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Chris Smith: Jazz Grunge
by Jack Bowers
"Grunge," according to Webster's, denotes “one that [who] is grungy." As for “grungy," the word meets one of several definitions, none of them flattering: dirty, filthy, stained, nasty, muddy, smudged...you get the idea. “Grunge" also has a second meaning: “rock music incorporating elements of punk rock and heavy metal," which is the one that New York City-based drummer and educator Chris Smith has singled out for replay on his debut recording, Jazz Grunge. While that may seem ...
Continue ReadingNew Music from Formica, McCreadie, Blake & More
by Bob Osborne
This week's selection of new music gathers artists working in jazz's more exploratory edges together with more traditional exponents approaching the music from new perspectives. Playlist Matías Formica “Frio" from Absurdo (Numeral) 00:00 Fergus McCreadie “Wayfinder" from The Shieling (Edition Records) 07:03 Johnathan Blake “Requiem For Dreams Shattered" from My Life Matters (Blue Note Records) 12:19 Matteo Prefumo “A New Beginning" from A New Beginning (Self Released) 19:01 Baltimore Jazz Collective “Link To Lateef" from ...
Continue ReadingDavid Sneider, Joe Elefante, Charles Lloyd, Boz Scaggs and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by David Sneider, Joe Elefante, Charles Lloyd, Boz Scaggs, Andrew Carroll, Sean Mason, UNLV Jazz Ensemble, Josie Falbo, Leslie Odom, Jr., Steve Houghton, Nicholas Payton, Mike Clark, Rin Seo, Jamile, Nat Adderley Jr., JD Allen, Mark Sherman, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Anthony Stanco, Randy Napoleon, Jerry Weldon, Affinity Trio, Margherita Fava, Charlie Porter, Jason Charos, Ledisi, Brandon Suarez, Marc Seales, and more. Playlist David Sneider “The Music Is The Bandleader" from Introducing (Cellar Music ...
Continue ReadingRin Seo, Tino Tracanna, Webber/Morris Big Band, Yuhan Su & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
This time we dive into the music of adventurous large and mid-size ensembles rewriting the rules of how size can matter, then close with a burst of spiritual fire from New Zealand.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 The 8-Bit Big Band “Waluigi Pinball (From “Mario Kart")" Orchestrator Emulator (Team Chuck) 0:16 Host talks 6:07 Tino Tracanna “Gufo" Panorchestra (Flying Robert) 7:29 Host talks 16:45 Rin Seo Collective “City ...
Continue ReadingJack DeJohnette: Song for World Forgiveness
by Carl Medsker
On October 26, 2025, the highly musical master percussionist Jack DeJohnette died peacefully. During the journey from his birthplace, Chicago, to his adopted home, Woodstock, NY, he created an enduring, diverse and sonically scintillating legacy. From his early days with Charles Lloyd, through the electric Miles Davis period, to the legendary Standards Trio with Keith Jarrett and Gary Peacock, The Golden Quartet with Wadada Leo Smith and his own Special Edition and New Directions bands (and much more), he danced ...
Continue ReadingRIP Jack DeJohnette
by Frank Housh
The great Jack DeJohnette passed away on October 26, 2025. His epic career is matched only by Miles Davis, whom DeJohnette began playing with in 1969 and later introduced to fusion in 1999's Bitches Brew (Sony Records, 1970). He played with everybody, from Miles to Pat Metheny. One of my favorites was his work with Bill Evans and Eddie Gomez on Some Other Time: The Lost Session From The Black Forest (Resonance Records, 2016). It was recorded in ...
Continue ReadingBruce Hornsby: Camp Meeting
by Mike Jacobs
To anyone that has paid attention to his nearly 40-year career, it goes without saying that Bruce Hornsby is much more than a guy with pop hits, MTV videos, GRAMMYs and stints with the Grateful Dead under his belt. For those that haven't, look no further than the title track from his album Camp Meeting (Legacy Recordings, 2007) album with Jack DeJohnette and Christian McBride to confirm he is a musician's musician, regardless of context. All that said Bruce, we'd ...
Continue ReadingGard Nilssen Acoustic Unity: Great Intentions
by John Eyles
Gard Nilssen was born in June 1983 in Skien, Norway, and raised in a musical family consisting of drummers. With a background of marching bands and big bands, it was no surprise that drums became his instruments of choice. He got his musical education on the jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium. Later on, he became a performer, composer, producer and bandleader and moved to Oslo, becoming one of the most sought-after and active drummers on the European scene. ...
Continue ReadingJimbo Ross: So Do It
by Jack Bowers
Jimbo Ross is a jazz musician who happens to play the violin, not a violinist who happens to play jazz. And yes, there is a difference. Actually, Ross plays a specially designed five-string electric viola/violin on So Do It, as he did on Jazz Passion and Latin Satin, his debut album for Bodacious Records in 2024, and has for the better part of his four-decades-plus career on studio dates, concerts and guest appearances with a veritable who's who of jazz ...
Continue ReadingNew Music from Muriel Grossmann, Robert Glasper, a Yazz Ahmed re-mix, and classic Horace Silver
by Hobart Taylor
New music from Austria's Muriel Grossman, Robert Glasper, Yazz Ahmed and an unearthed gem from Horace Silver.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Muriel Grossmann “Abide" from Breakthrough (Dreamland) 00:18 Horace Silver /Woody Shaw/Joe Henderson “Sayonara Blues" from Silver in Seattle: Live at The Penthouse (Blue Note) 13:07 Yazz Ahmed “Waiting For The Dawn (Richard Russell Remix)" from Waiting For The Dawn (Re-Mixes) (Night Time Stories) 31:31 Host Speaks 35:09 Devin Daniels “Nightmare Kitten" from Grandiose (The Village) 36:29 Carol Leibowitz/Nick ...
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