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Brian Lynch, featuring Charles McPherson: Torch Bearers
by Jack Bowers
Trumpeter Brian Lynch, who has been at the top of his game for more than three decades, shares the stage with another seasoned maestro, alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, on Torch Bearers, wherein Lynch, McPherson and their able companions not only carry the torch for their generation but offer an upcoming legion of eager young musicians a ...
Return of Trumpet Master Shunzo Ohno, New Tunes from Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Marta Sanchez and Camila Nebbia
by Hobart Taylor
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 ...
Classic Jazz from Woody Shaw, New Jazz from Billy Hart, and Birthdays Including Jaco Pastorius
by David W. Daniels
Classic jazz from Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Jefferson, and others. New jazz from Al Foster, Nat Adderley Jr., and others. Recognizing birthdays for Dave Brubeck, Melissa Aldana, and others. RIP Steve Cropper, jazz version of Green Onions by Roswell Rudd.Playlist Charles McPherson “Explorations" from McPherson's Mood (Prestige) 00:00 Joe Henderson “Serenity" from In ...
Best of the Best: Jazz From Detroit
by Paul Rauch
Best of the Best: Jazz From DetroitMagic Circle Productions LLC2025 The history of jazz music is told in hundreds of cities from coast to coast in America. From the cradle in New Orleans and the Mississippi River delta, the great migration of Black Americans northward spread the sounds that we know ...
Bob Magnusson Joins Former Trio Mates Wofford, Plank In San Diego Hall Of Fame
Legendary jazz bassist Bob Magnusson, who cut his teeth in Buddy Rich’s big band before joining Sarah Vaughan’s combo, was inducted into the San Diego Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 27, 2025. Magnusson joins 2024 inductee Jim Plank (drums) and 2023 inductee Mike Wofford (piano), the three of whom comprised the classic house band ...
50 Years Later: 10 Jazz Albums from 1975 That Deserve Another Spin
by Kyle Simpler
1975 was a landmark year for music, marked by several outstanding album releases. Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks (Columbia), Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti (Swan Song), Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here (Harvest), Frank Zappa's One Size Fits All (DiscReet) and Jeff Beck's Blow by Blow (Epic) were just a few of the titles that have ...
Kahlil Childs and Jacob Hart: Two Young Stars Rise From Detroit
by Paul Rauch
The Detroit Jazz Festival is a huge draw. For fans, it is the largest free jazz event in the world, removing financial barriers and accommodating over 300,000 attendees over Labor Day weekend annually. Over four days, four stages present the best the jazz world has to offer and in the process, celebrates the great jazz history ...
Meet Alto Saxophonist Erena Terakubo
by Sanford Josephson
For many years, trumpeter/educator Tiger Okoshi has been directing the Hokkaido Grove Jazz Camp during summers in Sapporo, Japan. At one of his first camps, he met a 12-year-old alto saxophonist named Erena Terakubo."She was shining, and she knew it," he recalled. “She was determined, driven, and already sounded like a young Charlie Parker."
Have You Met Mr. Jones?
by Patrick Burnette
At Mike's suggestion, today's podcast explores the truncated career of hard bop trumpeter Carmell Jones. We listen to four albums featuring the little-known musician and talk about the arc of his career, his work with running buddy Harold Land, and why he could'a been a hard-bop contender given the right circumstances.Playlist Discussion of Carmell ...
Takuya Kuroda: Everyday
by Konstantin N. Rega
Kobe-born, Brooklyn-based trumpeter Takuya Kuroda continues to find his groove and expressive essence on Everyday. Through his inspired amalgamation of jazz, funk, hip-hop and neo-soul, this release exhibits an ability to think beyond the boring and basic, to see what lies ahead. These nine energized but balanced compositions are further heightened by various talented musicians including ...
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