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Remembering Nancy King, New Releases From Colin Hancock's Jazz Hounds featuring Catherine Russell, Plus Amy Engelhardt, Dara Starr Tucker, Jennifer Madsen & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Colin Hancock's Jazz Hounds featuring Catherine Russell, Amy Engelhardt, Dara Starr Tucker and Jennifer Madsen, with birthday shoutouts to Bernice Petkere (Close Your Eyes, Lullaby of the Leaves), Terry Pollard, Iola Brubeck, Ben Sidran, Mary Stallings, Cecilia Smith, Jenny Klukken, Lenora Zenzali Helm, among others, plus a remembrance of the great Nancy King. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, ...
Continue ReadingAngelini/Niescier/Abdou, Wojciech Jachna, Johnny Dyani & Amalie Dahl
by Maurice Hogue
French pianist Bruno Angelini found much inspiration in a quote from his favourite musician Wayne Shorter's graphic novel, “Emanon": “The lotus exists only in the swamp, in our world of turmoil, and the blooming flower purifies the water around it." It led him to make a recording called Lotus Flowers where he and saxophonists Angelika Niescier & Sakina Abdou pay tribute to Shorter and true “lotus flowers" like Nelson Mandela, Jack London, the IPCC scientists, Rosa Parks, Jane Addams, Berta ...
Continue ReadingKamasi Washington at The Royal Baths Park
by Marek J. Śmietański
A collection of photos from the Kamasi Washington concert at The Royal Baths Park in Warsaw on July 10, 2025 featuring Tony Austin, Cameron Graves, Miles Mosley, Ryan Porter, Patrice Quinn, Igmar Thomas, Rickey Washington and Fatima Washington. ...
Continue ReadingJuanjo López: Above, Beyond, Within
by Troy Dostert
In our troubling national moment of intensified nativism and ethnic fearmongering, it can be edifying to encounter the stories of people whose lives are directly affected by the current climate. One of them is Juanjo López, a guitarist now well-established in the Chicago scene but who came years ago to the United States with his family from Mexico. His story, reflected in his second release, Above, Beyond, Within, is about much more than geographic relocation, however. There is a strong ...
Continue ReadingVictor Bailey: Sweet Tooth
by Mike Jacobs
The “other Victor of bass," the late Philly-bred low-end icon and his capable cronies take flight on a signature tune from the album, Low Blow (ESC, 1999). Featuring Omar Hakim, Michael Bearden, Henry Hey, Bill Evans and Wayne Krantz. ...
Continue ReadingWojtek Mazolewski Quintet: Live Spirit I
by Scott Lichtman
The album Live Spirit I is a compelling listen from the Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet. The music combines the very best of free improvisation with sparse, piercing compositions and ethereal ambience. While the bassist/leader and most of his group live in Poland, this is truly a world-class performance. Wojtek Mazolewski's influence is already significant. His music has surpassed eight million streams on Spotify; he is a staple at jazz, indie and electronic dance festivals, and his albums have been ...
Continue ReadingPatricia Brennan, Eddie Palmieri, Tatum Langley & Eric Alexander
by Joe Dimino
We blast into the 920th episode of Neon Jazz with the powerhouse duo of Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring, featuring music from their brand-new 2025 release Split Decision. From there, the journey takes us deep into the treasure chest of fresh sounds landing in the Neon Jazz mailbox--spotlighting Tatum Langley, Emma Hedrick, Randy Napoleon, Marc Seals, and Mike Pope. On a bittersweet note, we bid farewell to a towering figure who left his mark on jazz and beyond, the legendary ...
Continue ReadingOlivia Trummer Trio at Summertime in jazz 2025
by Danilo Codazzi
A collection of photos from the Olivia Trummer Trio concert at Summertime in jazz in Rivergaro on August 12, 2025 featuring Olivia Trummer, Makar Novikov and Earl Harvin. ...
Continue ReadingOlga Amelchenko: Walking Shadows
by Ludovico Granvassu
Howling Silence is Olga Amelchenko's new album, a project that explores the tension between the urge to speak out and the weight of silence... “howling silence" indeed. That may be the reason why even though her saxophone shimmers throughout the album, it a shimmering that comes with gravitas, as you can hear here in the compelling unfolding of “Walking Shadows." For this recording, the saxophonist leads her Paris-based band--Enzo Carniel on piano, Etienne Renard on bass, and Jesus ...
Continue ReadingTrio and Quintet
by C. Michael Bailey
Pianist and composer Elmo Hope has more in common with Tadd Dameron than most of his other jazz peers. Both men were primarily composers and arrangers who concentrated on their own music rather than standards. Both men spent their professional lives in New York City during the twilight of bebop and the flourishing of hard bop. Neither man boasted large discographies as leaders, but appeared on a significant number of recordings as sidemen. Their careers were both shortened dramatically by ...
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