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Radio & Podcasts

Four new releases from Jeff Rupert, Bria Skonberg, Antonio Adolfo and Ryan Keberle

by George Graham
August 4, 2026

George Graham presents four diverse new releases from saxophonist Jeff Rupert , a mainly vocal album by trumpeter Bria Skonberg , Brazilian pianist Antonio Adolfo and trombonist Ryan Keberle.Playlist Jeff Rupert “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" from Sea Spell (Rupe Media) 05:27 Jeff Rupert “Mambo Inn" from Sea Spell (Rupe Media) 03:32 Bria Skonberg “Watch What Happens" from Indigo (Cellar) 04:42 Bria Skonberg “Mood Indigo" from Indigo (Cellar) 06:33 Antonio Adolfo “3D Blues" from Balaios ...

Interview

Oscar Rossignoli: Expanding His Musical Journey

by R.J. DeLuke
August 3, 2026

When Oscar Rossignoli was a child in Honduras, he wanted to be a drummer. He was captivated by the instrument and when he went to church services each Sunday with his family, he would scamper to the front row and seat himself close to the drummer. The church services featured a band. His father, while not really a professional musician, was the bassist. Music was frequently played in his home in the city of San Pedro Sula, and ...

Album Review

Randy Ingram: Sound Within

Read "Sound Within" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
August 3, 2026

A sobriquet that could be applied to the pianist Bill Evans is “the poet of the jazz piano," as he more than almost any other pianist combined technical mastery with emotional restraint, creating music that feels introspective rather than demonstrative. Every pianist who has ever fallen under Evans' spell has eventually faced the same dilemma. One choice leads to imitation, while the other leads to finding your own voice, carrying Evans' influence. Randy Ingram has wisely chosen the latter, and ...

Multiple Reviews

Entre Amigos Pays Homage To Two Contemporary Composers on Magpie and Joyful Foundation

by Hrayr Attarian
August 3, 2026

The Chicago-based Entre Amigos is a dynamic collaborative quartet that performs refreshingly original music of contemporary artists. After their eponymous debut, which showcased the members' works, the ensemble released two albums, each spotlighting an inventive trumpeter's compositions. The 2025 Magpie consists entirely of pieces penned by Chicagoan Joe Clark. In comparison, the 2026 Joyful Foundation is dedicated to the Portland-based Justin Copeland's output. Entre Amigos Magpie Self Produced 2025 As the subtitle indicates, ...

Album Review

Ivo Perelman: Synesthesia

Read "Synesthesia" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
August 3, 2026

Like past gatherings of tenor saxophonist Ivo Perelman, pianist Matthew Shipp, bassist William Parker, and drummer Bobby Kapp, inscribed to memory on the highly touted Ineffable Joy (ESP, 2019) and Heptagon (Leo Records, 2017), Synesthesia erupts into consciousness with a punch and flurry. Feverish by design, “First Color Heard" stays true to its title and to the heart of each participant. Rambling, rumbling, reaching for the stars, Perelman exhorts his fellow travelers, and “First Color Heard" fills the airspace ...

In Pictures

Mammal Hands at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days

by Marek J. Śmietański
August 3, 2026

A collection of photos from the Mammal Hands concert at Club Stodola in Warsaw on July 3, 2026 featuring Nick Smart, Jordan Smart and Rob Turner. Other photo reports from the same festival: Tomoki Sanders at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Adrian Younge at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Lizz Wright at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Jowee Omicil at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days, Black Lives at Warsaw Summer Jazz Days.. Look for the rest soon... ...

Album Review

Fjall: Helt

by John Sharpe
August 3, 2026

Helt finds Fjall refining its communal language into long-form sonic terrains shaped by timbre, patience and mutual purpose. The double album documents complete performances from December 2023 and April 2025, preserving the quartet unchanged from its debut, From the Rough Hill (Discus, 2023). Reed player and keyboardist Martin Archer joins percussionists Richard Jackson and Fran Comyn alongside harpist Jan Todd, whose contributions also encompass voice, electronics and samples. The breadth of instrumentation points to an unusually expansive vocabulary, in which ...

Radio & Podcasts

Brent Birckhead, Emily Kuhn, Cindy Blackman Santana, Deanna Kirk, Alicia Witt, Louise Alexandra & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
August 3, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Deanna Kirk, Alicia Witt, Brent Birckhead, Emily Kuhn, Cindy Blackman Santana, Louise Alexandra, plus birthday shoutouts to Annie Ross, Margaret Whiting, Kay Starr, Joanne Brackeen, Antoinette Montague, Nicholas King, Ada Rovatti, Janis Siegel, Carla Hassett, Cynthia Scott, Lisa Maxwell and Fay Victor, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place ...

Radio & Podcasts

Ralph Alessi Quintet, Shipp/Parker Duo & Barefoot Records

by Maurice Hogue
August 3, 2026

Great to see trumpeter Ralph Alessi back leading his quintet, and it has a twist to it. He's replaced the sound of Ravi Coltrane's saxophone with the trombone, as played by his brother Joseph Alessi. It gives A Sun That Never Sets a different sound plus this album marks the first time the two Alessi brothers have ever recorded together. I'll wager you've not heard the standard tune, “Summertime," sliced and diced the way pianist Matthew Shipp & bassist William ...

Radio & Podcasts

From Shecky Greene to Penn &; Teller: Glenn Alai's Showbiz Rise

by Mike Jones
August 3, 2026

Glenn Alai joins the Stereo Image to trace his lifelong love of variety entertainment... from growing up on TV specials and Atlantic City shows to studying casino entertainment at UNLV and building the Penn & Teller organization into a Las Vegas mainstay. He shares backstage stories, career-defining moments, and how he helped bring vintage performers and modern magicians like Piff into the mainstream, reflecting on decades of change in show business and the resilience of live performance.