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Album Review

Peggy Lee: Too Marvelous for Words

Read "Too Marvelous for Words" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey

by C. Michael Bailey
June 30, 2026

“Every musician in town wanted that gig... She got whoever she wanted, because she was so good." --pianist Lou Levy, as quoted by James Gavin in Is That All There Is?: The Strange Life of Peggy Lee (Atria Books, 2014) Born Norma Deloris Egstrom in Jamestown, North Dakota, in 1920, Peggy Lee survived a harsh childhood through music. In 1936, she began singing on KOVC radio in Valley City, North Dakota. She later hosted her own ...

Radio & Podcasts

Zela Margossian, Rosa Brunello, Goran Kajfes, Avin Omar, Michel Petrucciani, Dave Ambrosio

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 30, 2026

Engaging, socially aware, and globally minded: a playlist of new releases from four--or more--corners of the world.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Zela Margossian Quintet “In Flight" Remedy (Ropeadope) 0:16 Host talks 8:09 David Ambrosio feat. Donny McCaslin, Ingrid Jensen, Bruce Barth, Victor Lewis “Irina" Civil Disobedience (Blue Frog) 9:33 Host talks 16:29 Rosa Brunello “Fish without a Bicycle" We Are Surging Waters) (Domanda) 17:59 Goran Kajfes Subtropic ...

Album Review

Camila Nebbia: A Reflection Distorts Over Water

Read "A Reflection Distorts Over Water" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
June 30, 2026

From her base in Berlin, Argentine tenor saxophonist Camila Nebbia continues to impress, extending her increasingly international reputation across the Atlantic on A Reflection Distorts Over Water. For a session recorded in the studio in Woodstock, NY, she enlists talent both established and lately emerged. Even after a storied career, most famously as part of Anthony Braxton's classic quartet, pianist Marilyn Crispell remains a persistently exploratory collaborator. Meanwhile drummer Lesley Mok's profile rises inexorably, thanks to their outstanding leadership debut ...

Radio & Podcasts

End Of Month Keyboard Special With Music From Ethan Iverson, Karla Harris and Joe Alterman, Richard "Groove" Holmes, and Others

by David W. Daniels
June 30, 2026

In addition to those named in the title, keyboard music from Brian Charette, Mary Lou Williams, Azymuth, Scott Kinsey, and others is included in this month's keyboard special.Playlist Bill Evans “Nardis" from Explorations (Riverside) 00:00 Brian Charette “Ceora" from Working Out With Big G (SteepleChase) 7:23 Karla Harris and Joe Alterman “Blue Skies" from Moon To Gold (CD Baby) 17:16 Ethan Iverson “Bouncing With Bud" from Bud Powell In The 21st Century (Sunnyside) 20:58 Bud Powell “Blues For ...

Album Review

Kenny Barron / Ray Drummond / Ben Riley: So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon

Read "So Many Lovely Things: Live in Brecon" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
June 30, 2026

Search high and low, look under houses and over rooftops, scan YouTube and social media--and there is no chance you will find a more adept and perceptive jazz trio than the one you will hear and appreciate on So Many Lovely Things. Pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Ray Drummond and drummer Ben Riley recorded the two-disc album in August 1995 at the Brecon Jazz Festival in Wales, and it is by any measure a textbook lesson in how to do everything ...

Album Review

Mary Flower And Leon Cotter: Chants of Rain

Read "Chants of Rain" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
June 30, 2026

Musicians with genuine camaraderie share a special pleasure when playing together. And the joy deepens when the musicianship is unimpeded by intrusions on stage or in the studio. The collaboration of finger-picking guitarist Mary Flower and clarinetist Leon Cotter, Chants of Rain, is just one of those ultra-rare instances of mutual delight. In eleven tracks running forty-plus minutes, the pair exhibit their kindred spirits in ways large and small on original material that would seem to have sprung ...

Radio & Podcasts

Roseye, Franz von Chossy, Ntjam Rosie, Hermine Deurloo & Anton Goudsmit and more

by Co de Kloet
June 30, 2026

In this edition of the international injazz podcast, we present a fresh selection of Dutch jazz that highlights the richness and variety of today's scene. Featuring both brand-new releases and exclusive injazz recordings, this playlist brings together a wide range of voices and musical perspectives. From the cinematic soundscapes of Franz von Chossy and the soulful voice of Ntjam Rosie to the adventurous grooves of Roseye and the unique interplay between Hermine Deurloo and Anton Goudsmit, the music moves effortlessly ...

Interview

Dewey Huang: Where Mandarin Songwriting Meets Bossa Nova

by May Yu
June 29, 2026

In New York, Dewey Huang is building a sound that feels both intimate and far-reaching: Mandarin songwriting shaped by jazz harmony, Brazilian rhythm, hip-hop energy, and the quiet lyricism of Chinese poetry. His path to that sound began in Guangzhou, where he studied economics and statistics, built a recording setup in his dorm room, became involved in the city's hip-hop community, and found his way into live jazz through the JZ Club , the only dedicated jazz club in town. ...

Radio & Podcasts

Gerry Hemingway, OM and Perelman/Sharp/Baptista

by Maurice Hogue
June 29, 2026

It doesn't matter which side of the Atlantic Ocean you consider when talking about master drummer Gerry Hemingway, he is highly respected as one of the most creative drummers ever. Now making his home in Altbüron, Switzerland, Hemingway's focus tends to be on European projects, like his latest Live at Bau 4 with his quartet of pianist Izumi Kimura, saxophonist Frank Gratkowski & bassist Christian Weber. They recorded the album at Bau 4, a performing space in an Altbüron lumber ...

Album Review

Schapiro 17: Best Laid Plans

Read "Best Laid Plans" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
June 29, 2026

There are times when even the Best Laid Plans are unable to generate quite enough horsepower to realize their full promise and purpose. New York City-based composer and arranger Jon Schapiro clearly had a plan in mind for the third recording by his large ensemble, Schapiro 17. The plan evidently included broadening the horizons of contemporary big-band jazz by writing adventurous new charts while taking a second look at themes composed by others and giving them a fresh coat of ...