Articles by Cheryl K.
Meet 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 ...
Continue ReadingMeet Dabin Ryu
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with pianist, arranger, and composer Dabin Ryu. Her debut album on Endectomorph Records is titled Trio! with Joe Martin on bass and Johnathan Blake on drums. Playlist Lôro Malandro “Baião Quotidiano" from Enrumbado (Dodicilune) 2:30 Paul Harrison “Transition" from Encontros: The Music of Egberto Gismonti (Harriphonic) 1:47 Carter Fox “Boomin'" from Physics of the Impossible (Insert) 2:38 [excerpt] Dabin Ryu “Vertigo" from Trio! (Endectomorph) 4:57 [excerpt] Dabin Ryu “The Well" from Trio! (Endectomorph) ...
Continue ReadingNoah Haidu, Luca Crispino, Flying Sutra with Ayumi Ishito, Samantha E Adrian
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, music from pianists Noah Haidu and Erik Deutsch; guitarist Luca Crispino; The Heath Brother (1976); Flying Sutra with saxophonist Ayumi Ishito; drummer Johnny Hunter; the Reid Hoyson Project; and Brazilian vocalist and actress Samantha Schmutz and bassist/multi-instrumentalist Adrian Younge. Playlist Albert Ammons & Meade Lux Lewis “Twos and Fews" from The First Day (Blue Note) 4:34 Noah Haidu “Casual" from Standards III (Infinite Distances) 5:43 John Chin “Never ...
Continue ReadingMeet Ola Onabulé
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Ola Onabulé and his Rugged Ram Records release Proof of Life. Also, cuts from new releases by trombonist and composer John Yao and His 17-Piece Instrument, singer-songwriter Paloma Dineli Chesky and guitarist Toby Wren's Standards Trio. Playlist John Yao and His 17-Piece Instrument “The Other Way" from Points in Time (See Tao Recordings) 4:57 Michael Buckley “Sloppy in Time" from EBB and FLOW (Livia) 6:16 [excerpt] Ola Onabulé “Scoops" from ...
Continue ReadingJoanie Pallato & Bradley Parker Sparrow, Peter Johnstone, Fareed Haque
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, we start off with pianist Sonny Clark (July 21, 1931--January 13, 1963). Then onto selections from new releases by the trio Transcendence, vocalist/composer Joanie Pallatto and pianist/composer Bradley Parker-Sparrow, reed player Dave Liebman, percussionist Adam Rudolph, and drummer Billy Hart, keyboardist Peter Johnstone, guitarist Fareed Hague, and the Wild Iris Brass Band. Playlist Sonny Clark “Black Velvet" from The Art of the Trio (Blue Note) 3:23 Transcendence “Afternoon" ...
Continue ReadingMeet Lloyd Haber and Omar Kabir
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with drummer, percussionist, and composer Lloyd Haber and trumpeter and multi-wind player Omar Kabir, founding members of the Freedom Art Quartet. First Dance is their new release . Playlist Quinn & Barrett “Walking After Midnight" from Just (Anna Laura Quinn & Ed Barrett ) 4:06 Gunhild Carling “Fire Alarm" from Jazz is My Lifestyle (Jazz Art) 3:27 [excerpt] Freedom Art Quartet “Chattermouth" from First Dance (Freedom Art) 5:45 [excerpt] Freedom Art Quartet “Nature ...
Continue ReadingRenner, Azymuth, Claudio Scolari Project, Kristen R. Bromley Quartet
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, selections from new releases by the trio Renner, the Atlantic Jazz Collective, the Brazilian Jazz-Funk group Azymuth, the Claudio Scolari Project, guitarist Kristen R. Bromley, and drummer Gustavo Cortinas.Playlist Johnny Hartman “I Just Dropped By to Say Hello" from I Just Dropped By to Say Hello (Impulse!) 4:06 Ellie Martin “Shattered Shadow" from Morning Glories (Ellie Martin) 4:23 Maja Babyszka, Gilad Atzmon, Nikos Sidirokastritis “Peace Has Prevailed" from ...
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