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Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Caleb Wheeler Curtis is a musician known for his "intensely focused and garrulously inventive" style, which draws from a wide range of influences including progressive bop and post-Coltrane/Ornette free improvisation. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Caleb is a leader and core member of several bands, including Ember, Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band (2x GRAMMY Nominated), Walking Distance, and the Fat Cat Big Band. His third album as a leader, HEATMAP, was released on Imani Records in 2022 and features pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Gerald Cleaver. The album received widespread critical acclaim, with All About Jazz calling him "one of the more interesting alto saxophonists to emerge since 2000," and Jazzwise describing it as "exhilarating post-Ornette free-jazzmaking." DownBeat Magazine said HEATMAP "radiates with brilliance," and Musica Jazz (Italy) described it as "a masterpiece."

Album

Ritual

By Caleb Wheeler Curtis

Label: Chill Tone Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Fantasmas; Bleakout; Florence; Black Box Extraction; You Can't Just Keep the Music; Pond; Tenastic; The End of Power; Ritual.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Branford Marsalis Quartet and Dianne Reeves, Ekep Nkwelle, Somi, George Garzone, Caroline Davis and Azar Lawrence

by Hobart Taylor
September 16, 2026

Mick Goodrick and Fred Hersch 1988 recordings unearthed at ECM, Music from Sweden's Goran Kajfeš Subtropic Arkestra with Amanda Werne, and France's LeBeque sisters interpret Bill Evans.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Caleb Wheeler Curtis /Jason Moran “ That Which Cannot Be Replaced" from Incantation (Imani) 00:07 Caroline Davis/Grey Mcmurray/Qasim Naqvi “Out of the Way of ...

Song of the Day

Fantasmas

August 9, 2026

Album: Ritual
By Caleb Wheeler Curtis
Label: Chill Tone Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 5:57

Article: Radio & Podcasts

2026 New Releases, Part 1

by Jon Greenbaum
August 1, 2026

These kinds of lists are like a mirror; our aesthetic preferences reflect back to us who we are. This list is saying I-don't-care-much-for-walking-bass-or-the-accepted-conventions-of-the-jazz-tradition. I don't want to accept that truth. I want to love The Tradition. And in my defense of my fealty to straight ahead jazz I will say that I just got ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Eva Novoa, Matt Slocum, New Jazz Underground, 8 Octopi

by Cheryl K.
June 18, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--pianists Julia Hülsmann and Eva Novoa; two selections from saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist/composer Caleb Wheeler Curtis; drummer Matt Slocum; the Ivo Perelman & Matthew Shipp String Trio; New Jazz Underground; the Brazilian duo of musicians Antônio Carlos Marques Pinto and José Carlos Figueiredo; Chicago Soul Jazz Collective; and 8 Octopi.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Clarinetist Virginia MacDonald's Debut + Steve Bernstein and Carlin Lee

by Hobart Taylor
May 27, 2026

Make way for clarinetist Virginia MacDonald's stunning debut release plus new tunes from Emily Kuhn, Alden Hellmuth, Steve Bernstein and a peace anthem from Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith and Andrew Cyrille. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Daphne Parker Powell “Perpetual Light of the Void" from The Death of Cool (Self-Produced) 00:00:08 Steven Bernstein “Two ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Peter Erskine, Bryan Lynch, Bria Skonberg, Carolyn Trowbridge & David Basse

by Joe Dimino
April 19, 2026

We kick off Episode 954 of Neon Jazz with serious firepower--one of the most commanding voices in jazz today, especially out of Kansas City, David Basse. The acclaimed singer, drummer, radio host, and advocate sets the tone with music from his powerful 2025 album War Within. From there, we dive into the compelling artistry and stories ...

Article: Album Review

Caleb Wheeler Curtis: Ritual

Read "Ritual" reviewed by Alberto Bazzurro

by Alberto Bazzurro
April 16, 2026

Alla testa di un gruppo nuovo di zecca (le incisioni risalgono all'ottobre 2025) che evolve dal quartetto fino al sestetto, il polistrumentista newyorchese Caleb Wheeler Curtis confeziona un album (il sesto a suo nome) dai colori piuttosto decisi, sia sui brani più tirati che, anche, su quelli più compassati (almeno parzialmente): non manca mai qualcosa in ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Genre jambalaya this week, exploratory jazz, third stream, straight ahead and the blues

by Hobart Taylor
April 15, 2026

Dave Adewumi, Yelena Eckimoff, Tomas Janzon, Jesse Davis and Dida Pelled. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Dave Adewumi" Is" from The Flame Beneath the Silence (Giant Step Arts) 0:11 Erica von Kleist “Picc a Peck" from Picc Pocket (Self-Produced) 05:25 Tomas Janzon “ Did I Say" from Jazz Diary (Changes) 11:02 Host Speaks 16:01 Alicia ...