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Musician

Paul J. Hecht is a pianist and composer whose music ranges from the center of the jazz tradition to its most adventurous edges—straight-ahead one moment, free or atmospheric the next. Initially self-taught, he fell for jazz in high school and went on to study at in Amherst, MA with Yusef Lateef. A parallel love of literature took him to Cornell, where he earned a joint PhD/MFA in poetry and trained as a classical violinist, later performing with chamber ensembles and orchestra.

Settling in Chicago as an English professor, Hecht fell in with the city's fertile creative-music scene—collaborating with pianist-composer Rob Clearfield and befriending members of the International Contemporary Ensemble, for whom he helped arrange a performance by Claire Chase at Gidon Kremer's Lockenhaus Festival in Austria. In 2020 he left academia to devote himself fully to performance and composition.

Album

Pyrography II

By Paul Hecht

Label: ears&eyes Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Hero Complex; My Chromatic Romance; LDD; Seriously; Wayne; WWFH; Countdown; A Lullaby; Like Someone in Love; Femme R

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Emmet Cohen, Helen Sung, Brad Goode, Conrad Herwig and more (351)

by Benjamin Boddie
July 16, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Richard Baratta, Emmet Cohen, Paul Hecht, Eve Cornelious, Chuck Bergeron, John Pachnos, Jan Harbeck Quartet, The Sistering, Faye Carol, Virginia MacDonald, Helen Sung Big Band, Le Boeuf Brothers, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Carolyn Lee Jones, Reid Hoyson Project, Tristan Cappel, Italian Groovers, Anthony Caceres, Fuller Sound, Tumbao Bravo With ...

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Gabriel Mark Hasselbach, Nduduzo Makhathini, Conrad Herwig, Seamus Blake and more

by Benjamin Boddie
July 9, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by The Amstel Jazz Ensemble, Gabriel Mark Hasselbach, Early Times, Amanda Tosoff, Tobin Mueller & Tomas Martinez, Ardeshir, Zen Zadravec Quintet, Nduduzo Makhathini, Tom Teasley, Conrad Herwig, Seamus Blake, Schapiro 17, Alternative Guitar Summit, Tom Ricci, Tal Mashiach, Jeff Rupert, Ben Patterson, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Carlos Henriquez, Will Lyle, Helen Sung ...

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Music from Rich Willey, Paul Hecht, La Boeuf Brothers And More

by Bob Osborne
July 9, 2026

The conventional meets the experimental with a mix of new releases including three new ones from Ivo Perelman and some archive UK jazz from a band that never got around to releasing an album in its lifetime. A spicy mix of straight ahead jazz together with the best in current improvisation. Playlist Rich Willey ...

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The Pentland/Bergonzi Quartet, Paul Hecht, Hilary Jeffery, Shunzo Ohno

by Cheryl K.
July 2, 2026

During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music--The Pentland/Bergonzi Quartet; vocalist Eve Cornelious; pianist Paul Hecht; the James McGowan Ensemble; vocalist Hilary Jeffery; the trio Tonnen von Hall; trumpeter Shunzo Ohno; and trombonist Conrad Herwig.Playlist Paul Gonsalves “It's Something You Ought to Know" from Ellingtonia Moods & Blues (RCA Victor/BMG Classics) 4:14 ...

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Mal Waldron, Bria Skonberg, and James Blood Ulmer (RIP)

by Jerome Wilson
June 24, 2026

This episode features a tribute to the late guitarist James Blood Ulmer. It also contains music from Mal Waldron, Bria Skonberg, Leigh Pilzer and others. Due to technical difficulties, the recording begins in the middle of the first selection.Playlist Andrew Hill “Cantarnos" from Black Fire (Blue Note) 00:00 Paul Hecht “Wayne" from Pyrography II ...

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Ben Patterson, Robyn Spangler, Michael Dease, Jun Iida & Helen Sung

by Joe Dimino
June 14, 2026

The 962nd Episode of Neon Jazz launches with the brilliant pianist Helen Sung at the helm of her dynamic big band, opening the hour with music from her inspiring 2026 release, --a powerful tribute to the artists and visionaries who helped shape her musical path. From there, we journey deep into the vibrant pulse of modern ...

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Richard Baratta, Emmet Cohen, Paul Hecht, Eve Cornelious and more

by Benjamin Boddie
June 11, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Richard Baratta, Emmet Cohen, Paul Hecht, Eve Cornelious, Chuck Bergeron, John Pachnos, Jan Harbeck Quartet, The Sistering, Faye Carol, Virginia MacDonald, Rich Willey, Tumbao Bravo With Paul Vornhagan, Barry Greene, Marcus Goldhaber, Lakecia Benjamin, JabFung, Hendrik Meurkens, Audrey Ochoa, David Janeway, Klaus Wienerroither, Jacques Lesure, John Sweenie, Ted Chubb, Dawn ...

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Mike Westbrook 1936 - 2026 & More

by Jerome Wilson
April 29, 2026

About half of this episode is dedicated to the work of pianist and composer Mike Westbrook who passed away on April 11, 2026. Music from some of Westbrook's large and small groups will be played as well as a performance with his wife Kate Westbrook. The show will also feature music from Melissa Aldana, Chico Hamilton, ...