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Carla Bley: A View from her Hill, Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
November 8, 2023

We could spend hours talking about the many things that made Carla Bley unique, and made her passing a huge loss for the jazz world. This week we decided to focus on her songbook, as interpreted by many of the peers that admired her work. Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash ...

More Fall Releases, Jazz Birthdays, A Celebration of Carla Bley & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
November 6, 2023

This broadcast includes new releases from Angelica Sanchez, Nabou Claerhout Trombone Ensemble, Ramona Horvath, the Affinity Trio (Eric Jacobson, Clay Shaub, Pamela York), with birthday shoutouts to lyricist Dory Previn, Andy Bey, Emily Braden, Dame Cleo Laine, Magos Herrera, Amanda Monaco, Beat poet Fran Landesman (Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most), Dianne Reeves and ...

Tina Raymond, Geri Allen, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Church Chords, Arch & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
October 31, 2023

A mysterious new producer, Church Chords; the unearthing of a gem; jazz divinations; blood diamonds and bloody belly comb jellies... here for you a playlist that reads like a thriller story, and is as gripping as one.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Billy Valentine ...

Ben Allison at the Rizzoli Bookstore

by Luciano Rossetti
October 15, 2023

A Posthumous Recording Of Trumpeter Jaimie Branch Plus New Vocal Releases By Alyssa Giammaria, Jonathan Karrant, Maci Miller & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
September 11, 2023

This broadcast includes a posthumous recording from trumpeter Jaimie Branch, plus new vocal releases from Alyssa Giammaria, Jonathan Karrant and Maci Miller, with birthday shoutouts to Dinah Washington, Linda Purl, lyricist Carolyn Leigh, Sinne Eeg, Akiko Tsuruga, Rosana Eckert, Sherrie Maricle, Cecile McLorin Salvant and poet Sara Teasdale, among others. Thanks for listening and please support ...

Ben Allison: Creative Reworkings And New Inspirations

by Angelo Leonardi
April 27, 2023

We talk about “The Ben Allison Remastered Series 2004-2011" a project that led the New York bassist, composer, and educator to personally edit and remix some of the albums he had originally released on Palmetto Records. Through this painstaking work which started at the height of the pandemic, Ben Allison not only brought a new level ...

Ben Allison: creative riletture e nuove ispirazioni

by Angelo Leonardi
March 6, 2023

In quest'intervista Ben Allison ci parla del recente progetto “The Ben Allison Remastered Series 2004-2011," iniziativa che ha portato il bassista a curare personalmente riedizione e remixaggio di alcuni suoi album Palmetto. Il lavoro va oltre gli scintillanti risultati acustici e presenta nuove e sorprendenti scoperte musicali tratte dai master originali. All About Jazz: ...

A Few More of My Favorite 2022 Jazz Things, Part 1

by Ludovico Granvassu
January 28, 2023

Twelve months have gone by so fast, and so much has happened... At the beginning of the year we were still under various degrees of lockdown or social distancing, now we have a war, weather patterns and a financial situation that are crazier than ever. One positive thread through these months, however, has been the relentless ...

Joachim Mencel: An Eye on Brooklyn From Poland

by Paul Rauch
December 27, 2022

It is rare when an album is released by a veteran artist that so clearly defines his or her musical identity as a jazz musician, much less speaks musically to the artist's hopes, dreams and passionate pursuits of a lifetime. Such is the case with Polish pianist/composer Joachim Mencel's Brooklyn Eye (Origin, 2022). To Mencel, the ...

New Releases From Anat Cohen, Gentiane MG, Birthday Shoutouts To Lovie Austin, Vi Redd & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
October 3, 2022

This broadcast presents new releases from vocalist Tracye Eileen, clarinetist Anat Cohen, Canadian pianist Gentiane MG plus a single from vibraphonist/marimbist Patricia Brennan, with birthday shoutouts to saxophonist Vi Redd, pianists Lovie Austin (Downhearted Blues), Kait Dunton, vocalists Catherine Russell, Norma Winstone, Sally Terrell and Rebecca Kilgore, among others. In the second hour, a set of ...