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Soulive

Stax is back with Soulive's No Place Like Soul, a bold new statement from New York's preeminent groove machine and the first new-artist release from the Concord Music Group's relaunch of the legendary Memphis soul label. Since forming Soulive in 1999, guitarist Eric Krasno, organist Neal Evans and drummer Alan Evans have developed a reputation as one of the most sought after instrumental soul-funk trios around, a hard-touring live act that's thrown down everywhere from small rock clubs to opening arena shows for the Rolling Stones. Yet an interesting thing happened when the three veteran musicians hooked up last year to begin work on the follow-up to 2005's critically acclaimed Break Out: They discovered that rather than extend their past achievements, they were more interested in racking up some new ones. We all show up at our rehearsal spot, and we're sitting around looking at each other," Alan remembers

Jazzkaar Interviews: Jason Hunter

by Martin Longley
April 30, 2026

Miles At 100 is now all-pervasive, as we celebrate the centenary of that shooting star pioneer of jazz trumpet. The currently-running Jazzkaar festival in Tallinn, Estonia, is also contributing to the retrospective rush, presenting a specially-conceived gig on Friday May 1st, assembled by the Stateside trumpeter Jason Hunter. Hunter was raised in Los Angeles, ...

Happy Birthday Charles Mingus, Carl Allen, and Others; Recent music from Sasha Berliner, Lexingtone, and More

by David W. Daniels
April 28, 2026

Celebrating Charles Mingus' birthday with the (still relevant) classic “Fables of Faubus." Other birthdays recognized include Harvey Mason Sr., Paul Chambers, Joe Henderson, and others. Recently released jazz from Soulive, the Sistering (aka Nnenna Freelon et al), Ingrid Jensen, and others. Classic jazz from Eddie Palmieri, Yusef Lateef, Sonny Rollins, and more.Playlist Eddie Palmieri ...

Classic jazz from Hazel Scott, Johnny Griffin, and others; recently released from Christopher McBride, Simon Mogul, and more

by David W. Daniels
April 7, 2026

Music as described in the title, and additional classics from Cannonball Adderley, Carmen McRae, and others. Recently released music courtesy of Ulysses Owens Jr., Jeremy Pelt, Brian Jackson, and more. Birthday acknowledgements for Booker Little, Dave Stryker, Larry Coryell, and others.Playlist David Leonhardt Trio “Late Night Blues" from Explorations (Big Bang) 00:00 Phineas Newborn ...

End of Month Keyboard Special - Music from Amina Figarova, Patrice Rushen, Soulive, and Others

by David W. Daniels
March 3, 2026

Keyboard special for the last Thursday in February 2026. Additional keyboard musicians include Big John Patton, Kenny Barron, Dena DeRose, Michael Wolff, and more.Playlist Amina Figarova “Explorations" from Road To The Sun (AmFi) 00:00 Nina Simone “Backlash Blues" from Live & Kickin' In Europe & The Carribean Vol. 1 (Jungle) 7:48 Big John Patton ...

Classic Jazz From Vinyl, including Herbie Hancock and Dinah Washington, and new music from Betty Bryant and Soulive

by David W. Daniels
February 10, 2026

Classic jazz--vinyl from Herbie Hancock, Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine, and all-digital from Bobby Hutcherson and Gene Ammons. New music from Rules and Gregory Porter, Betty Bryant, Joe Magnarelli, Soulive, and others. Recognizing birthdays this week for Stan Getz, Joe Sample, Eubie Blake, Vinnie Colaiuta, and others. Playlist Horace Silver “The Outlaw" from Further ...

RIP Bassist Anthony Jackson. Honoring His Contributions to Pop, R&B, and Jazz

by David W. Daniels
October 28, 2025

Remembering Anthony Jackson with an opening montage of familiar pop and R&B songs where he contributed bass, then going into his fusion work with Lee Ritenour, Hiromi, and more. New music from Phil Bancroft, Adam Blackstone, and more. Music from jazz musicians with birthdays this week including Dianne Reeves, Sonny Criss, Steve Lukather, and more. Continuing ...

Lettuce: Lettuce with the Colorado Symphony

by Joshua Weiner
September 26, 2025

Over three decades, the Boston-born funk band Lettuce has delighted audiences worldwide and amassed a discography boasting eight studio albums and three live albums. They have shared members and concerts with the prolific jazz/funk trio Soulive, hit #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart with 2015's Crush (Lettuce Records), and been nominated for the Instrumental Album of ...

Teach A Man To Phish

by Leo Sidran
July 31, 2025

I won't bury the lede. Last week I saw Phish in concert at Forest Hills Stadium on two consecutive nights. It was a long time coming for me. Loyal listeners of my The Third Story podcast have noticed a quiet apprehension about the Phish phenomenon--or more broadly, the jam band scene--threaded through past conversations. Some friends ...

Righteous Rooster: Fowl Play

by Richard J Salvucci
October 21, 2024

Time was when organ trios were thick on the ground. They were just bluesy enough, soul-inflected and grooving enough to capture a younger audience raised on something other than swing or even bop, although there were a few hard-bop outfits too. Many fondly remember Charles Earland who covered pop hits like “Aquarius" or “More Today than ...