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Spike Wilner

Michael “Spike” Wilner was born in New York City and started playing piano at an early age.  He was inspired by a television program about the life of Scott Joplin to learn to play Ragtime Music.  He perused this art form throughout high school and performed Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag” at the St. Louis Ragtime Festival.  Although it was an informal appearance it, nonetheless, profoundly affected him and drove him to peruse a career in music.  In his high school jazz program he met pianist Peter Martin who introduced him and inspired him to learn more modern jazz. Wilner decided to enter into the New School For Social Research’s Jazz and Contemporary Music department, which was then in it’s first year

Album

The Children & The Warlock

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Hey, Open Up!; The Child and the Warlock; Benediction; Miles’ Mode; Theme for Ernie; Moment to Moment (for Harry Whitaker); Re-Solution.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Alex Sipiagin, Vladimir Kostadinovic, Lauren Henderson, Ark Ovrutski and more

Read "Alex Sipiagin, Vladimir Kostadinovic, Lauren Henderson, Ark Ovrutski and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Alex Sipiagin, Steve Allee, Vladimir Kostadinovic, Lauren Henderson, Ark Ovrutski, Kevin Brunkhorst, Markus Rutz, Mark Winkler, Melissa Kassel & Tom Zicarelli, Gregory Tardy, Greg Murphy, Jimmy Greene, Juanjo Lopez, Tyreek McDole, Ron Rieder, Ryan Keberle, Art Hirahara, Carrie Jackson, Michael Dease, Saul Dautch, Cory Weeds & Jerry Weldon, Alan Broadbent, ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Alan Broadbent, Jacob Chung, Allan Harris, Nicole Glover and more

Read "Alan Broadbent, Jacob Chung, Allan Harris, Nicole Glover and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Alan Broadbent, Jacob Chung, Bill O'Connell, Allan Harris, Nicole Glover, Michael Dease, Joshua Redman, Tessa Souter, Tim Jago, Mike Clark & Mike Zilber, Tyler Henderson, Jed Levy, Joe Kennedy, Kieran Brown, Nicholas Payton, Dave Anderson, Dave Bass, Karla Harris, Jordan VanHemert, Dom Salvador, Eric Scott Reed, Tyreek McDole, and more. ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Mark Masters, Branford Marsalis, and RIP Lalo Schifrin

Read "Mark Masters, Branford Marsalis, and RIP Lalo Schifrin" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This episode features music by the Mark Masters Ensemble, Branford Marsalis, Spike Wilner, Ray Russell and others. It also pays tribute to the late composer Lalo Schifrin. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Ryan Truesdell ...

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Article: Album Review

Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland: First Meeting: Live at Dizzy’s Club

Read "First Meeting: Live at Dizzy’s Club" reviewed by Mike Jurkovic


Let us not beat around the bush or obfuscate the obvious: First Meeting: Live at Dizzy's Club is as sweet a listen anyone can wish for or expect as simpatico luminaries--pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, saxophonist Chris Potter, bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Eric Harland--take to Dizzy's stage. And command it, but not with a heavy hand or ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Several Worthwhile Releases from the Last Few Months

Read "Several Worthwhile Releases from the Last Few Months" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


Despite what is said about physical media going away, a steady supply of new jazz releases keeps showing up every week. Here are some worthy if underappreciated albums from the first half of 2025. Tobias Meinhart Sonic River Self Produced 2025 “Sonic River" is a good description ...

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Article: Album Review

Spike Wilner Trio Contrafactus: The Children & The Warlock

Read "The Children & The Warlock" reviewed by Jack Bowers


A parodist might quip that Trio Contrafactus is simply another name for a quartet, as that is what pianist and entreprenuer Spike Wilner is leading on his new recording, The Children & the Warlock, wherein Wilner and his rhythm section (Paul Gill, bass; Anthony Pinciotti, drums) are flanked by renowned tenor saxophonist George Garzone.

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Spike Wilner, Avishai Cohen, Bobby West & Laura Anglade

Read "Spike Wilner, Avishai Cohen, Bobby West & Laura Anglade" reviewed by Joe Dimino


We kick off the 912th episode of Neon Jazz with a fresh voice making waves--Laura Anglade, the enchanting singer blending deep French roots with a breezy American jazz flair, as we spin a track from her luminous 2025 album Get Out of Town. From there, it's a rich journey through the jazz landscape. We hear from ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Michael Dease, Spike Wilner, Bobby West, Antonia Bennett and more

Read "Michael Dease, Spike Wilner, Bobby West, Antonia Bennett and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Michael Dease, Spike Wilner Trio, Bobby West, Antonia Bennett, Alon Farber & Hagiga, Dom Salvador, Mark Masters Ensemble, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell, Neff Irizarry, Mads Tolling, Danny Grissett, Lucía, Tyler Henderson, Sharel Cassity, Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap, Jed Levy, Hiromi, Freedom Art Quartet, Ben Sidran, James ...


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