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Article: 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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Al Jarreau: Wow: Live at the Childe Harold

Read "Wow: Live at the Childe Harold" reviewed by Mark Corroto


Al Jarreau gained nationwide recognition with the theme to the 1985 hit television show “Moonlighting," which starred Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis. He also had a chart-topping single “We're In This Love Together." Before he was a pop star, R&B singer, and a successful cross-over artist, Al Jarreau was the purest of jazz talents. He gained ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Vanisha Gould, Mark Murphy, Laila Biali, the Manhattan Transfer and More

Read "Vanisha Gould, Mark Murphy, Laila Biali, the Manhattan Transfer and More" reviewed by Jua Howard


Welcome Music Family! As usual, I've got a great show in store for you including some holiday cheer. I've got new music from Laila Biali, Vanisha Gould, Catherine Russell, and Anais Reno; and plenty more timeless music from artists such as Mark Murphy, Chaka Khan,Emilie-Claire Barlow and The Manhattan Transfer. Come get lost in the music ...

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Article: Journey into Jazz

2024 Record Store Day Black Friday Jazz Releases

Read "2024 Record Store Day Black Friday Jazz Releases" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Record Store Day Black Friday is back for 2024. There are releases that appeal to practically every genre of music, and jazz is no exception. This year's lineup features releases for jazz enthusiasts and vinyl collectors alike. From previously unreleased live performances to excellent vinyl debuts, this year's offerings showcase a variety of jazz styles. Below ...

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Article: Album Review

USAF Airmen of Note: Aim High/The 2024 Jazz Heritage Series

Read "Aim High/The 2024 Jazz Heritage Series" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Aim High, recorded as part of the 2024 Jazz Heritage Series, is the forty-sixth album by the U.S. armed services' premier jazz ensemble, the Airmen of Note, founded in 1950 to honor the tradition of Major Glenn Miller's Army Air Corps dance band, which entertained the troops during World War II until Miller's untimely death in ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Boom Collective, Ruby Ruston, Greg Foat, Kokoroko, Chakalaka Jazz, And More

Read "Boom Collective, Ruby Ruston, Greg Foat, Kokoroko, Chakalaka Jazz, And More" reviewed by Tony Poole


Tony Poole selects his favourite new releases and pre-releases on this 2-hour uninterrupted music-only edition. Playlist Gaetano Partipilo & Boom Collective “Something Broken" from MAST Studio Session 2024 (independent) 00:00 Ruby Ruston “Stapodia" single (22a Records) 06:53 Zoe Kypri “Holding You (radio edit) Chris Baxter Remix" single (independent) 14:14 Greg Foat “A Private Cosmos" ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Al Jarreau, Pharoah Sanders, Roy Hargrove, MOMO., NIKARA Presents Black Wall Street, And More

Read "Al Jarreau, Pharoah Sanders, Roy Hargrove, MOMO., NIKARA Presents Black Wall Street, And More" reviewed by Tony Poole


Tony Poole selects his favourite new releases and pre-releases on this special extend edition featuring worldwide jazz groove. Playlist Al Jarreau “Take Five" from Wow! Live in Performance at the Childe Harold, August 1976 (Resonance Records) 00:00 Calibro 35 “Nautilus" from Jazzploitation (Record Kicks) 10:55 Low Poly Cactus “Weird Shrubs" single (Self Produced) 15:27 ...

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News: Recording

The Spirit Of Jazz Vocal Gymnast Al Jarreau Revived In Rare Lost Live Recording From 1976 In Washington, D.c., Newly Titled 'Wow!' For Record Store Day Black Friday Event On November 29, 2024 And CD & Digital On December 6, 2024

The Spirit Of Jazz Vocal Gymnast Al Jarreau Revived In Rare Lost Live Recording From 1976 In Washington, D.c., Newly Titled 'Wow!' For Record Store Day Black Friday Event On November 29, 2024 And CD & Digital On December 6, 2024

Includes Five Songs Never Before On a Live Jarreau Recording including James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain” and Count Basie’s “Shiny Stockings,” and Early Takes on “Take Five” and “You Don’t See Me” Deluxe Set Includes Overview by Acclaimed Music Writer A. Scott Galloway, New Interviews with Longtime Jarreau Keyboardist Tom Canning; Plus Nile Rodgers, Dionne Warwick, ...

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Article: Interview

A Conversation with Benny Golson

Read "A Conversation with Benny Golson" reviewed by AAJ Staff


One of the most successful talents on the Arkadia Jazz label is without a doubt the phenomenal Benny Golson. The tenor saxophonist, composer, lyricist, arranger, educator and jazz icon, holds the distinction of being the only living jazz legend to have written eight standards for jazz repertoire: “Killer Joe," “Along Came Betty," “Whisper Not" “Step Lightly," ...

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Article: Album Review

Horn Engine: Not Like This

Read "Not Like This" reviewed by Nicholas F. Mondello


"Not Like This" from the Horn Engine team is somewhat of a textural departure from their more intense, funk and Jerry Hey Horns-oriented earlier fare. Composed by the late Grammy-winner Jeremy Lubbock for Al Jarreau, the song has been covered by artists as wide-ranging as vocalists Helen Merrill, and Mark Murphy, and brass men Til Bronner ...


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