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Radio & Podcasts

Joe Hertenstein, Alexander Von Schlippenbach & John Coltrane

by Maurice Hogue
October 12, 2026

New releases from Germany this week should attract interest--drummer Joe Hertenstein (often seen in New York) debuts the second release of his Future Drone trio, this time with Anthony Coleman on Hammond B3!!; pianist and father of the European avant-garde Alexander Von Schlippenbach rips it up with a much younger quartet; and the Blumer-Morgenthaler Quartet debuts. Satoko Fujii's Korekara displays the talents of her rowdy Orchestra Nagoya, while for a completely contrasting mood, listen to the music on saxophonist David ...

Jazz Fiction

Adventures In Jazz In Wales and Beyond In The 1960s

by Mike Raggett
October 11, 2026

School Days “So are you coming tonight, Barry?" Phil Adams asked his colleague. “No, I think I'm going to give tonight a miss. It's so cold out there and I can't face the walk back here after the gig again. I doubt we'll get a lift tonight." “Well, I can't miss it. My namesake Phil Seamen is on drums for the visit of Art Themen." “Oh, he's the doctor guy, isn't he?"

Album Review

Kevin Haynes / Grupo Elegua: Inner Outer Alignment Vol. 1

Read "Inner Outer Alignment Vol. 1" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
October 11, 2026

Alto saxophonist, percussionist, composer and African folklore singer Kevin Haynes first came to prominence playing drums with the Jazz Warriors Big Band in the 1980s. An ordained Yoruba Ifá priest, his artistic development has continued to be shaped by the spiritual percussion traditions of West Africa, alongside his mastery of the alto saxophone, a proficiency that has often seen him referred to as the “African Charlie Parker." His Grupo Elegua project is a heady fusion of hard-bop jazz, ...

Miles Ahead: A Jazz Road Trip

Part 7: Freedom, Parceled

by Billie Eidson
October 11, 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 Thirteen Pensacola, FL

Album Review

Punkt.Vrt.Plastik: Kompress

Read "Kompress" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
October 11, 2026

Punkt.Vrt.Plastik has spent nearly a decade demonstrating that the piano trio need not behave like a piano trio. Pianist Kaja Draksler, bassist Petter Eldh and drummer Christian Lillinger established their peculiar chemistry on the excellent Punkt.Vrt.Plastik (Intakt, 2018), pushed it into more intricately constructed territory with Somit (Intakt, 2021) and documented its live potency on Zurich Concert (Intakt, 2022). Kompress continues the group's unconventional methods while tightening them into relatively concise pieces. Calling this outside jazz only gets ...

Radio & Podcasts

Monty Alexander, Rahsaan Barber, Sean Mason & NicoleYvette

by Joe Dimino
October 11, 2026

From a fresh voice lighting up the jazz world with style, soul and undeniable charm, we launch the 979th Episode of Neon Jazz with NicoleYvette and the title track from her dazzling 2026 debut album, Say Yes. From there, we dive deeper into the voices and stories shaping jazz right now, featuring recent conversations with Hannah Marks and Amber Weekes. Along the way, we turn up the volume on an eclectic mix of sounds from Event Horizon Jazz Quartet, Rahsaan ...

Album Review

Christian Finger: Zeit Zirkel

Read "Zeit Zirkel" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
October 11, 2026

Listening to Zeit Zirkel (Time Circle), German-born and New York-based drummer Christian Finger's sixth album, you might not surmise that he was the leader of this ensemble--unless, that is, you glanced at the album jacket. Yes, Finger is present on every track and he anchors the quintet's reliable rhythm section. And yes, he composed and arranged every one of the session's 13 uniquely personal numbers. On the other hand, he nestles mostly within the woodwork, ceding the lion's ...

Radio & Podcasts

New Releases and Avant Classics

by Jon Greenbaum
October 11, 2026

How many new releases are highlighted? Eight. What else? Jazz from the past century--stuff that pushed the tradition a bit and stuff that pushed the tradition a lot.Playlist Cassandra Wilson “Electromagnolia" from Days Aweigh (JMT) 0h 0m 0s Lester Bowie “Sardegna Amore" from The 5th Power (Black Saint) 0h 4m 40s Ishamel Reed “Rhythm in Philosophy" from Conjure (American Clavé) 0h 10m 59s Bassism Trio “Shake" from Dreams Must Explain Themselves (Aut Records) 0h 15m 1s Ben Allison ...

Interview

Miles Okazaki's Monkathon: The Complete Thelonious Monk–Live

by Keith Flint
October 10, 2026

Guitarist Miles Okazaki, originally from Port Townsend, Washington, has become an integral figure in New York's creative music scene. Over the course of his career, he has toured and recorded with such artists as Kenny Barron, John Zorn, Steve Coleman, Miguel Zenón, Henry Threadgill, Patricia Brennan, Dan Weiss, Matt Mitchell, Mary Halvorson, and Darcy James Argue. His current projects include the trio Trickster and a large-scale ensemble, which released Boomtown (Pi Recordings) in June.On October 10, 2026, filmmaker ...

Album Review

Brand X: Theory of Nothing: Record Live in 1977

Read "Theory of Nothing: Record Live in 1977" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
October 10, 2026

Every so often an archival release arrives that makes you wonder how such music remained unheard for so long. Theory of Nothing: Recorded Live 1977 is one of those releases. Drawn from reel-to-reel tapes discovered in the collection of Brand X keyboardist Robin Lumley, this two-CD set captures the British progressive rock / jazz fusion band during its 1977 U.S. tour, offering a vivid glimpse of the group at its best. The first disc sounds astonishingly fresh, with ...