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New Releases From Mimi Fox and Ed Cherry, Birthday Shoutouts to Dolly Parton, Sade, Cheryl Bentyne And More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from guitarists Mimi Fox and Ed Cherry, drummer Abbie Finn, vocalists Libby York, Paul Carrack, Jose James and Kari Kirkland, with birthday shoutouts to Dolly Parton, Sade, Lizz Wright, Peter Eldridge, Mariah Parker, Cheryl Bentyne and Kate McGarry, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by ...
Youngsters, Phoenixes, Mingi
by Patrick Burnette
We look at three 2022 releases this time (albeit one recorded way back in 1972) along with the first harbinger of the new year. There's an electronic sounding long-playing debut by a pair of YouTube wunderkinder (all played in real-time, we promise), a straight-ahead tenor sax trio, another star-studded portfolio album from a rising sax star, ...
Ivo Perelman, Art Ensemble of Chicago & Satoki Fujii
by Maurice Hogue
Three very special recordings get the OMJ treatment in this edition. Saxophonist Ivo Perelman's release Reed Rapture In Brooklyn is the largest of the three: 103 tracks over 12 different discs featuring Perelman and fellow saxophonists. It's an immense collection of improvised duets. Pianist Satoko Fujii's Hyaku: One Hundred Dreams celebrates her 100th album as a ...
Lakecia Benjamin: Phoenix
by Mike Jurkovic
True to her nature, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin keeps the flame to the dynamite on her smoking follow-up to the wildfire of Pursuance (Ropeadope, 2020), her still hot-to-the-touch dedication to the music and spirituality of John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane. Co-produced with maximum female power by Benjamin and Terri Lyne Carrington, the torrential riptide “Amerikkan ...
2023 Winter JazzFest Marathons: A Survival Guide
by Ludovico Granvassu
The fact that New York City's Winter JazzFest (WJF) is back to in-person performances may very well be among the most meaningful signs, at least for jazz die-hards, that life is returning to normal. The overall number of concerts may not be as high as in the past, with the 170+ performances of 2020 ...
Zenzile: The Reimagination Of Miriam Makeba
By Somi
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Umhome; House of the Rising Sun; Milele; Hapo Zamani; Love Tastes Like Strawberries; Khuluma; Pata Pata; A Piece of Ground; Kwedini; Lakutshon’ilanga; Olili; Mbombela; Jike’lemaweni; Nonqonqo; Ring Bell, Ring Bell; Mabhongo.
2022: The Year in Jazz
by Ken Franckling
Current events impacted the jazz world in significant ways throughout 2022. In its third year, the coronavirus pandemic continued to lurk in some settings, while others recovered in robust fashion. Russia's war on Ukraine was felt by musicians and triggered an outpouring of support for its victims. Initiatives to ensure greater equity in jazz advanced. The ...
Good Evening Cats - New Releases From Gunhild Carling and Lakecia Benjamin Make For A Hep December
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast celebrates Hanukkah, Solstice, Feast of St. Lucy and more with holiday tunes from Grace Garland and Corinne Mammana, plus new releases from Gunhild Carling, Lakecia Benjamin and a single from Cecilia Sanchietti, with birthday shoutouts to Allegra Levy, Frank Sinatra, Andrea Claburn, Beegie Adair and Bob Dorough, among others. Thanks for listening and please ...
Dan Weiss Trio, Tyshawn Sorey, Lakecia Benjamin & BMC Records releases
by Maurice Hogue
Dedication, from drummer Dan Weiss with his longtime trio mates, bassist Thomas Morgan and pianist Jacob Sacks, leads several new releases in this episode of One Man's Jazz. Other new albums of note come from saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, drummer Tyshawn Sorey and trio with guest Greg Osby, veteran ECM bassist Arild Andersen, Dave Douglas, saxophonist Stephen ...
What Fresh Hell Is This - Celebrating Jazz Virgos Dorothy Parker, Dinah Washington, Alice Coltrane And More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast presents new releases from pianist Jeryl Johnston and DOMi & JD Beck, with birthday shoutouts to lyricist Dorothy Parker (I Wished On the Moon, How Am I To Know), Dinah Washington, Alice Coltrane, Mimi Fox, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Linda May Han Oh, Rosana Eckert, Hilary Gardner and Wayne Shorter among others. Thanks for listening ...
