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New Releases from Neumeister, Novoa, Ishito And More

by Bob Osborne
March 30, 2023

On this show a selection of new releases from Ed Neumeister, Eva Novoa with Masa Kamaguchi & Gerald Cleaver, Jeff Lofton, Louis Stewart, Armagos, Dave Askren with Jeff Benedict & Ted Piltzecker, Helena Kay KIM Trio, Kaze & Ikue Mori, Ivann Cruz and Peter Orins, and Ayumi Ishito & The Spacemen.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 ...

Article: Album Review

Kaze & Ikue Mori: Crustal Movement

Read "Crustal Movement" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
March 24, 2023

Crustal Movement is the seventh album from the Peter Orins/Satoko Fujii founded quartet-turned-quintet, Kaze. Now billed as Kaze & Ikue Mori, it represents the second consecutive album from the French- Japanese collective where the electronics artist has played a significant role. The two trumpeters, and original group members, Natsuki Tamura, and Christian Pruvost round out the ...

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Jitterbug Waltz, Toshiko Akiyoshi and some electro/electro acoustic works

by David Brown
March 21, 2023

This week, we celebrate Fats Waller's tune “Jitterbug Waltz," recorded 81 years ago this week, with interpretations by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Eric Dolphy & Tyshawn Sorey; we'll also check out a set of works featuring pianist composer & arranger Toshiko Akiyoshi. Ikue Mori was in Philly this week so let's hear a solo from her+ some ...

Song of the Day

One Hundred Dreams Part 1

January 2, 2023

Album: Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams
By Satoko Fujii
Label: Libra Records
Released: 2022
Duration: 15:42

Album

Quiet Passion

By Yuko Fujiyama

Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Prologue; Leggiero; Kurikaesu; Whispering Universe; Agitato; Dialogue; Piano Solo 1; Improvisational Suite; Sadness Is; Piano Solo II; Quiet Passion I; Quiet Passion II; Quiet Passion III.

Album

Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams

By Satoko Fujii

Label: Libra Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: One Hundred Dreams: Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5.

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2022 Look Back in Jazz

by David Brown
December 20, 2022

I'm not really one for making top ten lists. This week's show is a mix of wonderful tunes that kept me good company thought out the year. Enjoy!Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 00:30 James Brandon Lewis “Molecular" from MSM Molecular Systematic Music (Live) (Intakt Records) 02:15 Eri ...

Article: Year in Review

Dan McClenaghan's Top Jazz Recordings of 2022

by Dan McClenaghan
December 5, 2022

The top jazz recordings of 2022, in no particular order. Justin MorellExit Music For Intelligent Life On Earth Sonic Frenzy Records A provocative and beautiful guitar and drums album. Guitarist Justin Morell has teamed with drummer Mark Ferber (see postscript concerning Ferber at the end of this article) to construct ...

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Yuko Fujiyama: Quiet Passion

Read "Quiet Passion" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
October 17, 2022

American-based Japanese pianist Yuko Fujiyama has recorded sparingly over a 40-year career, so the arrival of Quiet Passion, only the fourth date under her leadership, is an occasion to perk up the ears. Also noteworthy is the unusual instrumentation she has chosen, supplementing her piano with the cornet of Graham Haynes and electronics of Ikue Mori. ...

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The Space Station Jazz Program

by David Brown
August 23, 2022

In a time before astronauts and cosmonauts explored the space beyond our planet, jazz musicians were already there. In the '50s reference to space in album titles, graphics and song titles equated the music with the modern. This is still true today as space is a place for exploration in jazz. This week, let's jump around ...