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JD Allen

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Hailed by the New York Times as "a tenor saxophonist with an enigmatic, elegant and hard-driving style," J.D. Allen is one of the most thoughtful jazz saxophonists on the scene today. The Detroit natives apprenticeship has largely been in New York, where he has performed, recorded, and toured with legends Lester Bowie, George Cables, Betty Carter,Louis Hayes , Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette, Frank Foster Big Band, Winard Harper, Butch Morris, David Murray, Wallace Roney, and contemporaries Cindy Blackman, Orrin Evans, Marcus Gilmore, Russell Gunn, and Me'shell N'degeocello, Dave Douglas among others

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Naturally

By Lisa Hilton

Label: Ruby Slippers Productions
Released: 2026
Track listing: Carefree Chronicles; My Favorite Things; Nocturnal; Scene From A California Dream; Once Upon A Blues Day; Stop And Go Chaotic Show; Peace Piece; Waterlily World; I Want To Spend More Than A Moment With You; Transcendental Tango; Thinking Of Somewhere Else.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Sean Mason Trio, Ruben Caban, Amina Figarova, Willie Morris and more

Read "Sean Mason Trio, Ruben Caban, Amina Figarova, Willie Morris and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie

by Benjamin Boddie

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Steve Johns, Sean Mason Trio, Ruben Caban, Amy London, Ron Vincent, Ben Sparrow, Clay Giverson, The Mambo Legends Orchestra, Christian McBride & Ursa Major, UNLV Combos, Clarence Hines Jazz Orchestra, Amina Figarova, Tony Moreno, Aaron Parnell Brown, Ryan Smith, Rafael Alvarez, Danny Green, Jacob Do, Ryan Keberle's Collective, George Colligan, ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Cory Weeds, Rahsaan Barber, David Champagne, Joey DeFrancesco and more

Read "Cory Weeds, Rahsaan Barber, David Champagne, Joey DeFrancesco and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie

by Benjamin Boddie

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Cory Weeds, Rahsaan Barber, David Champagne, Kay Kostopoulos, Johannes Enders, Jon De Lucia, The Flying Horse Big Band, Janis Siegel, Joey DeFrancesco, Henry Threadgill/Vijay Iyer/Dafnis Prieto, Adonis Rose, Bob McChesney, Aaron Johnson and Gregory Chen, Aymee Nuviola, Donald Vega, Monty Alexander, Mike Catalano, Branford Marsalis Quartet with Dianne Reeves, Jerry ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dave Holland at 80 + New Music from Anna Webber, JD Allen and Danny Green

Read "Dave Holland at 80 + New Music from Anna Webber, JD Allen and Danny Green" reviewed by Hobart Taylor

by Hobart Taylor

Also music from William Parker's latest, and Jason Robinson honors the spirit of Yusef Lateef. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 William Parker “ The Golden Light of Love" from Waltz for Gregory (AUM Fidelity) 00:04 JD Allen “SÖWT" from SÖWT (Savant) 04:53 Migiwa Miyajima/Ron Blake “Sunset Embrace" from The Sax Project 1(Soundspore) 12:35 Host Speaks ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Shirantha Beddage, The New Philly Sound, Jocelyn Gould, Vanisha Gould and more

Read "Shirantha Beddage, The New Philly Sound, Jocelyn Gould, Vanisha Gould and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie

by Benjamin Boddie

Today's Music--Right Now! ... Fantastic music by Shirantha Beddage, The New Philly Sound, Jocelyn Gould, Vanisha Gould, Tyler Henderson, Shai Jaschek, 3 More Sounds, Richard X Bennett & Paula Jeanine Bennett, Phil Haynes 2 Horns & What?, Chris Whiteman John Toomey Quartet, Houston Person, Charles Gatschet, Planet Flippo, Somi, Sullivan Fortner, Enoch Smith Jr., Jalen Baker, ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Bobby Watson, Monty Alexander, JD Allen, Zuri Alexander and more

Read "Bobby Watson, Monty Alexander, JD Allen, Zuri Alexander and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie

by Benjamin Boddie

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Bobby Watson, Monty Alexander, JD Allen, Zuri Alexander, Hendrik Meurkens & Steve Sandberg, The Dave Fox Group, Tommy Muellner, Adonis Rose, Springfield Symphony Jazz Orchestra, Dennis Mitcheltree, Sullivan Fortner, Stefon Harris & Blackout, Haruna Fukazawa, Janis Siegel, Jane Ira Bloom, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Yainer Horta & Joey Calveiro, Enoch Smith Jr., ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

NOLA Resistance Quintet, Joel Ross, Bellbird, Alex Robinson and more

Read "NOLA Resistance Quintet, Joel Ross, Bellbird, Alex Robinson and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie

by Benjamin Boddie

Streaming on demand with today's music by NOLA Resistance Quintet, Joel Ross, Bellbird, Álex Robinson, Dimitri Nassar, Carl Schultz, Doug MacDonald Trio, Robert Glasper, Ron Rieder, Stephen Philip Harvey, The Jones Factor, Aretha Tillotson, Nicholas Payton, Roderick Harper, JD Allen, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Vancouver Jazz Orchestra, Betty Bryant, Michael Dease, Lisa Hilton, Vance Thompson, Eddie Allen ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Improvising the Russian Classical Composers: Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Borodin

Read "Improvising the Russian Classical Composers: Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Borodin" reviewed by Larry Slater

by Larry Slater

Russia's contribution to the arts over the past couple of centuries has been extraordinary and unparalleled. Russian authors are among the greatest writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Russia is synonymous with classical ballet and Russian composers transformed classical music. In the 19th century, Modest Mussorgsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Borodin and Pyotr Ilyich ...

Album

Extended Daydream

By Lisa Hilton

Label: Ruby Slippers Productions
Released: 2025
Track listing: So What; Momentary Mystery; Extended Daydream; Tropical Tuesday; It’s Just for Now; Here & There & Back & Forth; Blues on the Beach; Seabirds; Wildflower; Sunset Tale; Spacious Skies.


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