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Kris Davis: Grammy Winner And Musical Explorer

by Doug Hall
July 11, 2026

Our guest is Kris Davis, Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist, composer and bandleader, who released the acclaimed recording Run the Gauntlet in 2024, with her superb trio featuring bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Johnathan Blake. Davis has released 26 recordings as a leader or co-leader and collaborated with artists such as Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Holland, John ...

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Nick Fraser: Still Screaming Into The Snare Drum

by Lawrence Peryer
May 23, 2026

Today, The Tonearm's needle lands on Toronto drummer and composer Nick Fraser.Nick Fraser is one of the most distinctive voices in Canadian improvised music. He has played with Anthony Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell, and William Parker, and has led projects that range from raw free jazz to something much harder to name.His latest ...

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Myra Melford - Satoko Fujii: Katarahi

Read "Katarahi" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
May 20, 2026

When four hands meet across 176 keys, is it even possible for pianists to check their egos at the stage door? Piano duets, by their very nature, often invite comparison--even confrontation. Consider the 1977 encounter between Mary Lou Williams and Cecil Taylor, the high-profile 1978 concerts by Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, or Kris Davis and ...

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Yvonne Rogers: The Button Jar

Read "The Button Jar" reviewed by Vincenzo Roggero

by Vincenzo Roggero
May 11, 2026

Ecco una giovane musicista da seguire attentamente, molto attentamente. Perché il suo debutto in piano solo, fortemente sollecitato dalla mentore e pianista Kris Davis, è di quelli che non possono passare inosservati. Ancora giovanissima,Yvonne Rogers, ventisettenne del Maine, vanta una ragguardevole lista di riconoscimenti e di frequentazioni eccellenti--il sestetto Lilith di Ingrid Laubrock, il quartetto Elephant di ...

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Yvonne Rogers: The Button Jar

Read "The Button Jar" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic

by Mike Jurkovic
May 1, 2026

It should not be as hard as it is to pinpoint the beauty of pianist/composer Yvonne Roger's sublime piano, but it is. You listen to “Little Dance" from the intimate and intricate calligraphy of her Kris Davis produced The Button Jar and say to yourself “There it is!" Then, the next track, “Thread the Needle," enters ...

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Kris Davis: The Solastalgia Suite

Read "The Solastalgia Suite" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
April 28, 2026

For her first excursion into string quartet writing, Canadian pianist Kris Davis shapes a restless interplay of atmospheric texture and rhythmic urgency on The Solastalgia Suite. The title takes its cue from philosopher Glenn Albrecht's term for mourning environmental loss, a concept that resonates throughout the work's uneasy lyricism. Commissioned by the Jazztopad Festival in Wrocław ...

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Camila Nebbia, Nick Fraser Trio & Bruno Bode

by Maurice Hogue
April 22, 2026

The spotlight's on Argentinean saxophonist Camila Nebbia and her increasing recognition as one of the finest improvising saxophonists out there today. Her newest album is Noche Y Niebla, recorded with fellow Argentinean reedist Luis Nacht. Their contrasting styles are perfectly matched. Meanwhile her star grows with a pair of nominations for a German Jazz Prize, since ...

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Marta Sánchez: Hitting a Different Note

by Don Ball
April 7, 2026

Marta Sánchez has established herself as one of the up-and-coming musicians in the jazz field, as evinced by her 2025 DownBeat Critics Poll in the Rising Star Pianist category win. In addition to her prowess on the piano, she is a skilled composer, whose compositions with her quintet over the past decade have shown an intricate ...

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Javon Jackson, Jack McDuff, and Brian Landrus

by Jerome Wilson
March 25, 2026

This episode features new music from Javon Jackson and Brian Landrus as well as older music by Tom Skinner and Brother Jack McDuff. 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 Laura Jurd “Pirates" from Human Spirit ...