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Eric Alexander, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Rin Seo, Don Was and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Eric Alexander, Yoko Yates, Michael Wolff, Jamile, Susan Krebs, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Milan Verbist, Shawn Purcell, Juliet Ewing, James Danderfer, Mark Winkler, David Kikoski, Rin Seo, Pete Mills, Johnathan Blake, Ledisi, JD Allen, Kate Wyatt, Michael Dease, Emma Smith, Charlie Porter, Don Was, Mike Clark, Grant Stewart, Sacha Boutros, Stevie Holland, Margherita Fava, Tom Cohen, Al Muirhead, Rick Keller, and more.Playlist Eric Alexander “Love Letters" from Like Sugar (Cellar Music Group) 00:00 ...
Continue ReadingJosie Falbo, Leandro Cardenas, Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, choice cuts from new releases by saxophonist Lena Bloch; vocalist Josie Falbo; guitarists Tom Ollendorff and Jon Fadem; clarinetist and composer Leandro Cardenas; five decades of studio, demo and live recordings from drummer Gary Husbands' personal archives; the Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sextet; and multi--reed player Rick Keller.Playlist Rabih Abou-Khalile “Revelation" from Roots & Sprouts (enja) 5:42 Jane Ira Bloom-Brian Shankar Adler “Once Like a Spark" from Drums Like ...
Continue ReadingKamasi Washington At Golden Gate Theatre
by Steven Roby
Kamasi Washington Band Golden Gate Theatre San Francisco, CA October 14, 2025 It was part big-band spiritual jazz and part family affair. Visionary saxophonist Kamasi Washington's sold-out two-hour concert at the Golden Gate Theatre offered an evening of transcendent fusion, mixing funk, hip-hop, and masterful improvisation with surprise guest appearances. Dressed in a pure white, loose-fitting, African-inspired robe with a green and gold, chasuble-like panel embroidered into the fabric, Kamasi Washington looked like ...
Continue ReadingIan Shaw: Stephensong
by Neil Duggan
With numerous plaudits and awards garnered over a long career, vocalist Ian Shaw presents Stephensong. A deep dive into the work of one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, composer Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim was also no stranger to awards, having picked up eight Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Throughout his multifaceted career, Shaw has occasionally focused on interpreting the work of iconic figures including Joni Mitchell, Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, ...
Continue ReadingEshaan Sood/The Sonic Alchemists: Dream River
by Jack Bowers
Guitarist Eshaan Sood has come a long way--in more ways than one. Born and raised in New Delhi, India, he was a graphic artist who had never considered a career in music, let alone jazz, until a near-fatal auto accident in 2015 left him blind and forced him to rethink his plans. No longer able to pursue his dream, Sood turned to a second love, music, finally settling on the guitar as his instrument of choice. That brought him eventually ...
Continue ReadingSeamus O'Muinechain's Worlds of Sound
by Geno Thackara
We all know how the world is, unfortunately, full of people who talk endlessly while saying nothing. More rare and refreshing are the opposite kind, who can speak very little and yet still say a whole lot with a few words. With an evocative sound somewhere between folky and quasi-ambient, pianist Seamus O'Muineachain is like the unassuming dinner guest who never needs to clamor to be heard, but can chip in a keen insight when a little space opens up. ...
Continue ReadingDominik Wania: My Life: Preisner's Music
by Nenad Georgievski
Composer Zbigniew Preisner's music has always carried something deeply human in its melodies--something tender, aching, and timeless. Whether through the unforgettable collaborations with Krzysztof Kieślowski or his later scores for films like The Secret Garden or Damage,, Preisner's work has never been just background music; it has been another voice in the story, quietly speaking to the heart. In My Life--Preisner's Music, that voice is stripped back to its purest form: solo piano. And there could hardly have been a ...
Continue ReadingJohn Scofield & Dave Holland: Memories Of Home
by Frank Housh
John Scofield and Dave Holland have about a century of combined experience making jazz. They have played with everybody and created deep bodies of work that span bebop to today. “Memories of Home" sounds like an intimate reflection on two musical lives. Scofield and Holland each spent time with Miles Davis' band. They played together with Herbie Hancock and others, but Memories of Home is their first duo album. Scofield said, “I honestly don't recall when or how ...
Continue ReadingMusic From Swart, Lemish, Williams, Tibbetts & More
by Bob Osborne
A rich selection of brand new releases from across the wide world of jazz includes two new ECM Records albums, debut releases from breakthrough artists, and rare broadcasting recordings from a UK jazz icon. We close with two duo recordings from masters of their craft. Playlist Frank Swart Funkwrench Blues “Reflections From The Future" from Mischief In The Musitorium (Need To Know Music) 00:00 Noam Lemish “San Francisco Is My Copenhagen" from There's beauty enough ...
Continue ReadingSergio Armaroli: The Musical Omnivore
by Mark Corroto
Sergio Armaroli is an Italian composer, percussionist, vibraphonist, teacher and visual artist whose music can be found on multiple labels including ezz-thetics, Leo Records, Dodicilune, Ictus Records and Da Vinci Classics. His 2025 releases include Deconstructing Ayler In The Universe (Dodicilune), And I Entered Into Sleep (Die Schachtel), and the ezz-thetics discs Introducing A Very Heavy Person First Visit, Follow A Very Heavy Person First Visit, At Sotto Il Mare First Visit and The Art Of Sound(s). Because ...
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