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Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio: Pith
by Mark Corroto
The instructions that came with Tomas Fujiwara's 2019 release, 7 Poets Trio (RogueArt), read, “I'd like to tell you as little as possible about this music before you listen to it... and create your own scenes for which these songs can be soundtracks." The same advice is warranted for Fujiwara's 7 Poets Trio follow up recording ...
Vinny Golia, James Brandon Lewis & Eric Plaks
by Maurice Hogue
The full title to veteran California free jazz saxophonist and icon Vinny Golia's latest recording is very long (Even to This Day... Music for Orchestra and Soloists Movement Two: Syncretism: For The Draw but it pales in comparison to the length of the recording: 13.5 hours plus. Golia began he project before Covid. It features solo, ...
Weather Report, Joe Zawinul, Mark Isham and Aki Rissanen
by Len Davis
Music from Weather Report and Joe Zawinul and trumpeter Mark Isham paying tribute to Miles Davis. New music from German band Metrik System featuring Richard Hallebeek. Also, the John Irvine Band, the latest from Michael Formanek, Anthony Pirog and Mike Pride and from Finland, pianist Aki Rissanen.Playlist Weather Report “Boogie Boogie Waltz" from The ...
A Few of My Favorite 2023 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 3
by Ludovico Granvassu
Last week we focused our playlist on some of our favorite tracks from the first six months of 2023. Evidently two hours were not enough and we could not play them all... so here we are going through the rest of the best.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash ...
John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy, Clemens Kuratle & Francois Bourassa
by Maurice Hogue
The original broadcasts of One Man's Jazz on Taint Radio happen about a month before they are posted on AAJ, so back in June I was excited as many others to play the only track we could from the new Evenings At The Village Gate: John Coltrane With Eric Dolphy. I suspect by now, that album ...
Aki Rissanen, Michael Formanek, Jin Jim and Jeff Sipe Trio
by Len Davis
New releases from Aki Rissanen, Michael Formanek from Damaged Goods and German band Jin Jim with Johann May. Experimental Trio from Austria EKKO 3, and from the UK Paroksha with Marco Anderson. We finish the hour with high energy rock from Mark Lettieri, Fernando Molinari, Isobar, Commodore from Argentina, and The Jeff Sipe Trio.Playlist ...
David Virelles, Flora Carbo, Transatlantic Five & Anthropology Band
by Maurice Hogue
Highlights of a very packed show: pianist David Virelles and trio (Ben Street bass & Eric McPherson drums); Australian saxophonist Flora Carbo; England's Anthropology Band; pianist Russ Lossing with NYC's King Vulture; the powerful German-American quintet, Transatlantic Five (Ken Vandermark sax, Nate Wooley trumpet, Christopher Dell vibes, Christian Ramond bass & Klaus Kugel drums), and a ...
Brand New Releases from Engin Özşahin And More
by Bob Osborne
On this edition of the show a selection of new releases including Engin Özşahin, Location Location Location (Anthony Pirog, Michael Formanek, and, Mike Pride), Henry Threadgill, The Jazz Warriors, Paul Flaherty with Jim Matus & Larry Derdeyn, Tania Giannouli, Kaisa's Machine (Kaisa Mäensivu) , Will Bonness, No Fast Food (Phil Haynes, Dave Liebman and Drew Gress) ...
New Music From Formanek's Elusion Quartet And More
by Bob Osborne
On this show the featured album is the new release from Michael Formanek's Elusion Quartet. There is also new music from Jim Alfredson, Laila Ferman, Guzmán Calzada & Sofía Scheps, Louis Stewart & Noel Kelehan, Joëlle Léandre with Craig Taborn & Mat Maneri, Juan Pastor / Chinchano, Javier Red's Imagery Convertor, Buselli Wallarab Jazz Orchestra, and, ...
Clara Lai Trio, Sam Weinberg and Interstellar Nao
by Maurice Hogue
A healthy dose of edgy new releases in this episode, featuring Spanish pianist Clara Lai and trio, saxophonist Sam Weinberg and trio, Bobo Stenson and several from the European hotbed of avant-garde--Netherlands (saxophonist Frans Vermeerssen, Cocktail Party Attack, saxophonist Bo Van De Graaf, & Mixing Memory and Desire), plus a freewheeling session from Mexico City featuring ...
