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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds, Nanami Haruta, Jim Snidero, Rodney Whitaker and more

by Benjamin Boddie
March 5, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds, Nanami Haruta, Jim Snidero, Coleman Mellett, Yellowjackets, Mark Scott lll, La Banda Ramirez, Rodney Whitaker, Brent Javis, Yuval Cohen, Chacho Ramirez, Josiah Boornazian, Billy Hart, Elaine Dame, Dimitri Nassar, Ben Markley, Ben Paterson, Richard Baratta, Dave Stryker, Darryl Yokley, MTB, Jeremy Pelt, Carl Allen, Fred ...

Article: Album Review

Brad Goode: Polytonal Big Band: The Snake Charmer

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by Jack Bowers
February 22, 2025

"Polytonal," according to Webster's, denotes “the simultaneous use of two or more musical keys." Denver-based trumpeter and educator Brad Goode makes full use of that technique on The Snake Charmer, the debut recording by Goode's well-named Polytonal Big Band. When all has been written and played, two things are clear: first, Goode is a world-class big-band ...

Article: Album Review

David Caffey Jazz Orchestra: At the Edge of Spring

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by Jack Bowers
February 13, 2025

With his album, At the Edge of Spring, composer and arranger David Caffey and his Colorado-based Jazz Orchestra not only defy the widely-held belief that big bands are dead, they emphatically blow that axium out of the water. This is an ensemble with no discernible weaknesses, as proficient and powerful as any that have come before ...

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Goose Chase

February 5, 2025

Album: Polytonal Big Band: The Snake Charmer
By Brad Goode
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 08:48

Article: Radio & Podcasts

MTB, Michel Petrucciani, Judy Wexler, Carl Allen and more.

by Benjamin Boddie
January 24, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by MTB, Jacob Wutzke, Michel Petrucciani, Judy Wexler, Bruce Harris, Jenny Hill, Oz Noy, Eugenie Jones, George Cables, Brian Lynch, Bill Moio, David Caffey, Alvin Queen, Christopher Boscole, Dave Stryker, Carl Allen, Brad Goode, Joe Syrian, Peter Erskine, Ryan Middagh and more. Playlist MTB “Angola" from Solid Jackson (Criss ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Renee Rosnes, Peter Erskine, Brad Goode & George Cables

by Joe Dimino
January 19, 2025

Kicking off the second episode of 2025, we dive straight into brilliance with the legendary George Cables, showcasing music from his stunning new album, I Hear Echoes. From there, we honor one of his heroes and collaborators, the iconic Art Blakey. The journey continues with fresh sounds from Montreal's electrifying improv duo Simon Angell and Tommy ...

Article: Liner Notes

Brad Goode: Polytonal Big Band: The Snake Charmer

by Neil Tesser
January 15, 2025

I try to avoid hyperbole. I'm not all that comfortable out on a limb. But I'll still wager you've never come across a big-band album like this. Perhaps you've heard orchestras that use dissonance and unexpected note clusters as their operating system. Maybe you've encountered soloists who ply their playing with extended technique and ...

Album

April & Joanie Sing!

By Joanie Pallatto

Label: Southport Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: 1. I Feel Free 2. Samba Do Soho 3. True 4. It Ain't Necessarily So 5. Brazilian Rats 6. Antonio's Song (The Rainbow) 7. Two Sparrows 8. Little Sparrow (Gorrión) 9. Improv Sparrows 10. Simone 11. Live! 12. Bebê 13. Have a Merry Christmas 14. While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Album

Polytonal Big Band: The Snake Charmer

By Brad Goode

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Goose Chase; The Snake Charmer; Just a Thought; Ornithology; Pentacles; Cabin in the Sky; Hypnotic Suggestion; I Can't Forget About You.