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Radio & Podcasts

Interpretations of Thelonious Monk by Max Roach, Leon Thomas, Wynton Marsalis, Others

by David W. Daniels
October 27, 2026

In addition to the musicians named, new music is featured by Vanisha Gould, Steve Davis, and a Charles Tolliver reissue. Playlist Grachan Moncur III “Monk In Wonderland" from Exploration (Capri) 00:00 Thelonious Monk “Bye-Ya (Live)" from Monk (Live) (Gearbox) 8:40 Sonny Rollins “Autumn Nocturne" from The Standard Sonny Rollins (RCA Victor) 18:18 Dinah Washington “Invitation" from A Night Out With Verve (Various Artists) (Compilation) (Verve) 21:17 Lee Morgan “Hocus Pocus" from The Sidewinder (Blue Note) 24:15 Max Roach ...

In Pictures

The Acoustic Trio At Suoni Della Piazza Festival

by Antonio Baiano
October 27, 2026

A collection of photos from the Suoni Della Piazza festival at Piazza Dei Mestieri in Torino, Italy on October 10th, 2026 featuring Giovanni Falzone, Pietro Ballestrero and Davide Liberti. ...

Radio & Podcasts

Huey Lewis, Cory Weeds, Stan Getz, Nova Fellowship, Calibro 35 & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 27, 2026

A playlist of unexpected connections: from Cory Weeds to Stan Getz, with Huey Lewis as the missing link; from James Ellroy to Calibro 35's cinematic funk-jazz; and from Steve Reid to today's scene via Nova Fellowship--with a few more surprises along the way.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Cory Weeds “Bad Is Bad" Hip To Be Square--Plays Huey Lewis & The News (Cellar Live) 0:16 Host talks 7:22 ...

Album Review

Norman Granz: The Sound Of America

Read "The Sound Of America" reviewed by Richard J Salvucci

by Richard J Salvucci
October 26, 2026

If there were a more important “back office" figure in the history of American jazz than Norman Granz, who would it be? When Granz first heard Coleman Hawkins, he knew that the music was going to have a major role in his life--but he did not yet know how many others would be in his debt as well. Hundreds, if not thousands of musicians would owe him a living. Some, like Oscar Peterson and Ella Fitzgerald, would nearly become his ...

Live Review

The Bad Plus Farewell Tour at the Cleveland Museum of Art

by C. Andrew Hovan
October 26, 2026

The Bad Plus Gartner Auditorium at the Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, OH October 7, 2026 After a 26-year run, The Bad Plus are calling it quits, going out with a series of musical fireworks. Having been on the road since the spring, the group still has more than 30 shows to go, with a four-night stand at Minneapolis' Dakota over the Christmas holiday marking the finale. Gabe Pollack, director of performing arts at the ...

Live Review

Ruthie Foster at The Tin Pan

by Konstantin N. Rega
October 26, 2026

Ruthie Foster The Tin Pan Richmond, VA October 20, 2026 It's usually a bad thing when people are talking during a live show. However, if it's blues singer and guitarist Ruthie Foster, that's just fine. Her solo set at the Tin Pan in Richmond, Virginia, was a memorable night of songs and stories. Switching between older material, covers, as well as tracks from her recent release, Just Say Yes (Sun Records, 2026), Foster ...

Album Review

ALLVEI: ALLVEI

by Tyran Grillo
October 26, 2026

A map can tell us where a journey begins but has little to say about the distances we carry after arriving. ALLVEI gives that geographical displacement a musical interior in which to resonate. Taking its name from a word rooted in Norway's northwest coast, where eternity in time opens onto endlessness in space, the trio works at the fault line between duration and distance. Norwegian guitarist Eivind Vullum supplies the compositional foundation, joined by Polish saxophonist Jerzy Mączyński and Swiss ...

In Pictures

James Brandon Lewis & Chad Taylor at Pardon, To Tu

by Marek J. Śmietański
October 26, 2026

A collection of photos from the James Brandon Lewis and Chad Taylor concert at Pardon, To Tu in Warsaw on September 27, 2026 featuring James Brandon Lewis and Chad Taylor. ...

Album Review

GEORGE: Looking for Consonance

Read "Looking for Consonance" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
October 26, 2026

The thing about George--named after George Floyd--is that it allows drummer John Hollenbeck to do almost anything he likes. On the group's second release, Looking for Consonance, he blends elements of prog, avant jazz, pop, ambient, folk, noise and more into an intoxicating, sometimes inscrutable, whole. To abet him in the project, he has recruited an unconventional electro-acoustic lineup of reedist Anna Webber, the vocals and synthesizers of Sarah Rossy and Chiquita Magic, all unchanged from the debut.

Radio & Podcasts

Aymee Nuviola, Rob Dehlinger & The Alpha Rhythm Kings, Ally Fiola, Christine Tobin, Birthday Shoutouts To Anita O'Day, Laura Nyro & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
October 26, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Aymee Nuviola, Rob Dehlinger & The Alpha Rhythm Kings, Ally Fiola, Christine Tobin with birthday shoutouts to Nellie Lutcher (Hurry On Down), Victoria Spivey (Telephoning The Blues), Anita O'Day, Bobby Troup, Esperanza Spalding, Laura Nyro, Harry Allen, Amy London, Eve Sicular, Nancy Kelly and Freddy Cole, 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 ...