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Dave Stryker, Michael Dease, Mattias Svensson, Roderick Harper and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Dave Stryker, Michael Dease, Mattias Svensson, Roderick Harper, Eddie Allen & Push, Paul Ricci, Kate Olson, Steve Berndt, Vance Thompson, Vancouver Jazz Orchestra, Peter Furlan, Gil Livni, Lisa Hilton, Brandon Sanders, Charlie Porter, Enoch Smith Jr., Leslie Odom, Jr., Maja Jaku, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Affinity Trio, Gregory Groover Jr., Johnathan Blake, Glenn Makos & Bru, Andrew Carroll, Charles Lloyd, Shawn Purcell, Kenny Barron, Lafayette Harris Jr., Lori Williams, Sean Mason, Margherita Fava, and more.
Continue ReadingKemuel Roig: Dos Almas
by Edward Blanco
Cuban-American Latin jazz pianist Kemuel Roig presents a new solo album entitled Dos Almas ("Two Souls") documenting several originals in a repertoire that contains a selection of classic songs from some of his favorite Cuban composers. The album is an intimate personal journey delivering is own interpretation of Latin jazz music and his place in the genre. It is a reflection of love, nostalgia and musical grit. A master of his chosen instrument, Roig is a classically-trained pianist oozing with ...
Continue ReadingBobby Naughton Trio: Live at Charlie's Tap
by Mark Corroto
Today, a number of drummers, including Ches Smith and Kenny Wollesen, also double on vibraphone, underscoring the instrument's fundamentally percussive nature. In the hands of Bobby Naughton, however, the vibraphone functioned as something more expansive: a reimagined piano, capable of both harmonic depth and rhythmic propulsion. Naughton began studying piano at the age of eight, performing classical repertoire before moving on to rock 'n' roll and the organ. It was only after encountering free jazz that he migrated ...
Continue ReadingNew Music from Seabrook, Lockheart, Eckemoff, Fernando & More
by Bob Osborne
Tradition meets experimentation in this fascinating collection of new releases. Beginning with the eclectic endeavours of Brandon Seabrook, via a mix of latin jazz, European exploration , free improvisation from the UK, a musical statement about the climate crisis, and closing with Thelonious Monk in concert in 1965.Playlist Brandon Seabrook “Name Dropping is the Lowest Form of Conversation (Waltz)" from Hellbent Daydream (Pyroclastic Records) 00:00 Mark Lockheart's Shapeshifter “Come On Over" from Shapeshifter (Edition Records) 05:18 Yelena Eckemoff ...
Continue ReadingAlexa Tarantino, Greg Burrows, Ben Stapp, Roberto Fonseca and Vincent Segal
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, saxophonist Alexa Tarantino; guitarist Charlie Ballantine; drummer Greg Burrows; a whole lotta vocals; tubist Ben Stapp; pianist Jay D'Amico; pianist Roberto Fonseca and cellist Vincent Segal; and pianist Luke Marantz and guitarist Simon Jermyn.Playlist Blue Mitchell “There Will Never Be Another You" from Big 6 (Riverside) 5:00 Sarah Wilson “Echoes Refrain" from Incandescence (Brass Tonic) 3:43 Alexa Tarantino “The Roar and the Whisper" from The Roar and the ...
Continue ReadingObsolescence Quartet at The Treelawn Social Club
by John Chacona
Obsolescence QuartetThe Treelawn Social Club Cleveland, OH January 11, 2026 An evening of completely improvised music by top-level players is not an everyday thing in Cleveland. So the Sunday evening set by the cheekily named Obsolescence Quartet (an oblique reference to the effects on human creators of artificial intelligence) was self-recommending. Chalk that up to the eminence of the musicians. On the front line, tenor saxophonist Joshua Smith, making an intermittent visit ...
Continue ReadingIlona Kudina: Baltic Transit
by Katchie Cartwright
Born and raised in Latvia, Ilona Kudina was trained as a classical musician, earning a master's degree in flute performance from Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music in Riga and becoming a flutist and piccolist with the Latvian National Symphony. Pursuing her interest in improvisation, jazz and contemporary music, she moved to Boston in 2001, where she received a professional diploma from Berklee College. Kudina's self-produced debut album, On the Bridge (2006) offered chamber works by celebrated ...
Continue ReadingRecent releases from Chicago + New Music from Joel Ross and Jahari Stampley
by Hobart Taylor
Agelika Niescier journeys to Chicago to jam with Nicole Mitchell, Mike Reed, Luke Stewart and others. Miki Yamanaka and Mark Turner turn a Monk standard inside out. We get to feel the Spirit with Joel Ross and Maria Grand. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Jane Ira Bloom/Brian Shankar Adler “Old Orchard Intergalatic Launchpad" from Once Like a Spark (Adhyaropa) 00:08 Charlie Ballantine “Trinkle Trinkle" from East By Midwest (Origin) 4:16 Macie Stewart “Disintegration" from When the Distance is Blue ...
Continue ReadingVancouver Jazz Orchestra: Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Meets Brian Charette
by Pierre Giroux
The Vancouver Jazz Orchestra's debut album arrives with a sense of purpose that feels both timely and reassuringly traditional. Formed to showcase the city's rich pool of jazz musicians while creating a platform for composers and arrangers, the VJO proves itself not through rhetoric but through sound. This release features a confident, well-rehearsed ensemble playing music almost exclusively by Vancouver writers, united here by the invigorating presence of Hammond B3 master Brian Charette. Steve Kaldestad's “Equestrian Interlude" opens ...
Continue ReadingTeddy Charles, Yuhan Su, and Katie Bull
by Jerome Wilson
The first Outer View of 2026 eases into the new year with music from Teddy Charles, Yuhan Su, Katie Bull, Albert Mangelsdorff and others. (I apologize for the verbal glitches in this one.)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 Glenn Wilson “Blueprint" from Bittersweet (Mosaic) 1:02 Trish Clowes “In Between the Moss & the Ivy" from My Iris (Basho) 7:13 ...
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