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Honoring Mutual Mentorship for Musicians on the occasion of their festival October 4th, 2025 at Roulette in Brooklyn
by Hobart Taylor
Honoring Mutual Mentorship for Musicians on the occasion of their festival October 4th, 2025 at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn, New York, featuring Sara Serpa, Kenny Barron, Jen Shyu, Yuhan Su, Immanuel Wilkins and many more... Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Jen Shyu “Lament for Breonna Taylor" from Zero Grasses: Ritual for the Loses (Pi Records) 4:00 Kenny Barron “Delores Street" from The Source (Artwork) 10:42 Shoko Nagai “Hello Universe" from Forbidden Flowers (Infrequent Seams) 19:36 Host Speaks 22:38 Sara ...
Continue ReadingBaltimore Jazz Collective, Shawn Purcell, James Danderfer, Mike LeDonne and more
by Benjamin Boddie
Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Baltimore Jazz Collective, Milan Verbist, Shawn Purcell, Juliet Ewing, Harold Lopez-Nussa, James Danderfer, Steve Rosenbloom, Mark Winkler, Gabriel Alegria, David Kikoski, Mike LeDonne, Enrique Haneine, Heather McKay, Kelly Green, Brad Mehldau, Brandon Suarez, Roger Glenn, Jen Allen, Jim Witzel, Jimmy Greene, Eric Alexander, Carmen Bradford, Josh Lawrence, Michael Mayo, George Coleman, Nick Finzer, Richard D. Johnson, and more. Playlist Baltimore Jazz Collective “Red Lined" from Baltimore Jazz Collective (Stricker Street) 00:00 Milan ...
Continue ReadingAmina Claudine Myers, Samantha Fish, and Nels Cline
by Jerome Wilson
This program features recent music by Amina Claudine Myers and Nels Cline, older music by Paul Desmond and Trevor Tomkins, and a blues set featuring Samantha Fish. 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 Amina Claudine Myers “Song for Mother E" from Solace of the Mind (Red Hook) 00:58 Marialy Pacheco Trio “My Blue" from Destinos (Timeless) 7:01 Host Speaks ...
Continue ReadingThe Black Entrepreneurs of Early Jazz
by Karl Ackermann
Preamble: In 2020, I published A Map of Jazz: Crossroads of Music and Human Rights (WS Publishing), a book that looks at the culture of jazz on a timeline with cultures of the world. At more than 500 pages, the book is incomplete by necessity; there is no well-marked path, and the history is sometimes nebulous. However, as a map of events and the chronology of jazz music, it leads to unfamiliar places. The series Backstories dives deeper into people ...
Continue ReadingPaquito D’Rivera Quintet at Miner Auditorium
by Steven Roby
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA September 26, 2025 On Friday night at SFJAZZ's Miner Auditorium, Paquito D'Rivera walked out smiling, a clarinet at his side and seven decades of stagecraft in his pocket. The Cuban-born NEA Jazz Master had long argued that the hallway between the conservatory and the clavé was not a border but a corridor of constant traffic. With his longrunning quintet--Alex Brown (piano), Oscar Stagnaro (six-string electric bass), ...
Continue ReadingDave Douglas: Alloy
by Glenn Astarita
Dave Douglas continues his alchemical pursuits with Alloy, forging a trumpet-centric ensemble that elevates group dialogue to new heights--proving that in jazz, three is not a crowd, it is a conspiracy of cool. Commissioned for the 23rd season of the Festival of New Trumpet Music, the project pairs the leader with British trumpeter Alexandra Ridout and New Hampshire's Dave Adewumi, creating a brass coalition where collaboration outshines competition, like diplomats dodging discord. The title nods to the art of melding ...
Continue ReadingJulian Shore: Sub Rosa
by Pierre Giroux
Julian Shore's recording, Sub Rosa, features the pianist alongside his longstanding collaborators, bassist Martin Nevin and drummer Allan Mednard. More than just a collection of tunes, the album captures over two years of shared exploration, the group's exceptional empathy and fluidity. The trio demonstrates a remarkable ability to spontaneously reshape material, highlighting the strong camaraderie underpinning their sound. Shore's compositions form the foundation of much of the album, with each piece reflecting episodes of personal experience ...
Continue ReadingThreading Folk and Jazz: Becca Stevens’ Quiet Fire
by Steven Roby
Episode summary GRAMMY-nominated songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Becca Stevens joins us to explore the craft of writing and arranging for intimate settings, how open tunings and guitar shapes influence her harmony, and the emotional core behind Maple to Paper--a voice-and-guitar project that values vulnerability, presence, and truth. She also speaks openly about motherhood on the road and the real-world adjustments venues and presenters can make to better support touring parents. ...
Continue ReadingKris Adams: Away
by Richard J Salvucci
Troubled times, unsettled times, uncertain times, all produce a certain sort of music. It may be--as in the case of Away--music of loss. In this case, it is mostly music written by guitarist-composer Michael O'Neil. O'Neil is admittedly not well known. Yet in this soulful, translucent recording, a few musicians, one of whom knew O'Neill, provide a look into the man's heart, and into the equally disturbed time in which we live. The vehicle is a ...
Continue ReadingHomage to John Coltrane, Including the Album A Love Supreme Interpreted By Four Different Jazz Musicians
by David W. Daniels
Our annual tribute to John Coltrane on the week of his birthday--His music as interpreted by Billy Bang, Bob Mintzer Big Band, Kenny Garrett, Larry Coryell and more. Includes a rendering of the album A Love Supreme with four different jazz artists performing each part of the four-part composition. Playlist John Coltrane “Giant Steps"--from Giant Steps (Atlantic) 00:00 Billy Bang “Mr. Syms"--from Bang On! (Justin Time) 07:34 Nicolas Bearde “Naima"--from All About Love (Expansion) 14:14 Joel Ross “Equinox"--from ...
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