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During a distinguished career spanning six decades, Paul McCandless has brought a soaring lyricism to his playing and composing that have been integral to the ensemble sound of two seminal world music bands, the Paul Winter Consort and the relentlessly innovative quartet, OREGON. A gifted multi-instrumentalist and composer, McCandless has specialized in a broad palette of both single and double reed instruments that reflect his grounding in both classical and jazz disciplines.

Born in the small town of Indiana, Pennsylvania to a musical family, McCandless inherited his artistic passion from his parents, who were both music teachers. Like his grandfather, his father played the oboe and acquainted Paul with the world of musical instruments in his repair shop, where pieces of old horns became toys

Album

Purple Nirvana by Ancient Future

By Ancient Future

Label: Ancient-Future.com Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Punjabi Jhinzaki (Zakir Hussain Tribute);Spirit Of Nirvana (Extended Intro);East Of The Sun (Studio Version With Paul Mccandless, Oboe);Tarantas Alap;Tres Tarantas Tres;Purple Nam (Glissentar and Đàn Bầu Duet);Purple Haze (Vietnamese Đàn Bầu Style)

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Sera Kalo, Billy Mohler, Annahstasia, Ellery Eskelin & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 26, 2026

Enjoy a cross-section of today's creative scene through a playlist that links transatlantic collaborations, distinctive singer-composers, and artists who stretch jazz beyond inherited boundaries. From the energy of the Los Angeles vanguard to Berlin's experimental edge, a reissued gem, and a rediscovered live document connecting past masters, this episode traces a continuum between new voices and ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases And A Tribute To Ralph Towner

by Bob Osborne
February 19, 2026

A show in two parts. The first part examines some of the exciting new releases that have just been released or are due soon. The second part is a tribute to the legendary guitarist Ralph Towner. Playlist Nicholas Mycio “Siny" from Please Plant Flowers (Self Released) 00:00 Shai Maestro “The Time Bender" from The ...

Article: Album Review

Yelena Eckemoff: Desert

by Tyran Grillo
June 1, 2018

After two expansive collections that gathered large ensembles and formidable names, Yelena Eckemoff chooses subtraction. Desert arrives as a deliberate narrowing of the horizon, a journey defined not by accumulation but by exposure. Joined by Paul McCandless on an assortment of reeds and winds, Arild Andersen on bass, and Peter Erskine on drums and percussion, Eckemoff ...

Article: Interview

Ralph Towner: The Accidental Guitarist

by Mario Calvitti
January 20, 2026

This article was first published on All About Jazz on May 16, 2017. Ralph Towner is a rather atypical figure in the vast world of jazz guitar. His instruments of choice are the classical guitar, which when he started, in the '60s, was played almost exclusively by guitarists related to Brazilian music like Charlie ...

News: Obituary

Ralph Towner, 1940-2026

January 20, 2026

Ralph Towner, guitarist of unique sensibility, writer of highly original compositions, and an ECM artist for more than fifty years, has died, aged 85. Towner, who once described himself as an improvising “raconteur of the abstract” was born into a musical family in the small town of Chehalis, Washington. He started playing music at the age ...

Album

Windows Through Time

By Mariah Parker

Label: Ancient-Future.com Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Very Wings; Windows Through Time; Sol de Barcelona; Espíritu Samba; True North; Duende; Rendezvous

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Art Lande and Sam Williams Interview

by Steven Roby
November 27, 2023

This episode features an interview with Grammy-nominated musician Art Lande and jazz saxophonist Sam Williams. We discussed tracks from their current album Portals, and the duo's upcoming show at Dazzle. Grammy-nominated Art Lande is an internationally known pianist, composer, improviser, drummer, and educator who has performed with a long list of the Who's Who ...

Article: Interview

Roberto Ottaviano: sul palco e dietro le quinte

by Libero Farnè
March 27, 2023

È estremamente opportuno tornare periodicamente ad analizzare le esperienze più recenti di musicisti di grande personalità del panorama jazzistico italiano. Uno di questi è dagli anni Ottanta Roberto Ottaviano, che esordì discograficamente nel 1983 con Aspects, un lavoro rivelatore, in solo e in sestetto, di una potenza espressiva e di una creatività sconvolgenti. Dopo ...