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~Pianist Jonathan Batiste is a member of a long lineage of musicians from the Batiste family of Louisiana. He was introduced to music by his family's band, the Batiste Brothers Band, in which he played percussion/drums at age 8. He switched to piano around the age of 12. By the age of 17, he released the first of his two CDs as a leader entitled "Times In New Orleans" featuring New Orleans musicians Jason Marsalis, Donald Harrison, Jr., and Christian Scott. By then he was already attracting considerable attention as a young musician of great talent and potential. In 2004 he graduated from the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) as a prime young performer

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New York's Hottest New Club Has Arrived

by Mark Robbins
August 14, 2026

Martin Porter's life has revolved around jazz from an early age. Growing up playing jazz piano and listening to the greats, he eventually found himself living out a dream--working at the Jazz Standard, one of the city's premier jazz clubs. The closing of the Standard left a void in New York's jazz community--one that Martin Porter was ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Marshall Allen at 102! Black Musics: From the Crunchy Edge to the Chewy Center...

by Hobart Taylor
August 12, 2026

New releases from Saul Williams, Danielle Ponder, Zaccai Curtis and Faye Carol Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Danielle Ponder “Power" from Everything Has Changed (Dead Oceans) 00:09 Marshall Allen “Slingshot Effect" from101: An Audio Odyssey(Ropeadope) 02:25 Host Speaks 10:14 Faye Carol “Black Night" from Faye Sings The Blues (Getdown) 11:21 Bruce Williams “Ora Dee" from ...

Article: Live Review

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2026

by Geoff Anderson
July 10, 2026

Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience 2026 Aspen, Colorado June 26-27, 2026 When nourishing the soul, it is important to consume a balanced diet. Failure to draw from a wide array of musical genres can lead to ennui, shallow breathing and excessive television watching. A properly tuned soul can be an ephemeral thing, ...

Article: Interview

Sullivan Fortner: Nothing's Ever Finished

by Andrew Schinder
July 9, 2026

Modern jazz musicians are often faced with the impossible, and frankly unfair, task of honoring the music's history and traditions while adding modern elements and contemporary facets to make a 125-year-old musical genre sound fresh. This burden falls even more acutely on musicians hailing from, or who are particularly associated with, the City of New Orleans. ...

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Paulo Almeida, Michel Gentile Flow, Laura Camacho Tango Project

by Cheryl K.
June 6, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--trumpeters Jacques Kuba Séguin, Malcolm Strachan, Klaus Wienerriother, and Arturo Sandoval; drummers Gustavo Cortiñas and Paulo Almeida; flautist Michel Gentile; saxophonists Loren Stillman and Alan Braufman; pianists Jon Batiste and David Janeway; and bassist Laura Camacho with her Tango Project.Playlist Bobby Hackett & His Orchestra ...

Article: In Pictures

First Weekend of the 2026 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

by Mark Robbins
May 28, 2026

The Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots in New Orleans is transformed for two weekends a year into the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Once inside the gates the walk to the far end of the fair grounds to the Jazz Tent is filled the sounds of music from the Kid's Tent, zydeco, soul and ...

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Dawn Clement, Chris McNulty, Stella Heath, Elina Duni, John Clayton With Rene Marie & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
May 25, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Dawn Clement, Chris McNulty, Stella Heath, Elina Duni and John Clayton featuring Rene Marie, with birthday shoutouts to Carla Bley, Betty Carter, Stevie Wonder, Virginia Mayhew, Jennifer Wharton, Audrey Silver, Deidre Rodman Stuck, Karin Krog, Nadje Noordhuis, Sarah Hanahan, Veronica Swift, Brittany Anjou and Grace Kelly among others. Happy listening ...

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Take Five with singer-songwriter-pianist EBBA

by AAJ Staff
March 24, 2026

Meet EBBA NYC-based Swedish singer-songwriter-pianist EBBA is reshaping what it means to be a jazz artist in 2025. A Berklee Presidential Scholar and recent graduate, she moves fluidly between jazz sophistication and raw, modern songwriting, carving out a sound that's fearless and arrestingly original. Fresh off the road with Jon Batiste, adding keys and vocals to his global tour ...

Article: Interview

Matt Marantz: About Music, Money and Mouthpieces

by Dean Nardi
January 9, 2026

Back in ancient times, when people would buy actual magazines with paper and print and pictures and ads, some of the music publications would offer companion CD compilations. You could always find two or three tracks that stood out and maybe enticed you to check out an artist's recorded output. That is how I came across ...