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Kris Allen
Kris Allen is an American saxophonist, composer, educator and Recording Artist His latest release, Beloved, is his second album for the Truth Revolution Recording Collective. In the company of his working band Allen calls upon the musical languages of not only his mentor Jackie McLean, but also notably Young, Parker, Mingus, Ellington, Powell, Rollins, Coltrane, Coleman and Kirkland to spin a unique sound narrative. “Allen, in this triumphant follow-up release to his acclaimed debut disc, Circle House, for all of his fluency in the language of jazz and deep knowledge of the music’s modern masters, is very much his own man with his own creative voice.”- WNPR.org Allen’s working quartet, with tenor saxophonist Frank Kozyra, bassist Luques Curtis and drummer Jonathan Barber, has been praised by Jazziz Magazine as “today’s saxophone dream band,” and Downbeat Magazine described Beloved as “one of the better new releases to come out this year…..locating the profound within the familiar” For more reviews of Beloved please see Press. Kris has enjoyed a long career as a sought-after sideman, working in the groups of Illinois Jacquet, Gerald Wilson, Andy Gonzales, Jimmy Greene, Helen Sung, Winard Harper, Andy Laverne, the Mingus Dynasty, Avery Sharpe, Andy Jaffe, Earl Macdonald, Noah Baerman, Jen Allen, Ike Sturm, Gary Smulyan, Jazzmeia Horn, Rogerio Boccato, Kendrick Oliver’s New Life Orchestra, the Curtis Brothers, Jonathan Barber and Mario Pavone among others
Basketball and Jazz: The Art of Improvisation, Part 1
by Ludovico Granvassu
This time we felt like exploring the interplay of basketball and jazz, focusing in particular on a great jazz advocate like Kareem Abdul Jabbar, on the soundtrack of the HBO series The Winning Time, on an oneiric game played with a basketball fish, and on Stanley Clarke's tribute to this sport, to which he devoted as ...
Joni Mitchell, Daniel Villarreal, Anthony Wilson, Darcy James Argue & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Unexpected returns, B-sides that sound as good as the A-sides, tributes to rock and folk heroes, Impulse! signing another key band of today's scene, Colorfield Records establishing itself even more as the label to follow... this and more on this week's edition of Mondo Jazz!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. ...
Eri Yamamoto, Janel Leppin and More
by Jerome Wilson
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 ...
A Year And A Day
Label: Dwonz
Released: 2022
Track listing: Souls on Ice 2:49
Solution Searcher 4:24
Peaceful World 5:00
Room to Dream 6:42
Passage 6:30
Concord Drive 6:07
Afro Blue 5:24
Old English 6:32
A Year and a Day 7:05
Blues for Donny 4:24
Sun Breeze 6:13
Afterthought 7:38
Be Strong Carry On 4:54
New Releases Plus Jazz Master Sheila Jordan Celebrates Another Solar Journey
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast presents new releases from from Kate Hamann, Vanessa Racci, Sam Taylor, The Ostara Project, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Kris Allen, plus a new single from Abbie Finn, with birthday shoutouts to lyricist Marilyn Bergman, Jazz Master Sheila Jordan, Cynthia Hilts, Nioka Workman, Cindy Blackman, Marianne Solivan, Jen Hodge and Johnny Mercer among others. Thanks for ...
Peaceful World
Album: A Year And A Day
By Matt Dwonszyk
Label: Dwonz
Released: 2022
Duration: 5:00
Consecrated
Label: Outside in Music
Released: 2021
Track listing: Be Still My Soul; O God of Love, Grant Us Your Peace; Sweet Hour of Prayer; Holy, Holy, Holy; By Our Love; Be Still
Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated; The Love of God; Be Thou My Vision; In His Holy Temple.
Be Still, My Soul
Album: Consecrated
By Earl MacDonald
Label: Outside in Music
Released: 2021
Duration: 05:32
Easy Peasey
Album: Sifting Grace
By Jen Allen
Label: Next Level
Released: 2019
Duration: 04:52
