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Caroline Davis: The Saxophone Reimagined In The Fallows
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, The Tonearm's needle lands on saxophonist and composer Caroline Davis. Caroline made her album Fallows (Ropeadope, 2026) alone during a residency in Ucross, Wyoming, improvising and recording in a cabin, using prepared saxophone techniques and a unique instrument called an organelle to process and build sounds she'd never put to tape before. The ...
Don Slepian, AEOLUS, Les Paul, Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Chick Corea and more
by Lawrence Peryer
This episode originates from Kona, on Hawaii's Big Island, and the music follows suit. Every track this hour has some connection to the region: made in Hawaii, recorded in Hawaii, or inspired by Hawaii.We move through mid-century exotica and lounge, contemporary slack-key and ukulele, as well as a few surprises. It's a portrait of ...
Miho Hazama: The Conductor Who Leads With Love
by Lawrence Peryer
Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on composer and chief conductor of the Danish Radio Big Band, Miho Hazama. Miho grew up inside the Yamaha music education system in her native Japan. She moved to New York to study jazz composition at the Manhattan School of Music under Jim McNeely and has spent her ...
Celebrating Duke Ellington's Late-Period Creative Music On His 127th Birthday And More
by Lawrence Peryer
This week's Rotations marks the 127th birth anniversary of Duke Ellington with a deep dive into the final fifteen years of his career. Those were the years of surprising, searching work that tends to get overlooked in favor of the canonical recordings. Ellington appears in four different contexts: sacred, suite, duo, and globe-spanning large ensemble. Close ...
All About Jazz Unveils Enhanced Radio & Podcast Experience with New Streaming-Style Program Guide
All About Jazz, the world’s leading jazz media platform, has launched a fully redesigned Radio & Podcast section, introducing a dynamic, streaming-inspired interface that transforms how listeners discover and engage with its audio programming. The new program guide features a modern, intuitive layout reminiscent of popular streaming platforms, allowing users to seamlessly scroll through a growing ...
Tomeka Reid: The Low Seat, The Long Haul, And 'Dance! Skip! Hop!'
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, The Tonearm's needle drops on cellist and composer Tomeka Reid. Tomeka Reid has spent the last decade building one of the most distinctive voices in creative music. The New York Times called her a “New Jazz Power Source." She's a MacArthur Fellow, a founder of the Chicago Jazz String Summit, and a key ...
Ella Feingold, Persian Empire, Closed City, The Westerlies, Antoni Wojnar and more
by Lawrence Peryer
This episode features four sets of music covering new releases and archival recordings in jazz, electronic, ambient, and points in between. Playlist Lawrence Peryer [mic break] 00:00 Ella Feingold “Ellalude" from Tell A Beautiful Lie With Sound (Ella Bella Records) 00:34 Persian Empire “the local time is always now" from the local time is ...
Ben Wendel: Assembling The Mallet Avengers
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, The Tonearm's needle drops on saxophonist and composer Ben Wendel.Ben is a Grammy-nominated saxophonist, composer, and co-founder of Kneebody, with a discography that covers post-bop, chamber jazz, and electronic music. He's worked with Bill Frisell, Tigran Hamasyan, Terence Blanchard and yes, Prince.His album BaRcoDe (Edition Records, 2026) is built around a ...
Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore: Like Tears In Rain
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore. Julianna is a composer, vocalist, and producer whose music is built almost entirely from layered, looped human voices. Mary is a harpist who has spent years pushing that instrument into a vast, exploratory realm. In January 2025, the two flew ...
Bellbird: Montreal's Jazz Collective Heeds The Call
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on the Montreal jazz collective Bellbird.Bellbird formed during pandemic park jams and has since become one of the more compelling voices in Canada's avant-garde jazz scene. The quartet consists of Claire Devlinon tenor sax, Allison Burik on alto sax and bass clarinet, Eli Davidovici on bass, and Mili ...
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