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Radio & Podcasts

Fernando Molinari, Lyle Workman, Joel Sena, Casiopea, Luis Banks, Billy Cobham, Steve Hunt-Tim Miller

by Len Davis
July 5, 2026

We kick off with outstanding Brazilian bassist Fernando Molinari, taking us to some interesting places, guitarist Lyle Workman dazzles with his guitar work and Melbourne saxophonist Joel Sena presents some progressive Fusion. Drummer Cindy Blackman Santana is back with a new single, and Italian drummer Marco Cirgliano with some rock fusion. Croation award winning guitarist Ivan Pesut with Japanese drummer Senri Kawaguchi, and Japanese band Casiopea returns with some high energy fusion. From Toronto guitarist and producer Mike Murray, and ...

Album Review

Columbia Icefield: A Silence Opens

Read "A Silence Opens" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
July 5, 2026

While grief is universal to the human experience, its specific manifestations can vary widely within each person who mourns. One of the challenges of the grieving process involves the difficulty of sharing exactly what one is feeling, and it can thus be an isolating experience--ironically, and painfully, at a time when human connection is most needed. Nate Wooley's latest iteration of his Columbia Icefield project involves his own attempt to come to terms with profound loss, both in the passing ...

Radio & Podcasts

A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 3

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 5, 2026

Halfway through 2026, Mondo Jazz pauses to celebrate some of the recordings that have brought the most pleasure, surprise and inspiration over the past six month.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Dominique Fils-Aimé “The River" My World Is The Sun (Ensoul) 0:16 Host talks 5:06 Craig Taborn “When Kabuya Dances" Dream Archives (ECM) 5:57 Host talks 13:15 Meg Okura “Sushi Gadol" Isaiah (Adhyâropa) 14:07 Roberto Fonseca, Vincent Segal ...

Live Review

Otherlands Trio at BOP STOP

by John Chacona
July 4, 2026

Otherlands Trio BOP STOP at the Music SettlementCleveland, OHJune 18, 2026 Cleveland's New Ghosts presenting organization was named in honor of Albert Ayler, perhaps the city's most notable jazz player. That said, any notion that the astonishing, two-hour concert by Otherlands Trio--bassist Stephan Crump, Darius Jones on alto saxophone, and drummer Eric McPherson--was intended as a tribute concert is pure speculation. But at times, one had to wonder. Start with Jones, whose sound ...

Album Review

Poppy Ackroyd: Liminal

by Neil Duggan
July 4, 2026

Poppy Ackroyd's album Liminal comes five years after her previous release, Pause (One Little Independent Records, 2021). The intervening years and the personal upheavals they brought have left their mark on the multi-instrumentalist's work. The result is a release that should appeal to listeners who enjoy the space where jazz, minimalist, electronic and classical music converge. Classically trained, Ackroyd composes, performs, records, produces and mixes the eight tracks on the album (she even captured the album cover photograph ...

Play This!

Steven Bernstein ResoNation Trio: Sitting on Top of the World

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 4, 2026

ResoNation Trio (Royal Potato Family, 2026) is not only the title of Steven Bernstein's latest album but also the name of his new trio with Scott Colley on bass and Nasheet Waits on drums. Once again, Bernstein brings positive energy and unexpected turns while chasing his fertile imagination. Why not leave the slide trumpet aside for a moment and focus on valve trumpet and flugelhorn? Why not experiment with a trumpet-led trio--a rarity in itself, and one that ...

Album Review

Mike Caudill: Caught at Dusk

Read "Caught at Dusk" reviewed by Don Ball

by Don Ball
July 4, 2026

Mike Caudill acquits himself well on his first trio recording as a leader, Caught at Dusk. The saxophone/bass/drums trio has been all but a rite of passage for young saxophonists ever since Sonny Rollins released his trio recordings, Way Out West (Contemporary Records,1957) and A Night at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note Records,1958). It is a tricky configuration, with no chordal instrument, like a piano or guitar, for support. That allows unprecedented freedom to play outside the chords, but requires ...

Radio & Podcasts

Dave Douglas: Transcend Is Not The End

by Lawrence Peryer
July 4, 2026

This week, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas. Douglas's latest album, Transcend (Greenleaf Music, 2026), came out in April 2026. It's the second record from GIFTS, his band with Rafiq Bhatia, James Brandon Lewis, Tomeka Reid, and Ian Chang. His last several records were openly political. This one turns toward the sacred, though we explore where that either/or framing falls short. We also talk about painter and sculptor Jack Whitten, why ...

Album Review

Colin Steele: Stramash II

Read "Stramash II" reviewed by Mark McKergow

by Mark McKergow
July 4, 2026

Scottish trumpeter and composer Colin Steele returns with his jazz-meets-folk ensemble for another round of boundary-spanning music where technique meets heart and soul. Steele has been a mainstay of Scotland's jazz scene for more than two decades, with recent albums exploring music outside the jazz canon. His interpretations of tunes by Scots emo pop legends The Blue Nile (Marina Records, 2025) drew wide praise, as did Joni (Marina Records, 2020), his collection from the Joni Mitchell songbook. He ...

Radio & Podcasts

A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 4, 2026

Which songs stayed with us after months of listening, reviewing and sharing new releases? Here's another batch for your sonic delight.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Lucy Mellenfield “Breathing Sideways" Tell the Water, She Will Listen (Stoney Lane) 0:16 Host talks 8:12 Reverso feat. Ryan Keberle, Frank Woeste, Vincent Courtois “After Last" Between Two Silences (Alternate Side) 9:24 Luca Falomi, Anais Drago, Fausto Beccalossi “Stefany" ¡Gracia! (Artesuono) 14:39 ...