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Tim Green

Tim Green took his first formal piano lessons at the age of 19 while attending Eastern Illinois University (from where he graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy). Within a few years, he began performing in jazz groups around Central Illinois, while living in Champaign. During that time, he met and performed with a variety of touring jazz artists who encouraged him to move to Chicago and explore all it has to offer. In 2000, he did move to Chicago, a city whose cultural depth enables one to be surrounded by many of the world's best living jazz artists and have countless opportunities to learn and grow from them. Within a few months of moving to the Windy City, Tim received a call from tenor saxophone legend Von Freeman to play in Von's quartet. Tim has worked as a sideman in many notable groups in and around Chicago

Bernie Worrell, Kris Davis, Idris Ackamoor, Helen Svoboda & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 7, 2023

Travel the spaceways with Sun Ra, Bernie Worrell, Ronald Shannon Jackson and Joe Zawinul, then experience the Afro Futuristic dreams of Idris Ackamoor, the grooves of the Adam Deitch Quartet featuring John Scofield and the river streams that have inspired Helen Svoboda and Slowly Rolling Camera. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison Mondo ...

Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra: Kemet (The Black Land)

by Jack Bowers
August 10, 2023

On Kemet (The Black Land), trombonist/composer Javier Nero pays homage to a highly advanced African civilization that flourished before the Egyptian kingdom was established and thousands of years before the Greek and Roman empires that are hailed today as the pillars of modern/western culture. Even though Kemet is all but forgotten in 2023, Nero (whose name ...

New Music From Santos, Cassibba, Thompson, And More

by Bob Osborne
April 20, 2023

On this show we feature brand new releases from Marco Antonio Santos, Hernán Cassibba, Barbara Thompson, Michael Feinberg, Helen Svoboda with Joe O'Connor and Tim Green, Taiko Saito, Igor Willcox Quartet, and Ralph Towner.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Marco Antonio Santos “About Silence" from About : Silence (ears&eyes) 00:53 Hernán Cassibba “Nuevos Aires" from Nuevos ...

Aaron Seeber: First Move

by Troy Dostert
September 15, 2022

Given that it is his debut disc, drummer Aaron Seeber's First Move seems aptly titled. The music it offers is anything but an opening gambit, however; even after a cursory listen, it is quickly apparent that Seeber has been at this game for some time. From the top-shelf caliber of his associates, to his unfailing poise ...

New Sounds and some live Sun Ra

by Bob Osborne
November 25, 2021

This week a selection of new releases together with a classic live performance from Sun Ra. There's music from David Sanford, Manny Kellough, Mauricio Rodriguez, The Heavyweights Brass Band, Avataar, Barry Deister and we're closing with some great improvisation from Tim Green and Massimo Magee. Playlist David Sanford “Immersion" from A Prayer For Lester ...

A Selection Of New Releases

by Bob Osborne
July 22, 2021

A selection of tracks from recent releases including music from the fourth album from drummer Andrés Elstein, cutting edge avant-garde playing from Joe O'Connor, Theo Carbo & Tim Green, and sampling and sculpting of sounds from Matias Riquelme. Then to the UK for new albums from Slowly Rolling Camera, and Sons of Kemet and to the ...

Ulysses Owens: Big Band, Big Sound

by R.J. DeLuke
June 29, 2021

Some jazz drummers, as remarkable as they may be and as successful as their careers are, just aren't suited to drive a big band. It's not for every percussionist. But every big band needs a good one or the effort will fall short. A ship needs a rudder. Ulysses Owens Jr., who started beating out rhythms ...

A Focus Cyclone Trio

by Bob Osborne
February 11, 2021

Cyclone Trio is described as a head caving heavy jazz power unit of drums and saxophones, compromising Tony Irving a non-linear/free improvising drummer who founded the bands Ascension and Descension in the '90s, with drummer Tim Green and saxophonist Massimo Magee. The group was formed in Brisbane, Australia in 2013. Their music has been described as ...

A selection of brand new music

by Bob Osborne
July 16, 2020

This week all new sounds: Jacksonville Florida Jazz Collective Madre Vaca interpret the music of Franz Schubert with their take on the Winterreise song cycle. Another release from the new label 9donkeys with a live recording of Tim Berne, David Torn and Ches Smith as Sun of Goldfinger. A stunning new album of jazz ...