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Xero, Chance & Lurie
by Ludovico Granvassu
Three new releases by John Lurie, Benjamin Herman and Fergus Quill give us the opportunity to pay tribute to three musicians whose no-holds-barred attitude significantly marked the scenes in New York and the UK in the 1980s, and now: Xero Slingsby, James Chance and Lurie.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. ...
Out to Lunch Tribute, Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald
by David Brown
This week we celebrate the recording anniversary of Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch. We'll pay tribute by playing tracks from the LP as recorded by Vandermark 5, Orchestre National De Jazz, James Newton, The Lounge Lizards and Eric Dolphy himself. A vocal set will follow featuring big band era vocalists Antia O'Day, Helen Humes and Ella ...
Beyond Europe Sarajevo 2022 Showcases
by Ian Patterson
Various Artists National Theatre/Jazzbina Club Beyond Europe Sarajevo 2022 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina June 2-5, 2022 Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina proved an excellent choice as host city for Beyond Europe, the latest initiative from Europe Jazz Network. The three-day music conference, Beyond Europe Sarajevo 2022, in conjunction ...
Lounge with Lizards + MJQ Tuxedos, Mighty Helen Sung and The Duke rocks out
by David Brown
John Lurie's memoir + lounging with Lizards; Chicago drummer Charles Rumback branches out; I'm ok with the tuxedos here's the MJQ; the mighty Helen Sung with strings, vocalist Shannon Gunn gets her due; Esperanza Saplding gets hip, and The Duke rocks out. Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the ...
Avant-Retro or Retro-Avant? Part I
by Ludovico Granvassu
Rigid categories are not what music should be about. This week we focus on music that some may file under “retro" but is performed by musicians that are often labelled “avant," it may not sound exactly how Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 or Fess Williams and the Royal Flush Orchestra would have played, but ...
Jazz Crescendos Galore!
by Ludovico Granvassu
When creating a radio playlist one always has to make sure to sequence songs in a meaningful way. The dynamics of their interaction is critical. There should be not too many fast pieces played back to back, nor too many ballads one after the other. Fast and slow, soft and loud should be sequenced in a ...
Follow the Leader!
by Jennifer DeMeritt
This episode features tracks from two influential band leaders--John Lurie and Miles Davis--and the talented musicians who played in their respective bands. Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The Lounge Lizards “The Yak" from Queen of All Ears on (Strange & Beautiful Music) 0:16 Host talk 5:55 ...
Film Noir, a Jazz Investigation
by Ludovico Granvassu
In search of clues about the key components that make it possible to build the mood, the suspense, the intrigue, the build-up of tension, the adrenaline rush and the release in a good film noir with a jazz soundtrack, or in the jazz soundtrack of an imaginary film noir. Plus an interview with German-born, ...
Livelove Radio Bremen series continues: Working Week and Jazz Passengers
by Mark Sullivan
The Livelove series issuing archival live Radio Bremen recordings began with Larry Coryell & The Eleventh House from January 1975 (Promising Music, 2015) and the Horace Silver Quintet from June 1977 (Promising Music, 2015). That seems like a pretty wide range: from jazz fusion to hard bop. But the third and fourth releases in the series ...
Gent Jazz Festival 2014 - Part One: Hardcore Jazz
by Martin Longley
Gent Jazz Festival Bijloke Gent, Belgium July 10-13, 2014 The two weekends of this year's Gent Jazz Festival were characterised by their extreme differences in weather. The first half, traditionally concentrating on jazz in its naked state, was buffeted by persistent rainfall and chilly temperatures. The second ...
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