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Jazz playlist special features Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker, Miles Davis and much more
by Len Davis
Gregg Arthur: Live at City Recital Hall—A New Concert Special Featuring Australian Jazz Royalty
Something very rare is happening on Australian television. In a landscape where live jazz concerts are seldom broadcast, SBS will premiere Gregg Arthur: Live at City Recital Hall, a major new music special co-produced with Australian Theatre Live. The broadcast offers audiences across the country an opportunity to experience an artform rarely showcased on screen, presented ...
Damien Erskine, Chris Potter, Steve Smith, Marl Lettieri, Michael Brecker
by Len Davis
This will be the final Bitches Brew Radio program of 2025. We'll return on January 9th, 2026 with a brand-new year of boundary-pushing music. This show is packed with fresh sounds and deep cuts, including new music from J-Rod Sullivan & the 4 Korners, guitarist Franky Freedom with Gary Willis, Dan Arcamone with Steve Pruitt, Wayne ...
Melbourne Improvising Iconoclasts Unite For Transcendent Free Jazz/Electronic Debut
Voyage, the debut collaboration between vocalist Tom Barton, guitarist Diego Villalta and pianist Nathan Liow, is a completely improvised odyssey transmuting real-time performance into sonic sculpture – a spellbinding journey through mystical darkness erupting into moments of transcendent awe. Across evolving orbits of looped and layered vocals, fractals of effected electric guitar, and ethereal pulsating synth ...
Simon Phillips, Bob Holz, Steve Morse, T Lavitz, Gary willis and Miles Davis
by Len Davis
Drummer Simon Phillips brings his own unmistakable groove and intensity. A newly released 2019 studio-live session delivers powerful music. New music from the Steve Morse Band, drummer Bob Holz pays tribute to the late Larry Coryell and Jan Cyrka and James Graydon join Josh Meader with some elegant jazz. We jump back to 1996 with the ...
New music from Simon Phillips, Alex Skolnick, Tigran Hamasyan, Grand Discovery and more
by Len Davis
Get ready for a wave of electrifying new releases! Simon Phillips Protocol Live Sessions, recorded in 2019 and only now unveiled, capture the legendary drummer and his band at full throttle. The global fusion continues with Jazz from New York guitar virtuoso Alex Skolnick, São Paulo piano powerhouse Gabriel Gaiardo, and Parisian violin master Daniel John ...
Mark Lettieri, Grand Discovery, The Outernet plus '70s re-visited
by Len Davis
We're bringing you an electrifying mix of fusion, funk, and guitar artistry from around the world! ?? Contemporary Sounds: Gabriel Gallardo--Brazil's rising fusion star bringing rhythmic fire and melodic finesse. Mark Lettieri and Thomas Polychuck--representing the USA with groove, grit, and guitar mastery. Grand Discovery--Finland's innovative collective pushing the boundaries of modern instrumental music. The Outernet ...
Focus on the late Jack DeJohnette
by Len Davis
Today we remember a truly wonderful musician--a creative soul whose passion and artistry touched everyone who heard him play. Throughout his life, Jack DeJohnette performed with countless bands and ensembles, always bringing a melodic sensitivity, strong rhythmic drive, and an openness to every musical style he explored. From jazz and fusion to avant-garde and beyond, he ...
Anthony Jackson tribute PT 2 plus new releases
by Len Davis
We continue our special tribute to the late, great bassist Anthony Jackson--a true innovator whose sound shaped generations of modern music. Todays program will feature some of his incredible performances with Metro, pianist Hiromi, drummer Steve Smith, pianist Michel Camilo, Mike Stern and Steve Khan. But that's not all--we've also got some exciting new releases from ...
Peter Knight: Hand To Earth's Sonic Homecoming
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines on composer, trumpeter, and producer Peter Knight.Peter Knight has spent decades working in the spaces between genres and cultures. His latest project brings together 40,000-year-old Indigenous Australian songs with contemporary electroacoustic music through Hand to Earth's new album, the title of which translates as “the scent of home." The record ...
