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Xhosa Cole, Nicola Miller & Art Jackson’s Atrocity

by Maurice Hogue
December 30, 2024

There's a seemingly endless pool of great saxophonists that have emerged from Birmingham, England's scene---Andy Hamilton, Soweto Kinch & Shabaka Hutchings to name a few--with the latest, Xhosa Cole whose career is taking off. Named the 2018 BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year Award, Cole has gained much attention, and his third release On A ...

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Yuletide Goodness Plus New Releases By Camille Thurman, Renee Rosnes, Mark Winkler And Lisa Hilton

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 30, 2024

This broadcast includes holiday recordings from Maddye Trew, Romero Lubambo & Pamela Driggs, new releases from Lisa Hilton, Mark Winkler, Camille Thurman and Renee Rosnes, with birthday shoutouts to Sue Maskaleris, Jihye Lee, Camille Thurman, Cliff Beach, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear. See them live, purchase their music so they ...

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Butcher Brown, Nicholas Payton, Calibro 35, Boom Collective & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 30, 2024

To wrap up this week's dispatch of new and upcoming releases, enjoy a groovy and cinematic playlist!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Calibro 35 “Lunedì Cinema" Jazzploitation (Record Kicks) 0:16 Host talks 2:11 Butcher Brown feat. Nicholas Payton “Montrose Forest" Montrose Forest (Concord Jazz) ...

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Youn Sun Nah, Ran Blake, Guy Klucevsek, Volker Goetze & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 29, 2024

This time we focus on great vocalists, and poignant chamber-like projects, and renditions of tunes by Curtis Mayfield, Astor Piazzolla (by way of Grace Jones) and Stevie Wonder (mashedup with Pete Rugolo).Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Dave Stryker “Theme from Shaft" Stryker and ...

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Conversations with Aaron Parks and Marta Sanchez

by Leo Sidran
December 29, 2024

To close out the season, here are two compelling and complementary conversations with pianists Aaron Parks and Marta Sanchez. Each of their stories is deeply personal, and yet their experiences echo one another beautifully.I interviewed Aaron Parks last January at Winter Jazzfest in New York City, just a few days before he made the ...

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Küf Knotz & Christine Elise: When Hip-Hop Meets Harp

by Lawrence Peryer
December 28, 2024

Today, the Spotlight shines On the duo of songwriter, producer, and MC Küf Knotz and harpist, vocalist, and music therapist Christine Elise. Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise have turned the unlikely harp and hip-hop track combo into pure magic with their album Hypnagogia (Self Produced, 2024). The album explores the space between awake and ...

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last of the new releases for 2024 with Igor Willcox, Movmnt Band, Eric Vloemans, Steve Hunt and Tim Miller

by Len Davis
December 27, 2024

Last of new releases from 2024 with Igor Willcox, Movmnt Band dedicated to the late Shaun Martin, Snarky Puppy and Mexican band 3Below. Guitarist Thomas Polychuck, and Dutch trumpeter Eric Vloeimans. Stephane Belmondo with Thierry Maillard, Steve Hunt with Tim Miller, Elektrik Market, guitarist Scott Henderson and Fernando Utreras with Alex Machacek. Playlist Igor ...

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More Winners: Nubya Garcia, Nicola Conte, Visioneers, Amanda Whiting, & More

by Tony Poole
December 27, 2024

Tony Poole selects twelve more tracks as part two of his Favourite Albums of 2024. Check out part one Jazz First's Favourite Albums Of 2024... Dance, No One's Watching! Playlist Nubya Garcia “In Other Words, Living" from Odyssey (Concord Jazz) Nicola Conte “Life Forces (feat. Zara McFarlane) Joaquin's Sacred Rhythm Version)" from Umoja (Joaquin ...

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Al Jarreau, Camilla Battaglia, Jenny Scheinman, Peter Lenz, Spinifex

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 27, 2024

Enjoy a playlist featuring musicians that make their vocal cords, or their instruments, or their ensembles, sing (or scream).Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Al Jarreau “You Don't See Me" Wow--Live at the Childe Harold (Resonance) 0:16 Host talks 8:09 Al Jarreau & NDR ...

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New Sounds Plus Older Live Performances

by Bob Osborne
December 26, 2024

This show includes some fascinating new releases from contemporary artists combined with previously unavailable older live material from some of the legends of jazz. To close we have a memorable live performance by David Murray from 1977.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Gerald Clayton Out Of/Into “Aspiring To Normalcy" from Motion I (Blue Note) 00:28 Ivo ...