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Musician

Steve Cardenas

Guitarist Steve Cardenas began his musical career in Kansas City and has been an integral part of the New York City jazz community since 1995.

Steve has performed and recorded with many well-known and highly esteemed musicians. Notably, he was a longstanding member of the Paul Motian Electric Bebop Band, Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra, the Steve Swallow Quintet, as well as Joey Baron's, Killer Joey. Steve is currently a member of the Ben Allison Band, John Patitucci Electric Guitar Quartet, Jon Cowherd Mercy Project and Adam Nussbaum Lead Belly Project. He has also performed with such diverse artists as Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Paul McCandless, Madeleine Peyroux, Norah Jones, Eliane Elias and Marc Johnson. Steve has toured extensively throughout Europe, North and South America and Asia, performing at international music festivals, theaters and clubs. He also leads his own group and has released seven recordings as a leader. Healing Power - The Music Of Carla Bley is Steve's latest release, in an ongoing trio collaboration with Ben Allison and Ted Nash, on Sunnyside Records.

Album

Ray's Hat Trick

By Ron Vincent

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Angelica; Dear Old Stockholm; Ray’s Hat Trick; Pick Yourself Up; Still Life; Is That So; New Moon; Restitution; I Hear You; Mike; Wee.

Album

Triological

By Ben Allison

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: See Forever; Puddle Jumper; Burnt Toast & Avocado; Fellas with Umbrellas; Milton; By Heart; For Bill; Back Home; Ida's Spoons; Peace Out There.

Album

Winter Songs

By Steve Swallow

Label: ECM Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: One; Two; Three; Four; Five; Six; Seven; Eight; Nine.

Song of the Day

Restitution

November 15, 2026

Album: Ray's Hat Trick
By Ron Vincent
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 07:18

Song of the Day

Four

August 24, 2026

Album: Winter Songs
By Steve Swallow
Label: ECM Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 04:53

Article: Interview

Steve Swallow: Music Is Elemental

by Dean Nardi
August 5, 2026

For esteemed composer and bassist Steve Swallow, writing music is a long, sometimes arduous process that typically begins with only a cup of coffee in the morning before putting in hours, days, weeks--five months in fact, to complete the music for Winter Songs (ECM Records, 2026). For him, that is lightning fast. His idea of composition ...

Article: Album Review

Steve Swallow: Winter Songs

Read "Winter Songs" reviewed by Kevin Poindexter

by Kevin Poindexter
July 8, 2026

While it is true that much of the modern jazz landscape thrives on the burning fire of the avant-garde, albums like Steve Swallow's Winter Songs operate on an entirely different frequency. This is a classic ECM Records slow burner--an album that does not flash like lightning, but instead radiates a calm, late-night glow. It evokes the quiet ...

Article: Play This!

Luciano Biondini, Michel Godard, Lucas Niggli: Lawns

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 19, 2026

Since Carla Bley's passing in 2023, the growing fascination with her songbook--which had already been steadily building for years--has increased exponentially, as more and more musicians turn to her unique blend of melodic clarity and emotional ambiguity. And so, by now, pieces such as “Ida Lupino" and “Lawns" have cemented their place in the pantheon of ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Daniel Rotem, Stefano Bollani, Asher Gamedze, Holly Palmer & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 21, 2026

From Cape Town to L.A., New York to Brussels, Rome to the Bay Area--with a stopover in Wyoming--hop on an around-the-world tour in eight songs.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Asher Gamedze “Of the Fire" A Semblance: Of Return (Northern Spy) 0:16 Host talks ...