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RIP Sheila Jordan, New Music from Carlos Jimenez, Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring, and more, Birthday Music from Cyrille Aimee, Stuff Smith, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and More

by David W. Daniels
August 19, 2025

The program will feature classic jazz, current jazz that is in the tradition of classic jazz, jazz fusion, and music by local artists covering all forms of jazz. We do this in three hour long segments: 1: Classic jazz; 2: Recent jazz that is in the tradition; and 3: Jazz musicians who had birthdays during the ...

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Pharoah's Dance

August 15, 2025

Album: Split Decision
By Vincent Herring
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 08:25

Article: Album Review

Sam Dillon: My Ideal

by Jack Bowers
August 12, 2025

Any impartial assessment of My Ideal, Sam Dillon's second album for Cellar Music (following 2018's Out in the Open), should leave no doubt that the New York-born and based tenor saxophonist has definitely hit his stride, punctuating an already strong and persuasive voice on the horn with ample self-confidence and and a bounteous wellspring of innovative ...

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New releases from around the world, for at home and the club

by Andy Crowther
August 8, 2025

Covers and originals from Japan, Hawaii, Brazil, Ethiopia, Finland and more. Into the club and on to the dancefloor in the second hour. Playlist Kyoto Jazz Sextet “Dosojin No Uta" from Dosojin No Uta EP (Lawson Entertainment Japan) 00:00 The Waitiki 7 “China Clipper" from Exotica Reborn (Waitiki International) 06:25 Roger Glenn “Zambo's Mambo" ...

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Eric Scott Reed: Out Late

by Neil Duggan
July 25, 2025

Prioritizing energy and passion over musical precision, pianist Eric Scott Reed recorded every track on his album Out Late as a first take, with all musicians performing together in one room. Nothing was added later--this old-style approach gives the recording its vintage feel. As Reed explains, “We rehearsed a song for a few minutes, and once ...

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Freedom Art Quartet, Tyreek McDole, Noah Haidu, Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap and more

by Benjamin Boddie
June 19, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Freedom Art Quartet, Peter Anderson & Will Anderson, Mike Thompson, Tyreek McDole, Noah Haidu, Marcello Carelli, Ron Rieder, Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap, Isaiah J.Thompson V., Joe Kennedy, Eric Scott Reed, Danny Grissett, Dave Bass, Ben Sidran, Dena DeRose, Gabriel Latchin Trio, Reid Hoyson, Diva Jazz Orchestra, Carrie Jackson, ...

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Theon Cross, Sumi Tonooka, Joshua Redman, and Joanne Brackeen

by Hobart Taylor
June 18, 2025

Theon Cross makes “Affirmations," Brandee Younger celebrates her “Gadabout Season," Sumi Tonooka delves “Under the Surface" and the “Memphis Slim at the Gate of Horn" re-issue keeps us grounded in “Mother Earth."Playlist Joshua Redman “Borrowed Eyes" from Words Fall Short (Blue Note) 0:00 Julia Ulehla Dalava “Escape Velocity" from Understories (Pi) 5:50 Theon Cross ...

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The Weirdos

June 7, 2025

Album: Out Late
By Eric Reed
Label: Smoke Sessions Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 06:30

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Albare, Pete McGuinness, Royce Campbell and Vosbein Magee, Marilyn Kleinberg and more

by Benjamin Boddie
May 29, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! ... Fantastic music by Albare, Pete McGuinness, Royce Campbell and Vosbein Magee, Marilyn Kleinberg, Bob James & Dave Koz, Rob Clearfield, Dave Robbins, Gillian Margot & Geoffrey Keezer, Leon Anderson, Posi-Tone Swingtet, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Cyrus Chestnut, Rodney Jordan, Nnenna Freelon, Max Leake, Eric Alexander, Reid Hoyson, John Stein, The Empress, Steve Allee, ...

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Gerald Clayton, l'Oumigmag, Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, Triology & more

by Marek J. Śmietański
May 25, 2025

Our 109th episode features new releases from North American artists. That's a rather traditional set with many inspirations from the '50s and '60s. It's nice to hear how young musicians treat tradition with respect, while also introducing a lot of fresh, creative ideas. Most of the material comes from the US, with a few Canadian albums ...