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In Pictures

Stacey Kent with The Progress Chamber Orchestra at Energa Ladies' Jazz Festival 2026

by Marek J. Śmietański
November 12, 2026

A collection of photos from the Stacey Kent concert at Teatr Muzyczny im. Danuty Baduszkowej in Gdynia on July 26, 2026 featuring Jim Tomlinson, Tom Hubbard, Art Hirahara, Jacopo Zanette and The Progress Chamber Orchestra. ...

Radio & Podcasts

How Can You Lose? (Worst Form of Government Except All Those Others)

by Katchie Cartwright
November 8, 2026

"A democracia é o pior de todos os sistemas, com exceção de todos os outros," sings Sérgio Godhinho, Porto-born composer of musica de intervenção (Portuguese protest songs), on “A Democracia (Aforismos)." Winston Churchill had said in 1947: “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms." The seed for this week's show is Amy London's lyric and vocalese to a mid-50s Benny Carter tune from London's wonderful new release, Alto Madness. She waxed topical ...

Radio & Podcasts

Gregory Porter Returns To The Alley

by Leo Sidran
November 4, 2026

Hearing Gregory Porter sing, it's hard to imagine there was ever a time when he considered doing anything else.He's known for his rich, unmistakable baritone, a voice that draws equally from jazz, gospel, blues, and soul. Today he's a celebrated, Grammy-winning artist who plays for audiences of thousands. He plays four nights in a row at the Royal Albert Hall in London. He is simply a fact of life for those who light up at the sound of ...

Radio & Podcasts

Branford Marsalis and Dianne Reeves, Michael Blake, Greg Adams, Margaret Slovak, Christian McBride & Ursa Major, Dida Pelled, Stew Cutler, Lauren Henderson & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
November 2, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Branford Marsalis with Dianne Reeves, Michael Blake, Greg Adams, Margaret Slovak, Christian McBride & Ursa Major, Dida Pelled, Stew Cutler, Lauren Henderson with birthday shoutouts to Fran Landesman (Spring Can Really Hang You Up), Dianne Reeves, Virginia MacDonald, Lakecia Benjamin, Jenna Mammina, Jane Bunnett, Jodi Proznick, 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 ...

Radio & Podcasts

Greed

by Katchie Cartwright
October 25, 2026

Registered voters in the US know their midterm assignment for the fall of 2026: Get out there and exercise your constitutional right to vote (early, if possible) and, while you are at it, bring a friend. Caminhos do Jazz has a tried-and-true election playlist to keep voters in the mood, from new music by Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis to favorites by Willie Nelson, The Staple Singers, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Allen Toussaint, Laura Nyro and ...

Miles Ahead: A Jazz Road Trip

Part 18: Already Moving

by Billie Eidson
October 24, 2026

Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18A drive from Oregon to Florida, to experience music and living across the USA, and ultimately join a jazz cruise. AKA, a listening practice, unfolding in real time--written on the road, in the spaces between cities and notes.Epilogue Ladd Hill, Newberg, ...

Miles Ahead: A Jazz Road Trip

Part 17: Homecoming

by Billie Eidson
October 23, 2026

Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 A drive from Oregon to Florida, to experience music and living across the USA, and ultimately join a jazz cruise. AKA, a listening practice, unfolding in real time--written on the road, in the spaces between cities and notes. Day Thirty-Two ...

Miles Ahead: A Jazz Road Trip

Part 16: The Fall Line

by Billie Eidson
October 22, 2026

Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 A drive from Oregon to Florida, to experience music and living across the USA, and ultimately join a jazz cruise. AKA, a listening practice, unfolding in real time--written on the road, in the spaces between cities and notes. Day Thirty-One ...

Radio & Podcasts

Fay Claassen, Peter Tiehuis, North Sea String Quartet, Teus Nobel, TJ's Pretty People and more

by Co de Kloet
October 20, 2026

In this edition of the international injazz podcast, we present exclusive recordings from our own podcast room at the Orange Jazz Days festival. We start with the intimate duo of vocalist Fay Claassen and guitarist Peter Tiehuis, who give Lee Ritenour's “Malibu" a new setting. The adventurous North Sea String Quartet follows with compositions by its own members, and TJ's Pretty People bring the music of the talented Teddy Sicking, including a playful excursion into the Aviary. We close with ...

Miles Ahead: A Jazz Road Trip

Part 14: The Jazz Cruise Coda

by Billie Eidson
October 19, 2026

Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 A drive from Oregon to Florida, to experience music and living across the USA, and ultimately join a jazz cruise. AKA, a listening practice, unfolding in real time--written on the road, in the spaces between cities and notes. Day Twenty-Two ...