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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Meredith Bates, Vesna Duo, Soft Machine, Oná Ensemble

by Cheryl K.
March 16, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, selections from new releases by saxophonist Ben Wendel; string experimentalist Meredith Bates; Vesna Duo (pianist Liana Pailodze Harron and percussionist Ksenija Komljenović); Soft Machine; pianist Yelena Eckemoff; the Oná Ensemble; and the Mark Wade Trio.Playlist Shirley Scott “What Makes Harold Sing?/" from One for ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Return of Trumpet Master Shunzo Ohno, New Tunes from Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Marta Sanchez and Camila Nebbia

by Hobart Taylor
March 11, 2026

Return of a Japanese Master Trumpeter Shunzo Ohno, New Tunes from Irreversible Entanglements, Caleb Wheeler Curtis, and Anthony Branker.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band “Wawasint8da" from Incarnadine (Outside In) 00:11 Joshua Idehen “What Is Redemption?" from I know you're hurting, everyone is hurting, everyone is trying, you have got to try ...

Album

The True Story of Bears and the Invention of the Battery (Deluxe Edition)

By Caleb Wheeler Curtis

Label: Imani / 88 Keys Productions
Released: 2024
Track listing: This Cult Does Not Help; Oska T.; Introspection; Boo Boo's Birthday; Raise Four; Reflections; Played Twice; Ugly Beauty; Jackie-ing; Light Blue; Raise Four (Take 2).

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Mike on Brad

by Patrick Burnette
July 10, 2025

This fortnight's broadcast looks at four recent albums by up-and-coming artists--from the fairly well-known to the outright obscure. But hard-core listeners really want to wait for the so-called “pop matters" section, when we finally get to hear what Mike thinks of Brad Mehldau's autobiography. Is Brad teasing God? Or teasing us about God? Stay tuned to ...

Article: Album Review

Caleb Wheeler Curtis: The True Story of Bears and the Invention of the Battery (Deluxe Edition)

Read "The True Story of Bears and the Invention of the Battery (Deluxe Edition)" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
March 24, 2025

Musicista non ancora quarantenne, da noi poco conosciuto,Caleb Wheeler Curtis sassofonista, trombettista, compositore newyorchese, licenzia il suo album più ambizioso, un doppio CD che già dal titolo fa presagire qualcosa di assai lontano da un rassicurante mainstream. The True Story of Bears and the Invention of the Battery, questo il titolo (ogni riferimento a Frank Zappa ...

Song of the Day

The First Question

January 13, 2025

Album: The True Story of Bears and the Invention of the Battery (Deluxe Edition)
By Caleb Wheeler Curtis
Label: Imani / 88 Keys Productions
Released: 2024
Duration: 6:26

Song of the Day

Oska T

January 6, 2025

Album: The True Story of Bears and the Invention of the Battery (Deluxe Edition)
By Caleb Wheeler Curtis
Label: Imani / 88 Keys Productions
Released: 2024
Duration: 5:07

Album

Walk A Mile In My Shoe

By Orrin Evans

Label: Imani / 88 Keys Productions
Released: 2024
Track listing: Dislocation Blues; Sunday in New York; All That I Am; Blues in the Night; Hymn; Save the Children; Overjoyed; Smoke Gets in Your Eyes; If.

Article: Year in Review

Troy Dostert's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

by Troy Dostert
December 12, 2024

Another year of first-rate creative jazz is in the books, along with another impossible set of choices in assembling a top-10 list. These are some of the standouts, in a year in which trios and quartets were especially prominent, taking advantage of the unparalleled opportunities for close collaboration that smaller ensembles provide. My favorites are listed ...

Article: Year in Review

Paul Rauch's Best Jazz Albums Of 2024

by Paul Rauch
December 11, 2024

It's been an eventful year in jazz, as the recording side of the music returned to full swing. Below are my top ten albums of the year, excluding re-issues and historic recordings. These selections represent what is happening creatively in the here and now in jazz, in some small way. The new music on today's scene ...