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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Smith / Bro / Gilmore, Henry Threadgill, Brad Henkel & Enrique Haneine

Read "Smith / Bro / Gilmore, Henry Threadgill, Brad Henkel & Enrique Haneine" reviewed by Maurice Hogue

by Maurice Hogue

The masters highlight this edition of OMJ: composer Henry Threadgill leading an ensemble of six guitarists and two pianists through his unique intervallic system on the new Listen Ship, and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith in elevated company of guitarist Jakob Bro & drummer Marcus Gilmore on Murasaki, a very strong album. Other new recordings debuting this ...

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Jakob Bro: Live at The Village Vanguard

Read "Live at The Village Vanguard" reviewed by Fran Kursztejn

by Fran Kursztejn

Legendary guitarist Jakob Bro revitalized the pensive romanticism of the ECM Records sound with last year's Taking Turns, and continues his crusade in Live at the Village Vanguard. His strategy is simple: a diverse cast, both in style and generation, slavishly dedicated to a dynamic trajectory, like a viscous alloy rushing violent in an aged riverbed. ...

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John O’Gallagher, Ivo Perelman, Jon Irabagon & Tomas Fujiwara

Read "John O’Gallagher, Ivo Perelman, Jon Irabagon & Tomas Fujiwara" reviewed by Maurice Hogue

by Maurice Hogue

Three of today's premier saxophonists share this edition's spotlight, as all have new releases--John O'Gallagher, Ivo Perelman & Jon Irabagon. O'Gallagher, now living in Portugal, reunites with guitarist Ben Monder on his new Ancestral and pulls off a first for master drummers Billy Hart and {{m: Andrew Cyrille who had never played together. Perelman, on the ...

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A Few Of My Favorite 2025 Jazz Things (So Far), Part 6

Read "A Few Of My Favorite 2025 Jazz Things (So Far), Part 6" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu

Here's the final part of our retrospective focusing on the tracks from the first half of 2025 that have sparked our imagination and set the tone for the rest of the year. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Silke Eberhard Trio “New Dance" ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Anouar Brahem, Chris Gall, José Luiz Martins & More

Read "Anouar Brahem, Chris Gall, José Luiz Martins & More" reviewed by Marek J. Śmietański

by Marek J. Śmietański

Our 110th episode features new releases from various artists--it's annex to Spring 2025. So, Albums not mentioned until now, that reached me with a delay or that I previously overlooked. This selection is very international and very diverse, and by the way--very spring-like (meaning greenish). After all, diversity is a source of strength. Podcast in Polish ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Luke Stewart, Silvia Bolognesi & Alexander Hawkins

Read "Luke Stewart, Silvia Bolognesi & Alexander Hawkins" reviewed by Maurice Hogue

by Maurice Hogue

I confess to having a thing about basses, particularly of the acoustic kind, so I got all excited when the latest Luke Stewart album rolled in. About to do a gig with his Remembrance Quintet, he change course and combined musicians from his Silt Trio and the Quintet for a live gig which was recorded with ...

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Hvalfugl: Bag Vore Øjne Strømmer Drømme Sagte Forbi

Read "Bag Vore Øjne Strømmer Drømme Sagte Forbi" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard

by Jakob Baekgaard

An impossible creature flies across the sky; a whale-bird. It has the heaviness and mythic stature of a whale and the lightness of a bird in slow flight. It is both grounded and free. This creature does not exist and yet it does exist in music. Since 2016, the Danish trio, Hvalfugl (Whale-bird), has created its ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Brittany Davis, Joe Lovano, Steve Hirsh & Jakob Bro

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by Maurice Hogue

If you haven't heard of singer/pianist Brittany Davis, find her new album Black Thunder now! Ms Davis, who hails from Seattle and is blind, has released a very exciting recording that evokes echoes of Nina Simone, Betty Carter, Fay Victor and other great female singers. The fact that she and her trio, despite not being all ...

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Jamie Baum, Jon Irabagon, and Cassie Kinoshi

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by Jerome Wilson

This show features recent releases by Jamie Baum, Jon Irabagon, and Cassie Kinoshi as well as older music by Geri Allen, George Cables, and Barry Altschul. 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 George Cables “Up ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jakob Bro, Nikara Warren, John Patitucci, Wayne Shorter, Alex Koo & More

Read "Jakob Bro, Nikara Warren, John Patitucci, Wayne Shorter, Alex Koo & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu

by Ludovico Granvassu

Brooklyn, Brussels, Copenhagen and Paris are the stations this playlist stops at before entering into zero gravity orbits with Wayne Shorter.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 NIKARA presents Black Wall Street “Inner City Blues" The Queen of Kings County (Switch Hit) 0:16 Host talks ...


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