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Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Jeff Beck, and Dave Wilson

by Jerome Wilson
February 25, 2026

This episode features music from Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Jeff Beck, Joe Lee Wilson, and Dave Wilson. Due to equipment malfunctions, there are brief interruptions in the show's flow at the 30-and 90-minute marks. Despite that, I was able to play almost everything I originally intended.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 Boyd Raeburn & Orchestra “Temptation" from Boyd Meets Stravinski ...

Radio & Podcasts

New Music From Eckemoff, Bayon, B.I.T. Duo, El Saffar & More

by Bob Osborne
January 1, 2026

A raft of new releases is dominated by female pianists offering cutting edge music. In between two new discoveries of Rahsaan Roland Kirk playing live plus other exciting ground--breaking albums and to close something to reflect the season. Playlist Yelena Eckemoff “Strandvägen Pier" from Rosendals Garden (L&H Production) 00:00 Juan Bayon “Anti-Monitor" from Como Enfrentar al Mundo Entero (ears&eyes) 07:58 B.I.T. DUO with Danielle Di Majo and Manuela Pasqui “Luce di mezznotte" from R-Esistenze (Filibusta Records) 15:38 Nadia ...

Radio & Podcasts

Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Haeun Joo, Ishmael Ali & Satoko Fujii

by Maurice Hogue
December 16, 2025

Two never-heard-before releases present Rahsaan Roland Kirk holding forth at two 1960s gigs, recorded live at the Village Vanguard in New York and at The Penthouse in Seattle are the highlights in this episode of One Man's Jazz, along with a tasty piano trio recording by South Korean pianist Haeun Joo, Chicago cellist Ishmael Ali, a reunited Satoko Fujii Quartet and the innovative NL-Switch Orchestra from The Netherlands. Polish saxophonist Maciej Sikala and his trio make their first appearance on ...

Multiple Reviews

Two Unearthed Live Gems By Rahsaan Roland Kirk

by Michael Blake
November 29, 2025

What a joy it was to sit down with these never-before-heard live recordings from American jazz genius Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Unearthed by producer Zev Feldman and released in tandem by Resonance Records, these beautifully packaged CD sets--complete with striking artwork, evocative photos, and heartfelt personal reflections--are a marvelous tribute in their own right. I was first introduced to Kirk as a teenager while visiting friends whose parents' record collections often included his more commercially successful albums like The ...

Album Review

Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Seek & Listen: Live At The Penthouse

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by Jack Kenny
November 28, 2025

Few figures in jazz history have embodied the word original quite like Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Sightless from infancy, yet bursting with boundless vision, he turned live performance into theatre, ritual and revelation. On stage, he appeared as a commanding silhouette festooned with flutes, whistles, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bells, harmonica and his self-fashioned instruments--the manzello and stritch. Before a note was played, the spectacle alone promised something extraordinary. When the music began, it revealed what Kirk himself called Black Classical Music: ...

Album Review

Rahsaan Roland Kirk: Vibrations In The Village: Live At The Village Gate

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by Joshua Weiner
November 28, 2025

Thankfully, fans of classic jazz rarely have long to wait before another wonderful, previously unreleased treasure drops from the indefatigable producer Zev Feldman and the folks at Resonance Records. A pair of live releases by multi-instrumentalist, showman, and musical conjuror Rahsaan Roland Kirk join the limited-edition vinyl lineup for Record Store Day's Black Friday 2025 event, with a standard CD release one week later. Seek & Listen: Live At The Penthouse (Resonance Records, 2025) documents 1967 performances, while ...

Multiple Reviews

Due spettacolari inediti dal vivo di Rahsaan Roland Kirk

by Michael Blake
November 28, 2025

Abbiamo chiesto a Michael Blake, affermato sassofonista sulla scena newyorchese e cultore della musica di Rahsaan Roland Kirk, di ascoltare i due recenti inediti dal vivo di Kirk e condividere con i lettori di All About Jazz le sue impressioni. Ecco il resoconto Che gioia ritrovare questi inediti dal vivo del genio del jazz americano Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Riesumati dal produttore Zev Feldman e pubblicati in parallelo da Resonance Records, questi cofanetti CD magnificamente curati--completi di libretti ...