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Melissa Aldana Quartet at Wave Hill

by Paul Reynolds
July 22, 2026

Melissa Aldana Wave Hill Public Garden & Cultural Center Sunset Wednesday New York NY July 15, 2026  Wildfire smoke from Canada choked New York City last Wednesday night, including at Wave Hill, the garden and cultural center located north of Manhattan, which customarily offers outdoor shows with spectacular views ...

Douyé, Ali Ryerson, Carolyn Lee Jones, Kris Davis, Ran Blake & Dominique Eade, Bria Skonberg, Tom Ricci, Roni Ben-Hur & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
July 20, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Douyé, Ali Ryerson, Carolyn Lee Jones, Kris Davis, Ran Blake & Dominique Eade, Bria Skonberg, Tom Ricci and Roni Ben-Hur, plus birthday shoutouts to Mavis Staples, Carol Morgan, Amber Weekes, Hey Rim Jeon, Mira Choquette, Lezlie Harrison, Lolivone de la Rosa, Nancy Erickson Lamont and Honorable Man Billy Eckstine, among ...

Doris Duke Foundation Seeking Jazz Artists' Opinions on Generative AI in the Performing Arts

July 20, 2026

Dear Jazz Colleague, Our partners at the Doris Duke Foundation are conducting a research study to better understand how generative AI is affecting performing artists working in theater, dance, and live music. To help ensure the voices of jazz artists are well represented, we encourage musicians, presenters, educators, and others working in jazz to participate in ...

Steven Bernstein: The Trumpet's Blank Slate

by Lawrence Peryer
July 18, 2026

This week we're putting The Tonearm's needle on trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Steven Bernstein.Amongst his many activities, Steven leads Sexmob and the Millennial Territory Orchestra and serves as Laurie Anderson's musical director. He's out now with an entwined set of albums. ResoNation Trio (Royal Potato Family, 2026) pares him down to valve trumpet, bass, ...

Ava Preston And Moises Borges Play And Sing Across Borders

by John Chacona
July 15, 2026

On paper, Moises Borges and Ava Preston are an odd match. He's a guitarist from Bahia, the cradle of Afro-Brazilian culture, who has been a welcome fixture on northeast Ohio's musical scene for decades. She's a vocalist just a couple of years out of high school whose international career is just beginning. On the bandstand, though, ...

Joeykeysade

Lucy Yeghiazarian, Monika Ryan, Jonathan Karrant, Cecile McLorin Salvant and the latest from Songbook Ink

by Mary Foster Conklin
July 14, 2026

This broadcast celebrates America's semiquincentennial with new music from Lucy Yeghiazarian, Monika Ryan, Jonathan Karrant, Cecile McLorin Salvant and the latest from Songbook Ink, plus birthday shoutouts to Louis Armstrong, Brandee Younger, Rhoda Scott, Sarah Hanahan, Monika Ryan, Gabrielle Cavassa and JD Walter, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, ...

Evan Anderson

Alden Hellmuth: Saxophone Tethered To A Galaxy Of Bass

by Lawrence Peryer
July 11, 2026

This week, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on saxophonist and composer Alden Hellmuth.Alden grew up in Hartford, studying in the Jackie McLean tradition, and now works out of New York City. Her new album is called Tether (Leiter, 2026), and it features a band centered on two bass players, rounded out by drums, piano, ...

Giuseppe Cucchiara

Born: August 18, 1994

Italy born-and-raised and NYC-based upright bassist and composer Giuseppe Cucchiara grew up immersed among countless jazz vinyls and dynamic musical inputs from the earliest age. His father, who happens to be a classical upright bass player, laid the path for him to approach various instruments during his childhood until 2010, when at the age of 16 Giuseppe eventually picked up the bass to never let it go. During his teenage years, he crossed paths with highly praised Italian jazz drummer Stefano Bagnoli, with whom he toured around as a sideman for “We Kids” Trio, and recorded four albums for some major Italian jazz record companies, namely Ultrasound Records, Abeat Records and Jazzit Records