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New 'Live' Release By Guitarist Greg Chako - The Miami Project
This concert was the brainchild of my friend and fan, Edward Blanco. He suggested the appealing possibility of my doing a concert at WDNA’s Jazz Gallery years ago, but due to life circumstances, not the least of which was COVID 19, we weren’t sure until much later if the idea would ever actually materialize. During a ...
Take Five with Saxophonist/Singer/Guitarist Vanessa Collier
by AAJ Staff
Meet Vanessa Collier Vanessa Collier's sixth album Do It My Own Way was recently released on Phenix Fire Records. Recorded on analog gear with the musicians largely in one room, Do It My Own Way is sonically inspired by the classic Memphis soul sound of Stax and Hi Records, especially that of the Staples Singers. The ...
Miles Okazaki and Bill Frisell at the Miller Theater
by Paul Reynolds
Miles Okazaki and Bill Frisell The Miller Theater, Columbia University New York, NY April 15, 2025 When musicians collaborate for the first time, the setlist usually settles around shared music they love and often play. For guitarists Bill Frisell and Miles Okazaki, in their debut as a duo on Tuesday, that ...
Celebrating Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae Plus New Releases By Mafalda Minnozzi, Steve Knight, the Esthesis Quartet, Deb Bowman & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast highlights Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from Mafalda Minnozzi, Deb Bowman, Steve Knight and the Esthesis Quartet, with birthday shoutouts to Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae, Rosa Passos, Marilyn Maye and Herbie Hancock, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear -see them live, buy their music so they can continue ...
Altin Sencalar: Unleashed
by C. Andrew Hovan
Often overshadowed by other solo instruments, the trombone boasts a rich history in jazz--one so vast it could fill volumes. New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, also gave rise to Kid Ory, a pioneer of the “tailgate" style of trombone playing. In the early 1900s, bandleaders often promoted their shows by parading through town on horse-drawn ...
Jason Moran at The Apollo Theater
by Paul Reynolds
Jason Moran Apollo Theater “Ellington in Focus" New York, NY April 11, 2025 The works of jazz's greatest composer, played brilliantly by a current master, alone at a concert grand piano. Jason Moran's solo tribute to Duke Ellington last Friday could have triumphed on any stage or in any context. ...
Announcing Smoke Jazz Club’s May 2025 Line-up Featuring A Miles Davis Celebration, Louis Hayes And The Jazz Communicators, And More
SMOKE Jazz Club today announced its concert schedule for May 2025. Some of today’s top ensembles reunite on the SMOKE stage including: supergroup Something Else! featuring Vincent Herring (Apr 30-May 4) and The Jazz Communicators led by NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes (May 21-25). The month culminates with the Miles Davis Celebration (May 28-Jun 1). An ...
Rick Bogart Celebrates National Jazz Month With New Album, Streaming Documentary & Live NYC Performances!
It’s April—and that means two things: April Showers and National Jazz Month. Jazz lovers, take note: Rick Bogart is giving you every reason to celebrate this month of Jazz. The acclaimed clarinetist, vocalist, and storyteller is lighting up New York City with live performances, new recordings, and a documentary release that underscores his legendary career. Jazz ...
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
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 ...
Klezmer-jazz Duo Sam Sadigursky And Nathan Koci Release 'Solomon Diaries: Vol. IV And V'
Combining Jewish spiritual and Klezmer music with post-minialism classical, jazz, and tinges of American folk, clarinetist Sam Sadigursky and accordionist/multi-instrumentalist Nathan Koci release the next two volumes of The Solomon Diaries (Adhyaropa Records), a quintet of evocative albums reflecting on the Borscht Belt region—the primary Jewish resort community that helped shape 20th-century American culture—and also exploring ...
