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Including tunes heard, bought and artists featured at this year’s We Out Here Festival in the UK
by Andy Crowther
New material from International Anthem, Gary Bartz, Brian Jackson, plus tunes from Charles Stepney and other artists from this year's We Out Here festival in the UK. Playlist Rotary Connection “Memory Band" from Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept) 00:00 Makaya McCraven “Butterscotch" from In The Moment (International Anthem) 03:39 Ramsey Lewis “Julia" from Mother Nature's Son (Cadet) 06:27 Clifford Jordan “Eddie Harris" from Glass Bead Games (Strata-East) 10:47 The Harold Land / Blue Mitchell Quintet “Mapenzi" from Mapenzi (Concord) ...
Continue ReadingNew Music From Tintweiss, Perelman, Irabagon And More
by Bob Osborne
On this edition of World of Jazz there is a selection of new releases coupled with more exciting music from the re-release of the Strata-East catalogue and to open a fascinating snap shot of late-'60s free jazz. Playlist Steve Tintweiss and The Purple Why “California Sandra" from Live In Tompkins Square Park (Inky Dot Media) 00:00 Anna Webber & Angela Morris Big Band “Just Intonation Etudes for Big Band -Unseparate 1" from Unseperate (Out Of Your Head ...
Continue Reading(Mostly) Not the Usual Suspects
by Patrick Burnette
The Bastards delve into the fecund fields of fusion once again, focusing on that most electric of decades, the 1970s. This excursion sticks mostly to lesser-known stars in the fusion firmament, but there's one exception to this rule. That exception likes his finger-picking fast and his cover-girls nekkid.Playlist Discussion of Passport's album Hand Made (Atlantic) 2:51 Discussion of Ryo Kawasaki's album Juice (RCA) 15:17 Discussion of Herman Szobel's album Szobel (Heartcore) 26:44 Discussion of Neil Ardley's album Kaleidoscope ...
Continue ReadingSheila Jordan (RIP), Phil Haynes, Jason Kao Hwang, and Sarah Wilson
by Jerome Wilson
This episode pays tribute to the recently deceased Sheila Jordan by playing music from the early and later parts of her long career. It also features music from Sarah Wilson, Jason Kao Hwang, and Phillip Haynes among others. 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 Jeff Cosgrove/John Medeski/Jeff Lederer “O'Neal's Porch" from History Gets Ahead of the Story (Self-Produced) 1:07 ...
Continue ReadingResilience! New Orleans' Trombone Shorty, Linda May Han Oh, Ambrose Akinmusire show us how to thrive in tough times. Also unreleased tunes from Victoria Williams!
by Hobart Taylor
New music from Trombone Shorty, Victoria Williams and Behn Gillece, and a remastered classic solo work from Thelonious Monk Playlist Trombone Shorty & The New Breed Brass Band “Under the Bridge" from Second Line Sunday (Self-Produced) 00:00 Sarah Buechi “The Bird that Talks the Truth" from Pink Mountain Sagas (Intakt) 4:18 Bob Schlesinger “It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)" from Falling From Earth (Self-Produced) 10:13 Victoria Williams “Kids" from Songs and Snippets (Self-Produced) 16:33 Host Speaks 20:40 Ben ...
Continue ReadingEric Alexander & Vincent Herring, Tierney Suttion, George Coleman, Christian McBride and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring, Josh Lawrence, Michika Fukumori, Tierney Sutton, Linda Dachtyl, Mike Pope, Marc Seales, Jen Allen, Joe Bowden, Randy Napoleon, George Coleman, Alberto Pibiri, Jaleel Shaw, Christian McBride, Kelly Green, Irving Flores, Caelan Cardello, Eric Byrd, Roger Glenn, Birdland Big Band, Conrad Herwig, Ira B. Liss, Paul Cornish, Juanjo Lopez, and more.Playlist Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring “A Peck A Sec" from Split Decision (Smoke Sessions) 00:00 Josh Lawrence ...
Continue ReadingExploration by the Marcus Roberts Trio, Interview with VA Virginia Schenck re Jazz at All Saints Including Nnenna Freelon & Brandee Younger, Keyboard Jazz With Bobby Timmons, Joey DeFrancesco, Azymuth and More
by David W. Daniels
Interview with local Atlanta jazz vocalist “VA" Virginia Schenck about the Jazz At All Saints series, which will include Nnenna Freelon and Brandee Younger. End of the month keyboard special--featuring organists, pianists, Fender Rhodes and synthesizer jazz artists. Playlist Marcus Roberts Trio “Exploration"--from Time And Circumstance (Columbia) 00:00 Interview Segment #1 with VA Virginia Schenck 16:47 Virginia Schenck “Long As You're Living"-from VA (Airborne Ecstasy) 21:39 Interview Segment #2 with VA Virginia Schenck 26:37 Nnenna Freelon “Changed"--from Beneath ...
Continue ReadingJon Batiste, Randy Newman, Hedvig Mollestad, Emma-Jean Thackray
by Ludovico Granvassu
Enjoy a playlist of standout new jazz releases from off the beaten path, with a special focus on late-night band heroes Lenny Pickett, Ron Blake, and Jon Batiste in a one-of-a-kind collaboration with Randy Newman. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ron Blake “Appointment" SCRATCH Band (7ten33) 0:16 Host talks 8:33 Lenny Pickett, John Hadfield “Dance Music for 4 Saxophones #5" Heard By Others II (Adhyâropa) ...
Continue ReadingLabRats: Groove Experiments and the Mwandishi Connection
by Steven Roby
LabRats didn't aim to fit neatly on a shelf. The Sacramento-based collective, led by drummer and bandleader Jacob Swedlow, moves wherever the groove takes them--through jazz fusion, hip-hop, and live improvisation--while maintaining a tight, communal vibe both on stage and in the studio. “LabRats was an idea I had about two years before I found the right people to help me recreate the sound in my head," drummer and bandleader Jacob Swedlow says. “It was formed right in ...
Continue ReadingRemembering Sheila Jordan, New Releases By Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, Catina DeLuna, the Airmen Of Note, Richard Johnson, Jorge Garcia. Patricia Brennan & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from the Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, Catina DeLuna and Otmaro Ruiz, the Airmen Of Note, Richard Johnson, Jorge Garcia plus a single from Patricia Brennan, with birthday shoutouts to lyricists Dorothy Parker and Carolyn Leigh, pianist Mal Waldron (100!), Nora Germain, Fostina Dixon, Anita Wardell, Naomi Moon Siegel, Kay Kostopoulos, Hilary Gardner and Mimi Fox, among others, plus a remembrance of Jazz Master Sheila Jordan. Happy listening and please support the artists ...
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