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Kurt Elling

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GRAMMY winner Kurt Elling is among the world’s foremost jazz vocalists. He won the DownBeat Critics Poll for fourteen consecutive years and was named “Male Singer of the Year” by the Jazz Journalists Association on eight occasions. An international jazz award winner, he has also been GRAMMY nominated a dozen times.

Elling's rich baritone spans four octaves and features both astonishing technical mastery and emotional depth. His repertoire includes original compositions and modern interpretations of standards, all of which are springboards for inspired improvisation, scatting, spoken word and poetry.

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Deborah Silver with the Count Basie Orchestra: Basie Rocks!

Label: Green Hill Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Paint It, Black – feat. Arturo Sandoval & Pedrito Martinez; Bennie and the Jets; Baby, I Love Your Way – feat. Peter Frampton; Tainted Love – feat. Kurt Elling (duet), Steve Jordan, John Clayton; Band On The Run; A Hard Day’s Night – feat. Monte Croft; Joy To The World – feat. Trombone Shorty (duet); Fly Like An Eagle – feat. Bill Frisell; Every Breath You Take – feat. George Coleman; Old Time Rock & Roll – feat. Wycliffe Gordon (duet) & Herlin Riley; Life’s Been Good – feat. Scotty Barnhart of The Count Basie Orchestra.

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Songbook

Label: Artwork Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Beyond This Place; Until Then; Cook's Bay; Thoughts and Dreams; Illusion; Minor Blues Redux; In The Slow Lane; Sunshower; Calypso; Lullabye; Sonja Brag; Marie Laveau; Song for Abdullah.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

RIP Ray Drummond and Klaus Doldinger--Additional jazz classics from Charles Mingus and others

Read "RIP Ray Drummond and Klaus Doldinger--Additional jazz classics from Charles Mingus and others" reviewed by David W. Daniels


Tribute to Ray Drummond including music from Grachan Moncur III and more. Other jazz classics from Wayne Shorter, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and more. Newly released jazz from Horace Silver, Carmen Bradford, and more. Music recognizing the birthdays of Mose Allison, Houston Person, and more. Playlist Grachan Moncur III “Exploration" from Exploration (Capri) 00:00 Bobby ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Kenny Barron Songbook Project, Lori Williams, Whitney Ross-Barris, Angela Verbrugge & More

Read "Kenny Barron Songbook Project, Lori Williams, Whitney Ross-Barris, Angela Verbrugge & More" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes new releases from Lori Williams, Kenny Barron, Whitney Ross-Barris, Angela Verbrugge and Phillip Officer, with birthday shoutouts to Lorde, Joni Mitchell, Chris Connor, Anne Sajdera, Russell Malone, Lauren Henderson, Jane Monheit, Lani Hall, Nikara Warren, Bertha Hope, Dara Starr Tucker and Betty Bryant, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Pianist Andrii Pokaz

Read "Take Five with Pianist Andrii Pokaz" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Andrii Pokaz Andrii Pokaz holds Bachelor's and PhD degrees from the Odesa National A.V. Nezhdanova Academy of Music, where he later returned as a professor, teaching and mentoring young Ukrainian musicians for over 16 years. A laureate of numerous international competitions, he is also frequently invited to serve on juries at prestigious music contests.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Amanda Monaco, Aretha Tillotson Kerry Politzer, Maja Jaku Release New Music Plus Centennial Shoutout For Dory Langdon Previn

Read "Amanda Monaco, Aretha Tillotson Kerry Politzer, Maja Jaku Release New Music Plus Centennial Shoutout For Dory Langdon Previn" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes new releases from Maja Jaku, Amanda Monaco, Aretha Tillotson and Kerry Politzer, with birthday shoutouts to Dory Langdon Previn (100!), Julia Lee, Sippie Wallace, Andy Bey, Cleo Laine, Abbie Finn, Kristin Korb, Kurt Elling, Amanda Monaco, Allison Miller, Carmen Lundy, Dianne Reeves and Jay Clayton, among others. Happy listening and please support the ...

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Article: Rising Stars

Introducing the NJ All-State Jazz Ensemble and Choir

Read "Introducing the NJ All-State Jazz Ensemble and Choir" reviewed by Sanford Josephson


"If they hire me," said Dr. David Demsey, “they know they're getting some Thad Jones." Demsey, who recently retired after 33 years as Coordinator of Jazz Studies at William Paterson University, is directing this year's New Jersey Music Educators Association (NJMEA)/New Jersey Association for Jazz Education (NJAJE) All-State Jazz Ensemble. This is the third ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rez Abbasi, Anat Fort, and the Spike Orchestra

Read "Rez Abbasi, Anat Fort, and the Spike Orchestra" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This show takes in a wide array of sounds, ranging from recent releases by Rez Abbasi and Anat Fort to large ensemble music by the Steve Rosenbloom Big Band and the Spike Orchestra. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rico Jones, Liv Andrea Hauge, Tommy Smith, Gwilym Simcock & More

Read "Rico Jones, Liv Andrea Hauge, Tommy Smith, Gwilym Simcock & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Enjoy a playlist that celebrates the “art of the impromptu"--live performance, spur-of-the-moment recording sessions, concerts released at lightning speed, and the joy of creating in the moment.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Rabbath Electric Orchestra “66 Grand Street" Amall (Heavenly Sweetness) 0:16 Host talks ...


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