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As a native of Lisbon, Portugal, and currently living in New York, vocalist and composer Sara Serpa has lived around music all her life. While in her teens she attended the Conservatory of Music in Lisbon, studying piano and singing, setting the basis of her musical vocabulary. When facing the challenge of choosing a career, Serpa entered a Psychology College, graduating in Social Work. Her musical desires remained alive during this period and soon she encountered jazz at Hot Clube Jazz School in Lisbon. Serpa’s aspirations of seeking more knowledge and challenges eventually brought her to Boston where she attended Berklee College of Music and later the New England Conservatory, where she received her Masters in Jazz Performance in 2008. Among her teachers were a very celebrated cast of luminaries such as Danilo Perez, Ran Blake, Dominique Eade, Theo Bleckmann, Hal Crook and Jerry Bergonzi.

Album

Purposing the Air

By Ingrid Laubrock

Label: Pyrolastic Records
Released: 2025
Track listing:

CD 1:

Fay Victor & Mariel Roberts: Koan 28; Koan 13; Koan 55; Koan 15; Koan 47; Koan 11; Koan 18; Koan 37; Koan 12; Koan 38; Koan 46; Koan 39; Koan 43; Koan 35; Koan 58.

Sara Serpa & Matt Mitchell: Koan 5; Koan 3; Koan 7; Koan 48; Koan 29; Koan 42; Koan 31; Koan 36; Koan 49; Koan 25; Koan 56; Koan 17; Koan 6; Koan 20; Koan 9.

CD 2:

Koan 8.

Theo Bleckmann & Ben Monder: Koan 23; Koan 10; Koan 24; Koan 30; Koan 32; Koan 33; Koan 45; Koan 40; Koan 14; Koan 59; Koan 60; Koan 53; Koan 51; Koan 54.

Rachel Calloway & Ari Streisfeld: Koan 1; Koan 34; Koan 22; Koan 19; Koan 26; Koan 21; Koan 57; Koan 27; Koan 41; Koan 50; Koan 52; Koan 44; Koan 2; Koan 16; Koan 4.

Article: Album Review

Stephanie Borgani: Mímica: Música para Quatro Instrumentos

Read "Mímica: Música para Quatro Instrumentos" reviewed by Katchie Cartwright

by Katchie Cartwright
September 24, 2026

For a jazz singer to debut with a quartet of unaccompanied voices and saxophones in a program of new music is an audacious move. But on Mímica: Música para Quatro Instrumentos (Mimicry: Music for Four Instruments), Stephanie Borgani wraps her artistic assertiveness in the subtle sounds of her ensemble, with timbres and textures that are transparent ...

Article: Album Review

Ran Blake & Dominique Eade: Roots & Byways

Read "Roots & Byways" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
July 12, 2026

For a pianist whose prodigious recorded legacy goes back to the 1960s, Ran Blake has only rarely deviated from his preferred settings: solo albums and duos with vocalists. While his Short Life of Barbara Monk (Soul Note, 1987) is arguably one of the finest quartet records of the 1980s, and his Sonic Temples (GM Recordings, 2001) ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Monika Herzig, Benjie Porecki, Ashley Jackson, The Falconaires and Kurt Elling & the WDR Big Band

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 9, 2026

This broadcast begins the tenth year of A Broad Spectrum on the air and includes new music from Monika Herzig, Benjie Porecki, Ashley Jackson, The Falconaires and Kurt Elling & the WDR Big Band, with birthday shoutouts to Claire Daly, Patti Wicks, Roseanna Vitro, Sara Serpa, Dena DeRose, Gentiane MG, Svetlana, Jessica Jones, Anne Phillips and ...

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New (ish) Releases from Chicago Underground Duo, Potsa Lotsa XL, Angelika Niescier, & Darrifourcq/Hermia/Ceccaldi PLUS older gems

by Jon Greenbaum
January 25, 2026

From the West Coast to Montreal to Japan to Bologna and Spain. Playlist Chicago Underground Duo “Hyperglyph" from Hyperglyph (International Anthem) 00:00 Amina Claudine Myers “Cecil B" from Jumpin in the Sugar Bowl (Minor Music) 04:52 Gabriel Vicens “Stray Dogs" from Niebla (Clepsydra Records) 16:12 Christopher Hoffman “Resting Place" from REX (Out Of Your ...

Album

End of Something

By Sara Serpa & Matt Mitchell

Label: Obliquity Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: News Cycle; Diction; Hyper Pathos; The Future; Trouvaille; Les Bergers; Gluey Clamor; Carry You Like a River; Fettleau; Elegiac Foldouts; Ar e Vento; Tooth Helmet; End of Something; Dead Spirits; Hypo Bathos.

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Sonic River

By Tobias Meinhart

Label: Sonic River Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: This Is Water; After the Rain; Mr. Vertigo; Sonic River; Fugue Y; Where Did You Sleep Last Night?; The Panther; Silencio; Pinball; Korean Chant; Dark Horse.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Music From Cardenas, Williams, Faraò, And More

by Bob Osborne
October 23, 2025

This week's playlist focuses on modern improvisation, small group dynamics, and inventive rhythms. You'll hear brass-led pieces and complex beats, ranging from quiet solo moments to intense group performances and global musical influences. The show highlights drifting melodies, fresh takes on post-bop styles, and ambient textures. Playlist Chris Ryan Williams “Visage (feat. Kalia Vandever)" ...

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Alexa Tarantino, Nancy Newman, Rin Seo Collective, Shout Section Big Band, Sarah Elizabeth Charles & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
October 13, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from Alexa Tarantino, Nancy Newman, Rin Seo Collective, Shout Section Big Band, and Sarah Elizabeth Charles, with birthday shoutouts to Ann Richards, Nicholas Bearde, Patrice Rushin, Emily Takahashi, Lauren White, Hyuna Park, Nancy Harrow and Carolina Calvache, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy ...