Results for "Janel Leppin"

Janel Leppin

Janel Leppin is a musician known for her work as a cellist, vocalist, and composer. She blends classical, experimental, and folk influences, often collaborating with her husband, Anthony Pirog, in the duo Janel and Anthony. Her style is atmospheric and improvisational, drawing from avant-garde and ambient traditions.

Ensemble Volcanic Ash: Pluto In Aquarius

By Janel Leppin

Label: Cuneiform Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Mountain Pose; Pluto In Aquarius; Hope Marathon; Point Thy Sword; Susan Was a Warrior; Our Time; Old Guard; We See Dark Money; Jazz is Resistance; The Collective; New Guard; Cruel Motherfuckers; Deerhoof is God.

Slowly Melting

By Janel Leppin

Label: Cuneiform Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Zonk; Dizzy; The Brink Is Home; Dirge; Germanium; Mk1; L.A. Land; Slowly Melting; Kaffa House.

Janel Leppin, YUGEN, Oscar Evans, Rich Halley

by Cheryl K.
September 10, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--Ensemble Tuvalu; the quintet Slow Tiger; guitarist Nicolas Meier and World Group; YUGEN; bassist Oscar Evans; vibraphonist/composer Jalen Baker; and the trio of pianist Nicki Adams, saxophonist Michael Eaton, and drummer Francisco Mela.Playlist Jimmy Smith “Where or When" from Live at The Club Baby Grand, ...

Luis Vicente, Martin Kuchen, Ayumi Tanaka & Mali Obomsawin

by Maurice Hogue
September 7, 2026

Europe's still Europe on maps so far, and that's where this episode of One Man's Jazz is centered and sampling new albums by Portugal's free--blowing trumpeter Luis Vicente & his 4tet (Spirits Moving) and guitarist Marcelo Dos Reis; saxophonist Martin Kuchen's Angles 4 from Sweden; the Scottish duo of saxophonist Zack Moir & bassist Roberto Cassani's ...

2026 New Releases, Part 2

by Jon Greenbaum
August 9, 2026

This is part 2. And in case you missed it, here's Part 1. Like I said last week, I came across hundreds and hundreds of releases. These are the other 2026 highlights that reconfigured the chemicals in my bloodstream. Playlist Dandy Dandie “23 septembre" from Helios y Selene (Yolk Records) 00:04 Diego Pinera 4x4 ...

New music from Terri Lyne Carrington+Social Science, Australia's The Scornful Four, Debut for Austin Trumpeter Rachel Spencer, and Stellar re-issues of Sir Roland Hanna as well as the Joshua Breakstone Quartet featuring Barry Harris

by Hobart Taylor
August 5, 2026

Latest tunes from Senri Oe, Charlotte Greves and Donald Vega... also Amber Weekes channels Oscar Brown, Jr. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Terri Lyne Carrington/Social Science “Solidarity Song" from Trip the Night Fantastic (Candid) 00:06 Nicki Adams/Michael Eaton/Francisco Mela “Daily Battles" from Arrival (577) 04:01 Sir Roland Hanna “Century Rag" from Songs of Hope, Inspirartion ...

Janel Leppin: Ensemble Volcanic Ash: Pluto In Aquarius

by Don Ball
June 24, 2026

Janel Leppin's title choice for her 2026 Ensemble Volcanic Ash (EVA) recording gives a hint of what kind of music to expect. Pluto being in Aquarius is a momentous sign, one of change and tension, and lasts 20 years (we are currently in one such phase). The last time Pluto was in Aquarius was 1777 to ...

Janel Leppin: Slowly Melting

by Kevin Poindexter
June 11, 2026

Haunting, thrilling, gorgeous, these are all words that one could use to describe Slowly Melting, an album of both grace and power by Janel Leppin. Not power in the sense that the album will blow your hair back, but power in the sense that it can shape and change the way you listen, evoking a complex ...

Snakes of Albuquerque

By Skullcap

Label: Cuneiform Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Pine Trees of Tennessee; Rt. 40; Bear Out There; Journey to the Sunset; Snakes of Albuquerque; 700 Miles; Orange Sky; Just Passin' Thru; Desert Turtles; Ambrosia Burger.