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Chase Morrin: Jazz pianist, composer, educator & bandleader of Ize Trio
by Doug Hall
On this show we chat with Boston-based jazz pianist and composer Chase Morrin. Morrin has released multiple albums and been internationally recognized as a musician who pushes musical boundaries in jazz and classical music. His current band Ize Trio is an innovative multi-cultural project(among others) that advocates for human rights and equity. Ize Trio's current release is The Global Suites (Chase Morrin Music, 2024). We will listen to snippets of two compositions from this recording.He is currently a ...
Continue ReadingTomin, Henriette Eilertsen, Gilad Hekselman, Christophe Marguet & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Around the jazz world in seven songs, and forty-five minutes! Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Christophe Marguet “Thérapie" Echoes of Time (Mélodie en sous-sol) 0:16 Host talks 4:57 Gilad Hekselman “The Headrocker" Life, at the Village Vanguard (La Reserve) 6:15 Host talks 14:37 Greg Ward, Ziv Ravitz, Matthew Stevens, Leo Genovese “Full Cream" Full Cream (Sugah Hoof) 16:33 Henriette Eilertsen & OJKOS “Springer i Coimbra" Recharge ...
Continue ReadingThe Archives of Aquarius: Public Domain In 2025
by Troy Hoffman
The past few years have seen a cornucopia of historic compositional works released into the world of public domain. 2025 (the year of the snake) continues the tradition, marking many significant jazz-oriented recordings slithering into public archives and becoming legally available for usage, interpretation, parody, and more. One of many entered this year is Rhapsody in Blue (Harms, Inc. 1924), by George Gershwin--an incredibly groundbreaking work for its time, based on its merging of jazz and classical. The composition was ...
Continue ReadingThe Bad Plus at Bop Stop
by John Chacona
The Bad PlusBOP STOP at the Music SettlementCleveland, OHFebruary 7, 2025 Teachers of jazz--the good ones, at least--emphasize the importance of finding an individual sound. That goes for ensembles, too, and at their Friday appearance at Cleveland's Bop Stop, The Bad Plus demonstrated how, even with a radical overhauling of personnel and instrumentation, it can be done. For two decades, The Bad Plus brandished what might have been the most distinctive piano trio ...
Continue ReadingNanami Haruta: The Vibe
by Dan McClenaghan
The news of a trombonist fronting a small jazz ensemble brings the name J.J. Johnson (1924-2001) to mind. He pioneered that form of jazz expression. Before he stepped onto the scene the big brass horn stayed mainly in the background, eclipsed by trumpets and saxophones. Many have followed in Johnson's footsteps: Curtis Fuller, Steve Turre, Michael Dease. The door opened, and a slew of talent stepped across the threshold. This brings us to Nanami Haruta, who ...
Continue ReadingES Trio: The Foreign In Us
by Hrayr Attarian
German saxophonist and clarinetist Edith Steyer is a consummate improviser. Her spontaneously created work defies genres, blending jazz, ethnic, and Western classical influences. On April 6, 2023, Steyer appeared at the Elastic Arts venue in Chicago together with two of the city's most distinctive musicians, pianist Mabel Kwan and percussionist Michael Zerang. The material from this stimulating concert was soon afterward released as The Foreign In Us on the progressive label Relative Pitch. The album comprises five duos ...
Continue ReadingPharoah Sanders, Anthony Joseph, Femi Kuti, New Jazz Underground, Mama Terra, Tom Teasley, & More
by Tony Poole
Your weekly journey into the freshest worldwide jazz grooves from around the globe. Join Tony Poole for more enticing rhythms and cutting-edge sounds, no filler, just the finest jazz to move your mind and your feet. Playlist All tracks released in 2025, unless otherwise stated.Pharoah Sanders “Prince Of Peace" (featuring Leon Thomas) from Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (Strata-East Records, re-issued from 1973) Sabrina Malheiros “Terra de Ninguém" from Equilibria--20th Anniversary Vinyl Edition (Far Out Recordings, re-issued from 2005) ...
Continue ReadingAlex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet: Situation
by Jerome Wilson
This is the third album by the Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet and, on it, they continue to refine their integration of jazz, country and classical styles into a more expansive and complex whole. Their use of vibraphone, pedal steel and harp, in addition to the more common instruments of guitar, saxophone and bass, gives the group a uniquely layered sound that can be delicate or driving. The instruments combine into sound collages that blend the ethereal with toughness. ...
Continue ReadingJazz Interpretations Of Jerome Kern, Part III
by Larry Slater
Jerome Kern left a legacy of over seven hundred songs, written over four decades for more than one hundred stage productions and Hollywood filmsIn this, the final hour of “Jazz Interpretations of the music of Jerome Kern," we turn to Kern's late works. “The Last Time I Saw Paris," “I'm Old Fashioned" , “Dearly Beloved" , “Long Ago and Far Away" and “Nobody Else But Me" Performances by Joshua Redman, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Wes Montgomery, Bill Evans, ...
Continue ReadingSullivan Fortner, Gabriele Comeglio, Nour Symon, Volker Meitz
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, cuts from new releases by harpist Ashley Jackson; pianist Sullivan Fortner; Julia Hülsmann; saxophonist Gabriele Comeglio; multidisciplinary artist Nour Symon; vocalist Eugenie Jones; keyboardist Volker Meitz; and saxophonist Lucious Crawford. Playlist Archie Shepp “Invocation: Ballad for a Child" from Attica Blues (Impulse!) :30 Archie Shepp “Ballad of a Child Attica Blues (Impulse!) 3:35 Ashley Jackson “Deep River II" from Take Me to the Water (Decca) 2:18 Sullivan Fortner ...
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