Results for "New York"

In the Land of Giants: OJCs from Thad Jones and Red Garland

by C. Andrew Hovan
March 6, 2026

The late 1950s marked a particularly fertile period in jazz. Big bands still commanded audiences, while smaller combos often blended veterans of the swing era with the rising architects of modern bop. Musicians such as Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Illinois Jacquet, and Coleman Hawkins moved fluidly among ensembles, thriving in a moment before the stylistic fault ...

Potpourri: Part 1

by Monk Rowe
March 6, 2026

Meg Okura and Pan-Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble at The Jazz Gallery

by Max Kutner
March 5, 2026

Meg Okura and Pan-Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble The Jazz Gallery New York, NY February 19, 2026 Freewheeling, versatile, and razor sharp, Meg Okura brought her Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble to The Jazz Gallery on Thursday, February 19th in support of both the group's newly released fifth album Isaiah and the 20th anniversary of ...

Talk Show with Steph Richards and Qasim Naqvi at Roulette Intermedium

by Paul Reynolds
March 4, 2026

Talk Show with Steph Richards and Qasim Naqvi Roulette Intermedium New York, NY February 26, 2026 Like most jazz musicians--even non-mainstream players like her--trumpeter Steph Richards often plays cosy nightclubs on her visits to New York (from Seattle, where she teaches at the University of Washington). Yet her Thursday performance--with Talk Show, her ...

New Music By Lisanne Lyons, Gregory Lewis & Ms. Raina, Wild Blue Herons, Maria Schneider Orchestra & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 2, 2026

This broadcast marks the final week of fundraising and includes new music from Lisanne Lyons, Gregory Lewis & Ms. Raina, Wild Blue Herons and Maria Schneider Orchestra with birthday shoutouts to Ida Cox (Wild Women Don't Get the Blues), Nancy Wilson, Nicole Mitchell, Kate Olson, Sara Caswell, Nupher Fey, Tracy Yang and Elsa Nilsson, among others. ...

Manhattan's Smoke Jazz Club Announces Line-up For April 2026 Including Steve Wilson Album Release Celebration, Vijay Iyer, Joel Ross, And More

March 2, 2026

Hailed as the “#1 Jazz Club in New York City (SecretNYC),” SMOKE Jazz Club presents today’s leading artists in April 2026 aka Jazz Appreciation Month. The month is bookended by two premier saxophonists: tenor Wayne Escoffery returns with explosive pianist ELEW and his Trio (Apr 1-5); and alto/soprano Steve Wilson (pictured above) and his Quintet celebrate ...

New & Older Post Bop, Free Jazz and Avant Garde from Europe, NYC, and Montreal

by Jon Greenbaum
March 1, 2026

Lots of new and some older music from Italy, Germany, Finland, Montreal, NYC, England, Estonia, and Sweden.Playlist Kaja Draksler Octet “Skylark" from Bare, Unfolding (Clean Feed Records) 00:00 Joe Morris “Slipshod" from Racket Club (About Time Records) 07:05 Federico Calcagno & The Dolphians “Children of Gaza" from Face The Music (Da Vinci Jazz Records) ...

Tom Oren, Julie Benko, Alfie Jackson, Yelena Eckemoff, Ingrid Jensen, Melissa Aldana & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
February 23, 2026

This broadcast includes fundraising for the station with new music from Tom Oren, Julie Benko, Alfie Jackson, Yelena Eckemoff, Ingrid Jensen and Melissa Aldana, plus birthday shoutouts to Nina Simone, Carmen Staaf, Sharel Cassity and Honorable Man Harold Arlen, among others. Happy listening and please and support the artists you hear -see them live, buy their ...

Ben Stapp Solo / Frank London Electronics Trio at Loove Labs Annex

by Max Kutner
February 21, 2026

Ben Stapp/Frank London Electronics Trio Loove Labs Annex Brooklyn, NY February 8, 2026 When used as a descriptor for music, the term experimental is often bandied about as a catchall term for anything slightly beyond the scope of a listener's supposed expectations. To experiment requires an open curiosity for any ...

Tim Garland, Geoffrey Keezer: Mezzo

by Neil Duggan
February 20, 2026

Saxophonist Tim Garland and pianist Geoffrey Keezer have collaborated numerous times since their days in Storms/Nocturnes, the trio they formed with Joe Locke in 2001. The duo bring their 25 years of partnership, shared understanding, and experience sharply into focus on Mezzo. The nine-track album was captured live in New York in a single five-hour session. ...