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Scenes from the 2023 Montreal Jazz Festival

by Leo Sidran
July 19, 2023

Wynton Marsalis, Yilian Cañizares, Peggy Lee, Darren Johnston & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 18, 2023

Ambition does not have to be an expression of self-centeredness. It may be, and should be, the pursuit of high achievements, and the realization of broad and innovative visions. This playlist is bursting at the seams with music driven by the good kind of ambition... Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz ...

Small Group Dates from Big Band Leaders: Sun Ra & Duke Ellington

by David Brown
July 18, 2023

Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz and creative music from a historical perspective. In this week's show we take a listen to some small group works from big band leaders Sun Ra and Duke Ellington. And ...

Henry Threadgill Ensemble, Michel Lambert & Phil Haynes

by Maurice Hogue
July 17, 2023

Featured in this episode is the much-acclaimed and premier innovator in creative music, Henry Threadgill with his ensemble; you'll hear the entire first movement from his brand new The Other One . Also new this week, Canadian drummer Michel Lambert with a Finnish band, members of which he played with on guitarist Raoul Bjorkenheim's infamous Krakatau, ...

New Releases from Claire Daly, Grace McLean, Angie Wells & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
July 17, 2023

This broadcast includes new releases from Claire Daly & George Garzone, Douyé, Kait Dunton, Hazel Mitchell-Bell, Angie Wells, with singles from Grace McLean and Jessy J, plus birthday shoutouts to Della Reese, Maureen Kennedy, Caroline Davis, Rhoda Scott, Lezlie Harrison, Natalie Cressman and Brianna Thomas, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you ...

Aki Rissanen, Michael Formanek, Jin Jim and Jeff Sipe Trio

by Len Davis
July 16, 2023

New releases from Aki Rissanen, Michael Formanek from Damaged Goods and German band Jin Jim with Johann May. Experimental Trio from Austria EKKO 3, and from the UK Paroksha with Marco Anderson. We finish the hour with high energy rock from Mark Lettieri, Fernando Molinari, Isobar, Commodore from Argentina, and The Jeff Sipe Trio.Playlist ...

Jimmy McGriff, Towner Galaher, Woody Herman & Joel Goodman

by Joe Dimino
July 16, 2023

From the genius of composer & pianist Joel Goodman, we enter the 811th Episode of Neon Jazz with \music off his 2023 album An Exquisite Moment. We also hear new jazz from emerging musicians in Chloe Jean, Benny Benack III and Tigrane Kazazian. Also, veterans including Towner Galaher, Marc Ciprut and the great Doug Macdonald joined ...

Dan Mackta: From Punk Rock To Hi-Res Audio

by Lawrence Peryer
July 15, 2023

Today, the Spotlight shines On Dan Mackta, Managing Director of North America and Northern Europe for the high-resolution music service, Qobuz.Dan is a creative leader in the modern music business, turning his skills promoting and marketing artists to the cause of high quality audio. As a managing director at Qobuz, Dan helps audiophiles embrace ...

Adam Nitti, Matteo Mancusco, David Binney and Ollie Usiskin

by Len Davis
July 14, 2023

Bassist Adam Nitti, Italian guitarist Matteo Mancusco, MAMOGI with Mohini Dey, Israeli guitarist Nilli Brosh with Virgil Donati and Japanese bassist Tetsuo Sakurai. Jazz from Ray LeVier, David Binney and John Escreet and Indian Pianist Lydian Nadhaswaram. UK drummer Ollie Usiskin with his latest Trio Zone completes the hour.Playlist Adam Nitti “Antisocial Media" from ...

'E's Got a Big Band, Landlord

by Patrick Burnette
July 13, 2023

After an all-female vocalist episode, let's shift gears at look at some big band albums, shall we? We look at a brand new release with material from the thirties, fresh from somebody's closet, a retro-style outfit having the most fun they can while the pandemic closes in, an Indiana ensemble celebrating an influential Indiana record label, ...