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Paul Stache: The Art of Running Smoke Jazz Club in NYC
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On Paul Stache, co-owner (with his wife and partner Molly Sparrow Johnson) of Smoke Jazz & Supper Club, one of New York City's premier live music venues. Smoke is celebrating its 25th anniversary throughout 2024 and Paul joined us to talk about the storied venue's past, present, and future. In addition to the club's 25th Anniversary Celebration plans, we hit on topics like how their business has navigated the transition to a digital world, ...
Continue ReadingLux Quartet: Tomorrowland
by Jerome Wilson
Lux Quartet is a new combination of four musicians who are all part of the more progressive branch of the jazz world, pianist Myra Melford: drummer Allison Miller, saxophonist Dayna Stephens and bassist Scott Colley. All four members contribute compositions to the band on this album which show off different facets of what the band is capable of. Melford brings in three pieces. “Intricate Drift" has the sax and piano navigate a swirling, angular melody while the bass ...
Continue ReadingMilitary Music: Part 1
by Monk Rowe
Jazz musicians were not exempt from service in the U.S. military. Jay McShann, John Bunch, Louie Bellson, Terry Gibbs, Clark Terry, Orrin Keepnews, George Wein, Joe Bushkin, and Bobby Johnson speak about their experiences during WWII. ...
Continue ReadingSatoko Fujii Quartet: Dog Days Of Summer
by Dan McClenaghan
Satoko Fujii Quartet's Dog Days Of Summer has been a long time coming. It is the re-emergence of one of her most exciting bands, the Satoko Fujii Quartet. They had a great run from 2002's Vulcan (Libra Records) until 2008's Baccus (Muzak Records). Then the group went into a dormancy. In the meantime, Fujii has released over a hundred albums--including twelve in 2018 alone--in every imaginable format, from solo piano to big bands and almost everything in between.
Continue ReadingHolly Channell, Anne Sajdera, Roxana Amed, Teri Parker, Michael Mayo, Nicole Mitchell & Ballake Sissoko, Nubya Garcia & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Holly Channell, Anne Sajdera, Roxana Amed, Teri Parker, Michael Mayo, Nicole Mitchell & Ballake Sissoko, Nubya Garcia plus a single from Laila Biali, with birthday shoutouts to Ann Richards, Basia, Hyuna Park, Patrice Rushen and Melissa Stylianou among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear. See them live, purchase their music so they can continue to distract, comfort, provoke and inspire.Playlist Holly Channell “I Can't Give You Anything But ...
Continue ReadingEric Gale: Forecast
by Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Eric Gale (born on September 20, 1938, of Barbadian parents, in Brooklyn, NY) recorded over 500 albums as sideman, backing such stars as Aretha Franklin, King Curtis, Dianna Ross, Paul Simon, Lena Horne, Michel Legrand, Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Joe Cocker, Carly Simon, Van Morrison, Milton Nascimento, Billy Joel, Gato Barbieri and Mongo Santamaria, to name a few. Gale's association with Creed Taylor began when the celebrated producer was working at Verve Records. ...
Continue ReadingTerry Gibbs: Dream Band, Vol. 7: The Lost Tapes, 1959
by Richard J Salvucci
Someone once asked Terry Gibbs how it was possible that if you took his side men, or some subset of them, and put them together in another band, they never quite sounded as good. Gibbs replied, modestly, that it was all in the arrangers. He got the best arrangers, like Bill Holman, Marty Paich and Med Flory. Others did not. And so the story went. It would have been tempting to ask if, perhaps, Gibbs had ...
Continue ReadingThe Sound of the Fender Rhodes, Part 2
by Len Davis
Continuing with part 2 of our show inspired by Chris May's article Ten Supreme Fender Rhodes Albums. Part 2 includes music by Stan Getz, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Brian Blade, Nik Bartsch and Donald Byrd. Listen to part 1, here. Playlist Stan Getz “Captain Marvel" from Feeling Swing (Verve) 00:00 Chick Corea & Return To Forever “500 Miles High" from Light As A Feather (Polydor) 10:23 Herbie Hancock" Vein Melter" from Head Hunters (Columbia) 20:46 Brian Blade Fellowship ...
Continue ReadingMaya Belsitzman and Uriel Herman: Pauses in Shades
by Troy Dostert
Harnessing an amalgam of idioms and techniques on his instrument, Israeli pianist Uriel Herman has been carving a capacious niche in the jazz world since his debut release, Awake, in 2014 (self-produced). But it was his 2023 album, Different Eyes (Ubuntu Music), that started generating some serious buzz. With a wide-ranging aesthetic encompassing everything from Chopin to Antonio Carlos Jobim to Kurt Cobain, Herman's generous spirit and capable touch garnered well-deserved accolades. And now he has teamed with cellist Maya ...
Continue ReadingBenny Golson, Orrin Evans, Logan Richardson and Miki Yamanaka
by Joe Dimino
Kicking off the 875th episode of Neon Jazz, we dive into something special--fresh sounds from a deeply personal project with Orrin Evans at the helm of the Captain Black Big Band. He is delivering powerful tracks from his 2024 release Walk a Mile in My Shoe. From there, we pause to honor the late, great Benny Golson, who passed away on September 21, 2024, at the age of 95. Next up, we spotlight Kansas City's established star, Logan Richardson, with ...
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