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OJC Piano Greatness: Thelonious Monk & Bill Evans
by C. Andrew Hovan
Having been a source of quality reissues back when vinyl was still king, it is fitting that the Original Jazz Classics series has returned now that the vinyl renaissance continues to carry on full-force among the music-buying public. Now in its second full year of releases, Craft Recordings continues to mine its impressive back catalog for reissues that cover a good deal of ground while offering quality and value to boot. Thelonious Monk Thelonious Himself
Continue ReadingDenny Zeitlin: With a Song In My Heart: Exploring The Music of Richard Rodgers
by Dan McClenaghan
Musical memories from childhood have a way of sticking. For some, it might be an encounter with Beethoven from a dusty stack of old albums packed away in the parental record collection. For others, it might be the (then, 1954) modern surge of Bill Haley and the Comets shaking, rattling and rolling into the kitchen to make some noise with the pots and pans. Or maybe a chance discovery of 78 RPM records in the garage containing Al Dexter's 1942 ...
Continue ReadingThe German Jazz Prize: Efficiency, Attitude And 22 Triangles
by Matty Bannond
Silver triangles flashed beneath pastel-toned stage lights at the German Jazz Awards in north-west Germany on June 13. The three-sided trophies got pressed into the clammy hands of winning artists and projects in 22 categories. It was a snappy-paced evening, where a heap of equilateral gongs got handed out within just three hours--alongside three live performances and a meandering speech from the Mayor of Cologne. Now that is German efficiency. This year's event marked the fifth edition of ...
Continue ReadingSpike Wilner Trio Contrafactus: The Children & The Warlock
by Jack Bowers
A parodist might quip that Trio Contrafactus is simply another name for a quartet, as that is what pianist and entreprenuer Spike Wilner is leading on his new recording, The Children & the Warlock, wherein Wilner and his rhythm section (Paul Gill, bass; Anthony Pinciotti, drums) are flanked by renowned tenor saxophonist George Garzone. Wilner writes that the album is a tribute to one of his teachers, the late pianist and composer Harry Whitaker, who wrote its ...
Continue ReadingDena DeRose, Amina Claudine Myers, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell, Antonia Bennett, Jennifer Lee, MzVal & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Antonia Bennett, Mike Clark & Mike Zilber, Jennifer Lee, MzVal, Dena DeRose, Amina Claudine Myers, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell, with birthday shoutouts to Erica Seguine and Jaimie Branch, 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 and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in the Groove. Many thanks for tuning in.Playlist Kait ...
Continue ReadingJazz in Nazi Germany: The Music That Wouldn’t Die
by Joe Alterman
This article was originally published on Moment Magazine. Music, at its core, is freedom. It cannot be caged by ideology or controlled by propaganda. The Nazis understood that, which is why they tried so desperately to suppress it, to twist it, to erase it. And yet, even in those darkest of times, music found a way to persist--not as a passive relic, but as an act of defiance and expression, a refusal to be silenced. And ...
Continue ReadingTim Jago: Time Shift
by Kyle Simpler
Some artists aim for a signature sound by adhering closely to genre conventions. Guitarist Tim Jago takes a different approach. Drawing deeply from the jazz tradition, Jago forges a unique path that blends personal expression with reverence for his influences. With his debut solo release, Time Shift, the Australian-born, New York-based guitarist delivers an album that is both compositionally daring and emotionally grounded. Supported by a top-tier ensemble and a clear artistic vision, Jago presents a collection that is accessible ...
Continue ReadingEmma Wilson and Terry Hanck: The Simplicity of The Blues
by Doug Collette
Paradoxical as it may sound, the simplicity of the blues may be the key to its malleability. On A Spoonful of Willie Dixon, British chanteuse Emma Wilson reaches for and grasps the fundamentals of the music in homage to Willie Dixon- -one of the genre's greatest composers. Meanwhile, the title of Terry Hanck's Grease To Gravy alludes to the alchemical nature of the essential components of the style when properly ignited. Each artist intuitively comprehends the coexistence of agony and ...
Continue ReadingThree-Layer Cake: Sounds The Color Of Grounds
by Mark Corroto
The trio of Mike Watt, Brandon Seabrook and Mike Pride began as a pandemic-era experiment, exchanging music files remotely to create Stove Top (RareNoise, 2021). Now, as Three-Layer Cake, they return with Sounds The Color Of Grounds, a record that reveals a fully realized and cohesive jazz-punk--or perhaps punk-jazz--ensemble. Watt, etched into punk rock's Mt. Rushmore, co-founded the Minutemen with D. Boon in 1980, and later formed fIREHOSE in 1986 following Boon's tragic death. Never confined by genre, ...
Continue ReadingSpike Wilner, Avishai Cohen, Bobby West & Laura Anglade
by Joe Dimino
We kick off the 912th episode of Neon Jazz with a fresh voice making waves--Laura Anglade, the enchanting singer blending deep French roots with a breezy American jazz flair, as we spin a track from her luminous 2025 album Get Out of Town. From there, it's a rich journey through the jazz landscape. We hear from the seasoned brilliance of Spike Wilner, Jim Self, Terry Waldo, and Kristen R. Bromley--veterans still crafting sounds that matter. We then slide into fresh ...
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