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News: Recording

Exciting New Free Improvisation Album Release By Billie Davies

March 20, 2025

A new album release by drummer Billie Davies, Retrospectives (In The Key Of Jazz). A retrospective of never before released music created during a 6 year period, 82 minutes of Free Improvisation, Beyond Jazz, Avant-garde in the key of Jazz music. To be released and distributed thanks to ReverbNation and Bandcamp on April 20, 2025. All ...

Article: Live Review

The Yellowjackets at Blues Alley

by Dave Dorkin
March 19, 2025

The Yellowjackets Blues Alley Washington, D.C. March 9, 2025 The Yellowjackets' visit to the historic Blues Alley venue in Washington was a valuable opportunity to witness a band which has been active for nearly half a century firing on all cylinders in a warm and intimate setting. The quartet's lineup has ...

News: Recording

Prolific Pianist/Composer To Release Epic, Medieval, Progressive/Jazz Masterpiece, 'Scenes From The Dark Ages,' March 28th On L&h Production

March 19, 2025

“I dreamed about being born in medieval times,” says composer Yelena Eckemoff. Yelena’s newest album is not a rendering of early-music tropes in modern jazz feels. Rather, in her writing on this album Yelena synthesizes classical music constructs and her original melodies with the varied rhythmic and stylistic innovations of jazz, fusion, and world music from ...

News: Recording

Veteran Drummer/Composer Chris Parker Releases 'Heart Of Mine' May 14th!

March 18, 2025

Drummer and composer, Chris Parker, has dug deep into his musical history to honor composers, he grew up with including Ralph Burns, Nat Adderley, Bobby Timmons, Lalo Schiffrin, Thelonious Monk and Bob Dylan too, with the Quartet’s version of the title track, “Heart Of Mine.” For nearly fifteen years, the connection and empathy has grown stronger ...

News: Recording

Boyce Justice Griffith Displays The Beauty And Necessity Of Being Grounded In One’s Principles With 'The Point'

March 17, 2025

Saxophonist and composer Boyce Justice Griffith emphasizes the beauty and necessity of being grounded in one’s principles with his concept album, The Point. No matter one’s age, demographic, nationality, religion, or political affiliation, each human being undeniably has some treasured personal tenets that are held dear and are paramount to one’s definition of self. Likewise, each ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Harry Allen, Rossano Sportiello & Bryan Carter, Elaine Dame, Michelle Nicolle, Jenna McLean, Rachel Therrien & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 17, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from Harry Allen, Rossano Sportiello & Bryan Carter, Elaine Dame, Michelle Nicolle & Larry Koonse, Jenna McLean and Rachel Therrien, with birthday shoutouts to Anat Fort, Eric Comstock, Flora Purim, Jenny Hill and Carole Bayer Sager. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so ...

News: Event

Grammy Award-Winner Catherine Russell To Host Celebration21 - Jazz Power Initiative's Annual Fundraiser

March 16, 2025

Celebration21, the Jazz Power Initiative (JPI) annual fundraising event, will take place on May 21 at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space (250 West 95th Street, Manhattan), from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. The event will pay homage to the long and rich, pioneering history of Jazz and the transformative power of jazz ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Greg Abate, Steve Allee, Dave Potter & Thomas Marriott

by Joe Dimino
March 16, 2025

From the powerhouse trumpeter out of Seattle, we launch into the 897th episode of Neon Jazz with a perfect fusion of grace and power. Leading the charge is veteran trumpeter Thomas Marriott, setting the tone with a track from his 2025 album, Screen Time--proving once again why he's one of the most compelling voices on the ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jenny Scheinman: A Violin In The Wild

by Lawrence Peryer
March 16, 2025

Today, the Spotlight shines On violinist and composer Jenny Scheinman.Jenny Scheinman grew up on California's remote Lost Coast, and now she brings us music that captures the wild beauty of her roots. Her double album All Species Parade (Royal Potato Family, 2024), brings together jazz and folk to create something wholly original that feels ...

News: Festival

Lineup Announced For Rochester International Jazz Festival 22nd Edition

March 15, 2025

Marc Iacona and John Nugent, producers of the Rochester International Jazz Festival, in partnership with Rochester Regional Health, today announced the lineup for the festival’s 22nd edition. The nine-day festival, one of the world's leading jazz festivals, runs June 20 to June 28. It will feature more than 285 shows at 18 venues with more than ...