new and old blues there.

I have XM radio in my car - it's a great introduction to a wide variety of music.

One method I hear of new releases I'm interested in is that Worlds Records sends me their weekly update of new releases.

www.worldsrecords.com

A top shelf operation, that caters to fans of much of the music that I like.