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Radio & Podcasts

Helen Sung, Emma Dayhuff, Bill Lee, Isaiah Collier, Gaia Wilmer, Heisenberg Uncertainty Players

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 24, 2026

One of our favorite albums of the year, music born on the Chicago-LA express, a rediscovery of Bill Lee and a joyride with Isaiah Collier, tributes to Herbie Hancock and Gilberto Gil, and a healthy dose of quantum mechanics... Sounds like a strange equation? Tune in to the wonderfully unpredictable world of Mondo Jazz and see if the pieces add up.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Emma Dayhuff ...

Radio & Podcasts

Midori Hirano: Piano and Synth That Know When to Stop

by Lawrence Peryer
October 24, 2026

The Berlin composer and pianist joins us to discuss The Juniper Tree, her new score for Nietzchka Keene's 1990 film starring Björk, written without the original soundtrack in her ears and pared back by the Japanese idea of ma. ...

Radio & Podcasts

Richard Marx After Hours

by Leo Sidran
October 24, 2026

For a period of time in the late 1980s, it was nearly impossible to turn on pop radio without hearing a song by Richard Marx. One of the most commercially successful singer-songwriters of his generation, Marx's music helped define the sound of late-'80s pop and rock ballads. Songs like “Right Here Waiting" and, later, “Now and Forever" became so ubiquitous that they could almost be taken for granted. Classics hiding in plain sight, but often coming out after ...

Live Review

Nubya Garcia Red Hot At Blue Note London

by Mike Raggett
October 23, 2026

Nubya Garcia Blue Note London October 17, 2026 Blue Note London has had some hot tickets in its opening months, but none hotter than British saxophone legend Nubya Garcia. Her residency at the club in October 2026 encompassed six sold-out shows. Accompanied by Lyle Barton on piano and assorted keyboards, Max Luthert on bass, and the ever-present Sam Barrell Jones on drums, Garcia presented music from her back catalog while trying out some new ...

Live Review

Ron Carter and Bill Frisell at Birdland

by Paul Reynolds
October 23, 2026

Ron Carter and Bill Frisell Birdland Ron Carter Annual Residency New York, NY October 15, 2026Ron Carter and Bill Frisell have sustained a thirty-year mutual admiration society, praising each other in a way that goes beyond the usual platitudes spouted by artistic collaborators. The veteran bassist--now 89--has said of the singular guitarist that “he listens closely, experiments freely, and consistently finds ways to surprise. His work rewards patience and deep listening." Frisell--who's now 75--has described Carter ...

Album Review

Mattia Basilico: On The Edge

Read "On The Edge" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
October 23, 2026

Mattia Basilico is an Italian saxophonist who proudly wears his influences on his sleeve. He and his quartet set out to explore the jazz tradition while injecting a contemporary feel. The group comprising pianist Alessio Pagliero, double bassist Carlo Bavetta and drummer Bernardo Guerra, brings a fresh perspective to compositions by John Coltrane, Cedar Walton, Thelonious Monk, David Hazeltine, Ornette Coleman and Jimmy Van Heusen, using them as a platform for interaction, carefully shaped arrangements and new expressive directions.

Album Review

Cory Weeds: Hip to Be Square Plays Huey Lewis & The News

Read "Hip to Be Square Plays Huey Lewis & The News" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
October 23, 2026

There is something wonderfully mischievous about Cory Weeds taking on Huey Lewis And The News. At first glance, the pairing might seem unlikely, but spend a little time with Hip to Be Square - Plays Huey Lewis & The News (Boop Bop Bing Bash!) and the logic becomes clear. The band's songs were built on strong melodies, deep grooves, and a healthy dose of the blues, making them surprisingly natural material for a Hammond B3 organ quartet. Saxophonist Weeds, organist Chris ...

Album Review

Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra: Royalty: The Music of Duke Ellington & Count Basie

Read "Royalty: The Music of Duke Ellington & Count Basie" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 23, 2026

According to the U.S. Board of Geographic Names, there are at least 33 cities, towns and other populated areas in the U.S. that answer to the name “Springfield." Only five boast populations of more than 20,000, and one (Illinois) is a state capital. Springfields can be found in Massachusetts, Oregon, Vermont, Missouri, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky, among other places. And also in Ohio, which is presumably the only Springfield that is home to its very own Symphony Jazz Orchestra. ...

Miles Ahead: A Jazz Road Trip

Part 17: Homecoming

by Billie Eidson
October 23, 2026

Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 A drive from Oregon to Florida, to experience music and living across the USA, and ultimately join a jazz cruise. AKA, a listening practice, unfolding in real time--written on the road, in the spaces between cities and notes. Day Thirty-Two ...

Radio & Podcasts

Chapter 11: The End Of The Beginning

by Larry Slater
October 23, 2026

Artie Shaw was an enigma. A self-taught, brilliant clarinetist blessed with movie-star good looks, he became one of the defining musicians of the Big Band era. Yet at the height of his fame, he walked away from the music business, leaving behind a legacy as fascinating as it was influential.In the early 1990s, Ted Hallock--a passionate jazz scholar and former Oregon State Senator--spent a week with Shaw recording an extraordinary series of in-depth conversations about music, life and ...