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Mark Wade

Born: December 29, 1974

Modern jazz composer and bassist Mark Wade is open to appreciating and co-creating great music in all its forms. Like Keith Jarrett, Wynton Marsalis and Esperanza Spaulding, he’s not limited by genre. His fourth album shows the breadth of his musicality and inventive compositional style. Called "a living work of modern art" by Downbeat Magazine, the original tracks found on his 2022 album True Stories were inspired by a wide range of influences, drawing on themes from composers such as Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Igor Stravinsky. The result is a unique expression of jazz linking past to present.

David Schroeder, Sonny Rollins, Ardeshir & Alex Abramovitz

by Joe Dimino
July 5, 2026

From the heart of Kansas City, we kick off the 965th Episode of Neon Jazz in high-flying style with Alex Abramovitz and His Swing'n Kansas City Jazz Band, featuring the infectious energy of their new 2026 live release, Jumpin' on Grand: Live at Black Dolphin. It's the perfect opening to a vibrant hour celebrating the city's ...

New Music From Holt, Mehler, Litzie, And More

by Bob Osborne
March 26, 2026

This collection is designed as a sophisticated exploration of contemporary jazz, traversing the boundary between structured melody and avant-garde expression. The sequence balances rhythmic vitality with expansive, experimental soundscapes, offering a rich contrast between technical brilliance and raw emotional depth. Featuring a diverse array of instrumental textures and evocative vocal moments, the playlist provides a comprehensive ...

Mixed Bag

By Pete McGuinness

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: From This Moment On; Rebecca; The Dark Hours; Lilac Blues; Down the Rabbit Hole; Body and Soul; So in Love; Django; ‘Round Midnight; The Sly Fox (in Memory of Bill Holman); Where Do You Start?

The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra: Mixed Bag

by Jack Bowers
June 4, 2025

Award-winning arranger Pete McGuinness has chosen to name the fourth recording by his stellar New York-based Jazz Orchestra Mixed Bag, a term whose meaning may be construed as positive or less so, depending on the context. As he explains in the album's liner notes, McGuinness accentuates the positive, writing that to him, “Variety has always been ...

True Stories

By Mark Wade

Label: Mark Wade Music
Released: 2022
Track listing: I Feel More Like I Do Now; Falling Delores; The Soldier and the Fiddle; In the Market; Piscataway Went That-a-Way; A Simple Song; Song with Orange and Other Things, Pt.1; Song With Orange and Other Things, Pt.2; At the Sunside

Pat Metheny, Howard Britz & Charles Goold

by Joe Dimino
May 15, 2022

We start the 751st Episode of Neon Jazz with a relatively new musician that has seen a lot of action in his young life. Drummer Charles Goold kicks things off with a song off his 2022 album Rhythm in Contrast. We also take a look into some new music from veterans of the jazz world in ...

Feel More Like I Do Now

Featuring the music of Mark Wade
Duration: 6:54
March 19, 2022

Bassist Mark Wade Trio Releases 'True Stories'

March 11, 2022

Modern jazz composer and bassist Mark Wade is open to appreciating and co-creating great music in all its forms, and clearly not limited by genre. True Stories, his fourth album, shows the breadth of his musicality and inventive compositional style. Eight original tracks (and one cover) were inspired by a wide range of influences, drawing on ...

Songs From Isolation

By Mark Wade

Label: AMP Music & Records
Released: 2020