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Radio & Podcasts

Latest music from Joey Alexander + Gaia Wilmer channels Gilberto Gil, SML Live, and Marty Erlich plays Julius Hemphill Compositions

by Hobart Taylor
July 8, 2026

Ayn Inserto's arranging reworks the “Big Band" tradition, Tonino Miano is 21st Century Third Stream, Bob Nell with the Michael Bisio Trio work chromatic wonders.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Gaia Wilmer “Parabolicamara (feat. Monica Salmaso)" from Parabolico Volume I (Sunnyside) 00:11 Host Speaks 10:29 Marty Ehrlich “What I Know Now" from Open Air: The Complete Saxophone Quartet Compositions of Julius Hemphill(Out of Your Head) 11:51 Ayn Inserto/WDR Big Band “Vinifera" from Jagged Edges Elegant Lines (Summit) 16:08 Joey Alexander ...

Inside the Songs

Emilio Solla y La Inestable de Brooklyn: Handmade

by Dean Nardi
July 7, 2026

Emilio Solla has a mischievous, playful side that often manifests itself in his music. For example, his album, Handmade (Club del Disco, 2025) was recorded with a nonet, La Inestable de Brooklyn. What does the unstable (or the instability) in the orchestra's name refer to? The compositions? The playing? Or the fact that Solla uses all different players except for Tim Armacost from the previous record (Second Half) with this configuration more than 10 years ago on the Ficha Tecnica ...

Live Review

Sheila E. & The E-Train at the 47th Annual Tri-C JazzFest

by C. Andrew Hovan
July 7, 2026

Sheila E. & The E-Train State Theater 47th Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, OH June 25, 2026 Under new artistic director Orlando Watson, the 47th edition of Tri-C JazzFest opened with a program that reflected the festival's broader recalibration. With a lineup emphasizing artists with strong Cleveland ties and frequent references throughout the weekend to the increasingly elastic notion of “jazz adjacent," the festival appeared intent on broadening its audience while testing the boundaries of ...

Album Review

Nils Petter Molvaer: Be Quiet

by Neil Duggan
July 7, 2026

For over three decades, Norwegian trumpeter and composer Nils Petter Molvaer has stood as one of the most influential figures in European jazz. On Be Quiet, he continues to push the boundaries of his already remarkable body of work, collaborating with a different artist in a different location on each of the nine tracks Molvær is no stranger to bold concepts. Since first attracting attention through his work with Arild Andersen in Masqualero, his brand of Nordic restraint ...

Album Review

Deirdre Cartwright: Organik

by Neil Duggan
July 7, 2026

Multi-award-winning guitarist Deirdre Cartwright returns 15 years after her previous release with Organik. Far from relaxing in the intervening years, she has been collaborating widely, performing with the Alison Rayner Quintet, winning the public vote for Best Guitarist at the 2019 British Jazz Awards and authoring several guitar tuition books. The album points towards the guitarists who have been major influences on her, alongside new original material. She is joined by Pete Whittaker on Hammond organ and Gary ...

Radio & Podcasts

Jazz Classics from Erroll Garner, George Braith, and others; Recently released music from Bill Evans, Black Nile, and more

by David W. Daniels
July 7, 2026

In addition to the musicians mentioned in the title above, this show includes classics from Sarah Vaughan, Hank Mobley, Eddie Jefferson, and others. Recently released music from Malena Mortensen and Christian Sands, Ali Ryerson Quartet, and more. Finally, birthday recognition for Brandee Younger, Julian Priester, Andrew Hill, and other jazz musicians with birth dates during the week.Playlist Tommy Smith featuring Joe Locke “Hoe Down" from Exploration (Spartacus) 00:00 Kenny Burrell “Scotch Blues" from Blue Lights (Blue Note) 9:33 ...

Album Review

John Clayton: The Two-o Duo Project

Read "The Two-o Duo Project" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
July 7, 2026

The album the two-o duo project, a collaboration between bassist John Clayton, vocalist René Marie and pianist Gerald Clayton, quietly draws the listener into their world through intimacy, trust and a shared musical understanding. Rooted in the art of duo playing, the album expands naturally into trio performances, creating a gathering of old friends discovering music in real time. Also striking is the absence of artifice. Every selection seems chosen for its personal meaning to each musician. The ...

Radio & Podcasts

A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 4

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 7, 2026

We have pressed pause on our usual pursuit of the latest arrivals and instead revisited some of the sounds that made the first half of 2026 such a rewarding stretch for curious ears.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Seu Jorge “Caboclo" The Other Side (Phonomotor) 0:16 Host talks 5:04 Ryan Blotnick “The Woods" The Woods (Fishkill) 6:25 Michael Formanek “Aka the Stinger" New Digs (Intakt) 13:52 Host talks ...

Interview

Mariana Bondarenko and the Work of Sustaining Ukrainian Music Culture

by John March
July 6, 2026

During this year's jazzahead! conference in Bremen, Germany, All About Jazz publicly introduced the new All About Jazz Media initiative--an expansion of the platform into a broader international media and creative production effort focused on music, culture, improvisation, and long-form artistic dialogue. I was there as Creative Director and Head of Production for the new media division, spending most of the event moving between conversations about artists, technology, cultural initiatives, future collaborations, and the increasingly important role independent media may ...

Catching Up With

Pedro Molina: No Denial of the Power of a Music Video

by Scott Lichtman
July 6, 2026

Bassist / composer / group leader Pedro Molina has released a searing, spontaneous album called A Name I Knew (Carimbo Porta-jazz, 2026). A Name I Knew received 4 stars from All About Jazz. In addition to the 8-song suite reflecting a struggle with Alzheimer's Disease by someone close to him, Molina created an experimental music video for the lead track, “Denial." AAJ interviewed him about his creative process and takeaways from making the video. This may help other musicians decide whether to ...