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Julian Davis Reid

Julian Davis Reid is an artist-theologian from Chicago whose work invites us to rejoice, lament, and hope together. A graduate of Chicago’s Whitney M. Young High School, Yale University (B.A.), and Candler School of Theology at Emory University (M.Div.), Julian is a pianist, composer, producer, speaker, and writer. Julian is the founder of the ministry Notes of Rest®, a contemplative-musical experience that invites the weary to practice God’s transforming rest through the Bible and Black music. A member of Emory University’s Alumni Class of 2025 40 under 40, Julian has released seven studio albums under his own name and with the group The JuJu Exchange. His next release, Mercy We Need, is out September 24, 2026. Julian is also the Artistic Director for Testify!, a project from Christian Theological Seminary that strengthens Christian witness in Black churches by reviving testimony traditions through artistic witness and digital storytelling.

Ben Wolfe, Chris Hazelton, David Janeway, Will Lyle and more

by Benjamin Boddie
May 21, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Ted Chubb, Chris Hazelton, Will Lyle, Judith Owens, Ben Wolfe, Klaus Weinerroither, Mike Caudill, Isabella Isherwood, John Sweenie, Taylor Roberts, Phillip Golub, David Janeway, Barry Greene, Catherine Russell, Bria Skonberg, Audrey Ochoa, Jared Hall, Stacey Kent, Blue Moods, Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra, Irreversible Entanglements, Jazzlab Orchestra, Bobby Broom, Daphne Roubini ...

Barry Greene, Jared Hall, Jesse Davis, Ray Obiedo and more

by Benjamin Boddie
April 23, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Barry Greene, Jared Hall, Jesse Davis, Faye Carol, Abate Berihun & The Addis Ken Project, Ray Obiedo, Shunzo Ohno, The BLCK Madonna, Dave Schumacher & Cubeye, Ben Markley Big Band, Brian Dickinson & Penderecki String Quartet, John Sweenie, Peter Erskine, April Varner, Sam Yahel, Hendrik Meurkens, Walter Smith lll, Tierney ...

Eli Howell, Peter Erskine, Brian Lynch, Fuller Sound and more

by Benjamin Boddie
April 16, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Charles Ruggiero, Eli Howell, Peter Erskine, Isabella Isherwood, Pete Mills, Brian Lynch, Ben Flocks, Daphne Roubini & Black Gardenia, Fuller Sound, Mike Bruzzese, Russ Spiegel, Chris Aschman, Entre Amigos, The Sistering, Alexa Tarantino, Bria Skonberg, Monika Herzig, The BLCK Madonna, Arvind Ramdas, Stephen Philip Harvey, Dave Slonaker Big Band, Daggerboard, ...

Walter Smith III, Paul Keller Orchestra, Javon Jackson, Bria Skonberg and more

by Benjamin Boddie
April 9, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Walter Smith lll, Paul Keller Orchestra, Javon Jackson, Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman, Jenny Klukken, Jon Gold, Bria Skonberg, Stacey Kent, Arvind Ramdas, Yelena Eckemoff, Julian Davis Reid, Sam Yahel, Jazzlab Orchestra, Lisanne Lyons, Nicole McCabe, Corcoran Holt, Jeremy Pelt, Aubrey Johnson, Steven Husted, NOLA Resistance Quintet, LehCats, Dave Slonaker ...

Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra, Hendrik Meurkens, Alexander Claffy, Noa Levy & Paul Edis and more

by Benjamin Boddie
April 2, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra, Hendrik Meurkens, Alexander Claffy, Noa Levy & Paul Edis, The BLCK Madonna, Ulysses Owens Jr., Dominic Walker Trio, The Sistering, Pat Bianchi, James Fernando, Sam Robinson, Dave Wilson Quartet, Jazz Sabbath, Jack Wood, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Sam Yahel, Monika Herzig, Kurt Elling & WDR Big Band, ...

Billy Childs Trio, Inara George, Faye Carol, and Resonance Records presents newly unearthed Mal Waldron cut featuring Sonny Stitt

by Hobart Taylor
April 2, 2026

This week, we have a mix of standards re-imagined and emerging artists. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Faye Carol “Jitterbug Waltz" from Forever Dynamic (Getdown) 00:12 Julian Davis Reid “Textures" from Vocation (Self-Produced) 07:24 Bria Skonberg “ Of Liberty" from Brass (Cellar) 14:08 Host Speaks 24:05 Marcello Carelli/Bob Mintzer/Russell Ferrante/Mike Gurrola “Noodles and Potatoes" from ...

Bob Reynolds, Andy James, Harvie S. & Aubrey Johnson

by Joe Dimino
March 22, 2026

We launch the milestone 950th episode of Neon Jazz with a soaring start from the husband-and-wife duo The Wild Blue Herons, featuring Bill Sample and Darlene Cooper, and music from their heartfelt 2026 album It's All About Love. From there, the hour unfolds with powerful new sounds from seasoned jazz masters like Sam Yahel, Eyal Vilner, ...

Entre Amigos, Daggerboard The Skipper and Mike Clark, Sam Yahel, The Sistering and more

by Benjamin Boddie
March 19, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Entre Amigos, Daggerboard, The Skipper And Mike Clark, Sam Yahel, The Sistering, Gilad Barakan, Chris Fagan, Julian Davis Reid, Flying High, Joel Ross, Eddie Allen & Push, Baltimore Jazz Collective, James Fernando, Alexa Tarantino, Gafieira Rio Miami, Eyal Vilner Big Band, Dave Slonaker Big Band, Michael Dease, Kurt Elling & ...

Vocation

By Julian Davis Reid

Label: Self Released
Released: 2025
Track listing: 1. Hush, Somebody’s Callin’ My Name ft. Tramaine Parker & Lenard Simpson 2. What a Wonderful World ft. Lenard Simpson 3. Textures (For Carmen) 4. Moan (For Hearts of Flesh) ft. Tramaine Parker, Narykcin & Lenard Simpson 5. Dressing the Wound (For Black and Palestinian Life) ft. Lenard Simpson, Micah Collier & James Russell Sims 6. My Parents’ Greatest Gift to Me (For Winston, Everett, Emmanuel, and Rebecca) 7. Share a Smile (For Lydia and Rebecca) ft. Micah Collier 8. Cockroach, Pheasant, Butterfly (For Those Seeking Dawn) 9. Precious Still (For When We Forget) ft. Tramaine Parker 10. Nerve to be Super (For Michael) ft. Lenard Simpson 11. Nevertheless Hope (For Mom and Dad)