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Radio & Podcasts

Julieta Eugenio, Lynne Arriale and Teddy Edwards

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This show features current releases by musicians such as Julieta Eugenio, Lynne Arriale, and Owen Broder as well as older sounds from Teddy Edwards, Lisa Sokolov, and Carlos Santana. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Kenny Burrell “Minor Mishap" from The Best of Kenny Burrell (Prestige) 00:53 Reggie Quinerly “Fenster" from Music Inspired by Freedman Town (Redefinition Music) 8:16 ...

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Radio & Podcasts

Katie Bull, Joe Fonda, and Julian Lage

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This episode features imaginative jazz works by Katie Bull, Dave Douglas, and Joe Fonda, as well as new releases by Julian Lage, Mike LeDonne, and Ulysses Owens Jr. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 So-Called Jazz Sextet “Mr. Powder Blue" from Vermont Avenue (Accurate) 00:57 Dave Douglas “Over Farrell's" from Five (Soul Note) 6:22 Host Speaks 14:28 Tima Volozh ...

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Album Review

Joe Fonda: From The Source

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This is a reissue of an album by bassist Joe Fonda which was originally released in 1997. In his liner notes for this edition, Fonda notes that this session had several unique aspects for the time; the musicians included Brenda Bufalino mostly tap dancing, and Vickie Dodd, a healer and bodyworker, contributing wordless vocals. They worked with the four men in the group, Fonda, Anthony Braxton on reeds, Herb Robertson on trumpet and Grisha Alexiev on drums, to create a ...

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Radio & Podcasts

Leon Thomas, Ethel Waters, and Jason Kao Hwang

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This show features ageless vocal performances from Leon Thomas and Ethel Waters, European jazz from Havard Stubo and Ole Amund Gjersvik, and compelling chamber music from Jason Kao Hwang. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Myra Melford “Language" from Snowy Egret (Enja) 00:50 Mark Zaleski Band “Katie's Song" from Days, Months, Years (Self Produced) 6:12 Host Speaks 15:02 Havard ...

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Radio & Podcasts

Quinsin Nachoff, Jimmy Smith, and Wadada Leo Smith

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This episode features some exploratory music from Quinsin Nachoff and Trevor Dunn, organ jazz from Jimmy Smith and Sigurdur Flosason, and electric jazz-rock wanderings from Wadada Leo Smith. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Mose Allison “Children of the Future" from The Earth Wants You (Blue Note) 00:51 Kelly Green Trio “Daily Lies" from Volume One (KG Music) 4:13 ...

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Radio & Podcasts

Larry Young, Steven Bernstein, and Karrin Allyson

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Despite an equipment malfunction during the third set, this show covers a variety of artists from the last seventy years of jazz. Musicians heard include Larry Young, Steven Bernstein, Dennis Gonzalez, Karrin Allyson, and Hampton Hawes. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Dennis Gonzalez “The Earth and the Heart Suite: Part 3--The Earth and the Heart" from The Earth ...

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Album Review

Riley Mulherkar: Riley

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Trumpeter Riley Mulherkar is best known as the leader of brass group the Westerlies. This, his debut solo album, is a heavily atmospheric session where his trumpet fills plush, cushioned spaces with spare accompaniment from piano, rhythm and voice created by the sound designs of Chris Pattishall and Rafiq Bhatia. With several classic tunes in the set list, this album acknowledges the jazz trumpet tradition even as it subtly distorts it. “Chicken Coop Blues" and Jelly Roll Morton's ...

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Radio & Podcasts

Chico Hamilton, Jenny Scheinman, and Weather Report

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This show's eclectic playlist includes electric freakouts from Ray Russell and Jenny Scheinman, modern blues from Sarah Jane Morris, Fifties “cool jazz" from Chico Hamilton and Teddy Charles, and a large slice of 1971 Weather Report. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Ray Russell “All Through Over You / Nearer" from Secret Asylum (Reel Recordings) 1:01 Jenny Scheinman “The ...

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Radio & Podcasts

A Belated Tribute to Carla Bley

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Better late than never, this show is in tribute to composer Carla Bley who passed away in October 2023. It features Bley's work with her various small and large groups as well as with Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra. It also had her compositions performed by collaborators and admirers such as Billy Drummond, Nels Cline, Gary Burton, and Irene Schweizer. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings ...

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Geri Allen, Kronos Quartet, and Ahmad Jamal.

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This episode features a wide array of duets, tributes, and curiosities from jazz's past and present. Musicians heard include Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel, the Kronos Quartet, Nate Wooley, and Ahmad Jamal. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Iro Haarla “Doxa" from Vespers (ECM) 00:51 Santi Debriano & Arkestra Bembe “Ashanti" from Ashanti (Jojo) 5:19 Host Speaks 13:41 Stephan ...


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