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Leslie Pintchik, Rich Halley, and Ryan Keberle
by Jerome Wilson
This show features a wide variety of musicians, including Leslie Pintchik, Owen Broder, Rich Halley, Geof Bradfield, Ryan Keberle and Alice Coltrane.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 Conrad Herwig “Mellow Minor" from The Latin Side of McCoy Tyner (Savant) 1:17 Geof Bradfield “United" from Colossal Abundance (Calligram) 6:45 Host Speaks 14:19 Allison Miller's Boom Tic Boom “Speak Eddie" from ...
Continue ReadingGiacomo Merega: Opus Dichotomous
by Mark Corroto
The title adopted by Giacomo Merega and Joe Morris' duo release Opus Dichotomous might be a false flag. This recording is anything but an exercise in contrasts. Merega's electric bass and Morris' guitar travel congruously throughout the nine tracks to deliver these improvised gems. Perhaps the dichotomy the title refers to is that of botany where a plant's dichotomous branching emanates from a common stem. Merega and Morris can be heard, along with drummer Jason Nazary, in the ...
Continue ReadingHoliday Music with Donald Vega, Band Of Other Brothers, JD Allen, Nicole Henry and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Holiday Music by Donald Vega, Band Of Other Brothers, JD Allen, Scott Drier, Nicole Henry, Rosemary Clooney, Wynton Marsalis, Oscar Peterson, Kevin Mahogany, Etta James, Scott Hamilton, Vanessa Rubin, Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Kurt Elling, Eric Reed, Nnenna Freelon, Javon Jackson, Al Jarreau, Diana Krall, Nat King Cole, and more. Playlist Donald Vega “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" from All Is Merry And Bright (Imagery Records) 00:00 Rosemary Clooney “Christmas Time Is Here" from White ...
Continue ReadingRed Hook Records
by Hobart Taylor
Celebrating Red Hook Records artists Wadada Leo Smith, Amina Claudine Myers, Andrew Cyrille and others, plus new music from Samara Joy. Playlist Aymée Nuviola Kemuel Roig"Imágenes" from Havana Nocturne (Worldwide) 0:00 William Cepeda" Con El Corazón (Plena)" from The Sound of Puerto Rican Jazz (Casabe) 4:39 Sessa “Canção da Cura" from Estrela Acesa (Self Produced) 10:22 Tivon Pennicott" Con Alma" from Spirit Garden (New Phrase) 12:57 Paola Prestini & Magos Herrera" Con Alma" from Con Alma: An Operatic ...
Continue ReadingAlla Boara's Italian Christmas at Trinity Cathedral
by John Chacona
Alla Boara Trinity Cathedral Cleveland, OH December 6, 2024 Here in North America most of our Christmas traditions have origins in northern Europe. So the notion of an Italian Christmas might be hard to visualize. Santa filling stockings while eating biscotti and gulping down an espresso then merrily riding off on a Vespa? Well, why not? If the season is about keeping spirits bright, Alla Boara, brought the sun of the Mezzogiorno to the bleak ...
Continue ReadingAdam Berenson: What Is This Place?
by Dan McClenaghan
Pianist/keyboardist/composer Adam Berenson is fascinated with Eberhard Weber, the German jazz player probably better known for his “worked with" listing than his own album releases. The influential bassist/composer has helped to shape and shade and color albums by, among others, saxophonist Jan Garbarek, Pat Metheny, guitarist Ralph Towner and vibraphonist Gary Burton. This is a “minimal list" for someone who is often described as a minimalist artist. Let us say that Weber casts a spell and that Berenson ...
Continue ReadingAl Jarreau: Wow: Live at the Childe Harold
by Mark Corroto
Al Jarreau gained nationwide recognition with the theme to the 1985 hit television show “Moonlighting," which starred Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis. He also had a chart-topping single “We're In This Love Together." Before he was a pop star, R&B singer, and a successful cross-over artist, Al Jarreau was the purest of jazz talents. He gained recognition with his breakthrough record Look To The Rainbow: Live In Europe (Warner Bros., 1977). Jarreau was part Jon Hendricks and part Sly Stone. ...
Continue ReadingJoachim Kuhn, Alain Bedard & Uroboro
by Maurice Hogue
German pianist Joachim Kuhn headed for Paris in the midst of the late 60s-early 70s free frenzy in Europe, ultimately forming a very influential trio with bassist J.F. Jenny-Clark and drummer Daniel Humair. Kuhn considered that group the band of his life. He may have to make room for his new French Trio with bassist Thibault Cellier and drummer Sylvain Darrifourcq. Their debut recording, The Way, is a perfect vehicle for the 80 year-old Kuhn to be as free as ...
Continue ReadingDevin Daniels, Francesco Bearzatti, Federico Casagrande, Das Kapital & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
A playlist characterized by remarkable guitar-centric duos, leading into the existential dephts of Das Kapital and a live tour-de-force by Devin DanielsHappy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Lionel Loueke, Dave Holland “Celebration" United (Edition) 0:16 Host talks 5:47 Enzo Pietropaoli, Adriano Viterbini “Gondwana" Gorgo (Parco Della Musica) 7:45 Reinier Baas, Ben van Gelder “Brother's Keeper (for Gideon)" This Is Water (DoYouMind?) 11:25 Host talks 17:36 Francesco Bearzatti, Federico ...
Continue ReadingWAAN, Susanne Alt, The Tonal Few and much more
by Co de Kloet
In this third episode of inJazz Radio International we present purely exclusive inJazz Radio live recordings, by new and upcoming Dutch artists as well as esthablished names. Listen to Susanne Alt, GC Quartet Collective, WAAN, The Tonal Few and much more. Playlist Marike van Dijk Nonet “Landed" (M. van Dijk) Lucas Bakker Band “Breaking The Bridge" (L. Bakker) GC Quartet Collective “Heat Wave" (G. Celmins) WAAN “Omi" (B. Wirtz/E. van Rijthoven) Susanne Alt Royalty For Real “Bel Air ...
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