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Geri's Dance - The Geri Allen Songbook, Part 2

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 29, 2021

Welcome to the second part of this week's edition of Mondo Jazz dedicated to the one and only Geri Allen (click here for Part 1), the monumental pianist who would have turned 65 this year, and has left a body of work that will continue to play a fundamental influence on generations of musicians. Her unique ...

Charles Owens Trio: '10 Years' Track by Track

by Russell Perry
June 29, 2021

For a decade, tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader and educator Charles Owens has been leading a trio with bassist Andrew Randazzo and drummer Devonne Harris (aka DJ Harrison). The Charles Owens Trio has celebrated this tenure with a new release, 10 Years. Chris Pearson in the Times of London wrote in his review, “The first thing you ...

Life Is A Groove: Celebrating Nancy King, Fathers Day and Summer Solstice

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 28, 2021

The Fathers Day broadcast includes new releases from trumpeter Sarah Wilson, vocalist Kayle Brecher and pianist Dave Bass, with birthday shoutouts to Nancy King, Daryl Sherman, Carol Robbins, Jaimie Branch, Lolly Allen and Alicia Olatuja, among others. Also a few music collaborations of jazz fathers with their children. Thanks for listening and please support the artists ...

Philip Czarnecki and P C Fantasy, Phil Turcio from Melbourne, Mike Stern, Jeff Lorber and Erik Escobar

by Len Davis
June 27, 2021

Featured on this show: Melbourne keyboardist and producer Phil Turcio from his album Signals and a beautiful ballad composed by Mike Stern playing with Jeff Lorber. Also Brazilian pianist Erik Escobar and from Cuba pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba.Playlist P C Fantasy “G-string Fantasy" from Course of the World (Self Produced) 00:00 Alex Sipiagin “38-58" from ...

Don Ellis, Joe Williams & Ira B. Liss

by Joe Dimino
June 27, 2021

The heat of summer has Neon Jazz thinking about big bands and orchestras. For the 705th show on June 16, we start off with big band leader Ira B. Liss and the Big Band Jazz Machine with a cut from his 2020 release Mazel Tov Kocktail. We also hear from a sextet with Joseph Herbst off ...

Geri's Dance - The Geri Allen Songbook, Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 26, 2021

This week we celebrate the work of pianist Geri Allen whose contribution to the jazz world was cut short too early. The fruits of her legacy, however, have already been evident for some time. There are so many among today's pianists who are in their late 40s, from Jason Moran to Ethan Iverson, from Vijay Iyer ...

JazzWeek Radio Chart: June 28, 2021

June 25, 2021

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 2 1 Vincent Herring Preaching to the Choir (Smoke Sessions) 289 303 -14 0 50 ...

Billy Cobham, Larry Coryell, John Scofield, Gary Boyle and much more

by Len Davis
June 25, 2021

On today's program we dial it back to the '70s, with Billy Cobham, Jean-Luc Ponty and a feature on British jazz-rock from Gary Boyle and Isotope. Playlist Billy Cobham “Nickels and Dimes" from Inner Conflicts (Atlantic) 00:00 Larry Coryell “The Last Peavey" from Larry Coryell's Last swing with Ireland (Angel Air) 07:18 Jean-Luc Ponty ...

Paul Williams

by Joseph Vella
June 25, 2021

Four Brand New Heavies

by Patrick Burnette
June 24, 2021

Four recent releases by four artists new to the boys--two offering their debuts to the world. We've got a couple of vibe-meisters (is that instrument getting hot all of a sudden?), a disciple of Darcy James Argue, and a good old-fashioned small-group jazz album with a thematic thing going on. Oh yeah, and in a completely ...