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Ledisi

Born: March 28, 1972

2021 Grammy winner, Ledisi is a twelve time Grammy nominated powerhouse vocalist with a career spanning almost two decades. Since arriving on the scene in the late 1990’s, she's garnered three Soul Train Music awards,  an NAACP Theater Award and six NAACP Image Award nominations.  Most recently, Ledisi received two LA Alliance Ovation Award nominations one for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. 

Born in New Orleans and raised in Oakland, CA, , Ledisi has wowed fans with her unparallelled vocals ever since she burst onto the scene.  She has truly earned a place in the pantheon of the greatest singers of her generation. Ledisi is a favorite of The Obamas and a long list of icons including the late-Prince, Patti LaBelle, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan and so many more.  She has headlined two nationally sold-out tours, performed alongside Dave Matthews, Kelly Clarkson, Vince Gill and Maxwell as well as jazz greats Herbie Hancock and Patti Austin.

Gretchen Parlato, Freddy Cole, Tank and the Bangas, Cecile McLorin Salvant and More!

by Jua Howard
August 5, 2026

Hey Music Family! I hope you all are taking care of yourselves and protecting your peace. It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show"! I've got a lot of new music including from Gretchen Parlato, Suzanne Pittson,Tank and the Bangas, Tom Ricci, Kate McGarry and Cecile McLorin Salvant. I've also got more timeless ...

Rachelle Garniez, Virginia MacDonald, Jeff Lederer, Matt White's Dolly Parton Tribute, Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 1, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Rachelle Garniez, Virginia MacDonald, Jeff Lederer, Matt White and Julia Keefe, with birthday shoutouts to Jackie Cain, Ken Peplowski, Fats Waller, Rosemary Clooney, Jan Leder, Yoko Miwa, Cynthia Sayer, Sheryl Bailey, Carmen Souza, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so ...

Eyal Vilner Big Band, Nicole Zuraitis, Entre Amigos, Leslie Vincent, Chenxi Pan & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
April 6, 2026

Today's broadcast concludes Women's History Month, but we keep the party going year round with new music from Jack Wood, Eyal Vilner Big Band, Nicole Zuraitis, Entre Amigos, Leslie Vincent and Chenxi Pan, with birthday shoutouts to Sarah Vaughan, Aretha Franklin, Pearl Bailey, Jackie Warren, Astrud Gilberto, Mimi Jones, Ledisi, Hiromi, Karen Hammack, Yelena Eckemoff, Vanisha ...

Classic jazz from Arthur Prysock, Lee Morgan and recently releases from Elijah Rock, Lisa Hilton, and more

by David W. Daniels
January 27, 2026

Classic jazz from Arthur Prysock, Lee Morgan, Harold Land, and others. Rereleased jazz from Tommy Smith, and recently released jazz from Gregory Groover and Nat Adderley, Jr along with several more. Recognizing birthdays for Al Foster, Lizz Wright, Jimmy Herring, and others. Playlist Don Friedman Quartet “Exploration" from Dreams And Explorations (Riverside) 00:00 Arthur ...

New Music By Kate Olson, Nate Smith, Myra Melford, Craig Taborn with Tomeka Reid & Ches Smith, Celebrating Jazz Capricorns & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
January 19, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Kate Olson, Nate Smith, Myra Melford, Craig Taborn with Tomeka Reid & Ches Smith, plus Part 2 of a look back at some notable 2025 releases, with birthday shoutouts to Pamela Wise, Georgia Mancio, Margaret Slovak, Michelle Walker, Myra Melford, Carol Sudhalter, Christine Tobin and Honorable Man Bucky Pizzarelli (100!), ...

Brandon Sanders, Sean Mason, Aretha Tillotson, Enoch Smith Jr. and more

by Benjamin Boddie
January 2, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Brandon Sanders, Sean Mason, The Flying Horse Big Band, Kenny Barron, David Sneider, Enoch Smith Jr., Aretha Tillotson, Josie Falbo, Aaron Parks, Steve Houghton, Socrates Garcia, Neil Gray, Lafayette Harris Jr., Scott Silbert, James Suggs, Andy Nevala, Angela Verbrugge, Ted Rosenthal, Chad Lefkowitz-Brown, Andrew Carroll, Charles Lloyd, Nat Adderley Jr., ...

For Dinah

By Ledisi

Label: Listen Back Entertainment
Released: 2025

Classic Jazz From Donald Byrd, Carmen McRae, and Others with New Music from Michael Dease, Andy James, and Others

by David W. Daniels
December 24, 2025

Classic jazz from Cal Tjader, Johnny Griffin, Kenny Burrell, and more. Recently released jazz from the Chad Taylor Quintet, Mike Clark, and others. Birthday recognition for Clark Terry, Eddie Palmieri, and more.Playlist Mark Sherman “Explorations" from Family First (City Hall) 00:00 Cal Tjader “Tanya" from Soul Sauce (Verve) 8:13 Horace Silver “Finger Poppin'" from ...

Sean Mason, Nat Adderley Jr., Kenny Barron, Anthony Stanco and more

by Benjamin Boddie
November 27, 2025

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Andy Nevala, Sean Mason, Nat Adderley Jr. Trio, Kenny Barron, Anthony Stanco, David Sneider, Thom Rotella, Christian McBride, Brandon Sanders, Birdland Big Band, Randy Napoleon, Nicholas Payton, Jason Forsythe, Maja Jaku, Eric Alexander, Mike Clark, Tom Cohen, Ledisi, Baltimore Jazz Collective, Ted Rosenthal, Linda Dachtyl, Neal Miner, Carmen Bradford, Michael ...