Articles by Cheryl K.
kansha 感謝, The Kronstadt Collective, Carlos Dafé, Jakob Dreyer
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, selections from new releases by singer-songwriter Phylipe Nunes Araujo; the collective kansha 感謝; pianist Aaron Parks; The Kronstadt Collective (vocalist Gina Kronstadt); Brazilian singer/multi-instrumentalist Carlos Dafé; saxophonist John O'Gallagher; and bassist Jakob Dreyer.Playlist Bob Mover and Walter Davis, Jr. “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square from /The Salerno Concert (Reel to Real) 7:26 Samara Joy “Autumn Nocturne" from Portrait (Verve) 3:45 Phylipe Nunes Araujo “Asa" from Phylipe Nunes ...
Continue ReadingMuthspiel / Colley / Blade, JC Sandford's EQ, Donovan Haffner, The Poly-Tones
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Brian Blade; pianist Simon Chivallon; Lizzy & The Triggermen; JC Sandford's EQ; Perceptions Trio; saxophonists Jason Rigby and Donovan Haffner; The Poly-Tones; bassist Rich Brown; and pianist Chano Domínguez and guitarist Ethan Margolis. Playlist Monnette Sudler “To Be Exposed" from Brighter Days for You (Steeplechase) 5:15 Julian Lage “Everything Helps" from The Layers (Blue Note) 4:12 Wolfgang Muthspiel Scott Colley ...
Continue ReadingMeet Carole Nelson
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with Ireland-based pianist, saxophonist, composer, lyricist, and educator Carole Nelson. Her upcoming album on Livia Records with bassist Cormac O'Brien and drummer Dominic Mullen is Through the Storm--their fourth trio album together. Also, selections from pianist Eva Novoa and her trio, the Baltimore Jazz Collective, and a bit of The Latin Tinge...Playlist Eva Novoa “Global" from Novoa/Carter/Mela Trio, Vol. 2 (577) 1:19 Ron Blake “Song for Maya" from Scratch Band (7tēn33 Productions) 4:54 ...
Continue ReadingThe Soundmakers Project, Susan Krebs & The Local Outfit, Robert Glasper
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, The Soundmakers Project led by guitarist Marc van Vugt and vocalist Ineke Vandoorn; pianist Jen Allen; vocalist Susan Krebs and The Local Outfit; keyboardist Joe Alterman and DJ, bassist and producer Mocean Worker; pianist Robert Glasper; trumpeter Josh Lawrence; and guitarist Heather McKay. Playlist Jean Carn “Black Rainbow" from JID12 (Jazz Is Dead) 4:27 The Soundmakers Project “Soundmaker Improv I" from The Soundmakers Project (Baixim) 4:42 Dory Hayley ...
Continue ReadingMeet journalist Rob Adams
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with UK journalist and operator of Rob Adams Music Touring, Rob Adams. Plus, new music from the Webber/Morris Big Band, Icelandic pianist and post-classical composer Eydís Evensen, and another single from vocalist and storyteller Allen Austin-Bishop's upcoming release. Playlist Darius Jones “We Inside Now" from Legend of e'Boi (The Hypervigilant Eye) (AUM Fidelity) 8:13 Webber/Morris Big Band “Just Intonation Etudes for Big Band -Pulse" from Unseparate (Out of Your Head) 5:46 [excerpt] Peter ...
Continue ReadingThe Carole Nelson Trio, Heather Ward, Hi Res Heart, Dom Salvador
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, you'll hear from The Carole Nelson Trio; pianists Frank Carlberg and Dom Salvador; vocalists Heather Ward, Marisa Balistreri, and Michael Mayo; High Res Heart; and saxophonists Collin Sherman and Miguel Zenon. Playlist George Russell & The Living Time Orchestra “Event I: Organic Life on Earth Begins" from The African Game (Blue Note) 6:38 The Carole Nelson Trio “Encroachment" from Through the Storm (Livia ) 2:49 Frank Carlberg “Now ...
Continue ReadingMeet Adam Hopkins
by Cheryl K.
During this week's one-hour program of jazz and improvised music, news, radio, conversations and more, an interview with bassist, composer, and founder of Out of Your Head Records Adam Hopkins. The artist-run, Richmond, VA / Brooklyn, NY-based label has launched a new digital-only series--"Beacons." Playlist Sonny Rollins “Easy Living" from Easy Living (Milestone) 6:09 Don Macdonald “Sonny's Bridge" from Short Stories (Don Macdonald) 3:45 [excerpt] Adam Hopkins “Chemiluminescence" from Crickets (Out of Your Head) 1:26 [excerpt] Kwan/Pauly/Shaw “Range ...
Continue ReadingEddie Daniels, Conrad Herwig, Laura Jurd, Paul Cornish, Richard Harding
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, tributes to Brazilians singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Milton Nascimento and singer and songwriter Ivan Lins from clarinetist Eddie Daniels and trombonist Ryan Keberle; trombonist Conrad Herwig; trumpeter Laura Jurd; pianist Paul Cornish; and composer and guitarist Richard Harding. Playlist [SINGLE] Luisa “Lenha Na Fogueira (feat. Azymuth)" from Luisa (Far Out Recordings) 3:02 Eddie Daniels “Outubro" from To Milton with Love (Resonance) 5:16 Milton Nascimento-esperanza spalding “Outubro" from Milton+esperanza (Concord) ...
Continue ReadingMeet trombonist, keyboardist, and composer William Carn
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with trombonist, keyboardist, and composer William Carn. He and his group Choices have self-released The Unburdening. Playlist [SINGLE] Bitter:Sweet “Dirty Laundry" (Quango) 4:01 Colin Hancock's Jazz Hounds feat. Catherine Russell “Telephoning the Blues" from Cat & The Hounds (Turtle Bay) 2:59 [excerpt] William Carn's Choices “No Peace" from The Unburdening (Wiliam Carn) 1:20 [excerpt] William Carn's Choices “Ascension" from The Unburdening (Wiliam Carn) 5:01 [excerpt] William Carn's Choices “Brother" from The Unburdening (Wiliam ...
Continue ReadingDino Saluzzi, Behn Gillece, Ben Clifton, Aruán Ortiz, Karl Evangelista’s Apura
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, new music from bandoneonist Dino Saluzzi; vibraphonists Behn Gillece and Mike Freeman; vocalist Dara Starr Tucker; pianists Ben Clifton and Aruán Ortiz; and guitarist Karl Evangelista's Apura. Playlist Alice Coltrane “Rama Katha" from Kirtan: Turiya Sings (Impulse!) 11:42 Ashley Jackson “Radhye-Shyam" from Take Me to the Water (Decca) 5:38 Dino Saluzzi “Tiempos de Ausencias (Times of Absence)" from El Viejo Caminante (ECM) 4:26 Oscar Peterson “Soft Wind" from ...
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