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RADIO February 25, 2021

Six Great Albums and a Single

On this show I am focusing on six great albums and one single from across the wide World of Jazz featuring both European and American artists. Featured artists are Benny Rubin, Jr. , Igor WIllcox Quartet , Ivo Perelman, Kakafoni, Masa Kamaguchi Russ Lossing Samuel Blaser & Gerry Hemingway, and, Vanessa Tagliabue Yorke. Playlist Kakafoni “Dessa" from Vargtimmen (Imogena/Border) 00:00 Igor Willcox Quartet “Brotherhood" from Live at The Jazz Room (Canada) (Room 73 Records) 07:13 Samuel Blaser, Russ ...

RADIO February 24, 2021

Giancarlo Schiaffini & Sergio Armaroli and Kopasetic artists

By Maurice Hogue

Deconstructing one of the original deconstructers of jazz, Thelonious Monk, is no easy task, but the Italian duo of trombonist Giancarlo Schiaffini and percussionist Sergio Armaroli do exactly that on their new album Deconstructing Monk In Africa. It's one of the more unusual releases of late; you'll hear an excerpt from their extended work. Monk is also relevant to the career of pianist Frank Kimbrough. His Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk has been hailed by many ...

RADIO February 23, 2021

Returned to Forever: The Chick Corea's Songbook, Part 1

By Ludovico Granvassu

We celebrate the legacy of the late Chick Corea with his countless recordings as a leader or sideman, a body of compositions that have already expanded the jazz canon and will continue to do so in the coming years. In this first part of the programme we'll focus in particular on his “Spanish Heart" and his “Children's Songs" cycle.PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Iiro Rantala, Michael Wollny, Leszek Mozdzer “Armando's Rumba ...

RADIO February 23, 2021

Tributes to Monk, Part 1

By Russell Perry

Although he has been gone for nearly 40 years, and it has been much longer since he stopped writing, no composer of modern jazz has garnered more attention from his fellow musicians than Thelonious Monk, whose work is the subject of a continuous stream of tribute recordings. Groups as diverse as the Bobby Broom Trio, the Microscopic Septet and John Beasley & MONK'estra have assembled releases from their favorite compositions, but Miles Okazaki, in a solo set, and the Frank ...

RADIO February 22, 2021

New Releases From Yoko Miwa and Dave Stryker Plus A Valentines Salute to Blanche Calloway

By Mary Foster Conklin

This Valentines Day broadcast includes new releases from pianist Yoko Miwa, vocalists Ada Bird Wolfe, Valentina Marino, Laila Biali and guitarist Dave Stryker, plus birthday shout outs to Blanche Calloway, Carmen Staaf and Sharel Cassity, among others. Also remembered was vocalist and educator Carol Fredette. Thanks for your continued support. Please help all of these fine musicians -buy their recordings to support them through this time of lockdown. Playlist Jihee Heo “ Oh, New York" from Are You ...

RADIO February 21, 2021

A Musical Tribute To Chick Corea: Part 1

By Len Davis

We pay a musical tribute to Chick Corea one of the most influential musicians for the last 50 years. We will hear his music from 1968 through to 1974. Playlist Chick Corea “Matrix" from Now He Sings Now He Sobs (Solid State) 00:00 Chick Corea “Games" from ARC (ECM) 09:25 Chick Corea “Return To Forever" from Return To Forever (ECM) 18:47 Return To Forever “Captain Marvel" from Light As A Feather (Polydor) 28:05 Chick Corea-Gary Burton “Crystal Silence" ...

RADIO February 21, 2021

Joel Ross, Wayne Shorter & Sonny Stitt

By Joe Dimino

The 687th Episode of Neon Jazz begins with vibes star Joel Ross off his latest 2020 CD Who Are You? We spend a good portion of this hour looking into a wealth of music released in 2020 from artists including Ian Hendrickson-Smith, Linda Purl, Joanna Berkebile and Alex Koo. Enjoy the jazz. Playlist Joel Ross “For Real" For Real (Blue Note) 00:00 Host talks 3:39 Wayne Shorter Quartet “Orbits" Without a Net (Blue Note) 5:22 Ian Hendrickson-Smith “I ...