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Album Review

Allison Cameron & Scott Thomson: Platanus

Read "Platanus" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
July 6, 2026

Toronto composer, performer, and improviser Allison Cameron has carved out a distinctive niche in Canadian new music since the mid-1980s, her work marked by an instrumental kaleidoscope and gentle waywardness that tends to elude quick summary. Born in Edmonton and trained at the University of Victoria and York University, she settled in Toronto in 1989, eventually earning a Bang on a Can All-Stars commission that brought her piece November to Lincoln Center in 1994. Montreal trombonist Scott Thomson needs little ...

Radio & Podcasts

Hank O'Neal: Owner of Chiaroscuro Records - Part 2

by Mike Jones
July 6, 2026

Welcome to Part 2 of Mike's talk with Hank O'Neal. In Part 1 we discussed the creation of Chiaroscuro Records and Hank's work on the jazz cruises. In this part, Hank shares more stories from the jazz cruises as well as discussions about his photography and his “government work" in which he has since made a donation to the CIA museum.Additionally, they discuss the art of photography, capturing moments, and the changing value of creative work in today's ...

Album Review

Neves e Silva: Ladeiras de Santa Teresa

Read "Ladeiras de Santa Teresa" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
July 6, 2026

Ladeiras de Santa Teresa opens with a big polymetric beat and powerful brass and percussion up front. You might flash on the Afro-Bahian sound of Letieres Leite's Orkestra Rumpilezz. The groove shifts suddenly, releasing into a jazz feel; Brazilian jazz that is, not swing or bebop, though Charlie Parker's “Star Eyes" with intro serves as a rough analog (Verve, 1951). Luiz Otavio takes a ride on piano, followed by Eduardo Neves on tenor saxophone, then back to the head with ...

Radio & Podcasts

Amanda Tosoff, Gergana Velinova, Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Lolivone de la Rosa, Lisa Rich, Michelle Lordi, Kay Kostopoulos

by Mary Foster Conklin
July 6, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Amanda Tosoff, Gergana Velinova, Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Lolivone de la Rosa, Lisa Rich, Michelle Lordi and Kay Kostopoulos, with birthday shoutouts to songwriter Joan Whitney (Far Away Places, Candy), Nancy King, Lauren Kinhan, Gillian Margot, Madeline Eastman, Tierney Sutton, Andrea Miller, Aubrey Johnson and Honorable Man Arturo O'Farrill, 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 ...

Radio & Podcasts

Miles Okazaki, Camila Nebbia/Chris Corsano & Dan Phillips

by Maurice Hogue
July 6, 2026

My last memory of Wyoming was 50-some years ago when I arrived at the bus depot in Cheyenne. I needed to eat so headed for the cafeteria where I asked the grizzled old ex-cowboy behind the serving counter what was good. He said try the chili, whereupon he waved a ladle over the chili tureen and a humongous cloud of black flies flew up and away. As did I--to the vending machines. Guitarist Miles Okazaki hopefully avoided such a culinary ...

Album Review

Ben Patterson: Stretch

by Jack Bowers
July 6, 2026

It is no Stretch to note that Ben Patterson is a superb jazz trombonist or that his latest recording paints an impressive picture of his talents as a composer and arranger as well as a player and leader of a world-class quintet. Patterson, a former music director of the U.S. Air Force's flagship big band, The Airmen of Note, gave retirement no more than a passing glance before getting back to the business of working musician and assembling ...

Interview

Fred Hersch Talks About His Found Duo Album With ‘The Guitar Whisperer'

by Frank Housh
July 5, 2026

Mick Goodrick (1945-2022) is a legend among jazz guitarists as a teacher, author, and mentor to John Scofield, Bill Frisell, and many more. Known as “Mr. Goodchord," Goodrick was a leading theorist in voice leading for guitar and his 1987 book The Advancing Guitarist has been a fundamental text for a generation. It eschews exercises and method in favor of essays that create a conceptual system of the instrument. He could have had a busy performing career, but instead decided to write ...

Album Review

Sebastian Plano: Solo

by Neil Duggan
July 5, 2026

Unaccompanied non-classical cello albums are relatively rare, primarily because the cello is traditionally a supporting ensemble instrument. Although rooted in contemporary classical language, Sebastian Plano embraces a more exploratory approach, enhancing his compositions with moments of intuition and improvisation, which may be of interest for listeners looking for something away from the jazz mainstream. The Argentinian cellist, composer and Grammy-nominated artist wrote and recorded Solo over a two- year period. It is his first album devoted entirely to ...

Radio & Podcasts

David Schroeder, Sonny Rollins, Ardeshir & Alex Abramovitz

by Joe Dimino
July 5, 2026

From the heart of Kansas City, we kick off the 965th Episode of Neon Jazz in high-flying style with Alex Abramovitz and His Swing'n Kansas City Jazz Band, featuring the infectious energy of their new 2026 live release, Jumpin' on Grand: Live at Black Dolphin. It's the perfect opening to a vibrant hour celebrating the city's rich jazz tradition. Keeping the festive spirit alive, we honor Kansas City's moment on the global stage as it welcomes the world for the ...

Album Review

GEORGE: Looking for Consonance

Read "Looking for Consonance" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
July 5, 2026

John Hollenbeck has spent much of the past three decades blurring the boundaries between jazz, chamber music and improvisation. A Grammy-nominated composer and bandleader known for his work with the Claudia Quintet and the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble, he enters a new chapter with an electro-acoustic ensemble named after George Floyd. Its debut recording, Letters to George (Out of Your Head Records, 2023), introduced a socially-conscious aesthetic that Looking for Consonance further explores. Joined by saxophonist and flutist ...