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Radio & Podcasts

Camila Nebbia/Exhaust, Michael Moss & Trio Imagination

by Maurice Hogue
October 19, 2026

Trio 3 received much praise in its 35 years of creating great music, but when saxophonist Oliver Lake decided to retire from performing due to health reasons, bassist Reggie Workman & drummer Andrew Cyrille needed to find a third member. They had asked pianist David Virelles to join them at one point, magic happened, and so the two masters decided to make it permanent. The debut of the new Trio Imagination on their new Creative Inspiration is filled with brilliant ...

Radio & Podcasts

The Effect, HII Trio, DarWin, Tal Wilkenfeld, Terry Lynn Carrington, Anika Nilles

by Len Davis
October 19, 2026

Today's programme brings you excellent new music from Sweden, led by guitarist Carl Mörner Ringström, more from Brazil's HII Trio featuring Igor Willcox and a Japanese fusion run with Polypus, Ryosuke Kojima, and the latest from T-Square. Guitarist and producer Darwin teams up with Simon Phillips, followed by New York fusion outfit FORQ with their latest offering. We then turn the spotlight on the ladies of fusion, beginning with bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, remembering the late German guitarist Susan Weinert, and ...

Book Review

Energy Center: A History Of Studio Rivbea

by John Sharpe
October 18, 2026

Energy Center: A History Of Studio Rivbea Ed Hazell 324 Pages ISBN: 978-5-415-02882-5 NoBusiness Records 2026 Multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers helped reshape New York's jazz landscape not only through his music but by creating Studio Rivbea, an independent space for rehearsal, education and performance that gave adventurous musicians room to develop and play on their own terms. In Energy Center, Ed Hazell chronicles the pioneering Lower East Side venue, from its founding in 1973 ...

Album Review

Jason Robinson: Blue Salience: For Yusef Lateef

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by Keith Flint
October 18, 2026

From a single note a song takes form. From a single seed a tree grows. Consider Yusef Lateef's own words from “Where Are The Goodies?" Spheres: Stories by Yusef Lateef (Fana Publishing, 1976), “To find out in a hurry whether the roots are where the rich dirt is, look up at the tree and see if the branches are soulful." His writing was as evocative of spirituality and human communication as it was given to compositional foundations and creative ideation. ...

Album Review

Francesca Han: Sisyphus

by Sue Yang
October 18, 2026

Camus thought the interesting part of the myth was the walk back down. The climb is all effort. It is on the descent, with the rock at the bottom and the hill still to do again, that Sisyphus sees his situation whole, and Camus calls this the hour of consciousness. Francesca Han has named an album for that figure. Several of its seven original compositions place their principal dynamic expansion well before the ending, leaving considerable space for withdrawal and ...

Miles Ahead: A Jazz Road Trip

Part 13: Presence Without Interference

by Billie Eidson
October 18, 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 Twenty-One ...

Radio & Podcasts

Houston Person, Allan Harris, Ron Vincent, Vanisha Gould & Leigh Pilzer

by Joe Dimino
October 18, 2026

We kick off the monumental 980th Episode of Neon Jazz with the soulful artistry of Leigh Pilzer and music from her 2026 album Keep Holding On--another chapter in a remarkable legacy of creativity, groove and stellar jazz. From there, we turn up the spotlight with interview moments from Yoko Miwa, Mikayla Shirley, Allan Harris and the great Michel Gentile, bringing the voices and stories behind the music into the mix. Along the way, we dive into the fresh sounds shaping ...

Album Review

Seth Kibel: Clarinet, Without a Net

Read "Clarinet, Without a Net" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 18, 2026

The late great Phil Woods once observed that the clarinet “was invented by six guys who had never met each other," which is another way of saying it is more than challenging to play. It is a challenge that woodwind virtuoso Seth Kibel accepted years ago and has spent much of his career as an award-winning jazz artist pursuing. On Clarinet, Without a Net, Kibel plays clarinet on every number, backed on even-numbered tracks by one quintet, on ...

Radio & Podcasts

Walking Down the Freedom Road: Oscar Brown Jr. at 100

by Katchie Cartwright
October 18, 2026

October 10, 2026 was the 100th birthday of the great Chicago-born-and-bred singer, songwriter, poet, playwright, and civil rights activist Oscar Brown Jr.. Caminhos do Jazz joined the celebration, focusing on Brown's pathbreaking debut, Sin & Soul (Columbia Records, 1961 [recorded in 1960]), and pulling in choice cuts from Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist Amber Weekes' beautiful 2026 album, To Oscar With Love (Amber Inn), which was released to coincide with his centennial. Brown stands as a genius worthy of the widest ...

Radio & Podcasts

Locked In: Kris Davis, Robert Hurst & Johnathan Blake

by David Bixler
October 18, 2026

When you put musicians like bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Johnathan Blake behind a true visionary, you're guaranteed something extraordinary. I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Grammy-winning pianist Kris Davis to the podcast. September 25th marks the release of her incredible upcoming album, Lost in Geneva. This is the second release from this powerhouse trio, and the way they have locked in together is something special.This episode features music from Kris Davis' Lost in Geneva (4166 Records). ...