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Mike Lee has a Song for All of Us

by UDEiGWE
June 23, 2019

Mike Lee's compositions draw from an eclectic mixture of inspirations and yet are still rooted in the Jazz tradition. This can easily be felt on his latest album, Song for All of Us. The album features Mike Lee on tenor saxophone; Lenny White on drums; Ed Howard on bass; George Colligan on piano; Dave Stryker on ...

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Ben Allison, Ron Horton, Frank Kimbrough: A Collective Trio

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 22, 2019

Ben Allison, Ron Horton and Frank Kimbrough have been collaborating for more than a quarter century, including as members of the influential Jazz Composers Collective. During these years they have established themselves as stalwarts of the New York jazz scene and developed their own instantly identifiable sounds, solidifying their international reputations as leading voices ...

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Famous Jazz Mothers And Their Young

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 22, 2019

The Mothers Day broadcast included new releases from Molly Hammer, Mary Stallings, Vivian Sessoms and Lisa Maxwell, with birthday shout outs to Carla Bley in the first hour, Mary Lou Williams in the second hour, plus vocalists Judi Silvano, John Proulx, Barb Jungr and trumpeter Nadje Noordhuis, among others, plus cuts from some famous jazz mothers ...

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Worktime, One Step Beyond and Questions

by Marc Cohn
June 21, 2019

Charenee Wade starts us off offering wisdom, followed by questions posed by Jimmy Raney, Danny Grissett, Kenny Werner, John Ellis & Tal Farlow. Then, a major Sonny Rollins celebration with tracks from his monumental Worktime recording. We've also got a Jazz Times 'Top 50 of all time' alto sax session from Jackie McLean. More? Of course: ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 24, 2019

June 21, 2019

All About Jazz publishes the weekly JazzWeek radio chart. Discover new releases, track chart movement, and learn what is being played on jazz radio stations around the United States. Enjoy! TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Dave Stryker Eight Track III (Strikezone) 331 329 +2 0 62 1 7 ...

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Noah Preminger, Alexa Tarantino, Dave Douglas & More

by Bob Osborne
June 20, 2019

A mix of new releases this week, with music from Noah Preminger, Alexa Tarantino, Anthony Shadduck, Dan Phillips and Dave Douglas, plus some classic Thelonious Monk and other recent releases. Playlist Noah Preminger “World of Twelve Faces" from After Life (Criss Cross) 00:00 Anthony Shadduck “The Story of Maryam" from Quartet & Double Quartet ...

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Anti-Rubber Brain Factory & Sameer Gupta

by Maurice Hogue
June 19, 2019

This episode features two extremely original albums from France, and they couldn't be more different. Guitarist Marc Ducret tackles Shakespeare on his Lady M. He's not the first to look to the Bard of Avon for inspiration (Duke Ellington and Cleo Laine come to mind immediately), but he may be the first one to frame one ...

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Stan Kenton and West Coast Jazz (1950 - 1958)

by Russell Perry
June 18, 2019

In the last hour, we heard evidence of Woody Herman's capacity for talent development in the form of further work by reed players Stan Getz, Serge Chaloff, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims and Jimmy Giuffre. In this hour we turn the spotlight on alumni of the Stan Kenton Orchestra which produced several significant players in the West ...

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3times7 Live at BIMHUIS Amsterdam

by BIMHUIS
June 17, 2019

In the first of two instalments dedicated to young international talents living in The Netherlands, this week we focus on 3Times7, a band that can easily switch between punk, funk, classical music and psychedelic rock. Enjoy their energy-packed live performance at BimHUIS. Personnel: Jorrit Westerhof guitar, Donatas Bielunski bass, Aleksander Škoric drums

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Phineas Newborn Jr. and Miles Davis

by Joe Dimino
June 16, 2019

To commemorate the 600th full episode of Neon Jazz outta Kansas City, we focus on the life of Memphis-born bass cat Jamil Nasser. His son, Muneer, penned his biography and it's called Upright Bass: The Musical Life & Legacy of Jamil Nasser. George Joyner, Jamil Sulieman, and Jamil Nasser are three names that appear on the ...