John Donegan Trio, Linda Dachtyl, Horace Silver, Rufus Wainwright

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, more music than one could hope for. We start with saxophonist Yusef Lateef; then onto vocalists Rufus Wainwright and Sacha Boutros; the John Donegan Trio; guitarist Brent Laidler; drummer Al Foster; the trio Organology; the duo Inclusion Principle with their fourth EP of the year; and The DIVA Jazz Orchestra.

Playlist

• Yusef Lateef "The Beginning" from Jazz Mood (Savoy, 1957, reissued by Craft Recordings, 2025) 4:31
• Lauren Henderson "Flight" from Sonidos (Brontosaurus, 2025) 2:50
• Sacha Boutros "Et si tu n'existais pas ("And if You Did Not Exist")" from Sacha: Paris After Dark (Hear Me Roar, 2025) 4:01
• John Donegan "Funny Isn't It" from Interfuse (Jaydee, 2025) 4:08
• Enoch Smith Jr. "Gracefully" from The Book of Enoch Vol. 1 (Misfitme, 2025) 8:17
• [SINGLE] Brent Laidler "Coventry Carol" from The Boiler Sessions (B.E.L., 2025) 5:10
• Leslie Odom Jr. "Jesus to a Child" from An Offering: Live at Speakeasy Studio (Borderlight Entertainment, 2025) 3:58
• Al Foster "E.S.P." from Live at Smoke (Smoke Sessions, 2025) 9:15
• Ben Wilcock & John Rae "The Fox" from March of the Octopus (Thick Records NZ, 2025) 3:58
• [SINGLE] Demolition Brass Band "Getaway" from Demolition Brass Band (Mullsoul Music, 2025) 4:59
• Linda Dachtyl "The Outsider" from Full Steam Ahead (Chicken Coup, 2025) 5:32
• Organology "Facing the Waves" from Organology (Aesthetiko Musicians Collective, 2025) 7:20
• Horace Silver "Sayonara Song" from Silver in Seattle: Live at The Penthouse (Blue Note, 2025) 18:24
• Inclusion Principle "white crane spreading its wings" from Needle at the bottom of the sea (Discus Music, 2025) 12:08
• Sara Serpa & Matt Mitchell "Carry You Like a River" from End of Something (Obliquity, 2025) 6:39
• Brittany Davis "All You Get" from Black Thunder (Loosegroove, 2025) 6:55
• Rufus Wainwright "The Saga of Jenny" from I'm a Stranger Here Myself—Wainwright Does Weill (Pacific Jazz Orchestra/Thirty Tigers, 2025) 3:50
• The DIVA Jazz Orchestra "Luck Be a Lady Tonight" from A Celebration of Maurice Hines: Tappin Through Life/ (DIVA Jazz, 2025) 4:13
• Vancouver Jazz Orchestra "As Luck Would Have It" from Vancouver Jazz Orchestra Meets Brian Charette (Cellar Music Group, 2025) 6:51
• April Varner "Christmas Time is Here" from Winter Songs-Vol. 2 (Cellar Music Group, 2025) 3:39