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Melissa Aldana Quartet at Wave Hill
by Paul Reynolds
Melissa Aldana Wave Hill Public Garden & Cultural Center Sunset Wednesday New York NY July 15, 2026 Wildfire smoke from Canada choked New York City last Wednesday night, including at Wave Hill, the garden and cultural center located north of Manhattan, which customarily offers outdoor shows with spectacular views ...
Sonny Greenwich, Jason Kruk, and Jennifer Madsen
by Jerome Wilson
This episode features music from Sonny Greenwich, Jason Kruk, Davy Graham, and Jennifer Madsen.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Arista & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Colosseum “Plenty Hard Luck" from An Introduction to... Colosseum (Sanctuary) 00:54 Ravita Jazz “Blackout" from Alice ...
Sonny Rollins tribute, part 1: Sonny in the '50s
by Larry Slater
Sonny Rollins, the saxophone colossus, left us on May 25th 2026 at age 95. Rollins, one of the music's great improvisers, left a rich legacy of recordings. His early recordings date from 1949, when he was 19. Even at that age, he was recognized as a rare talent. In this hour, you'll ...
Kevin Mackenzie: PRIME Play Standards
by Mark McKergow
Scottish guitarist Kevin Mackenzie steps forward with the second album from his collaborative organ trio PRIME. The music swings with a deft touch, with sharp arrangement adding fuel to a burning set of well-chosen standards. Mackenzie has been a fixture in Scotland's jazz scene for more than three decades. He has worked extensively in ...
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 2026
by Mark Sullivan
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal Various Venues Montreal, Canada June 30-July 4, 2026 The 46th edition of the Festival presented over 350 shows, two-thirds of which were free. The festival organizing team highlighted performances by legendary jazz-funk band The Headhunters, the Charles Lloyd Quartet, St. Vincent Symphonique (a series of ...
Philippe Crettien: Healthy Trail
by Sue Yang
Philippe Crettien's Healthy Trail is a chordless trio album built around implication. Written for saxophone, bass and drums, it removes piano and guitar from the ensemble and makes that open space the source of the music's tension, clarity and risk. Harmony emerges through motion: Barry Smith's bass establishing temporary ground, Crettien's saxophone placing shifting triadic colors ...
Sonnymoon for Two Bastards (Part 1)
by Patrick Burnette
The great Sonny Rollins left this dimension on May 25, 2026, and the boys find it only fitting to devote two episodes to the jazz colossus. This first installment looks at four albums from the magical 1950s, when every album Sonny released was an event and even John Coltrane was just an up and coming challenger.
Miles Okazaki, Camila Nebbia/Chris Corsano & Dan Phillips
by Maurice Hogue
My last memory of Wyoming was 50-some years ago when I arrived at the bus depot in Cheyenne. I needed to eat so headed for the cafeteria where I asked the grizzled old ex-cowboy behind the serving counter what was good. He said try the chili, whereupon he waved a ladle over the chili tureen and ...
David Schroeder, Sonny Rollins, Ardeshir & Alex Abramovitz
by Joe Dimino
From the heart of Kansas City, we kick off the 965th Episode of Neon Jazz in high-flying style with Alex Abramovitz and His Swing'n Kansas City Jazz Band, featuring the infectious energy of their new 2026 live release, Jumpin' on Grand: Live at Black Dolphin. It's the perfect opening to a vibrant hour celebrating the city's ...
Mike Caudill: Caught at Dusk
by Don Ball
Mike Caudill acquits himself well on his first trio recording as a leader, Caught at Dusk. The saxophone/bass/drums trio has been all but a rite of passage for young saxophonists ever since Sonny Rollins released his trio recordings, Way Out West (Contemporary Records,1957) and A Night at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note Records,1958). It is a ...
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