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Steve Million

Anthony Pirog, Les Paul, Ethan Philion and More

by Jerome Wilson
March 20, 2024

This show has electronics, guitarists, vintage Chicago avant work, and much more. Musicians heard include Anthony Pirog, Les Paul, Philip Cohran, Ethan Philion, and Bobby Hutcherson. 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 Jeremy Dutton “The ...

Roswell Rudd, Minnie Riperton, Tomoko Omura and Others

by Jerome Wilson
March 6, 2024

This vintage show from October 2021 has the usual eclectic mix of artists, including Roswell Rudd, Minnie Riperton, Herbie Hancock, Tomoko Omura, Denis Charles, and much more. 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 John Nyerges ...

Perfectly Spaced

By Steve Million

Label: Calligram Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Perfectly Spaced; Tortured Moon; The Mirror; Ditty Do Wah; Necessaire; Idnit; River Wide; Ojneeh; Time Remembered.

William Parker, Gretchen Parlato, Miles Davis and More

by Jerome Wilson
November 23, 2022

This show, from August 2021, features what was then brand-new music by William Parker, Mark Masters, and Gretchen Parlato as well as older music by Miles Davis, Roberta Piket, and Hal McKusick. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & ...

Jazz Words

By Steve Million

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021

What I Meant to Say

By Steve Million

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Open the Book; Old Earl; What I Meant to Say; The Company; Situations; My Explanation; Waltz for Mr. Abercrombie; Missing Page; Azusa Dreams; Blue Lizard.

Steve Million: What I Meant to Say

by Richard J Salvucci
December 24, 2021

Steve Million, thoughtful, well established, and prolific, has recorded another elegant outing to complement his Jazz Words (Origin, 2021). No vocalist this time, but some old friends from his Kansas City days who combine to produce a wonderfully reflective entry. Million's compositions--and they are all his--are stylish and distinctive. “Open the Book" ...

Slide Hampton & Steve Million

by Joe Dimino
December 5, 2021

The 728th Episode of Neon Jazz begins with veteran Chicago by way of Kansas City-based pianist Steve Million. He's had a busy 2021 slate of releases and discusses his activity. From there, we hear a strings infused tune from the always talented Cory Weeds. Our hour continues with music from modern artists like Miquel de Armas, ...

Steve Million featuring Sarah Marie Young: Jazz Words

by Richard J Salvucci
October 13, 2021

Evocative. Soulful. Regretful. Plaintive. But in no sense downbeat. Oddly edifying, joyful in places. Steve Million's compositions and Sarah Marie Young's voice were plainly intended to blend. And they do so in an emotionally stirring landscape of the heart which is powerfully affecting. You find yourself conjuring up quiet journeys, emotional and otherwise, from the past. ...