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Mike Jones, George Benson, Dawn Lambeth, Ayumi Tanaka, Brittany Pitt, Matthew Wilson's Good Trouble & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
September 21, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Mike Jones, George Benson, Dawn Lambeth, Ayumi Tanaka, Brittany Pitt, Matthew Wilson's Good Trouble, with birthday shoutouts to Doris Tauber (Them There Eyes, Drinkin' Again) Champian Fulton, Marcus Goldhaber, Christie Dashiell, Lorraine Feather, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in the Groove. Many thanks for tuning in.

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Andy Sheppard, Jonathan Karrant, Eva Cassidy, Wadada Leo Smith

by Cheryl K.
September 17, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--pianists/composers Senri Oe, Kelly Green, and Sullivan Fortner; saxophonists Andy Sheppard and Linda Sikhakhane; vocalists Jonathan Karrant, Eva Cassidy, and Brigitte Fontaine; guitarist Aaron Quinn's Sunchoke; and the duo David / David.Playlist Rare Silk “Storm" from American Eyes (Palo Alto) 5:33 Senri Oe “Pure Scars" from Homework (PND) 5:19 Yelena Eckemoff “Gamla Stan" from Rosendals Garden (L&H Productions) 9:35 Aaron Quinn's Sunchoke “Sunchoke" from To Be Held (Endectomorph ) ...

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Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 3

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 16, 2026

A musical remembrance of Cassandra Wilson and a voice that made even experimental music sound sensual and tangible, and turned old tunes into something modern, when not futuristic. Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Harriet Tubman, Cassandra Wilson “Bow Legged Man" Black Sun Live at BRIC House (BRIC House--YouTube) 0:16 Host talks 6:29 Cassandra Wilson “Domination Switch" Jump World (JMT) 7:25 Host talks 13:36 Steve Coleman Group “No Good Time Fairies" ...

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Cassandra Wilson Tribute (RIP); New Music from Joey DeFrancesco, Doug Webb, and Others

by David W. Daniels
September 15, 2026

Additional music in the show includes new music from Sullivan Fortner, Stella Cole, and More. Recognizing this week's jazz musician birthdays with music from Sonny Rollins, Brian Lynch, Hiram Bullock, and others.Playlist Cassandra Wilson} Autumn Nocturne" from <em> Blue Skies </em> (JMT) 00:00 </li> <li> {{m: Steve Coleman “Soul Melange" from Sine Die (Pangaea) 12:09 Greg Osby “Season Of Renewal" from Season Of Renewal (JMT) 15:56 Cassandra Wilson “Last Train To Clarksville" from New Moon Daughter (Blue Note) ...

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Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 15, 2026

On one record, Cassandra Wilson could sound like the deepest Mississippi blues singer; on another, she could be immersed in the most advanced rhythmic ideas of M-Base; and then she could walk into an R&B session with Luther Vandross or The Roots and sound completely at home. This playlist only scratches the surface of that extraordinary artistic versatility.Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Cassandra Wilson “Go to Mexico" Thunderbird (Blue Note) ...

Live Review

Hingetown Jazz Festival 2026

by John Chacona
September 14, 2026

Hingetown Jazz Festival BOP STOP, Jukebox and Saucy Brew Works Cleveland, OH September 5, 2026 Birds flyin' high, you know how I feel Sun in the sky, you know how I feel Breeze driftin' on by, you know how I feel Beloved Cleveland vocalist Evelyn Wright knew what she was doing when she chose “Feeling Good," the bluesy Anthony Newly song, to be the first music heard at the 2026 ...

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Cassandra Wilson: Iconic Memories - Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 14, 2026

A retrospective built around the adventurous spirit that ran through Cassandra Wilson's music, from her formative years in the M-Base orbit to her later work at the crossroads of jazz, blues, soul, R&B and beyond.Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Cassandra Wilson “Run the VooDoo Down" Traveling Miles (Blue Note) 0:16 Host talks 4:38 Cassandra Wilson “Strange Fruit" New Moon Daughter (Blue Note) 6:22 Courtney Pine “Don't 'Xplain" Modern Day Jazz ...

Live Review

Célia Kameni at Parc Floral de Paris: A Siren, a Calming Voice, and a Journey Through Sound

by Acacia Grace
September 2, 2026

Célia Kameni Parc Floral de Paris Paris Jazz Festival August 29, 2026 On a rainy August afternoon, the gardens of the Parc Floral provided the perfect stage for a performance that moved effortlessly between genres. Located in the Bois de Vincennes in Paris' 12th arrondissement and near the Château de Vincennes, Parc Floral is a 31-hectare botanical garden inaugurated in 1969. Its summer music programming has long embraced the relationship between music and ...

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Ingeborg Gravem Sollid, Ernst Reijseger, The Olympians, Petite Lucette & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
September 2, 2026

Enjoy another playlist featuring projects where tradition gets lovingly bent, twisted, and reshaped.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The Olympians “Thunderball" In Search of a Revival (Daptone) 0:16 Host talks 4:33 La La Lars “Uggledans" Lilla Lars (Gothborgen) 5:46 Host talks 9:57 Ernst Reijseger “Future Memory" Ghost Elephants (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Spring Music) 11:08 Ingeborg Gravem Sollid “BLUE" The Aftermath (Fjordgata) 14:42 Host talks 20:18 Kris Tiner, ...

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Nora Germain, Kelly Green, Dena DeRose, Greg Farnese, Carmen Lundy, Sounds of April & Randall & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
August 31, 2026

This broadcast celebrates two legendary foremothers who contributed timeless lyrics to the Great American Songbook--Dorothy Parker and Carolyn Leigh, along with new music from Nora Germain, Kelly Green, Dena DeRose, Greg Farnese, Carmen Lundy, Sounds of April & Randall, plus birthday shoutouts to Nora Germain, Amy Engelhardt, Cecilia Smith, Naomi Moon Siegel, Kay Kostopoulos, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind ...