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Shunzo Ohno: Live at Joe's Pub

Read "Live at Joe's Pub" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
May 28, 2026

A string section? In Joe's Pub? Strange as that may seem, it is clearly the case on veteran trumpeter Shunzo Ohno's latest album, recorded Live at Joe's Pub in New York City. The seven-member section, led by Ohno's daughter, cellist Sasha Ohno, is not mere window dressing, as it plays a sizable role on every one of the album's eight numbers and is, in fact, the only voice heard on Ohno's gossamer “Firefly." What better way to get ...

Radio & Podcasts

Shunzo Ohno, Adam O'Farrill, and Julian Lage

by Jerome Wilson
May 20, 2026

This episode features newer releases by Shunzo Ohno, Adam O'Farrill, and Julian Lage as well as older music by Charles McPherson and Khan Jamal.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 Julian Lage “Night Shade" from Scenes From Above (Blue Note) 00:56 Negative Press Project “Last Goodbye “ from Eternal Life--Jeff Buckley Songs and Sounds (Ridgeway) 8:17 Host Speaks 15:54 Charlie ...

Radio & Podcasts

Return of Trumpet Master Shunzo Ohno, New Tunes from Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Marta Sanchez and Camila Nebbia

by Hobart Taylor
March 11, 2026

Return of a Japanese Master Trumpeter Shunzo Ohno, New Tunes from Irreversible Entanglements, Caleb Wheeler Curtis, and Anthony Branker.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band “Wawasint8da" from Incarnadine (Outside In) 00:11 Joshua Idehen “What Is Redemption?" from I know you're hurting, everyone is hurting, everyone is trying, you have got to try (Heavenly Release) 6:30 Kristen Mather de Andrade “Endless and Blind" from Sem Fin (Ansonica) 09:25 Caleb Wheeler Curtis “Fantasmas" from Ritual (Chill Tone) 14:20 ...

Album Review

John Clay: About Time

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by Jack Bowers
December 28, 2025

New York-based drummer John Clay's latest album is appropriately titled About Time. For a drummer, of course, every phrase, every measure, every game plan is in essence about time, and Clay keeps exemplary time on each of the album's 10 numbers, as do the other members of his splendid quintet. Clay pilots a burnished rhythm section whose building blocks include pianist Enrique Haneine and bassist Sean Conly. Together, they lend staunch support to the ensemble's front-liners, trumpeter Shunzo ...

Album Review

Shunzo Ohno: ReNew

by Tyran Grillo
April 11, 2016

ReNew marks the 16th leader date for Japanese trumpeter Shunzo Ohno, whose evolving proficiency and clarity of tone are matched by an emotional undercurrent all his own. Built around the theme of recovery in the wake of recent natural disasters, among them the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, this album fuses Ohno's diverse influences into one melodious canvas, across which no single brushstroke is wasted. Each track sharpens a personal edge, with themes ranging from friendship and unity ...

Album Review

Shunzo Ohno: ReNew

by James Nadal
March 27, 2016

Though the samurai warriors of Japan have passed on to legend and folklore, their Bushido Code of Conduct continues to have an impact of Japanese society. It emphasizes eight virtues, utmost which are honor, discipline and morality. As a son of Japan, trumpeter Shunzo Ohno, has personally adhered to these guiding principles, and ReNew reveals a profound sense of purpose, accented by total mastery of his instrument in service to a higher calling. Dedicated to the ongoing recovery ...