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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Four new releases from The Ben Markley Big Band, Brian Lynch, Tierney Sutton & Tamir Hendelman, and Ulysses Owens, Jr.

by George Graham
April 28, 2026

George Graham presents four new and varied jazz releases. Playlist Ben Markley “Tell the Truth" from Tuesday Morning Feeling (OA2l) 06:13 Ben Markley “NPS" from Tuesday Morning Feeling (OA2) 07:41 Brian Lynch “The Luck of the Draw" from Torch Bearers (Holistic Music Works) 6:02 Brian Lynch “7-24" from The Luck of the Draw (Holistic ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Isabella Isherwood, Katie Bull, Faye Carol, Judith Owen, Marilyn Maye, Flea &More

by Mary Foster Conklin
April 20, 2026

This broadcast continues the celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month with new music from Isabella Isherwood, Katie Bull, Faye Carol, Laura Chu Wiens (AurallaurA), Judith Owen, Marilyn Maye and Flea, plus birthday shoutouts to Carmen McRae, Billie Holiday, Randy Weston (100!), Dorothy Donegan, Herbie Hancock, John Pizzarelli, Michele Brourman, Vanessa Perica and Marilyn Maye, among others. Happy ...

Article: Album Review

Ulysses Owens, Jr. and Generation Y: Around the World with U

Read "Around the World with U" reviewed by Jack Bowers

by Jack Bowers
April 8, 2026

Drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. has a keen eye and ear for talent, which is obvious from the first notes of Around the World with U, his second recording as leader of the Art Blakey-style quintet, Generation Y. When marshaling the ensemble, Owens chose his teammates with care, and they repay his confidence by producing a splendid ...

Article: Rising Stars

Introducing Saxophonist Langston Hughes II

by Sanford Josephson
February 1, 2026

In the April 2024 issue of Jersey Jazz, drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. told me he had recently taken four young musicians with him for a tour in Tokyo. One of them was saxophonist Langston Hughes II, then studying for his master's degree at Juilliard. Hughes, said Owens, is “burning up the scene." The 24-year-old ...

Album

The Vibe

By Nanami Haruta

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Girlie's World; The Vibe; Algonquin; Toshi; Sister Rosa; Easy Money; Heartstrings; How It Goes; Jamerson's Lullaby; Woodpecker; Unchained Melody.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Camila Meza, Gillian Margot & Geoffrey Keezer, Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Amanda Ekery, The Reddish Fetish With the Jersey City All Stars & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
June 2, 2025

This broadcast celebrates Memorial Day weekend with new releases from Camila Meza, Gillian Margot & Geoffrey Keezer, The Reddish Fetish With the Jersey City All Stars, Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Amanda Ekery, with birthday shoutouts to Rosemary Clooney, Jackie Cain, Sheryl Bailey, Cynthia Sayer, Yoko Miwa, Caity Gyorgy plus honorable man Darcy James Argue, among others. Happy ...

Song of the Day

Girlie's World

March 1, 2025

Album: The Vibe
By Nanami Haruta
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 05:14

Article: Year in Review

Most Read Album Reviews: 2024

by Michael Ricci
January 1, 2025

All About Jazz tracks how often an album review is read, and the reviews listed below represent our most popular in 2024. The late Chris May placed five reviews in the top ten. MoonDial Pat Metheny Reviewed by Chris May July 12, 2024 Eagle's Point Chris Potter ...

Album

A New Beat

By Ulysses Owens, Jr.

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2024
Track listing: Sticks; Better Days; London Towne; Until I See You Again; Soulful; Heart Full Of Rhythm; Bird Lives; Helen's Song.

Album

Grove's Groove

By Michael Dease

Label: Le Coq Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Grove's Groove; Tea for Two; Seiko Time; Minor Funk; Never Let Me Go; The Viper; Decisions; Father Figure; Broadway.