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Hillai Govreen: Every Other Now

Read "Every Other Now" reviewed by Kyle Simpler


Many musicians are content to write and perform songs, while others continuously explore deeper territory. Clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer Hillai Govreen belongs firmly to the latter camp. At heart, she is a storyteller, and with Every Other Now, her debut solo release, she creates music that invites not only listening but also imagination. Govreen ...

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Cinco y Cuatro

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Label: Giant Step Arts
Released: 2025
Duration: 10:10

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rodrigo Amado & The Bridge, Amir ElSaffar, Otherlands Trio & Dave Gisler

Read "Rodrigo Amado & The Bridge, Amir ElSaffar, Otherlands Trio & Dave Gisler" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


Highlights of this edition include one of the finest free jazz ensembles--Rodrigo Amado & The Bridge with pianist Alexander Von Schlippenbach, bassist Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten & drummer Gerry Hemingway. Their new Further Beyond is manna-like. Trumpeter Amir ElSaffar and his New Quartet continue to improvise around the maqam style of music. Bassist Stephan Crump & drummer Eric ...

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Luigi Grasso, Eric McPherson, Aruán Ortiz, Michael Blake & More

Read "Luigi Grasso, Eric McPherson, Aruán Ortiz, Michael Blake & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


There are countless ways to frame a jazz project--through cinema, sci-fi, the push and pull between roots and exploration, unconventional line-ups, or the African diaspora. You will find them all in this eclectic playlist.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Julien Daïan feat. Daniel Auteuil ...

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Legendary jazz drummer, bandleader and composer Eric McPherson

Read "Legendary jazz drummer, bandleader and composer Eric McPherson" reviewed by Doug Hall


On this show we chat with legendary jazz drummer, band leader, and composer Eric McPherson. Mr. McPherson would be introduced to music and jazz at a very young age. Richard Davis, his godfather and an icon among jazz bassists, was a neighborhood friend of the family, and his mother, a superb dancer-choreographer, deep into the jazz ...

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Sylvie Courvoisier & Wadada Leo Smith, Led Bib. Russ Lossing & Zack Lober

Read "Sylvie Courvoisier & Wadada Leo Smith, Led Bib. Russ Lossing & Zack Lober" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


An episode filled with enticing new releases, highlighted by the musical union of pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and trumpet master Wadada Leo Smth. Look for Angel Falls on end-of-year best-of lists. England's rowdy Led Bib is back as a quartet, while pianist Russ Lossing continues his string of excellent trio releases, this time in the company of ...

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Eric McPherson, Adegoke Steve Colson, and Emma Hedrick

Read "Eric McPherson, Adegoke Steve Colson, and Emma Hedrick" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This episode incudes recent music from Eric McPherson, Adegoke Steve Colson and Emma Hedrick as well as older tunes from Steely Dan, Lee Konitz, and Billy Childs. 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 Weather Report ...

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Questar

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Label: Whirlwind Recordings
Released: 2025
Duration: 6:44

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Eric McPherson: Double Bass Quartet - Live

Read "Double Bass Quartet - Live" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


Drummer Eric McPherson has long been recognized as a musician who combines rhythmic ingenuity and structural awareness in any project he undertakes. With Double Bass Quartet, recorded before a quietly appreciative New York audience, McPherson has assembled an unconventional line-up of Cuban pianist David Virelles along with bassists John Hébert and Ben Street, that challenges and ...

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Siena Jazz 2025

Read "Siena Jazz 2025" reviewed by Paolo Peviani


Siena Jazz--International Summer Workshop--55th Edition Siena Jazz International Academy Siena, Italy July 26-August 7, 2025 Fifty-five editions, more than ninety students from around the globe, and some thirty faculty members who are also acclaimed performers on the international scene. Listing them all is not mere name-dropping, but a way to ...


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