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Mark Lettieri, Grand Discovery, The Outernet plus '70s re-visited
by Len Davis
We're bringing you an electrifying mix of fusion, funk, and guitar artistry from around the world! ?? Contemporary Sounds: Gabriel Gallardo--Brazil's rising fusion star bringing rhythmic fire and melodic finesse. Mark Lettieri and Thomas Polychuck--representing the USA with groove, grit, and guitar mastery. Grand Discovery--Finland's innovative collective pushing the boundaries of modern instrumental music. The Outernet and Josh Meader from Australia, blending jazz, soul, and progressive energy into a fresh new sound. Then we travel back to the '70s--the golden ...
Continue ReadingGianni Coscia, Tarun Balani, Laura Jurd, Igor Lumpert & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Cultural roots--and our shared roots on this planet--tie together the projects featured in this playlist of recent and soon-to-land treasures.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Igor Lumpert “Sures" Resistance of the Earth (ears&eyes) 0:16 Host talks 6:08 Tarun Balani “The Laburnum Blooms" Kadahin Milandaasin (Berthold) 7:29 Host talks 14:25 Fergus McCreadie “Windshelter" The Shieling (Edition) 15:45 Laura Jurd “What Are You Running Towards?" Rites & Revelations (New Soil) ...
Continue ReadingThe Inaugural Jazz Forward Award Winners
by Lawrence Peryer
Today on The Tonearm, we're celebrating the inaugural Jazz Forward Award winners from All About Jazz. We hear from four organizations reshaping how jazz connects with audiences worldwide. Ed Trefzger from JazzWeek tracks radio airplay across North America, giving artists and their teams vital exposure data. Jesus Perezagua's Oh! Jazz streams live performances from clubs globally, bringing the world's jazz rooms to your screen of choice. Thomas Marriott's Seattle Jazz Fellowship revives local jazz culture through community-focused programming. ...
Continue ReadingJoe Magnarelli: Concord
by David A. Orthmann
Throughout a career spanning over four decades, much of it spent in the trenches of New York City's notoriously competitive jazz scene, trumpeter/flugelhornist Joe Magnarelli has established a distinct identity within the broad parameters of the bop and hard bop idioms. Concord, Magnarelli's third release for the venerable SteepleChase Productions imprint, arguably his finest work in the studio, contains his virtues in spades. The disc's ten tracks serve as a reminder that, for all these years, he has not been ...
Continue ReadingScary Pockets & Frankfurt Radio Big Band: Sweet Child O' Mine
by Geno Thackara
Take a quirky group that specializes in cleverly funkified pop and rock covers with a rotation of top-shelf guest stars. On top of the novelty and fun factor, what's a nice way to elevate the recipe another step? Sharing the live experience with a big brassy band may be their best answer to date. ...
Continue ReadingJan Bang & Arve Henriksen: After The Wildfire
by Nenad Georgievski
Commissioned by the Skopje Jazz Festival and premiered at its 42nd edition in 2023, After the Wildfire was performed live in an evening marked by the dim glow of the stage, an orchestra breathing with the electronics, the wealth of sounds conjured by sampler Jan Bang, and Arve Henriksen's trumpet cutting through the hall like a quiet flame. The premiere offered an immersion into a unique sonic world. Now released as a physical album, the recording feels both familiar and ...
Continue ReadingBob Holz: Honoring Larry Coryell
by Glenn Astarita
The late Larry Coryell, widely hailed as the godfather of jazz fusion, devoted decades to blending jazz improvisation with rock vitality. His influence on guitar technique still cuts across generations. Drummer and bandleader Bob Holz, a prominent West Coast fusion figure, pays homage through these two vibrant 2015 live sessions. Rather than a static relic, the album engages Coryell's spirit in fresh conversation, delivered by an ensemble intent on pushing forward rather than polishing a tombstone. Coryell's bold ...
Continue ReadingAditi Malhotra, Indian Hindu-influenced jazz vocalist and composer from New Delhi
by Doug Hall
Today our musical guest is jazz artist Aditi Malhotra, a vocalist and composer from New Delhi, India. With an early background in Hindustani Classical Music, and later influences in jazz and Black American music, and Brazilian music, she has performed at notable venues such as the NCPA Mumbai and the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. She won a number of inter-school state and national level singing competitions, and was a recipient of the 2021 ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz ...
Continue ReadingLuca Curcio, Marcus Gilmore, Alison Shearer, John Scofield, Dave Holland & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Welcome back to our weekly dispatch of recent and upcoming releases--where “recent and upcoming" isn't a marketing catchphrase but living proof that jazz keeps surpassing expectations, along with our sheer ability to keep up.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Luca Curcio “Bomba Dub" La Bomba (Boomslang) 0:16 Host talks 5:31 Alison Shearer “Homer “ In The Garden (Pinch) 7:17 Host talks 12:07 Steiger “5XP" Mowglowski's First Take (Steiger) ...
Continue ReadingNatalie Douglas at Birdland
by Mark Edelman
Natalie Douglas Birdland New York, NY October 27, 2025 Songstress Natalie Douglas, bedecked in a shimmering gold outfit, presented her popular tribute to the seventies on a lovely autumn night at Birdland in the heart of the Broadway theater district. Her favorite decade--the years between 1971 and 1980--offered up a rich motherlode of material for Douglas, who bounced around between funk and soul, pop and movie themes to present a full-throated paean to this golden ...
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