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Amanda Gardier

Saxophonist, composer, and educator Amanda Gardier has been described as “a uniquely talented jazz composer and soloist” (Nuvo). With a diverse set of influences stemming from Miguel Zenon, The Bad Plus, Bjork, and more, Gardier is an alto saxophonist who juxtaposes the calmness of lush harmonies and cyclical melodies with the intensity of complex rhythms and fiery improvisation. Her first release with Green Mind Records, Empathy, was “a debut with a lot of something for everyone” (All About Jazz). With her second release, Flyover Country, Gardier “claims a space among rising saxophonists” (Downbeat) through the display of bold compositions and flexible improvisation. In addition to her work as a bandleader, Amanda is a current member of the US Navy Band Commodores jazz ensemble, where she is regularly featured as a soloist and woodwind doubler.

New Releases By Fay Victor, Taylor Eigsti, Birthday Shoutouts To Shirley Scott, Jessica Williams & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 25, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from Lauren White, Cliff Beach, Marta Karassawa, Fay Victor, Taylor Eigsti and Jane Scheckter, with birthday shoutouts to Noriko Ueda, Shirley Scott, Nicole Henry, Jane Irving, Mark Murphy, Giorgia Hannoush, Jessica Williams, Bobby McFerrin and Marilyn Harris, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing ...

New Releases From Lois Deloatch, Randy Napoleon, Kersten Stevens, Mike LeDonne, Hilary Gardner, Womens History Month & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 11, 2024

Happy Womens History Month! This broadcast includes new releases from Lois Deloatch, Randy Napoleon, Kersten Stevens, Mike LeDonne and Hilary Gardner plus birthday shoutouts to Sara Caswell, Claire Daly, Dexter Gordon, Roseanna Vitro and Sara Gazarek, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing them live and online. Purchase their ...

Amanda Gardier, Ill Considered, De Beren Gieren, Marty Isenberg & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 27, 2024

Today we focus on new albums by two revered European bands, De Beren Gieren and Ill Considered, and a peculiar case of artistic synchronicity: two intriguing records of music inspired by the films of Wes Anderson, which have been independently but almost simulatenously concocted by Amanda Gardier and Marty Isenberg in 2022 and recently released.

Chien Chien Lu, Ronald Shannon Jackson and Tim Buckley

by Jerome Wilson
February 21, 2024

This show includes folksingers doing jazz, a Sesame Street song, and several up-and-coming younger players. Musicians heard include Chien Chien Lu, Roy Nathanson, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Amanda Gardier, and Tim Buckley.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Record ...

New Releases From Giorgia Hannoush, Yuhan Su, Amanda Gardier, Mary Halvorson, Eugenie Jones & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
February 12, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from guitarists Giorgia Hannoush and Mary Halvorson, vibraphonist Yuhan Su, saxophonist Amanda Gardier, pianist Myra Melford and vocalist Eugenie Jones, with birthday shoutouts to Marc Cary, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Jutta Hipp, Jeanne Lee, Cindy Scott, and Caili O'Doherty, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by ...

The Gennett Suite

By Brent Wallarab

Label: Patrois Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Disc 1: Movement 1--Royal Blue: Introduction; Tin Roof Blues, Part 1; Tim Roof Blues, Part 2; Chimes Blues; Dippermouth Blues. Movement 2--Blues Faux Bix: Davenport Blues; The Jazz Me Blues; Interlude; Wolverine Blues. Disc 2: Movement 3: Hoagland--Stardust; Riverboat Shuffle, Part 1; Riverboat Shuffle, Part 2. Movement 4--Mr. Jelly Lord: King Porter Stomp; Grandpa's Spells.

The Most Exciting Jazz Albums since 1969: 2020-2023

by Robert Middleton
December 26, 2023

In the 72 Jazz Thrillers series we've gone from 1969 to 2023, an expansive 54-year journey. From the jazz vanguard of Bitches Brew to the dynamic movie soundtrack of Roy's World, from the sublime guitar of Bill Frisell to the singing guitar of Charlie Ballantine, the thing that all these jazz albums have in common is ...

Dippermouth Blues

July 10, 2023

Album: The Gennett Suite
By Brent Wallarab
Label: Patrois Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 6:15

Charlie Ballantine: Jazz Guitar Without Borders

by Mark Sullivan
April 6, 2023

jny: Indianapolis-born jazz guitarist/composer Charlie Ballantine has a special relationship with American music of all kinds: jazz, folk, the blues (his father was a blues guitarist, providing some of Ballantine's earliest musical memories) and contemporary rock. He is acclaimed as one of the finest and most versatile young guitarists on the scene today. Yours truly described ...