Chaotic Good Jazz

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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.

Free Subscription Benefits

  • All CGJ posts are free. With each post I spotlight under-the-radar & rare grooves. Paid support is optional. Thanks for reading!

Paid Subcription Benefits

  • Fuel my search for hidden jazz gems๐Ÿ”Ž
  • Back new features and future projects ๐Ÿ”ฎ
  • Support independent jazz curation ๐ŸŽท

Paid Subscription Plans

  • $50 a year
  • $5 a month

About Alex Lester

I'm a jazz-listening, sports-watching, plant-eating, doodling dude. I write a weekly newsletter about my favorite under-the-radar and experimental jazz albums |๐Ÿ“Portland, OR | ๐ŸŽทโšพ๐Ÿฅฆ

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