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Album Review

Chuck Bergeron: Bass & Face

Read "Bass & Face" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
June 26, 2026

There is a certain confidence that comes with age and experience. It is the kind that allows a musician to gather friends, trust their instincts, and let the music tell its own story. Bassist Chuck Bergeron's Bass and Face feels exactly like that. As one of Florida's long-admired and versatile players, Bergeron proves himself to be an equally thoughtful curator. What makes this release inviting is that Bergeron surrounds himself with an extraordinary lineup of vocal personalities, each bringing a ...

Radio & Podcasts

New releases from vocalist Mark Winkler, the debut by drummer Avind Ramdas, clarinetist Harry Skoler and the Chicago Soul Jazz Collective

by George Graham
June 26, 2026

This week we present four new releases from vocalist Mark Winkler, the debut by drummer Arvind Ramdas, clarinetist Harry Skoler with Bill Frisell and the Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with vocalist Dee Alexander. Playlist Mark Winkler “Snappin' on the 2 and 4" from Love Comes First (Cafe Pacific) 3:30 Mark Winkler “Song Title" from Love Comes First (Cafe Pacific) 4:05 Arvind Ramdas “All for None" from Here We Go (Cellar) 9:17 Arvind Ramdas “Autumn in New York" from ...

The Oceanic Brew Pub Chronicles

Lover Man

Concept by Dan McClenaghan | Written by AI
June 25, 2026

Hobgood stacked the last chair upside down on table number four and glanced around the empty dining room of the Oceanic Brew Pub. The smell of stale Sea Lion Ale and lemon cleaner lingered in the air. Beyond the windows, fog drifted in from the Pacific, three blocks west of the Coast Route pub. softening the glow of the streetlights outside. It was around midnight, moving into the wee small hours. As the dishwasher and cook's ...

Big Band in the Sky

Ronell Johnson: A New Orleans Life and a Horn Played with Joy

by Thomas Cole
June 25, 2026

Born in Marrero, LA, on the West Bank of New Orleans, I am the youngest of four boys, all musicians. In addition to L.B. Landry High School, I attended St. Augustine High School, a local college preparatory school for boys. Membership in St. Augustine's Marching 100 band was significant in my music training. Ultimately, it was at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) where my commitment to music was greatly developed, which led to a B.A. in ...

Album Review

Victor Vieira–Branco's Bark Culture: The Giant Is Awkward

Read "The Giant Is Awkward" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
June 25, 2026

Vibraphonist and composer Victor Vieira-Branco has been quietly building something with Bark Culture since 2021, and the Philadelphia-based quartet is no longer content to keep it quiet. The Giant Is Awkward is the group's second album, expanding the core trio of Vieira-Branco, double bassist John Moran, and drummer Joey Sullivan with the addition of pianist and composer Sam Yulsman. The debut, Warm Wisdom was released on Vieira-Branco's own Temperphantom label in September 2024, accompanied by a 20-date tour through the ...

Album Review

Nubiyan Twist: Chasing Shadows

Read "Chasing Shadows" reviewed by Karan Khosla

by Karan Khosla
June 25, 2026

Since emerging from the Leeds College of Music scene in the early 2010s, Nubiyan Twist have grown into one of the more visible large ensembles within the modern UK jazz and Afrobeat scene, building a reputation through international touring and major festival appearances including WOMAD, Glastonbury and a recent appearance at Lollapalooza India. Led by guitarist, producer and composer Tom Excell, the group draws from Afrobeat, jazz, hip-hop, soul, dub and UK sound-system culture. Across albums like Freedom Fables (Strut, 2021) ...

Radio & Podcasts

Do You CTI What I CTI?

by Patrick Burnette
June 25, 2026

Back on Episode 247, Pat gave an overview of Creed Taylor's famous (infamous?) CTI label that bestrode the first half of the nineteen seventies like a jazz colossus. Now we've got both members of the 'cast weighing in on four of the label's better productions. So comb your sideburns (and your shag rugs) and settle in for a discussion of the best jazz-oriented baby-making label of the first half of the “me" decade. Playlist Discussion of Antonio Carlos ...

Album Review

Alexander Hawkins & Taylor Ho Bynum: A Near Permanent State Of Wonder

Read "A Near Permanent State Of Wonder" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
June 25, 2026

Nearly two decades after first crossing paths in the transatlantic Convergence Quartet, cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum and pianist Alexander Hawkins reunite on A Near Permanent State Of Wonder, a recording that finds their rapport undimmed and their curiosity intact. In the intervening period Hawkins has become one of the most in demand pianists in Europe, as collaborations with the likes of Anthony Braxton, Shabaka Hutchings, Evan Parker and Tomeka Reid testify. Bynum, likewise an alumnus of Braxton, as well as ...

Radio & Podcasts

Brad Goode, Michael Dease, Charles Chen, Sarah Sharp and more

by Benjamin Boddie
June 25, 2026

Streaming on demand with today's music by Brad Goode Quintet, Michael Dease Big Band, Charles Chen, Sarah Sharp, Reid Hoyson Project, Ben Patterson, Jun Iida, Suzanne Pittson, Bevan Manson, Leigh Pilzer, Mike Eckroth Mina's Messengers, David Penn, Nat Reeves, Emmet Cohen, Reggie Pryor & Jeremy Monteiro, Chick Corea, Royce Campbell & Tony Nalker, Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet, The Sistering, Billy Childs, Sean Imboden Large Ensemble, Richard Baratta, Bobby Matos Heritage Ensemble, Chris Hazelton, Eve Cornelious, Sylvia Brooks, Helen ...

Radio & Podcasts

New Music From Altin Sencalar, Tyshawn Sorey, The Phoenix Trio And More

by Bob Osborne
June 25, 2026

This playlist maps a fascinating journey through the global landscape of modern jazz, effortlessly balancing vibrant tradition with daring exploration. Rich Afro-Cuban rhythms and soulful hard-bop grooves sit comfortably alongside cerebral avant-garde structures and cinematic, atmospheric textures. Moving seamlessly from intimate, reflective piano melodies to expansive, free-flowing improvisations, the collection showcases a diverse mix of established label releases and raw, self-released gems. Ultimately, it serves as a captivating celebration of the genre's defining feature: the exquisite tension between structured composition ...