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Mike Pope: The Parts You Keep
by Jack Bowers
You have to admire a bandleader who enhances an album by dedicating one of his compositions to an Uber driver and inviting his 85-year-old mother to play piano on the last two numbers. That is exactly what bassist Mike Pope does on The Parts You Keep, and they are two of the recording's more pleasing episodes. Pope also adds a four-member string section on the standard “That Old Feeling" and his quirky composition “Past Is Prologue" (both of which encompass ...
Continue ReadingLars Danielsson Liberetto at The Royal Baths Park
by Marek J. Śmietański
A collection of photos from the Lars Danielsson Liberetto concert at The Royal Baths Park in Warsaw on July 14, 2025 featuring Lars Danielsson, Magnus Ostrom, Grégory Privat and John Paricelli. ...
Continue ReadingNick Finzer: The Jazz Orchestra Volume 1
by Carl Medsker
Listening chronologically to seven of Nick Finzer's preceding albums is enlightening and entertaining, making several aspects of his musicianship abundantly apparent. His trombone sound is full and expressive, his playing melodious and he can soulfully sing a ballad. Six albums, dating back to 2013, featured his highly talented sextet, a significant accomplishment that enhances the depth and confidence of the recordings. But Finzer's evolving skills in arranging his fresh compositions truly distinguish his work. He choreographs his bandmates amidst lovely ...
Continue ReadingRemembering Sheila Jordan, New Releases By Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, Catina DeLuna, the Airmen Of Note, Richard Johnson, Jorge Garcia. Patricia Brennan & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from the Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, Catina DeLuna and Otmaro Ruiz, the Airmen Of Note, Richard Johnson, Jorge Garcia plus a single from Patricia Brennan, with birthday shoutouts to lyricists Dorothy Parker and Carolyn Leigh, pianist Mal Waldron (100!), Nora Germain, Fostina Dixon, Anita Wardell, Naomi Moon Siegel, Kay Kostopoulos, Hilary Gardner and Mimi Fox, among others, plus a remembrance of Jazz Master Sheila Jordan. Happy listening and please support the artists ...
Continue ReadingEddie Daniels, Conrad Herwig, Laura Jurd, Paul Cornish, Richard Harding
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, tributes to Brazilians singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Milton Nascimento and singer and songwriter Ivan Lins from clarinetist Eddie Daniels and trombonist Ryan Keberle; trombonist Conrad Herwig; trumpeter Laura Jurd; pianist Paul Cornish; and composer and guitarist Richard Harding. Playlist [SINGLE] Luisa “Lenha Na Fogueira (feat. Azymuth)" from Luisa (Far Out Recordings) 3:02 Eddie Daniels “Outubro" from To Milton with Love (Resonance) 5:16 Milton Nascimento-esperanza spalding “Outubro" from Milton+esperanza (Concord) ...
Continue ReadingCecilie Strange, Martin Kuchen, Lina Allemano & Sheila Jordan
by Maurice Hogue
This show touches on Scandinavian artists with new releases--Swedish saxophonist Martin Kuchen and an expanded Angles (now up to 11 members), the fast-rising Lightning Trio from Norway, and Danish saxophonist Cecilie Strange. There are tributes to the recently passed--the most amazing Sheila Jordan and tubaist Joseph Daley. Plus, previews of upcoming releases by Toronto trumpeter Lina Allemano and her Canadian quartet, two from Boston's Driff Records, and vibraphonist Patricia Brennan's Of The Near And Far, and not to be overlooked, ...
Continue ReadingGeorge Coleman: George Coleman with Strings
by Dan McClenaghan
Tenor saxophonist George Coleman decided to leave the orbit of trumpeter Miles Davis in 1964. Or he got an elbow to the ribs and a hip check to leave the quintet, to be replaced by Wayne Shorter in the saxophone slot. Three top-notch live albums came out of the group that featured Coleman: In Europe: Live at the Antibes Jazz Festival (1964); My Funny Valentine: In Concert (1965); and “Four and More:" In Concert (1966), all on Columbia Records. Add ...
Continue ReadingJoey Waronker & Pete Min: Parrots
by Ludovico Granvassu
King King (Colorfield Records) was recorded at LA's Lucy's Meat Market studio by drummer Joey Waronker and bassist/engineer Pete Min--the creative force behind both that sonic laboratory and the Colorfield Records label. For these sessions, Waronker and Min played a multitude of instruments with a multitude of guests, including Mark Guiliana, Larry Goldings, Josh Johnson, Nicole McCabe, and Jeff Parker. Yet, some of the album's most striking moments emerge when it's just the two of them, ...
Continue ReadingEmma Hedrick: Newcomer
by Pierre Giroux
In the competitive world of young jazz vocalists, Emma Hedrick stands out as an artist who both respects tradition and offers a distinctive personal voice. On her confident debut album Newcomer, she channels seven years of lived experiences into 10 original compositions that serve as a musical memoir of that period, while never losing sight of her influences, namely Duke Ellington for his sense of orchestral colour, and Ella Fitzgerald for her impeccable phrasing. Accompanied by a group ...
Continue ReadingAinda Louco (Still Crazy): Nadje Noordhuis, James Shipp, Buika, Vivalda Ndula, Maria Bethânia...
by Katchie Cartwright
This edition of Caminhos do Jazz features declarations of madness of various sorts, performed by a diverse roster of artists. The playlist is mainly Brazilian, but it crosses borders, decades, genres and idioms, held together by a shared appreciation for insanity... Playlist Raimundo Amador, feat. Concha Buika “Lunático" from Lunático--Single (Arispa, 2020) 01:00 Vitoriano e Seu Conjunto “Pra Ficar Maluco" from Vitoriano e Seu Conjunto no Estúdio Showlivre (Ao Vivo) (Indigo Azul, 2017) 6:19 Nadje Noordhuis & James ...
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