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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Trilogy, Jose Luiz Martins, Jeff Libman, Medler Sextet, Nancy Kelly Plus Celebrations For Carline Ray, Bessie Smith & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
April 28, 2025

This broadcast continues the celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from Trilogy, Jose Luiz Martins, Jeff Libman, Medler Sextet and Nancy Kelly, with birthday shoutouts to Carline Ray (100!), Bessie Smith, Madeleine Peyroux, Judy Wexler, Roxy Coss and Tia Fuller, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Bob James & Dave Koz, Meredith d'Ambrosio, Yelena Eckemoff Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent, Celebrating Sister Rosetta Tharpe & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 31, 2025

This show includes new releases from Bob James & Dave Koz, Meredith d'Ambrosio, Yelena Eckemoff plus a single from Georgia Mancio & Alan Broadbent, with birthday shoutouts to Berta Moreno, Meredith d'Ambrosio, Nat King Cole, Dave Frishberg, Deanna Witkowski, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Marian McPartland, Amina Claudine Myers and Eliane Elias. Happy listening and please support the ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rodney Whitaker, Julia Hulsmann, Jeremy Pelt and Amina Claudine Myers

by Hobart Taylor
February 19, 2025

New music from bassist Rodney Whitaker and from his proteges Kasan Belgrave and Nanami Haruta... Also Julia Hulsmann, Jeremy Pelt and Peter Lenz.Playlist Kasan Belgrave “Down 4 the Count" from Dual Citizen (Tribe) 0:00 Nanami Haruta “ Sister Tosa" from The Vibe (Origin) 7:38 Rodney Whitaker “Mosaic" from Mosaic (Origin) 14:17 Yulia Musayelyan “ ...

Article: Building a Jazz Library

Ten Terrific Sax Plus Organ Combinations

by Artur Moral
February 12, 2025

OK, maybe the electric guitar was its first and most celebrated love affair, but the organ's alliances with the saxophone's family members are undoubtedly among the richest musical combinations, both in terms of sound and the intense interrelationships that typically develop in such encounters. Whether it be a tenor with a Hammond, a soprano with an ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Zakir Hussain, Billy Mohler & Random Pickin’s

by Maurice Hogue
January 20, 2025

This is the second 3-hour holiday joint with music selected from newer releases back to some archival stuff and lots in between. Sampled new releases include music from bassist Billy Mohler and a new quartet featuring guitarist Jeff Parker, Italy's BSDE 4Tet, Finnish pianist Joona Toivanen's trio, and some archival music from Minneapolis/Los Angeles bassist and ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

2024 in Review

by Jerome Wilson
January 8, 2025

This show reviews my favorite jazz releases for 2024, including new recordings and newly discovered older concert performances. Artists heard on the show include Fay Victor, Darius Jones, Ron Miles, Frank Carlberg, and David Murray. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of ...

Article: Year in Review

Giuseppe Segala's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

by Giuseppe Segala
January 7, 2025

There is not much to add to this list, other than noting note that the order is alphabetical and, of course, does not reflect any ranking of merit. Without a doubt, 2024 has given us a wealth of wonderful music to listen to and revisit. Unfortunately, many noteworthy albums had to remain beyond the limit of ...

Article: Year in Review

I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 2, 2025

Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “è tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...

Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 31, 2024

Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...

Album

Central Park’s Mosaics of Reservoir, Lake, Paths and Gardens

By Wadada Leo Smith

Label: Red Hook Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Conservatory Garden; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir; Central Park at Sunset; When Was; The Harlem Meer; Albert Ayler, a meditation in light; Imagine, a mosaic for John Lennon.