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Jim Rotondi

Born: August 28, 1962

Trumpeter Jim Rotondi was a major figure in the world of jazz for over 30 years, both in New York and on the international scene. His sound, soul, and sense of swing were in demand as leader and sideman all over the world.

A Montana native raised in a musical family, Jim started with the piano at eight years old and switched to trumpet at age twelve. Two years later Jim heard a recording of Clifford Brown and he was on his way.  A product of the prestigious music program at the University of North Texas, Jim won first place in the International Trumpet Guild’s Jazz Trumpet Competition in 1984.

Out of the Past

By Jim Rotondi

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2026
Track listing: Blue Gardenia; Out of the Past; Charade; The More I See You; Walkin’ My Baby Back Home; Moon River; Blues for Axel; It’s Too Late; You Say You Care.

Elsa Nilsson, Miles Okazaki, and Andrew Cyrille

by Jerome Wilson
September 9, 2026

This program features recent music by Elsa Nilsson and Miles Okazaki and older work by Terje Rypdal and Andrew Cyrille.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 Tom Ollendorff “Meaningless Mirror" from Where in the World (Fresh ...

Dwayne Dolphin, Ulysses Owens Jr. & Generation Y, Enoch Smith Jr.. Henry Treadgill and more

by Benjamin Boddie
September 3, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Dwayne Dolphin, Ulysses Owens Jr. & Generation Y, Sir Roland Hanna, Sounds Of April & Randall, Kelly Green, Enoch Smith Jr., Henry Threadgill/Vijay Iyer/Dafnis Prieto, Carmen Lundy, Greg Abate Quartet, WDR Big Band, Fernando Ferrarone, Sebastian Zawadzki, Mike Clark, Ale Nuñez, Oscar Peterson, Miki Yamanaka, Robert Jospe Quartet, Yoko Miwa, ...

Jim Rotondi & Dena DeRose: Out of the Past

by Jack Bowers
September 2, 2026

Although trumpeter Jim Rotondi and pianist-singer Dena DeRose had wanted to record together for years, life always seemed to get in the way. Finally, when they were both on faculty at the University for Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz, Austria, Rotondi decided to make it happen. He booked a studio in Vienna, enlisted the services ...

Nora Germain, Kelly Green, Dena DeRose, Greg Farnese, Carmen Lundy, Sounds of April & Randall & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
August 31, 2026

This broadcast celebrates two legendary foremothers who contributed timeless lyrics to the Great American Songbook--Dorothy Parker and Carolyn Leigh, along with new music from Nora Germain, Kelly Green, Dena DeRose, Greg Farnese, Carmen Lundy, Sounds of April & Randall, plus birthday shoutouts to Nora Germain, Amy Engelhardt, Cecilia Smith, Naomi Moon Siegel, Kay Kostopoulos, among others. ...

Jeanie Bryson, John Hollenbeck, Paul Yonemura & Kenny Dorham

by Joe Dimino
August 30, 2026

From the pages of the new 2026 book Whistle Stop by father-and-son authors John A. Melendez and Robert M. Pallitto, we launch into the legendary Kenny Dorham, joined by Sonny Rollins, with the timeless “My Old Flame." From there, the journey keeps rolling, spotlighting the guitar artistry of Vladimir Redzic, the sounds of Holman Alvarez, and ...

Sullivan Fortner, Jim Rotondi & Dena DeRose, Ardeshir, Christian Wiggs & His Orchestra and more

by Benjamin Boddie
August 27, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Donald Vega, Skinny Hightower, Zaccai Curtis, Kay Kostopoulos, Sullivan Fortner, Jun Iida, Andrew Kim, Jim Rotondi & Dena DeRose, Brothers--Nevala--Aucoin, Alternative Guitar Summit, Emmet Cohen, Conrad Herwig, Ardeshir, Christian Wiggs & His Orchestra, John Clayton, Brad Goode Quintet, Miki Yamanaka, Nicole Zuraitis, Rick Braun, Elias Haslanger, Paul Yonemura, Gabriel Mark ...

Mike DiRubbo: Way Out Northwest

by Pierre Giroux
August 24, 2026

Some recordings try to overwhelm the listener with grand statements. With Way Out Northwest, alto saxophonist Mike DiRubbo is not trying to reinvent modern jazz but to remind us how rewarding it can be when four musicians know one another, allowing the music to develop through relationships built over time. Pianist Tilden Webb, bassist Jodi Proznick ...

Mike DiRubbo: Way Out Northwest

by Jack Bowers
August 12, 2026

Alto saxophonist and composer Mike DiRubbo, an acclaimed artist on the New York City jazz scene for more than three decades, traveled all the way to Vancouver, British Columbia, in October 2025 to record Way Out Northwest with a hand-picked all-Canadian rhythm section: pianist Tilden Webb, bassist Jodi Proznick and drummer Jesse Cahill. The ...