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Hyeseon Hong, Emilie-Claire Barlow and Lux Quartet led by Myra Melford & Allison Miller Plus A Birthday Tribute To Lyricist Dorothy Parker
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Hyeseon Hong, Emilie-Claire Barlow and Lux Quartet led by Myra Melford & Allison Miller, with birthday shoutouts to lyricist Dorothy Parker ("I Wished On the Moon," “How Am I To Know"), Hilary Gardner, Nora Germain, Linda May Han Oh, Mimi Fox, Anita Wardell, Jacqui Naylor, Rachel Eckroth and Nicky Schrire, ...
Jordan VanHemert: Deep in the Soil
by Jack Bowers
Energy and enthusiasm fairly leap from the speakers--or headphones--on Sharel Cassity's daring “Call to Order," the opening number on Korean-born saxophonist Jordan VanHemert's fifth album as leader, Deep in the Soil. Alas, that same ardor doesn't reappear until track seven (of eight), trombonist Michael Dease's boppish “ST in the House." In between, VanHemert and his companions ...
Michael Dease: Found in Space - The Music of Gregg Hill
by Bill Milkowski
The title itself is revealing. A clever play on words of the old '60s sci-fi show Lost in Space, it immediately suggests an irreverent wit and slightly twisted perspective; qualities that also permeate the unique music of prolific Michigan-based composer Gregg Hill. How this fairly obscure presence on the national music scene has managed ...
Luther Allison: I Owe It All To You
by Dan Bilawsky
If you're hip to Luther Allison from his previous and continuing work--ivory tickling for breakout vocal star/Grammy winner Samara Joy, sideman recordings on the 88s and drums for notables like trombonist Michael Dease, clinics and teaching engagements aplenty, performances at upper tier venues in New York and across the country and abroad--then you already know the ...
Behn Gillece: Stick Together
by Kyle Simpler
The vibraphone came to prominence during the Jazz Age of the '20s and has remained a staple in that genre ever since. Over the years, performers such as Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson and Gary Burton have added to the popularity of the instrument. N ow vibraphonist Behn Gillece is building from this legacy to develop his ...
Call to Order
Album: Deep in the Soil
By Jordan VanHemert
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 06:16
Jordan VanHemert: Deep in the Soil
by C. Andrew Hovan
Born in Korea and raised in Michigan, Jordan VanHemert counts himself among those youngsters that got involved in his school music program by starting out on the alto saxophone. Also like many of his fellow saxophonists, VanHemert eventually moved away from the smaller horn to devote his full energies to the tenor sax, an instrument emblematic ...
Randy Napoleon: The Door is Open: The Music of Gregg Hill
by Paul Rauch
In and around the formidable jazz studies program at Michigan State University is a plethora of jazz talent devoted to instrumental and compositional excellence. Most of this talent is young, benefiting from a wide array of world-class instructors that includes program director Rodney Whitaker and veteran guitarist Randy Napoleon, among other notables. Within this labyrinth of ...
Favorite Jazz of 2023
by Jerome Wilson
This episode is a belated review of the best jazz music I heard in 2023. The musicians presented include Jaimie Branch, Ingrid Laubrock, Les McCann, Tyshawn Sorey, and Jeff Lederer. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) ...
New Releases, Celebrating Jazz Capricorns, Farewell To Jay Clayton & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Vanisha Gould & Chris McCarthy, Kristen Edkins, Peter Erskine plus a preview single from Lisa Markley, with birthday shoutouts to Melba Liston, Pamela Samiha Wise, Margaret Slovak, Ruth Brown, Michelle Walker, Jessica Molaskey, Douyé, Dee Daniels, Lisa Markley, Kris Davis and Ingrid Jensen, among others. At the close of the ...
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