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Celebrating New Holiday Releases and Connee Boswell's Birthday

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 16, 2020

The broadcast features new holiday releases from vibraphonist Warren Wolf and vocalists Lauren Henderson, CeCe Gable, Avery Raquel and Leslie Odom, Jr., plus birthday shoutouts to Connee Boswell, Dave Brubeck (100!) saxophonist Melissa Aldana, Cassandra Wilson and pianist Amina Figarova among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their music ...

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Bassisterhood - Companion Mixtape

by Ludovico Granvassu
December 15, 2020

Straight-ahead to experimental, electric or acoustic, funky or bluesy, instrumental or with vocals, these female bass players cover the whole low-end gamut with their fascinating projects. This mixtape is a fun-filled companion to the two parts of our show “Bassisterhood" (click here for Part 1 and Part 2). Happy listening!

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Trilok Gurtu, Dewa Budjana, Tigran Hamasyan and more

by Len Davis
December 15, 2020

John McLaughlin Sandeep Chowta, Trilok Gurtu, Marcus Klossek Electric Trio and more. Playlist Gavin Harrison-Antoine Fafard “Proto Mundi" from Chemical Reactions (Historical Heresey) 00:00 Scott Jones “Long Night" from Fictional Characters (Self Produced) 07:20 John McLaughlin “Inside Out" from Floating Point (Abstract Logix) 14:36 Sandeep Chowta “Yetto Velli chapter four" from Yetto Velli Diaries ...

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New Music from Ivo Perelman

by Bob Osborne
December 14, 2020

Ivo Perelman sent me three new albums. When I saw the musicians involved it reminded me of some other great releases featuring those people. I had a search in the archive and pulled together some music to compliment the new releases from Perelman. There's also two great new albums—one from Samo Salamon & Friends, and the ...

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Leo Parker & Theo Bleckmann

by Joe Dimino
December 13, 2020

Episode 676 of Neon Jazz is full of modern musicians that continue to give the world quality jazz during a pandemic. It starts with Jacky Terrasson and moves on into the trio known as The Lost Melody. We also hear from singers Theo Bleckmann and the legendary Sheila Jordan. Enjoy the jazz.Playlist Jacky Terrasson ...

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Weather Report, Frank Gambale, Alec Machacek and more

by Len Davis
December 12, 2020

New releases from Chris Potter, Oz Noy and Scott Jones, plus old favourites from John McLaughlin and Weather Report. Playlist Weather Report “Freezing Fire" from Live and Unreleased (Columbia) 00:00 Paradox “Twistedology" from The First Second (Tip Toe records) 07:57 Metro “Earthplak" from Metro (Lipstick Records) 15:51 Frank Gambale “Smug" from Raison D'Etre (Wombat ...

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Joe Negri: Guitars for XMAS

December 12, 2020

It's that time of year again, when I introduce you to the newest member of the JazzWax Vintage Holiday Album Hall of Fame. This is the Hall's 13th season. Just think, kids who were born the year I started this feature are now getting their braces removed. Time flies. My choice this year is guitarist Joe ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: December 14, 2020

December 11, 2020

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 Yellowjackets Jackets XL (Mack Avenue) 270 259 +11 3 43 1 7 ...

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Ben Wendel: going forward with a High Heart

by David Bixler
December 11, 2020

High Heart is the latest release from tenor saxophonist Ben Wendel. In this episode of Liner Notes, Wendel discusses the creation of this music as well as the unique position he found himself in when air travel came to a grinding halt in March at the beginning of the pandemic. This episode features ...

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Dafnis Prieto: I'm a drummer because I love melody

by David Bixler
December 10, 2020

Composer and percussionist Dafnis Prieto's new recording Transparency features a front line of saxophonists Román Filiú and Peter Apfelbaum, along with Alex Norris on trumpet. In this episode of Liner Notes, Prieto speaks about his intentions behind this recording as well the fortunate timing that allowed him to capture the project immediately before the shutdown. This ...