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Album Review

Andrew MacKelvie: Many Worlds

Read "Many Worlds" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
May 13, 2026

In 2012, Andrew MacKelvie was struck by a drunk driver while cycling through Halifax. He broke his back, shattered his knee, and landed on his saxophone case, which likely kept his head off the pavement. What followed were months of immobility and, eventually, a compositional fixation on that sliver of time when everything might have turned out differently. Many Worlds takes its title from the quantum theory of branching possibilities and its method from chance. The music is ...

Album Review

Joan Fort: Hangin' In

Read "Hangin' In" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
May 13, 2026

Hangin' In is the second recording under his name by Spanish-born, Netherlands-based guitarist Joan Fort who shows on every one of the album's nine radiant and alluring themes--six of which he wrote--why his star is rapidly rising in the jazz world at large. Fort, who was not yet thirty years old when the album was recorded, already boasts an impressive resume that includes co-leadership of the Amsterdam-based collective Dam Jawn. Even more notable are Fort's remarkable command of ...

Radio & Podcasts

Ben Rosenblum, Tierney Sutton, and Jimmy Giuffre

by Jerome Wilson
May 13, 2026

This show features new music from Ben Rosenblum and Tierney Sutton as well as older selections from Jimmy Giuffre and Johnny Smith.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Trombocalist Big Band “Sulk City" from The Vigil and the Sleeping Giant (Adhyaropa) 00:54 Ben Rosenblum Nebula Project “Blue Water" from The Longest Way Round (One Trick Dog) 8:12 Host Speaks 14:09 ...

Album Review

Oscar Peterson: The Oscar Peterson Trio at Baker's Keyboard Lounge

Read "The Oscar Peterson Trio at Baker's Keyboard Lounge" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
May 13, 2026

If any one player fills a soul to the brim with unbridled joy, Oscar Peterson--his whole 'tude, his smile, his swing--is that grand soul and our grand fortune. Put on any of Peterson's archival releases-- Around the World, Con Alma: The Oscar Petersen Trio--Live In Lugano, 1964, or City Lights: Live in Munich 1994 (Two Lions Records/Mack Avenue, 2025, 2022, 2023)--and it becomes spontaneously apparent that the man brought the JOY every day to every stage. It was his life ...

Radio & Podcasts

GEORGE... John Hollenbeck + Anna Webber... Craig Taborn, Tomeka Reid and Ches Smith Archive Dreams and Helen Sung debuts her Big Band

by Hobart Taylor
May 13, 2026

Homage to Wayne Shorter from GEORGE (John Hollenbeck/Anna Webber), early Wayne Shorter with Lee Morgan (The Young Lions re-mastered) and Helen Sung premieres her new big band! Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Emmet Cohen/Jeremy Pelt “Compassion" from Universal Truth (Mack Avenue) 00:08 The Young Lions /Bobby Timmons/Lee Morgan/Wayne Shorter"Scourn'" from Seeds of Sin (Craft) 05:35 Dawn Clement} Once Upon a Summertime)" from <em>Dear Ms. Dearie</em> (Origin) 12:26</li> <li> {{m: Yvonne Rogers “Mismatch" from The Button Jar (Pyroclastic) 17:20 Craig ...

Album Review

Jamile & Vinicius Gomes, feat. Joe Martin: Boundless Species

Read "Boundless Species" reviewed by Jerome Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
May 13, 2026

Vocalist Jamile and guitarist Vinicius Gomes bring their common backgrounds in Brazilian music to bear on a wide-ranging collection of songs here. It is expected that the two, assisted by bassist Joe Martin, would create an intimate atmosphere in their performances of songs by Ivan Lins and Milton Nascimento. The surprise is that they do the same thing to songs by American artists such as Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder and Wayne Shorter. Jamile's voice is a powerful complement ...

Radio & Podcasts

Jon Lucien, Gabrielle Cavassa, Will Downing, Moonchild and More!

by Jua Howard
May 13, 2026

Hey Music Family! I hope you all are taking care of yourselves and protecting your peace. It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I've got a lot of new music including from Gabrielle Cavassa, Moonchild,Catherine Russell, Audrey Ochoa, Rebecca Rafla and Joe Gransden. I've also got more timeless music to share including from Billie Holiday, Will Downing, Dee Alexander, Jon Lucien, Rene Marie, Kristin Korb and many more. Come get lost in the music with me!

Radio & Podcasts

Fergus McCreadie, Michael Formanek, Leïla Olivesi, Mark Turner, Orlando le Fleming

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 13, 2026

Here is music born in a remote cottage in the Outer Hebrides, or rethinking how the Hammond organ fits within a large, adventurous ensemble; music that celebrates Corsica, or brings long-standing collaborations to new heights.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Fergus McCreadie “Ford the River" The Shieling--Companion Pieces (Edition) 0:16 Host talks 5:27 Orlando le Fleming feat. Mark Turner, Jeff Tain" Watts “Sunday" Misterioso (Whirlwind) 7:02 Host talks ...

The Jazz Life

Les McCann and Me: Laughter, love, and the friendship that changed my life

by Joe Alterman
May 12, 2026

It was barely a month before Les McCann died that I was sitting in the dressing room at Birdland FaceTiming with him just before hitting the stage to celebrate my recent release, which was a tribute to Les and his beautiful original compositions. Two hours earlier, we'd been chatting by FaceTime in my hotel room when I told Les that I had to go because it was time for me to take a shower so that I could ...

Live Review

South African Freedom Day! McCoy Mrubata And Siyabulela With Special Guest Steve Turre at Dizzy's Club

by Kofi Adjepong-Boateng
May 12, 2026

McCoy Mrubata And Siyabulela With Special Guest Steve Turre Dizzy's Club New York, NY April 25, 2026 Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York was the venue for McCoy Mrubata and his band for the recent South Africa 'Freedom Day' celebrations hosted by Dizzy's Club. Mrubata, the 66-year-old South African jazz grandmaster, was on stage with his impressive band, Siyabulela. For this concert Siyabulela featured Steve Turre, one of the world's most eminent ...