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Fire Starters

by Patrick Burnette
March 23, 2023

The boys take another walk down the “out" side of the street this episode, with looks at a little known outing from one of Charles Mingus' trumpet players to a twin-guitar / alto sax ensemble, to two rather challenging works on the Pyroclastic label. Mike's more patient with those efforts than Pat. Who's ready for some ...

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Gaia Wilmer, Greg Ward, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Janel Leppin & Other New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 25, 2023

There are different ways to unpack this playlist. One of them is approaching it as a travelogue taking us to the music incubator that is Chicago; to a scene deserving wider recognition in Washington D.C.; to Brazil, France and Italy. And it all starts from Free Form Funk Freqs' 3rd Galaxy. Happy listening!

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New Releases, Valentines Day, Plus Birthday Celebrations for Blanche Calloway, Carole King & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
February 20, 2023

This broadcast celebrates Valentines Day, Juno nominees and more, with new releases from Rachel Therrien, Simone Kopmajer and the Tony Kadleck Big Band, plus birthday shoutouts to Blanche Calloway, Carole King, Marsha Heydt, Jen Allen, Sharel Cassity and Carmen Staff, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing them live ...

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People

By Soul Message Band

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: All of You; Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me; How Insensitive; Please Send Someone to Love; Get Out of Town; People; Old Devil Moon; Like a Lover; Angel Eyes.

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Faith

By Jim Holman

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Omnipotence; Proof Of Life; Continuing Wisdom; Divine Company While Minnie's at the Circus; Beginning Wisdom; Dolls; Nihilistic and Overwhelmed; This Nearly Was Mine; In the Smoke.

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In These Times

By Makaya McCraven

Label: International Anthem Recording Company
Released: 2022
Track listing: In These Times; The Fours; High Fives; Dream Another; Lullaby; This Place That Place; The Calling; Seventh String; So Ubuji; The Knew Untitled; The Title.

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Not Quite Yet

By Paul Marinaro

Label: 122 Myrtle Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Born to Be Blue; Someone To Light Up My Life; Make Me Rainbows; The Angels Have Gone; Remind Me; No One Ever Tells You; Invitation; The Island; Taking a Chance on Love; On A Wonderful Day Like Today; That's All; Searching; I Remember; No Plan.

Article: Album Review

Hinda Hoffman Meets Soul Message: People

by Jack Bowers
December 16, 2022

When preparing a meal, the balance of ingredients matters. A little too much here, not quite enough there, and any recipe can fall short of expectations. On the album People, Hinda Hoffman, one of Chicago's finest jazz singers, is paired with the splendid quartet Soul Message, a blend which one might expect to produce a tasty ...

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Stratusphunk: From the Airliner Lounge to Outer Space

by David Brown
August 9, 2022

This week, birthday tributes to Abby Lincoln and Byard Lancaster, solo piano works from Lucian Ban, Tsegue-Maryam Guebrou and Dr. Billy Taylor, Ellington arranges Monk, early works from George Russell and a swingin' Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Quartet live at the Airliner Lounge, and more! Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It ...

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Hinda Hoffman meets Soul Message: People

Read "People" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
July 6, 2022

Da alcuni anni la scena musicale di Chicago è tornata sotto i riflettori grazie all'innovativo impulso di musicisti come Makaya McCraven, Tomeka Reid, Junius Paul, Jeff Parker, Jaimie Branch, Angel Bat Dawid, il collettivo Irreversible Entanglements e al ruolo propulsivo dell'etichetta International Anthem. Anche se poco conosciuti oltre la metropoli dell'Illinois, la cantante ...