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Radio & Podcasts

Jim Rotondi, Wire Town, Donald Vega and Dan Moretti

Read "Jim Rotondi, Wire Town, Donald Vega and Dan Moretti" reviewed by Joe Dimino


Get ready for a thrilling ride as we launch the 893rd episode of Neon Jazz! We kick things off with Kansas City's powerhouse supergroup, Wire Town, delivering fresh, electrifying sounds captured live at the legendary Green Lady Lounge. From there, we honor the legacy of the late, great Jim Rotondi before diving into an incredible lineup of seasoned artists dropping brand-new 2025 music--featuring Russ Anixter, Thomas Martin Lopez, Dan Moretti, Elaine Dame, and Rebecca Coupe Franks. But that's not all--we've ...

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Radio & Podcasts

Holiday Music with Donald Vega, Band Of Other Brothers, JD Allen, Nicole Henry and more

Read "Holiday Music with Donald Vega, Band Of Other Brothers, JD Allen, Nicole Henry and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Holiday Music by Donald Vega, Band Of Other Brothers, JD Allen, Scott Drier, Nicole Henry, Rosemary Clooney, Wynton Marsalis, Oscar Peterson, Kevin Mahogany, Etta James, Scott Hamilton, Vanessa Rubin, Billie Holiday, Benny Carter, Kurt Elling, Eric Reed, Nnenna Freelon, Javon Jackson, Al Jarreau, Diana Krall, Nat King Cole, and more. Playlist Donald Vega “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" from All Is Merry And Bright (Imagery Records) 00:00 Rosemary Clooney “Christmas Time Is Here" from White ...

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Album Review

Ilya Osachuk: The Answer

Read "The Answer" reviewed by Neil Duggan


Canadian bassist Ilya Osachuk is positive proof that the jazz education system in Canada and the US is in fine shape. Born in Winnipeg, Osachuk graduated from the University of Manitoba's Desautels Faculty of Music in 2021 with a Bachelor's Degree in Jazz Performance. He then moved to New York and gained a Master of Music degree in Jazz Studies from the Juilliard School in 2023. studying bass under Ben Wolfe and Gerald Cannon and composition and arranging under Andy ...

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Radio & Podcasts

Round About Midnight

Read "Round About Midnight" reviewed by Michael Ambrosino


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Album Review

Donald Vega: As I Travel

Read "As I Travel" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


Pianist Donald Vega's latest album As I Travel is a captivating musical memoir in which, through an intricate blend of melodies and harmonies, he weaves a heartfelt narrative which pays homage to the familial and communal influences that have shaped his artistic journey. Accompanying him on this excursion are drummer Lewis Nash, bassist John Patitucci and percussionist Luisito Quintero, each of whom brings impressive credentials with him. All nine compositions on this release were composed and ...

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Album Review

Eric Wyatt: A Song of Hope

Read "A Song of Hope" reviewed by Jack Bowers


On A Song of Hope, his second album for Whaling City Sound, saxophonist Eric Wyatt offers more than hope; he offers assurance that contemporary jazz is alive and well in and around his home base of Brooklyn, NY. Wyatt, the godson of another rather well-known saxophonist, Sonny Rollins, performs in groups of various sizes, from quartet to octet, with vocals by Samara Joy on two numbers, “Fragile" and Wyatt's “Say Her Name." The almost-constants are pianist Donald Vega, bassist Eric ...

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Album Review

Letizia Gambi: Blue Monday

Read "Blue Monday" reviewed by James Nadal


As the world continues to shrink--musically speaking of course--the melding of American jazz with Mediterranean melody is another spin cycle that makes appreciation of this evolving art form so interesting. With high expectations, Neapolitan vocalist Letizia Gambi, which hails from a theatrical family, and has extensive jazz education, releases Blue Monday, an exuberant and ambitious production that takes jazz on a romantic Italian holiday. After a collaboration with drummer extraordinaire Lenny White in 2009 led to “Introducing Letizia ...


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