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Vision Festival 2025
by Luciano Rossetti
A collection of photos from the Vision Festival in New York City from June 2, 2025 to June 7, 2025 featuring Roscoe Mitchell, William Parker, Amirtha Kidambi, Nicole Mitchell, Miriam Parker, Patricia Nicholson Parker, Ava Mendoza, Hamid Drake, Matthew Shipp, Mary Halvorson, Marilyn Crispell, and many many others. ...
Continue ReadingDominic Miller at Teatro Bolivar
by Pietro Previti
A collection of photos from the Dominic Miller's “Vagabound Tour" concert at Teatro Bolivar, in Naples, Italy, on May 15th, 2025 featuring Jason Rebello, Nicolas Fiszman and Nicolas Viccaro. ...
Continue ReadingMeet Lloyd Haber and Omar Kabir
by Cheryl K.
In this hour, an interview with drummer, percussionist, and composer Lloyd Haber and trumpeter and multi-wind player Omar Kabir, founding members of the Freedom Art Quartet. First Dance is their new release . Playlist Quinn & Barrett “Walking After Midnight" from Just (Anna Laura Quinn & Ed Barrett ) 4:06 Gunhild Carling “Fire Alarm" from Jazz is My Lifestyle (Jazz Art) 3:27 [excerpt] Freedom Art Quartet “Chattermouth" from First Dance (Freedom Art) 5:45 [excerpt] Freedom Art Quartet “Nature ...
Continue ReadingNew Music from Weiss, Flying Sutra, Jackson Heinemann and Shead, & More
by Bob Osborne
Perhaps the most fascinating and rewarding gift from jazz music is its' unpredictability. On this show the selection of new releases continue to demonstrate that the music never fails to surprise and excite. As well as new material there is further exploration of Ivo Perelman's back catalogue on Leo Records and the recent reissue of the Strata East catalogue.Playlist Dan Weiss “Unclassified Affections" from Unclassified Affections (Pi Recordings) 00:00 Flying Sutra with Ayumi Ishito “Spirit Tax to Erzulie" ...
Continue ReadingMike on Brad
by Patrick Burnette
This fortnight's broadcast looks at four recent albums by up-and-coming artists--from the fairly well-known to the outright obscure. But hard-core listeners really want to wait for the so-called “pop matters" section, when we finally get to hear what Mike thinks of Brad Mehldau's autobiography. Is Brad teasing God? Or teasing us about God? Stay tuned to find out. Playlist Discussion of Sullivan Fortner album Southern Nights (Artwork) 4:06 Discussion of Caleb Wheeler Curtis' albums The True Story of ...
Continue ReadingAfterword: Final Thoughts & Questions
by Alan Bryson
Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 In 2019 the film Yesterday was released. A struggling singer/songwriter is hit by a bus and a “glitch" occurs--he suddenly discovers he is the only person who has ever heard of the Beatles... In a panic, he googles them... nothing. No spoiler, ...
Continue ReadingThe Plaintive Sigh of a Sonic Doppelgänger: Why are Minor Chords Perceived as “Sad”? Part 2
by Kurt Ellenberger
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Sad Song Survey IV. The Power of the Minor Chord and Minor Keys in Classical and JazzTo begin our discussion on what it is that makes minor chords sad, we will first listen to some examples of the use of minor chords and minor keys that demonstrate breathtaking power to convey deep emotional content. Here is “Siegfried's Funeral March" from Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung, the fourth and final opera ...
Continue ReadingJoe Santa Maria: Oblique Rhyme
by Jack Kenny
The perennial challenge of balancing individual expression with collective harmony is masterfully addressed by Joe Santa Maria (saxophones), David Tranchina (bass), Gary Fukushima (piano), and Colin Woodford (drums). Their collaboration weaves contemporary jazz with blues and avant-garde elements, crafting an eclectic sound that showcases the quartet's versatility and chemistry. Fukushima's style is strikingly individualistic, marked by an idiosyncratic flair. He fills every open space with stimulating, unpredictable phrases, sidestepping clichés with a nod to jazz's rich history. While ...
Continue ReadingJesse Ed Davis: Tomorrow May Not Be Your Day: The Unissued Atco Recordings 1970-1971
by Doug Collette
Originally reissued in November 2024 as a limited-edition vinyl set, the seventy-four-some minutes of The Unissued Atco Recordings 1970-1971 derives from sessions for Jesse Ed Davis' debut LP Jesse Davis (Atco Records,1971) and its followup of a year later, Ululu (Atco Records, 1972). One of the most unheralded musicians of his time, Jesse Ed Davis' appearance is nevertheless virtually as recognizable as the tone of his guitar: the shock of black hair over his face brings focus to the close ...
Continue ReadingAndrea Tofanelli with Big band of the State Music School in Konin at Jazzonalia
by Marek J. Śmietański
A collection of photos from the Andrea Tofanelli concert at at CKiS Oskard in Konin on May 18, 2025 featuring Big band of the State Music School in Konin conducted by Krzysztof Pydyński. ...
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