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Old and New Bottles: A Pair of Essential Releases from Joe Henderson
by C. Andrew Hovan
Especially among those who knew him well, Joe Henderson was a true Renaissance man. Born into a large family in Lima, Ohio, he made his way to New York City by way of Detroit--a fertile proving ground for jazz musicians in the 1950s and '60s. While studying at Wayne State University, he counted Donald Byrd, Barry ...
Buster Williams: Pinnacle
by Andrew Schinder
Bass legend Buster Williams has built a long, prolific career traversing the innerwebs of diverse jazz styles and sub-genres, developing into a beloved sideman and one of the finest rhythmists of jazz's modern period. Williams' bass can elevate any material, and he has contributed to some of the most treasured recordings in the jazz canon, in particular ...
Billy Hart Quartet and BlankFor.ms with Jason Moran and Marcus Gilmore at the Long Play Festival
by Paul Reynolds
Billy Hart Quartet and BkankFor.ms with Jason Moran/Marcus Gilmore Roulette Long Play Festival New York, NY May 1, 2026 It's the “most important classical music festival in New York City," according to the New York Times. Yet the programmers for the Long Play Festival in Brooklyn also have big ears. ...
Ahmad Jamal: At The Jazz Showcase: Live In Chicago
by Mike Jurkovic
There was something Buddha yet cool-as-all-hell about Ahmad Jamal. Who else would give the whole story away with the set-opening, barn-raising ingenuity of “Ahmad's Song"--a CV of everything Jamal--his musings on time and space; his insatiable swing-- and dares you to keep up on At The Jazz Showcase: Live in Chicago. A gig to remember, ...
Brick Lane Jazz Festival 2026
by Andy Crowther
Various Venues Brick Lane Jazz Festival London April 24-26, 2026 2026 was the 5th edition of The Brick Lane Jazz Festival, and once again featured a variety of jazz-leaning acts from across the musical spectrum. There was a strong focus on young, mainly UK-based and often unsung artists, plus a smattering ...
The Top 25 Songs Featuring Clarinet
by Dean Nardi
As Ian Dury might have sung had he played the clarinet, “Hit me with your licorice stick." (That is “rhythm stick" for those not fluent in punk rock.) From the intricacies of classical music to the smooth swing of jazz to Klezmer--the folk music of the Eastern European Jewish population--the instrument resonates throughout a good portion ...
Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock! Recognizing birthdays of Gene Ammons, Joshua Espinoza, and Others; New Music From Kurt Elling, Spyro Gyra, and More
by David W. Daniels
Herbie Hancock turned 86 on Sunday, April 12, 2026. Recognition of his musical contributions to albums by Donald Byrd, Jackie Mclean, the Pointer Sisters, and others. New music as named above, also from Michael Dease, Jeremy Pelt, Javon Jackson, and more. Playlist Eddie Henderson “Discoveries" from Inside Out (Capricorn) 00:00 Donald Byrd “Requiem" from ...
Isabella Isherwood, Katie Bull, Faye Carol, Judith Owen, Marilyn Maye, Flea &More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast continues the celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month with new music from Isabella Isherwood, Katie Bull, Faye Carol, Laura Chu Wiens (AurallaurA), Judith Owen, Marilyn Maye and Flea, plus birthday shoutouts to Carmen McRae, Billie Holiday, Randy Weston (100!), Dorothy Donegan, Herbie Hancock, John Pizzarelli, Michele Brourman, Vanessa Perica and Marilyn Maye, among others. Happy ...
Joe Henderson: Consonance: Live At The Jazz Showcase
by Joshua Weiner
After 15 years in the vaults, Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase represents the first fruits of “Jazz Detective" producer Zev Feldman's expedition into the tape archives of Chicago club owner Joe Segal. Working with Joe's son Wayne Segal, Feldman and Resonance Records founder George Klabin have prepared a quartet of vinyl sets, recorded live at ...
The Soul Inhabitant: A Conversation with Thomas Dolby
by Kurt Ellenberger
In my recent article “He Blinded Me With Jazz: The Surprising Jazz DNA in the Music of Thomas Dolby," I explored the sophisticated harmonic language and modal ingenuity that have always set Thomas Dolby's synth-pop classics apart from so many of his fellow '80s hitmakers. After the piece was published, Dolby graciously agreed to sit down ...
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