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16 New Releases... and much more!
by Jon Greenbaum
Many new releases are coming out this summer and fall! In this archived radio transmission we highlight quite a few of the most interesting new albums.Playlist Bobby Previte “Stroll" from Second Arrow (Unit Records) 00:00:00 Anna Webber's Simple Trio “Underhelmed" from Binary (Skirl Records) 00:08:41 NICOLAS LEIRTRØ'S ACTION NOW! “Action Now" from Entrance (Sheep Chase Records) 00:14:25 Toša “Pohádka" from Opatrně (Ma Records) 00:23:18 Darius Jones Quartet & Emilie Lesbros “Two Worlds, One Soul" from Le bébé de ...
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Tom Burns: From Record Collector to Capri Records Label Owner
by Mike Jones
Throwing back to our very first episode with Capri Records label owner, Tom Burns! For over 40 years, Tom has been producing jazz records and running his label. He has known and worked with some of the greats like Ray Brown,, Bud Shank, Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton and so many more. Tom talked with host, Mike Jones, about some of the people he's known and his work as a record and comic book collector. It was a wonderful chat about ...
Continue ReadingThe Beatles—Future Perfect, Part 2
by Blue Note Portal
Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Back Up Morning on the Ganges arrived with no particular hurry. The sun burned the mist off the river in layers, and by the time the four musicians had finished their breakfast of tea and flatbread on the veranda, the day was already warm enough to play. They ...
Continue ReadingThe Beatles—Future Perfect, Part 1
by Blue Note Portal
Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Year 1968 Late February, and the Ganges ran the color of unpolished jade beneath the Himalayan foothills. The cold rolled off the mountains at dusk, but the afternoons still held on to warmth, sunlight streaming through the sal trees, laying bars of light and shadow across the stone veranda of ...
Continue ReadingDavid Maranha / Rodrigo Amado: Desolation Row
by Kevin Poindexter
David Maranha and Rodrigo Amado's Desolation Row seems to invite you into its world, offering you a front-row seat on a transcendent journey, an opportunity to bear witness to the wonders that are about to transpire. Desolation Row is the duo's second album, and like its predecessor,Wrecks (Nariz Entupido, 2024), it was also recorded live before an audience. Similar to Wrecks, Desolation Row is a 40-minute composition that blends free jazz, drone, and pure improvisation into one spiritual, meditative experience. ...
Continue ReadingRichard Hallebeek, Tohpati, Jizue,The Rewind Collective, Allan Holdsworth, Tribal Tech and Jean-Luc-Ponty
by Len Davis
Today's programme opens with a beautiful new single from guitarist Richard Hallebeek followed by Indonesian guitarist Tohpati, Japanese band Jizue, and Brazilian duo Brunno Henrique and bassist Fernando Molinari. Simon Phillips joins Marcelo Gaglioti and Jeff Babko for a gentle slice of fusion, before we turn up the energy with Joel Joekstra and the Rewind Collective, bassist Mohini Dey, then violinist Anna Rakita with drummer Gergo Borlai.. We continue with Venezuelan pianist Manuel Gamez, David Garfield, and German guitarist Torsten ...
Continue ReadingThe Arab Blues: Deserted
by Hrayr Attarian
The Arab Blues is a Chicago-based duo of multi-instrumentalist Rami Gabriel and percussionist Karim Nagi, who, as the name suggests, blend electric blues with Arabic musical genres. Gabriel and Nagi are also accomplished improvisers, and their creative spontaneity shines on their fourth release, the enchanting Deserted. Gabriel starts the title track with a simmering intro that evolves into a soulful swagger. Nagi responds with his eastern percussion, adding a mystical touch. Bassist Miles Jay anchors this vibrant interaction with ...
Continue ReadingJeanie Bryson, John Hollenbeck, Paul Yonemura & Kenny Dorham
by Joe Dimino
From the pages of the new 2026 book Whistle Stop by father-and-son authors John A. Melendez and Robert M. Pallitto, we launch into the legendary Kenny Dorham, joined by Sonny Rollins, with the timeless “My Old Flame." From there, the journey keeps rolling, spotlighting the guitar artistry of Vladimir Redzic, the sounds of Holman Alvarez, and a tribute to the late, great Jeanie Bryson. Then we turn our attention to a powerful wave of new music from veterans, innovators, and ...
Continue ReadingYelena Eckemoff: Rosendals Garden
by Tyran Grillo
A garden is one of civilization's gentlest fictions, a piece of earth coaxed into pattern while still permitted to breathe beyond the gardener's intentions. That tension between cultivation and freedom animates Rosendals Garden, pianist and composer Yelena Eckemoff's 23rd album since 2010. The project, animated as always by a vivid personal concept, distills her travels through Sweden into something more elusive than an itinerary. Each destination enters as a physical place and emerges as a chamber of consciousness, steeped in ...
Continue ReadingTerri Lyne Carrington: Renown Grammy-Award Jazz Drummer's Humanitarian Activist Focus
by Doug Hall
Our guest is the acclaimed Four-Time Grammy-award winning jazz drummer, band leader, educator, mentor and activist Terri Lyne Carrington, also the founder and artistic director of the Berklee College of Music's Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.Terri shares here thoughts about her current recording project, the upcoming release Trip the Night Fantastic as well as her focus on the greater need of humanitarian action around the world.Terri also expands on the mission and hope for her ...
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