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Radio & Podcasts

Siril Malmedal Hauge, Kjetil Mulelid, Sullivan Fortner, Columbia Icefield & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 8, 2026

Enjoy another installment in that living, shape-shifting conversation stretching from Brooklyn basements to festivals around the globe--which we like to call jazz.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Sullivan Fortner “Another Poignant Time" Leave That in There (Artwork) 0:16 Host talks 2:31 Ben Wolfe “5-4 Groove" Any Time After Now (BespokeJazz) 3:50 Host talks 9:36 Daniel Garcia “Approach to the Inmost Cave" The Hero's Journey (ACT) 11:25 Siril Malmedal ...

Live Review

Nao Yoshioka Brings Neo-Soul and Old-School Soul to Bizz’Art

by Acacia Grace
October 7, 2026

Nao Yoshioka Bizz'Art Paris, France September 25, 2026 From jazz and soul veterans to contemporary voices working across R&B, Bizz'Art has become one of those Parisian unassuming venues where international music feels remarkably close to home. The venue has also welcomed artists including Leela James, Sy Smith, Eric Roberson, and Kindred The Family Soul, reflecting its longstanding connection to the broader continuum of soul, jazz, funk, and contemporary R&B. On Friday, September 25, ...

Album Review

Christian McBride and Ursa Major: Points of Light

Read "Points of Light" reviewed by Andrew Schinder

by Andrew Schinder
October 7, 2026

Bass superstar Christian McBride seemingly has an infinite number of active projects at any given moment, but his group Ursa Major may be his most exciting. With Ursa Major, McBride leads a group of dynamic young musicians whose collective mission is to essentially fulfill McBride's creative impulses--an “all-in" band, as McBride has described it. Over the course of his distinguished career McBride has seemingly explored every jazz and jazz-adjacent genre and sub-genre out there, and he created Ursa Major to tie all ...

Radio & Podcasts

Gretchen Parlato, Kevin Sun, and Eberhard Weber

by Jerome Wilson
October 7, 2026

This episode features new music from Gretchen Parlato and Kevin Sun as well as older work by Eberhard Weber and Joel Ross.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 Isrea Butler “I.Q. Shuffle" from Congo Lament (Vegas) 00:56 Michel Donato/Michel Lambert/Michel Leviev “Blue in White" from Les Trois Michel (DSM) 6:07 Host Speaks 13:57 Gretchen Parlato “Mad World" from The Wise ...

Radio & Podcasts

Bobby Watson, Monty Alexander, JD Allen, Zuri Alexander and more

by Benjamin Boddie
October 7, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Bobby Watson, Monty Alexander, JD Allen, Zuri Alexander, Hendrik Meurkens & Steve Sandberg, The Dave Fox Group, Tommy Muellner, Adonis Rose, Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra, Dennis Mitcheltree, Sullivan Fortner, Stefon Harris & Blackout, Haruna Fukazawa, Janis Siegel, Jane Ira Bloom, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro, Enoch Smith Jr., Branford Marsalis Quartet with Dianne Reeves, Kelly Green, Josh Lawrence, Jalen Baker, Sebastian Zawadzki, Greg Chako, Denise Donatelli, Dave Bass, Clark Sommers, Donald Vega, ...

Radio & Podcasts

Latest from Sylvie Courvoisier, Houston Person, Jeff Parker, and Reedsmiths Old and New, Coleman Hawkins and Isaiah Collier

by Hobart Taylor
October 7, 2026

Music from Isaiah Collier, Angel Bat Dawid, Sylvie Courvoisier, Charlotte Greve and George + Coleman Hawkins re-mastered. Playlist Dida Pelled “ Shooting Star" from I Wish I was a Single Girl Again (LaReserve) 00:00 Coleman Hawkins “Moonglow" from The Hawk Relaxes (Craft) 03:43 Host Speaks 09:43 Sylvie Courvoisier “Le Pavot Rouge" from Almathea(Pyroclastic) 10:44 Jeff Parker/Chris Speed/Kaveh Rastegar/Aaron Steele “Miles' Mode" from (Single) (International Anthem) 22:48 Host Speaks 30:34 Charlotte Greve “Lighter Blue" from Waterbodies (New Amsterdam) 32:18 ...

Radio & Podcasts

Roberto Magris Celebrates Twenty Years With JMood Plus New Releases

by Bob Osborne
October 7, 2026

JMood Records, the Kansas City jazz label, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To mark this special occasion, five new CDs were released simultaneously on September 1, 2026, they all feature Roberto Magris, a track from each release is included in the show. In between those tracks there are brand new releases from across the jazz spectrum.Playlist Roberto Magris “Chromatic Atmosphere" from Live In Hollywood (JMood Records) 00:00 James Brandon Lewis Red Lily “Dilemma Of Hearts" from ...

Album Review

Co Streiff - Russ Johnson Quartet: Oracle

Read "Oracle" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
October 7, 2026

"In Circles--Yellow Crane" joins two pieces, Co Streiff's “In Circles," which also gave the quartet's 2012 debut its title, and Russ Johnson's “Yellow Crane." At 16 minutes, 27 seconds it is the longest track on Oracle, taken from the group's 2023 European tour. The band has been together on and off since the early 2010s, with Gerry Hemingway on drums since 2019 and Christian Weber on bass. Sixteen minutes is a lot of room for a quartet with ...

Album Review

Vamze Wybrańczyk: Akvæn

by Daniel Mège
October 7, 2026

For some time, the name of Patrycja Wybrańczyk (drums) has been travelling from Poland (she lives in Gdańsk) to Denmark and Norway. It was in 2022, at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, that she met the Latvian tenor saxophonist Inga Vamze (who lives in Copenhagen). Wybrańczyk has collaborated on around 20 albums across a variety of ensemble formats. She is thus one of the four drummers in Paal Nilssen-Love's Extra Large Unit (Steam Waterfall, NPL Records, ...

In Pictures

Hania Derej Trio at the 19th Summer Jazz Academy

by Marek J. Śmietański
October 7, 2026

A collection of photos from the Hania Derej Trio concert at Wytwórnia in Lodz on July 16, 2026 featuring Hania Derej, Mateusz Szewczyk, Gniewomir Tomczyk and a guest appearance by Krzysztof Kusmierek. Other photo reports from the same festival: Dust Bunny at The 19th Summer Jazz Academy, QuartSky at The 19th Summer Jazz Academy, The Young Mothers at the 19th Summer Jazz Academy, Robinson Khoury Quatuor Demi-Lune at the 19th Summer Jazz Academy, Aether at the 19th Summer Jazz Academy. Look ...