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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Nduduzo Makhathini, Darryl Jenifer, Anthony Almonte, Onilu, Shapiro 17

by Cheryl K.
July 10, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--pianist Nduduzo Makhathini; bassist and founding member of Bad Brains Darryl Jenifer; singer/songwriter Sarah Sharp; vocalist Anthony Almonte; guitarist/composer Luca Crispino; The Milky Way (1979); the percussion quartet Onilu; and the big band Shapiro 17.Playlist Randy Weston “Night in Medina" from Blue Moses (CTI) 6:51 ...

Article: Album Review

Warren Wolf: Smoove Vibes

Read "Smoove Vibes" reviewed by Pierre Giroux

by Pierre Giroux
May 22, 2026

There is something quietly disarming about Smoove Vibes. It is the kind of album that does not shout its ambitions but simply settles into the room with you. Warren Wolf working from his basement, handles an impressive range of musical duties, including vibraphone, marimba, drums, keyboards, vocals, and sampled elements that shape the music from its ...

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Black Whole "Live"

By Walter Kemp 3

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Intro, Novum, Good Morning, Topsy, Underscore , Defacto, Don’t Step In It, Interstellar, The Offering

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Etienne Charles, Jacky Terrasson, Isaiah Collier & Brent Birckhead

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 2, 2024

Four musicians, Jacky Terrasson, Etienne Charles, Brent Birckhead and Isaiah Collier, and their individual takes on how to both celebrate and innovate the jazz canon.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Jacky Terrasson R&B" Moving On (naïve) 0:16 Host talks 3:10 Etienne Charles “Poison" Creole ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Albert Tootie Heath, Nick Finzer, Noah Haidu & Matthew Whitaker

by Joe Dimino
April 21, 2024

We kick off the 851st Episode of Neon Jazz with the brilliance and prowess of pianist Matthew Whitaker and music from his forthcoming album. From there, we get into a host of tunes from the Kandace Springs, Rachel Z, Dave Bass, Queen Esther, Leigh Pilzer and Noah Haidu. Talented singer Hyeonseon Baek makes his debut on ...

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Just Groovin'

By Adrian Norton

Label: Phaze II Publishing
Released: 2023
Track listing: It's Time For Love, If You Were Here Tonight, Make Me Want To Love You, Because, Shero, Walk Around Heaven, Groovin', The Star Of The Story, Got In My Feelings, Strollin' & Rollin', Keep Rising',When I Get Ya, Inner City Blues (live)

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In the Valley

By Todd Marcus

Label: Stricker Street Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Horus (intro) (0:37) Horus (8:36) The Hive (9:47) Cairo Street Ride (8:00) Final Days (8:25) In the Valley (10:01)

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Brent Birckhead, Chicago Underground Qt., Roger Kellaway and Other New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 28, 2020

Second part of this week's ride through the new releases prairie with music by artists that cover a lot of ground, from Chicago Underground Quartet to Jesse Harris, from Valentina Ciardelli's take on Frank Zappa to Roger Kellaway' interpretation of Paul Desmond, and much more For the first part of the show click ...

Album

Birckhead

By Brent Birckhead

Label: Ivory Antidote Music
Released: 2019
Track listing: 3 Uptown; The Alchemist; Flux; 4 and 6; Song for Nicole (prelude); Song for Nicole; 4 and 6 (interlude); The Ivory Antidote; The Witching Hour; The Mourning After; Someday We’ll All Be Free.

Article: Album Review

Brent Birckhead: Birckhead

Read "Birckhead" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
March 25, 2019

As an alumnus of Lauryn Hill, Nas, George Duke, and Larry Graham as well as a Downbeat Award winner for outstanding instrumentalist, alto saxophonist Brent Birckhead has certainly absorbed his influences well. So it's anyone's conjecture why he would possibly want to undermine his musical intentions by intro-ing his eponymous release with a brief but utterly ...