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The middle child in a family of musicians, Chicago-born Lonnie Plaxico inherited a gift for music that was discovered and nurtured early. By the age of twelve he had taught himself to play the electric bass, and he was soon venturing into Chicago's music scene, renowned for its mix of jazz, funk and blues. It was not long before the young musician made his first recording, featuring his family's band. At the age of just fourteen, having already performed alongside several prominent Chicago jazz figures, Lonnie Plaxico turned professional, playing the electric and acoustic bass with equal facility. In 1980 Plaxico moved to New York and soon began to appear with such artists as Chet Baker, Dexter Gordon and Wynton Marsalis

Album

Just When You Think You Know

By Brian Landrus

Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: All the Time; Continuance; Untold Story; One Year; Dear Fred; Averse; El Perro Sigma; Beyond; Trance; From the Night; Just When You Think You Know; Under Dark; Something Special; Paroxysm.

Album

Solid Perspective

By Bruce Williams

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Everytime We Say Goodbye; Melody For Melonae; The Matriarch; Ora Dee; Toy Tune; Short Lived Dream; Sense Out Of Madness; Why Can't We.

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The Art of Vocalese

By Janis Siegel

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Barbados (Back to Barbados); It’s Sand, Man; Bye Bye Blackbird; In the Presence and Absence of Each Other (Vocal Version); Unsquare Dance; Down for Double; From Vienna With Love (Till the Earth Stands Still); Garner’s Stomp (Stompin’ at the Savoy); Pick Up the Pieces (Vocal Version - K.O.B. Dance Mix).

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Bye Bye Blackbird (feat. Raul Midón)

October 27, 2026

Album: The Art of Vocalese
By Janis Siegel
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 05:48

Article: Album Review

Bruce Williams: Solid Perspective

Read "Solid Perspective" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
August 18, 2026

Alto saxophonist Bruce Williams, who doubles as composer, triples as arranger and quadruples as vocalist on one number, brings enviable creds to Solid Perspective, his fifth recording as leader of his quartet. Williams has worked steadily since leaving his native Washington, DC, for New York City, where he has remained for more than two decades, performing ...

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Just When You Think You Know

August 3, 2026

Album: Just When You Think You Know
By Brian Landrus
Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 6:12

Article: Album Review

Brian Landrus: Just When You Think You Know

Read "Just When You Think You Know" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi

by Angelo Leonardi
July 7, 2026

Non si può eccellere ogni volta. Dopo il superlativo Plays Ellington & Strayhorn Brian Landrus presenta un album meno palpitante ma sempre d'alto livello. Affermato polistrumentista della timbrica grave, Landrus privilegia in questo disco l'uso di sax tenore, flauto soprano e contralto agli strumenti che l'hanno reso famoso: il sax baritono. il clarinetto basso e il ...

Article: Album Review

Brian Landrus: Just When You Think You Know

Read "Just When You Think You Know" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 5, 2026

Brian Landrus, best known for his eloquent performances on baritone sax, shows his versatility--as player, composer and arranger--on Just When You Think You Know, his tenth album as leader, adding tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute and bass flute to enlarge an impressive arsenal of musical weaponry. In fact, Landrus unlimbers the baritone on only ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Celebrating Jazz Capricorns Cab Calloway, Lil Green, Rachel Z, Janice Friedman, Chris McNulty, Camille Thurman & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
January 5, 2026

This broadcast nods to the New Year with holiday singles from Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Beth Falcone & Ritt Henn, plus birthday shoutouts to Jazz Capricorns Cab Calloway, Lil Green, Rachel Z, Janice Friedman, Chris McNulty and Camille Thurman, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music ...