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Hamilton de Holanda's Choro Revolution
by Steven Roby
In this episode, host Steve Roby sits down with Grammy-winning Brazilian mandolin virtuoso Hamilton de Holanda to discuss his innovative approach to the 10- string bandolim, and the deep connections between choro and jazz. The conversation explores two featured tracks from Hamilton's Latin Grammy-winning live album, recorded in New York City. Playlist Hamilton de ...
Eugenie Jones Kicks Off Women In Jazz Month National Tour
On March 6th, award-winning jazz singer-songwriter Eugenie Jones is set to ignite her Women in Jazz Month Tour at Denver’s premier music venue, Dazzle Jazz Club, with the tour journey continuing to metro-Atlanta’s chic Velvet Note Jazz Club on March 14th, San Francisco’s stylish Mr. Tipple’s on March 20th, and Seattle’s genre-bending Royal Room on March ...
Obsolescence Quartet at The Treelawn Social Club
by John Chacona
Obsolescence QuartetThe Treelawn Social Club Cleveland, OH January 11, 2026 An evening of completely improvised music by top-level players is not an everyday thing in Cleveland. So the Sunday evening set by the cheekily named Obsolescence Quartet (an oblique reference to the effects on human creators of artificial intelligence) was ...
Pittsburgh's Con Alma Hosts Gala And Asks For Help To Keep Club Active
Back in 2019, musician John Shannon envisioned establishing a premier jazz venue in Pittsburgh—a city with a deep and storied history of exceptional musicians. Partnering with executive chef Josh Ross and manager/beverage director Aimee Marshall, the trio opened Con Alma in the Shadyside neighborhood. The club quickly earned national recognition as one of the country’s top ...
Yelena Eckemoff Explores The Scandinavian Spirit In Rosendals Garden
Available Worldwide March 27, 2026 on L&H Productions Acclaimed pianist and composer Yelena Eckemoff, known for her richly imaginative jazz storytelling, unveils her newest release: Rosendals Garden – a trio tribute to Sweden’s natural beauty, history, and quiet magic. Set for worldwide release on March 27, 2026, this 11-track album (Yelena’s 23rd since 2010) adds to ...
Ralph Towner, 1940-2026
Ralph Towner, guitarist of unique sensibility, writer of highly original compositions, and an ECM artist for more than fifty years, has died, aged 85. Towner, who once described himself as an improvising “raconteur of the abstract” was born into a musical family in the small town of Chehalis, Washington. He started playing music at the age ...
Braxton Cook's Collaborative Evolution
by Steven Roby
Alto saxophonist, vocalist, and composer Braxton Cook joins podcast host Steve Roby for an intimate conversation about his latest album Not Everyone Can Go--a deeply personal record that captures the intersection of touring life, fatherhood, and artistic evolution.Playlist Braxton Cook “My Everything" from Not Everyone Can Go (Nettwerk Music Group) Braxton Cook “Kingdom Come" ...
New Music By Kate Olson, Nate Smith, Myra Melford, Craig Taborn with Tomeka Reid & Ches Smith, Celebrating Jazz Capricorns & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new music from Kate Olson, Nate Smith, Myra Melford, Craig Taborn with Tomeka Reid & Ches Smith, plus Part 2 of a look back at some notable 2025 releases, with birthday shoutouts to Pamela Wise, Georgia Mancio, Margaret Slovak, Michelle Walker, Myra Melford, Carol Sudhalter, Christine Tobin and Honorable Man Bucky Pizzarelli (100!), ...
Dave McMurray Hears Himself In All Of Detroit's Music
by John Chacona
Saxophonist and composer Dave McMurray has much of the celebrated history of Detroit music in his memory and under his fingers. Now 70, and with four acclaimed releases on the storied Blue Note label, he is arguably at the pinnacle of a long and remarkably varied career. All the strands of that career are ...
Michael Dease, Betty Bryant, Miles Donahue & Chuck Redd
by Joe Dimino
We begin the first episode of 2026 with a salute to percussionist & vibraphonist Chuck Redd for standing up to political corruption. He kicks off the 941st Episode of Neon Jazz with music off his 2024 collaboration with Nate Najar off the album Meet The Graingers. From there, we step into the Kansas City-born legendary figure ...
