Results for "Nanami Haruta"

Nanami Haruta

Born in Japan, Haruta began studying music at the age of 5, and by 13 years old was giving concerts in Sapporo. She went on to win multiple grand prizes at significant summer music programs during her high school years, and with a move to Tokyo in 2020 and quickly began making an impact on the Japanese jazz scene. Her artistic activities expanded to involve significant jazz collaborations, performances, and recordings (her first solo album II was released in 2022). She is currently a music student at Michigan State University's Jazz Studies program studying with Grammy award-winning trombonist and professor Michael Dease

Around the World with U

By Ulysses Owens, Jr.

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2026
Track listing: Prodigal Son; Bebop & Confirmation; Espresso; Morning Prayer; Mo’ Betta Blues; New York; The Light That Grew Amonst Us; Little Girl Power; Stardust; Road Life; I’m Not So Sure.

Ulysses Owens, Jr. and Generation Y: Around the World with U

by Jack Bowers
April 8, 2026

Drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. has a keen eye and ear for talent, which is obvious from the first notes of Around the World with U, his second recording as leader of the Art Blakey-style quintet, Generation Y. When marshaling the ensemble, Owens chose his teammates with care, and they repay his confidence by producing a splendid ...

Michael Dease: MSU Jazz Trombones: Spartan Strong

by Jack Bowers
January 16, 2026

Michael Dease, widely admired as one of the world's foremost jazz trombonists but rather less-known as an educator, dons his professorial garb on Spartan Strong, supervising a splendid session by a special corps of undergrads (and students in his trombone studio) who together comprise the MSU (Michigan State University) Jazz Trombones, twenty-three members in all when ...

The Vibe

By Nanami Haruta

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Girlie's World; The Vibe; Algonquin; Toshi; Sister Rosa; Easy Money; Heartstrings; How It Goes; Jamerson's Lullaby; Woodpecker; Unchained Melody.

The Birdland Big Band, Linda Dachtyl, Michael Mayo, Sofija Knezevic, Eric Byrd Trio, Carmen Staaf & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
September 15, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from The Birdland Big Band, Linda Dachtyl, Michael Mayo, Sofija Knezevic, Eric Byrd and the first single from Carmen Staaf's latest project, with birthday shoutouts to Teri Thornton, Sherrie Marricle, Claire Martin, Pete McGuinness, Akiko Tsuruga, Alyssa Allgood and Sinne Eeg, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you ...

New music from Cyrus Chestnut, Emi Makabe, Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons and The Atlantic Jazz Collective

by Hobart Taylor
May 7, 2025

This week we feature new music from pianist Cyrus Chestnut, Marquis Hill with Makaya McCraven, Yukumi, Diego Rivera, Premazzi-Nasser Quartet and from Finland, Cosmic Ear.Playlist Cyrus Chestnut “Prelude for George" from Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony (HighNote) 0:00 Atlantic Jazz Collective “Running Through My Head" from Seascape (Alma) 6:44 Eric Scott Reed" Glow" from Out ...

Pitch, Rhythm and Consciousness, Fini Bearman, Gerald Clayton, Shamek Farra

by Cheryl K.
April 26, 2025

During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, new releases from the improvisational ensemble Pitch, Rhythm and Consciousness; saxophonists David Murray and Kamasi Washington; singer-songwriter Fini Bearman; pianist Gerald Clayton; guitarist Roman Pilon; and from the first batch of resurrected releases from Strata-East, First Impressions by saxophonist Shamek Farrah. Playlist Joe Henderson ...

Silvano Monasterios, Reggie Watkins, Jeff Libman, Triology and more

by Benjamin Boddie
April 18, 2025

Streaming on demand with today's music by Silvano Monasterios, Phil Brown, Reggie Watkins, Lorraine Feather, Sean Imboden, Jeff Libman, Triology, Jonah David, Peter Smith, Shelley Yoelin/Gabriel Datcu, Eric Alexander, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Rodney Whitaker, Nnenna Freelon, Chad LB, and more. Playlist Silvano Monasterios “The River Between Us" from The River (Silvano Monasterios) 00:00 Phil ...

Jazz Foremothers, Women Who Impact West Coast Latin Jazz by Salsa de la Bahia, Jeffrey Gimble, Ashley Jackson Usher In Jazz Appreciation Month

by Mary Foster Conklin
April 14, 2025

This broadcast morphs gracefully from Women's History to Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from Salsa de la Bahia, Jeffrey Gimble and Ashley Jackson, with birthday shoutouts to Dorothy Donegan, Alberta Hunter, Jean Fineberg, Vanessa Perica, Allan Harris, Evgenia Karlafti, Christine Jensen and Tessa Souter, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see ...