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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, ...

News: Music Industry

Blue Fire: Aayushi Karnik And The New Indian Guitar Crossing

July 8, 2026

Aayushi Karnik, 32, plays the guitar with breathtaking authority. Widely acclaimed as the leading Indian female blues guitarist of her generation, the Juilliard-trained, Fender-endorsed virtuoso has built a career that completely defies the traditional borders of American roots music. What listeners hear first is her touch. Karnik knows exactly how to make a bent note sting, ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Amanda Tosoff, Gergana Velinova, Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Lolivone de la Rosa, Lisa Rich, Michelle Lordi, Kay Kostopoulos

by Mary Foster Conklin
July 6, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Amanda Tosoff, Gergana Velinova, Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Lolivone de la Rosa, Lisa Rich, Michelle Lordi and Kay Kostopoulos, with birthday shoutouts to songwriter Joan Whitney (Far Away Places, Candy), Nancy King, Lauren Kinhan, Gillian Margot, Madeline Eastman, Tierney Sutton, Andrea Miller, Aubrey Johnson and Honorable Man Arturo O'Farrill, ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dave Douglas: Transcend Is Not The End

by Lawrence Peryer
July 4, 2026

This week, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on trumpeter and composer Dave Douglas. Douglas's latest album, Transcend (Greenleaf Music, 2026), came out in April 2026. It's the second record from GIFTS, his band with Rafiq Bhatia, James Brandon Lewis, Tomeka Reid, and Ian Chang. His last several records were openly political. This one turns ...

Article: Live Review

Jen Shyu, Luke Stewart, and Konjur Collective at Vision Festival 2026

by Fran Kursztejn
July 3, 2026

Jen Shyu, Luke Stewart, Konjur Collective Abrons Arts Center Vision FestivalNew York, NY June 24, 2026 The inaugural night of Vision Festival, despite the massive variety of musicians and instruments on display, did not feature any vocalists. During night two, vocalists made up a strong majority. Jen Shyu's “Fertile Bodies, ...

Article: Live Review

Marshall Allen, Trae Crudup, Black Cherry, and DoYeon Kim At Vision Festival 2026

by Fran Kursztejn
July 2, 2026

Marshall Allen, Trae Cruddup, Hamid Drake, William Parker, DoYeon Kim Abrons Arts Center Vision Festival June 26, 2026 Creative music (in William Parker's words, “so-called jazz") is an old scene in New York City. Ornette Coleman at least nominally birthed the “free jazz" movement in the '60s, and ever since, the ...

Article: Live Review

The Bad Plus Brings Its Farewell Tour to New York's Sony Hall

by Andrew Schinder
July 2, 2026

The Bad Plus Farewell Tour Sony Hall New York, NY June 19, 2026 The Bad Plus has spent the better part of the 21st century as one of jazz's most successful crossover acts. The band, formed in Minnesota, broke through in 2003 with These are the Vistas (Columbia Records), featuring founding ...

News: Festival

Grammy Award-Winning Branford Marsalis Quartet Headline JCAL's Annual Downtown Jamaica Riddim & Jazz Festival This Summer

July 2, 2026

This Summer, the Jamaica Center For Arts And Learning (JCAL)—Queens’ premier hub for the visual and performing arts—will present the return of the Downtown Jamaica Riddim & Jazz Festival, its annual outdoor celebration of music, culture, and community. Now in its fourth year, the festival has become a cornerstone of cultural and live entertainment in the ...

Article: Interview

Dewey Huang: Where Mandarin Songwriting Meets Bossa Nova

by May Yu
June 29, 2026

In New York, Dewey Huang is building a sound that feels both intimate and far-reaching: Mandarin songwriting shaped by jazz harmony, Brazilian rhythm, hip-hop energy, and the quiet lyricism of Chinese poetry. His path to that sound began in Guangzhou, where he studied economics and statistics, built a recording setup in his dorm room, became involved ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Cento Threeo, Kat Gang, Sylvia Brooks, Leigh Pilzer, Armen Donelian, The Miggy Augmented Orchestra & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 29, 2026

This broadcast celebrates the beginning of Summer with new music from Cento Threeo, Kat Gang, Sylvia Brooks, Leigh Pilzer, Armen Donelian and the Miggy Augmented Orchestra, plus birthday shoutouts to Irene Higginbotham (Good Morning Heartache), Jaimie Branch, Amy Shook, Brianna Thomas, Monika Herzig, Sasha Berliner, Chenxi Pan, Alicia Olatuja, Dominique Eade, Tamuz Nissim, Migiwa Miyajima and ...