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David Kikoski

Born: September 29, 1961

At a time when jazz has been to the reaches of the musical universe and back, some would say that it's all been played before and we're currently at a point in the cyclical nature of this artform when those lesser talents are merely rewriting the past. This is why innovation and individualism are so rare these days and why David Kikoski stands apart from the scores of pianists/keyboardists as well as composers.

Born in 1961 in Milltown, N.J., Dave was part of a musical family and given his first piano lessons at the age of six by his father.In his early teens he began working with jazz and rock groups and won "The New Jersey Allstate Jazz Competition". After high school, Kikoski would head to the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston where he earned a bachelor's degree in piano. While in Boston he had a steady trio gig and met Pat Matheny who sat in with Dave's trio. Later( in 1994) they would meet up again and record together on Roy Haynes' cd "Te-Vou" which also featured Christian McBride and Donald Harrison.

Giants

By Barry Greene

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Backtrack; Unit 7; Green Street; Question and Answer; SOS; My One and Only Love; Mugshot; In Her Room; Jingles; El Hombre.

Wanderer

By Sarah Pillow

Label: Buckyball Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Blue skies (Irving Berlin); So Many Stars (Sergio Mendez); A Night in Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie); Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love (Charles Mingus); How High the Moon (Morgan Lewis and Nancy Hamilton); Tonight at Noon (Charles Mingus); The First Circle (Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays); Café (Egberto Gismonti); Stella by Starlight (Victor Young & Ned Washington); Eclipse (Charles Mingus) 500 Miles High (Chick Corea); Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez); Wayfarin’ Stranger (anonymous)

The All Seeing Eye

By Will Lyle

Label: Circle Theory Media
Released: 2026
Track listing: Eridania; Lineas de Sangre; Autumn Nocturne; All of You; Deep Fake; Saturn Return; On a Clear Day.

Shawn Lovato, Vijay Iyer, and Charles Chen

by Jerome Wilson
August 19, 2026

This program features recent music by Shawn Lovato, Jun Iida and Charles Chen along with older work by Lee Konitz, Vijay Iyer and Lena Seikaly.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 Simon Belelty “Lady Luck" from ...

New York's Hottest New Club Has Arrived

by Mark Robbins
August 14, 2026

Martin Porter's life has revolved around jazz from an early age. Growing up playing jazz piano and listening to the greats, he eventually found himself living out a dream--working at the Jazz Standard, one of the city's premier jazz clubs. The closing of the Standard left a void in New York's jazz community--one that Martin Porter was ...

Will Lyle: The All Seeing Eye

by Jack Bowers
August 4, 2026

According to bassist Will Lyle, his mentor the late drummer Ralph Peterson Jr. once told him that an album is like a snapshot--a picture of where you are musically at that unique point in time. After scanning the personnel list on Lyle's latest recording, The All Seeing Eye, a second piece of advice must have been, ...

Unit 7

May 11, 2026

Album: Giants
By Barry Greene
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 07:15

Barry Greene: Giants

by Jack Bowers
May 8, 2026

The Giants singled out by guitarist Barry Greene on his recording of that name include a number of musicians who served as role models and helped shape his singular musical voice. Pat Martino is one, as are Grant Green, Wes Montgomery, Russell Malone and Pat Metheny, each one a stepping-stone on Greene's upward path toward self-identity ...

Lisa Hilton, Gregory Groover Jr., Noah Preminger, David Murray and more

by Benjamin Boddie
January 15, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Lisa Hilton, Gregory Groover Jr.,Noah Preminger, David Murray, Chris Fagan, The Afro--Caribbean Jazz Collective, Paul Colombo Group, Steve Berndt, Peter Paulsen Turksheadknot Quintet, Milan Verbist, The Flying Horse Big Band, Ted Rosenthal, Brandon Suarez, Sacha Boutros, Josie Falbo, James Suggs, Rick Roe, Kenny Barron, Aretha Tillotson, Baltimore Jazz Collective, David ...