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Roy McGrath is a tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader and sideman living in Chicago, IL. He recently graduated with a master’s degree in Music from Northwestern University, where he studied under Victor Goines (saxophonist for Jazz at Lincoln Center and Director of Jazz Studies at Northwestern University). He transcribes, arranges, and composes music for a variety of situations, and currently works as the Woodwind/Brasswind instructor at Flatt’s and Shape Musical Academy in Chicago. Born and raised in San Juan, PR, Roy sang in school choirs before picking up the saxophone at age 16. After attending the Berklee College of Music Summer Workshop, he earned a full scholarship to attend Berklee School of Music’s Five Week Summer Performance Program

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Joyful Foundation

By Roy McGrath

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Ride; Probability; Fleeting Magic; Fue Nuestro; Joyful Foundation; Several Clear Moments; Remembrance; Valley of 1000 Devils.

Article: Multiple Reviews

Entre Amigos Pays Homage To Two Contemporary Composers on Magpie and Joyful Foundation

by Hrayr Attarian
August 3, 2026

The Chicago-based Entre Amigos is a dynamic collaborative quartet that performs refreshingly original music of contemporary artists. After their eponymous debut, which showcased the members' works, the ensemble released two albums, each spotlighting an inventive trumpeter's compositions. The 2025 Magpie consists entirely of pieces penned by Chicagoan Joe Clark. In comparison, the 2026 Joyful Foundation is ...

Article: Album Review

Entre Amigos: Joyful Foundation

Read "Joyful Foundation" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 15, 2026

Joyful Foundation is a near-perfect name for the third album by Entre Amigos, wherein the Chicago-based quartet welcomes aboard one of the jazz world's rising stars, trumpeter Justin Copeland, to play--naturally--The Music of Justin Copeland on an album whose upbeat posture and sunny disposition help make it utterly charming and highly listenable. There is, ...

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The Latin Side of Jazz Guitar

By Richard Pena

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Roy's Tune; Cup of Joe; Wayne's Groove; Jibaro Steps; Sonando Con Puerto Rico; Olas Y Arenas; Central Park Ave; Arro' Con Gandule.

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Magpie: The Music of Joe Clark

By "Jazz Entre Amigos" Cuarteto

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Bernard; Magpie; The Parliament; Heaven On Seven; Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker; Potato.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Holiday Music Free Zone

by Hobart Taylor
December 24, 2025

New Music from L.A.'s SML, Caroline Davis with Dustin Carlson, Shoko Nagai and from Australia the Travis Jenkins Trio. Playlist SML “How You Been" from How You Been (International Anthem) 00:00 Host Speaks 04:15 Joy Harjo “One Day There Will Be Horses" from I Pray for my Enemies (Sunyata) 7:38 Shoko Nagai “What are ...

Article: Album Review

Richard Peña: The Latin Side of Jazz Guitar

Read "The Latin Side of Jazz Guitar" reviewed by Edward Blanco

by Edward Blanco
May 4, 2025

Presenting his fifth album as leader, Puerto Rican jazz guitarist Richard Peña unveils The Latin Side of Jazz Guitar, continuing his personal exploration of Afro-Caribbean rhythms, leading a quintet of stellar musicians documenting an eight-piece swinging set of light Latin-styled sounds. Considered one of the leading new generations of jazz musicians in Puerto Rico, Peña's intricate ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases From Naylor, Funnell, Stryker, Eaton And More

by Bob Osborne
December 19, 2024

This time we have a mixed bag of new releases features a variety of line-ups and includes some newly discovered live music from Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Jack DeJohnette, and Henry Grimes. In this playlist there is jazz in the conventional sense alongside some fascinating new approaches to the music.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Patrick ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jim Witzel, Jazzmeia Horn, Peter Berntein, John Fedchock and more

by Benjamin Boddie
December 4, 2024

Today's Music--Right Now! .Fantastic music by Steve Allee, Oscar Peterson, Rebecca Kilgore, Jim Witzel, Jazzmeia Horn, Warren Wolf, Peter Bernstein, Vanisha Gould, John Fedchock, Christian Sands, Diane Marino, Alvin Queen, George Cables, Adrian Cunningham, Javon Jackson, Ben Paterson, Arturo Sandoval, Stan Harrison, Avishai Cohen, Marina Albero, and more. Playlist Blue Lou Marini “Twister" from ...