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Radio & Podcasts

Happy 109th Birthday Thelonious Monk! His Music Interpreted by Himself, Ralph Peterson, Carmen Bradford, and Others

by David W. Daniels
October 13, 2026

It is “Monktober" and we are celebrating the 10-10-1917 birthday of one of the greatest piano composers in jazz--Mr. Thelonious Sphere Monk. In addition to the artists named in the title, we have tribute compositions from Dr. Lonnie Smith, Carlos Henriquez, and his son T.S. Monk. Additional artists interpreting Monk's compositions include Blue Mitchell, Larry Goldings, Roy Ayers, and lots more. Playlist Alchemy Sound Project “Beta" from Further Explorations (Artist Recordings Collective) 00:00 Cedar Walton “Pannonica" from The ...

Radio & Podcasts

Six new jazz releases from Joey DeFrancesco, Jerry Z, Bill Carter, Flying Horse Big Band, Clarence Hines Jazz Orch, Springfield Jazz Orchestra

by George Graham
October 13, 2026

George Graham spotlights six new jazz releases in this extended show including Joey DeFrancesco, Jerry Z, Bill Carter, UCF Flying Horse Big Band, Clarence Hines Jazz Orchestra and the Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra. Playlist Joey DeFrancesco “Awake and Blessed" from Live at the Keystone Korner (Mack Avenue) 07:27 Joey DeFrancesco “Roll with It" from Live at the Keystone Korner (Mack Avenue) 07:28 Jerry Z “Break Allegro" from Break Allegro (Drawbar) 07:11 Jerry Z “Road Dog" from Break Allegro ...

Jazz in Long Form

Enrico Pieranunzi, Right Now

by Todd M. Carlsen
October 12, 2026

Enrico Pieranunzi turned seventy-six in December 2025. Skip the tribute. He's busy--delivering four masterclass releases across 2026. The solo piano session Ennio Morricone--The Piano Sessions by Enrico Pieranunzi (CAM Sugar, 2026). A mostly-duo album with guitar, Evanscape (Bonsaï Music, 2026). A jazz-classical record with an orchestra, Improclassica (Abeat, 2025). A quartet with tenor saxophone, Perspectives (Red Records, 2026). He is not coasting on a name. He remains a powerhouse of European jazz. For American listeners unfamiliar with Pieranunzi, ...

Album Review

Ella Thompson: Triumph and Sadness

Read "Triumph and Sadness" reviewed by Andrew Schinder

by Andrew Schinder
October 12, 2026

While the United Kingdom's relationship with and interpretations of American soul, jazz and R&B music are rightly celebrated, Australia has a rich history with Black American music as well. In fact, Aboriginal and indigenous Australians first encountered African-Americans as early as the late nineteenth century, when a choir from Fisk University, one of the United States' first Black colleges, traveled to and spent six years in Australia, where they introduced their traditional music. Jazz music made its way ...

Album Review

Fernando Ferrarone: Beautifully Different

Read "Beautifully Different" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 12, 2026

It is one thing to be a multi-instrumentalist; it is quite another to play two or more instruments so remarkably well that heads start to turn and listeners ask, “Who was that?“ Florida-based Fernando Ferrarone is in the latter class. He plays electrifying alto saxophone on the first and last tracks of Beautifully Different, impeccable trumpet on everything in between. And Ferrarone does so while leading a quintet that consists of American pianist Russell Kranes and three sidemen ...

Miles Ahead: A Jazz Road Trip

Part 8: Sufficiency

by Billie Eidson
October 12, 2026

Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18A 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 Fifteen Fort Lauderdale ...

Play This!

Jazzrausch Bigband: Sinfonie in Cis-Moll: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, Nicht Zu Schnell

by Geno Thackara
October 12, 2026

Gustav Mahler always lamented that nobody understood his fifth symphony, claiming it was cursed. Fair enough; even as this most epic musical form goes, it was a work arguably packed with more layers of emotion than most. Jazzrausch Bigband, however, figured out that those shades can come through just as much with a massive heap of techno beats--nowhere more so than the third movement, where “every note is charged with life" and one of the piece's recurring motifs gets cheerfully ...

Album Review

Albert Ayler Quartet: Reference: Albert Ayler Quartet Goin' Home 1964

Read "Reference: Albert Ayler Quartet Goin' Home 1964" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
October 12, 2026

On February 24, 1964, Albert Ayler entered Atlantic Studios in New York City to record a series of compositions that would help define the saxophonist's legacy and, arguably, alter the course of jazz. The Cleveland, Ohio, native had recently returned from Europe, where he had performed with Cecil Taylor's quartet and at the urging of Swedish saxophonist and clarinetist Bengt Nordström, Ayler recorded a program of jazz standards. That February New York session would eventually be released under ...

Radio & Podcasts

Dida Pelled, Zuri Alexander, Myra Melford, Tara Davidson, Gaia Wilmer & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
October 12, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Dida Pelled, Zuri Alexander, Myra Melford, Tara Davidson, Gaia Wilmer plus singles from Amy London and Jenny Scheinman, with birthday shoutouts to Koko Taylor, Nancy Harrow, Patrice Rushen, Susaye Greene, Hyuna Park, Melissa Stylianou, Lauren White, Carolina Calvache, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in the Groove. ...

Radio & Podcasts

Cassandra Wilson, Dianne Reeves, Jon Hendricks, Ekep Nkwelle And More

by Jua Howard
October 12, 2026

Hey Music Family! I hope you all are taking care of yourselves and protecting your peace. It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I want to begin by noting the recent passing of an artist with depth and endless creativity, Cassandra Wilson. Her contributions to the world of music will be greatly missed, but I also want to honor the timeless music she gifted us with in her storied career.In this episode I've got ...