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Jakob Dreyer: Songs, Hymns And Ballads Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
by Dave Linn
German-born bassist Jakob Dreyer grew up interested in many diverse music styles. He says, “As a little child I had a thing for national anthems, church hymns, and traditional songs with simple melodies that I could remember and sing." He began playing classical piano at a young age but also enjoyed playing the pop music he ...
A Sonic Compass: A Journey Through Prince's N·E·W·S
by Giulia Bianchi
It is indisputable that musician, composer, singer, actor, and producer Prince Rogers Nelson has been one of the most prolific and committed musical artists of all time. With an enduring career spanning over five decades, the virtuoso mastered a plethora of instruments, perpetually exploring and trailblazing new creative horizons. His music is steeped in a timeless ...
Martin Lutz Group: LoLife/HiLife
by Chris May
Danish pianist and composer Martin Lutz spent much of his childhood in Eastern and Southern Africa and elements of those regions' music are to the forefront of his writing, grafted on to a Northern European folk and neo-classical base. On LoLife/HiLife, Lutz leads a sextet with a three-saxophones frontline and the African influence is most clearly ...
Jonathan Kreisberg: Night Songs
by C. Andrew Hovan
Although technical proficiency and filigreed improvisations often catch the attention of the average jazz fan, those in the know will insist that you can't really evaluate the mettle of a jazz musician until you hear how he interprets a ballad. Memorable efforts from the jazz cannon that fruitfully establish a reflective mood over the length of ...
Alan Ferber: Enneadic Endeavors
by Dan Bilawsky
When Alan Ferber was first finding his way as a Californian-turned-New Yorker near the dawn of the new millennium, he didn't know many people on his adopted scene. So logically, he used composing--for nonet, among other configurations--as a means for networking and fostering connections. “I don't like cold calling people; I just like to put projects ...
Hot New Summer Releases - Kait Dunton, Christine Jensen, Patricia Julien, Nicole Zuraitis, Queen Esther & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Sienna Dahlen & Bill Coon, JD Walter, Nicole Zuraitis, Michael Stephenson, Christine Jensen, Patricia Julien and Queen Esther, plus a single from Norah Jones, with birthday shoutouts to Jaimie Branch, Tierney Sutton, Madeline Eastman, writer Joan Whitney (Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens, Candy), Kurt Reichenbach and Jocelyn Barth, among ...
Vicente Archer: Short Stories
by Mike Jurkovic
Bassist Vicente Archer may be a Grammy winner with a long grand vintage (Nicholas Payton, John Scofield, Kenny Garrett, Norah Jones) but he has not revealed his own particular harvest as he does on the amicable and resilient Short Stories. Accompanied on what is technically his debut, fellow Scofield and Payton alum, drummer Bill Stewart and ...
Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month With New Releases, Birthday Shoutouts to Pearl Bailey, Sarah Vaughan, Alberta Hunter And More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from the Erica Seguine Shon Baker Orchestra, Diego Rivera, the Saturn Quartet, Jeremy Pelt, Cecile McLorin Salvant, and a single from the Lisa Markley Nonet, plus birthday shoutouts to Pearl Bailey, Sarah Vaughan, Alberta Hunter, Tracy Chapman, Ledisi, Jean Fineberg and Norah Jones, among others. Thanks for ...
58th San Sebastian Jazz Festival: 100+ Concerts / 15 Venues / Headliner Shows Free from July 21-25 2023!
For years the San Sebastian Jazz Festival had harboured the wish of billing Norah Jones in the city. That dream will come true on 22 July when the singer performs at the Kursaal Auditorium. Another of the aims fulfilled is being able to enjoy two British artists we have tried to bill for several editions, and ...
Bill Frisell, Norah Jones & Antonio Sanchez
by Joe Dimino
From one of the leading drummers today we begin the 783 Episode of Neon Jazz with Antonio Sanchez teamed with Pat Metheny and Christian McBride with a cut off the 2008 album Day Trip. We also hear from emerging talents including Desidério Lázaro, Avi Granite and Cícero Lee, plus a trove of good music from Bill ...
