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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Zoh Amba, Janel Leppin, & Roberto Ottaviano and Alexander Hawkins

Read "Zoh Amba, Janel Leppin, & Roberto Ottaviano and Alexander Hawkins" reviewed by Maurice Hogue


Free jazz saxophonist Zoh Amba has had much attention focused on her in a fairly short time, and a new album with drummer Francisco Mela will keep those spotlights firmly in place. There's also a track from her debut, Oh Sun!. Cellist Janel Leppin leads a great band on her new Ensemble Volcanic Ash, while Chicago ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Sinton, Zucker, Zenón And More

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Another international mix of great new albums from Ben Zucker's Fifth Season, Josh Sinton, Miguel Zenón, No Base Trio, Rafael Zaldavar, Tigran Hamasyan, and a great historical recording from Henry Lowther's QuaternityPlaylist Show Intro 00:00 Ben Zucker´s Fifth Season “Counterproductives" from Semiterritory (ears&eyes) 00:45 Josh Sinton “The Heebie-Jeebies (to James P. Johnson)" from Steve ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jon Irabagon, Laura Jurd, Seamus Blake, Quentin Ghomari & More New Releases

Read "Jon Irabagon, Laura Jurd, Seamus Blake, Quentin Ghomari & More New Releases" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Perusing hundreds of new jazz albums is a trying job. But somebody's got do it. And we do it so you don't have to. So please sit back, relax and enjoy some the most delicious bites of the gargantuan meal that artists and labels have been cooking out of late...A musical bon appétit!

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Thomas Chapin, Lara Solnicki, Vijay Iyer and More

Read "Thomas Chapin, Lara Solnicki, Vijay Iyer and More" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


From April 2021, this show features a lot of lesser-heard musicians such as Lara Solnicki, Rodrigo Faina, Juhani Aaltonen, and the late Thomas Chapin. There are also more familiar names in the mix such as Paul Motian, Vijay Iyer, and Tom Harrell. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from ...

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Tainos y Caribes

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Label: Miel Music
Released: 2022
Duration: 7:16

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Article: Album Review

Miguel Zenon: Musica De Las Americas

Read "Musica De Las Americas" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


Alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon has made a career out of exploring his Puerto Rican roots, with albums like Alma Adentro: The Puerto Rican Songbook (Marsalis Music, 2011), Tipico (Miel Music, 2017) and Yo Soy La Tradicion (Miel Music, 2018). With Musica De Las Americas he broadens his vision to celebrate the history of the American continents, ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Saxophonists, Classic and Contemporary

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This show features a wide variety of saxophonists, both as soloists and bandleaders. It includes iconic players like Stan Getz and Roscoe Mitchell as well as today's stars with Melissa Aldana and Miguel Zenon. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry ...

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Article: Interview

Julia Perminova: The Way to Her Star

Read "Julia Perminova: The Way to Her Star" reviewed by Jane Kozhevnikova


Originally born in the United States, jazz has become a language that people speak all over the world. For Julia Perminova, a pianist and composer from the Siberian city of Tyumen, now living in Basel, Switzerland, jazz is a native language. Although her music talent was natural, her hard work and true passion have made her ...

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Take Five with Matthew Muñeses

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Meet Matthew Muñeses Matthew Muñeses is a saxophonist and educator residing in the northwest suburbs of jny: Chicago. In 2011, he received his B.M. in Saxophone Performance at Illinois State University and his M.M. in Jazz Performance at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2013. During this time, Matthew studied with Dana Hall, Chip McNeill, ...

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Article: Live Review

Miguel Zenon at SFJAZZ Center

Read "Miguel Zenon at SFJAZZ Center" reviewed by Roy Strassman


Miguel Zenon SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA May 5, 2022 With its fabulous acoustics and visual projection capabilities, the SF Jazz Center is the ideal venue for Miguel Zenon's performances of his recent Golden City Suite project. Zenon conducted interviews in several of San Francisco's ethnic communities—Chinese, Japanese, Mexican, African American, ...


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