Results for "Janel Leppin"

Roscoe Mitchell Trio & Orchestra, Christian McBride New Jawn, and more

by David Brown
March 14, 2023

This week, one of the great innovators in creative music, saxophonist/composer Roscoe Mitchell will be featured. I've been enjoying Mitchell's reworking of trio improvisations as transcribed for orchestra. We'll also check out Prime the new release from bassist Christen McBride's New Jawn. Plus, new works and recent finds. Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from ...

Eri Yamamoto, Janel Leppin and More

by Jerome Wilson
March 8, 2023

This show features several active female jazz musicians such as Eri Yamamoto, Janel Leppin, and Claudia Acuna. It also includes Michael Sarian, Tyshawn Sorey, and Jesse Davis. 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 Barry Altschul's ...

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!

Favorite Jazz of 2022

by Jerome Wilson
January 4, 2023

This show looks back at 2022 by playing my favorite jazz recordings of the past year. Musicians featured include Nate Wooley (with his group Columbia Icefield), Hedvig Mollestad, Tyshawn Sorey, Wayne Shorter, and Bill Frisell. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of ...

Ensemble Volcanic Ash

By Janel Leppin

Label: Cuneiform Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Children of the Water; Woven Forest; She Had Synesthesia; I Pose; Her Hand Is His Score; Silvia's Path; Volcano Song; Clarity; A Palace For Alice; Leaving The Woods; -; Woven Forest - She Had Synesthesia.

Zoh Amba, Janel Leppin, & Roberto Ottaviano and Alexander Hawkins

by Maurice Hogue
September 26, 2022

Free jazz saxophonist Zoh Amba has had much attention focused on her in a fairly short time, and a new album with drummer Francisco Mela will keep those spotlights firmly in place. There's also a track from her debut, Oh Sun!. Cellist Janel Leppin leads a great band on her new Ensemble Volcanic Ash, while Chicago ...

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.