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Article: Album Review

Mike LeDonne's Groover Quartet: Turn It Up!

Read "Turn It Up!" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Turn It Up!, the latest recording by organist Mike LeDonne's superb and long-lived Groover Quartet, is actually a two- CD set that reprises concert sessions recorded twenty years apart--the first, You'll See! (Cellar Records, 2004) in Vancouver's now- defunct Cellar Jazz Club, the second,Turn It Up!, in 2024 at Ken Kitchings' The Side Door in Old ...

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Eric Alexander: Like Sugar

Read "Like Sugar" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


Tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander delivers a soulful modern tribute to Stanley Turrentine with his album Like Sugar. Recorded at the renowned Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, NJ, with longtime collaborators David Hazeltine on piano, Dennis Carroll on bass, and George Fludas on drums, the album reinterprets Turrentine's spirit rather than simply copying it, resulting in ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rin Seo, Pete Mills, Johnathan Blake, Ledisi and more

Read "Rin Seo, Pete Mills, Johnathan Blake, Ledisi and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Rin Seo, Pete Mills, Johnathan Blake, Ledisi, JD Allen, Kate Wyatt, Michael Dease, Emma Smith, Charlie Porter, Jason Charos, Thom Rotella, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Steven Oquendo Latin Jazz Orchestra, Susan Krebs & The Local Outfit, Jonathan Moritz, Jim Witzel, Joe Bowden, Saku Mantere, Shawn Purcell, Alex Sipiagin, Linda Dachtyl, Jennifer ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Beginning of Monktober week 1, plus classic jazz with Oscar Peterson and more, new music from Johnathan Blake and more

Read "Beginning of Monktober week 1, plus classic jazz with Oscar Peterson and more, new music from Johnathan Blake and more" reviewed by David W. Daniels


Recognizing Thelonious Monk, birthdate October 10th, during Monktober with songs Purple Shades, In Walked Bud, Criss Cross, and Straight No Chaser. Classic music from Gloria Lynne, Johnny Hartman, and more. New music from Joe Farnsworth, Eric Alexander, and more. Birthdays for Oscar Pettiford, Jean-Luc Ponty, and more. Playlist Tommy Smith Youth Jazz Orchestra with ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Caelan Cardello, Bob Schlesinger, Cezariusz Gadzina Quartet & more

Read "Caelan Cardello, Bob Schlesinger, Cezariusz Gadzina Quartet & more" reviewed by Marek J. Śmietański


115th episode presents August's premieres. Carefully curated from a wealth of albums, because this is the only episode this month featuring the host. Expect a selection of impressive debuts (as many as seven), solid albums from American jazz musicians less well-known in Europe, two interesting Polish projects and a few international bands. The podcast is in ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Baltimore Jazz Collective, Shawn Purcell, James Danderfer, Mike LeDonne and more

Read "Baltimore Jazz Collective, Shawn Purcell, James Danderfer, Mike LeDonne and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Baltimore Jazz Collective, Milan Verbist, Shawn Purcell, Juliet Ewing, Harold Lopez-Nussa, James Danderfer, Steve Rosenbloom, Mark Winkler, Gabriel Alegria, David Kikoski, Mike LeDonne, Enrique Haneine, Heather McKay, Kelly Green, Brad Mehldau, Brandon Suarez, Roger Glenn, Jen Allen, Jim Witzel, Jimmy Greene, Eric Alexander, Carmen Bradford, Josh Lawrence, Michael Mayo, George ...

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Classic jazz from Horace Silver, Betty Carter, along with recent releases from Carole Nelson Trio, Eric Alexander, and more

Read "Classic jazz from Horace Silver, Betty Carter, along with recent releases from Carole Nelson Trio, Eric Alexander, and more" reviewed by David W. Daniels


Other classic jazz from Annie Ross, Quincy Jones, and more. New releases from Cecile McLorin Salvant, Atlanta's own Karla Harris, and more. Additional birthdays for Jon Hendricks, Brother Jack McDuff, Steve Coleman, and more. Playlist Horace Silver “Ill Wind"--from Further Explorations By The Horace Silver Quintet (Blue Note) 00:00 Annie Ross “Twisted"--from Jazz Divas: ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Eric Alexander, Yoko Yates, Carmen Bradford, David Murray and more

Read "Eric Alexander, Yoko Yates, Carmen Bradford, David Murray and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Eric Alexander, Yoko Yates, Michael Wolff, Jamile, Susan Krebs, Todd Herbert, Todd Zimberg, Carmen Bradford, Airmen Of Note, David Murray, Snorre Kirk, Mike Pope, Eric Byrd, Lili Maljic, Neal Miner, Josh Lawrence, Joe Bowden, Jen Allen, Jason Forsythe, Michika Fukumori, Linda Dachtyl, Joe Farnsworth, Christian McBride, George Coleman, and more. ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Music From Tucker, Jensen, Nodeland And More

Read "New Music From Tucker, Jensen, Nodeland And More" reviewed by Bob Osborne


This selection of music drifts across borders and decades, tracing a path from Dara Starr Tucker's ethereal lullaby to Charles Tolliver's fiery live invocation. It's a voyage through jazz's many dialects--big band warmth, avant-garde abstraction, global fusion, and spiritual depth. Each track marks a waypoint: Bonnie Jensen's breezy swing, Henry Threadgill's cryptic miniatures, Samara Joy's playful ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring, Tierney Suttion, George Coleman, Christian McBride and more

Read "Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring, Tierney Suttion, George Coleman, Christian McBride and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring, Josh Lawrence, Michika Fukumori, Tierney Sutton, Linda Dachtyl, Mike Pope, Marc Seales, Jen Allen, Joe Bowden, Randy Napoleon, George Coleman, Alberto Pibiri, Jaleel Shaw, Christian McBride, Kelly Green, Irving Flores, Caelan Cardello, Eric Byrd, Roger Glenn, Birdland Big Band, Conrad Herwig, Ira B. Liss, Paul ...


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