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Matt Barber: The Song Is You
by Jack Bowers
Matt Barber is a pretty good singer: pleasant voice, decent range, fair sense of swing, healthy respect for a lyric. On his seventh album, The Song Is You, Barber has chosen to revisit a number of evergreens from the Great American Songbook and placed himself in a variety of musical settings designed to enhance the experience. ...
What in the Bag?
by Patrick Burnette
Welcome to “What's in the Bag?," where Pat pulls out a few vinyl discoveries--some reissues, some crate finds--for Mike and him to dissect. It's kind of a continuing feature on the show when we run out of other things to discuss, and is not to be confused with “What's in the Box?" where the contents are ...
Celebrating Don Sebesky, Part 1
by Dan McClenaghan
The passing of composer/arranger Don Sebesky in April 2023, invites a revisitation of his artistry. A Manhattan School of Music-trained trombonist, Sebesky played in the big bands of Kai Winding, Claude Thornhill, Tommy Dorsey and Maynard Ferguson. But by 1960, he found that his true passion was arranging and conducting. For this, he was nominated for ...
Darius Jones, Lakecia Benjamin, Teddy Edwards and More
by Jerome Wilson
This show features saxophonists such as Darius Jones, Teddy Edwards, and Lakecia Benjamin, the big band music of Horace Tapscott, and a lot more. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Henriette Muller “Memories of a ...
Hal Galper Trio: Trip the Light Fantastic
by Ken Dryden
This liner note assignment was very special to me, as it followed a phone interview that I did with Hal Galper that was a cover feature. Galper was ecstatic when it was published and called me one afternoon, exclaiming that the release date for his new CD was being moved up and he didn't have time ...
Chet Baker, John Pizzarelli & Bobby Sanabria
by Joe Dimino
We kick off the 799th Episode of Neon Jazz with energy and style from percussionist & bandleader Bobby Sanabria with new music off his 2023 album with his MULTIVERSE Big Band. From there, we hear new music from Dave Bass, Chet Baker, John PIzzarelli and Wayne Escoffery. We also get cuts from rising modern jazz cats ...
Take Five with Composer Rodrigo Simoes
by AAJ Staff
Meet Rodrigo Simoes Rodrigo Simões is a composer with a distinctive style that oscillates between Brazilian music and jazz improvisation. His international career has taken him through China, Australia, South Korea, Paraguay and the United States, in addition to his native country--Brazil--and his adopted country--Canada. The guitarist has already collaborated with great artists in Brazil (Elza ...
Chet Baker: Blue Room: The 1979 VARA Studio Sessions In Holland
by Mark Corroto
Let us bring sexy back to jazz. Not that it has been misplaced but, in a world where a teenager with a horn can flawlessly navigate “Giant Steps," what seems to be the missing is the seductive element of jazz. We are undoubtedly reminded of the sensuous experience of the music which has always been reflected ...
Record Store Day 2023 Jazz Releases
by Kyle Simpler
Record Store Day, which started in 2007, is a biannual event designed to promote independent record stores. Every Record Store Day drop features limited-edition vinyl releases in practically every genre of music. The releases, however, are offered on a limited basis, and they are available for one time only. As a result, collectors often wait in ...
Bill Evans / Chet Baker / Sonny Stitt: Cold Case Investigations Strike Gold
by Chris May
Jazz detective Zev Feldman and Elemental Records have notched up more cold-case discoveries with albums by Bill Evans, Chet Baker and Sonny Stitt. The discs are scheduled for release in late April 2023, round about Record Store Day. None of the material has previously been available. All three albums are more than good and the Evans ...
