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Fania Fire: Reissues from Willie Colón & Héctor Lavoe

by C. Andrew Hovan
October 30, 2024

In terms of fostering the active Latin music scene in New York City back in the late '60s and early '70s, Fania Records stands out as a major purveyor of some of the finest recorded music of the genre. Founded in 1964 by musician Johnny Pacheco and his lawyer Jerry Masucci, Fania built a roster of ...

Cecile McLorin Salvant At Richardson Auditorium

by Elizabeth Millar
October 30, 2024

Cécilee Mclorin Salvant Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University The Book of Ayers Princeton, NJOctober 7, 2024 Eclectic composer, vocalist, visual artist and Grammy award nominee Cecile Mclorin Salvant returned to Princeton University's Richardson Auditorium a year after she and pianist Sullivan Fortner had participated in the Performances Up Close ...

New England Conservatory Fall Festival Celebrates 'Charles Ives, Ruth Crawford Seeger And American Musical Innovation' from November 10-17, 2024

October 30, 2024

Honoring the legacy of John Heiss, this weeklong festival features residencies with guest artists Raven Chacon and John Musto, a barn dance with Alex Cummings and Adah Hetko, a four-night run of John Musto and Mark Campbell’s opera, Later the Same Evening and more. 2024 marks the return of the NEC Festival, a week-long event honoring ...

OJC Trumpet Titans: Miles Davis and Clark Terry

by C. Andrew Hovan
October 29, 2024

Back in 2007 when the vinyl renaissance began gaining ground in the sales arena, few would have predicted the vast amount of product that has flooded the marketplace, from obscure reissues to the unearthing of many previously unheard gems. While under the leadership of Fantasy, the Original Jazz Classics series ended up reissuing almost a thousand ...

Sarah Hanahan, Samara Joy, Jenny Scheinman, Mavis Pan, Dwayne Clemons, Tania Grubbs, Diane Marino & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
October 28, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from Sarah Hanahan, Samara Joy, Jenny Scheinman, Mavis Pan, Dwayne Clemons, Bill Charlap, Tania Grubbs and Diane Marino, with birthday shoutouts to Lakecia Benjamin, blues foremothers Victoria Spivey (Got The Blues So Bad) and Nellie Lutcher (He's A Real Gone Guy), vocalists Amy London, Anita O'Day, Esperanza Spalding, Laura Nyro and ...

Josh Johnson: Unusual Objects and Saxophone Stories

by Lawrence Peryer
October 27, 2024

Wynton Marsalis, Dwayne Clemons, John Coltrane & Phil Merriman

by Joe Dimino
October 27, 2024

From across the pond, we proudly kick off the 877th episode of Neon Jazz with a masterful touch from veteran pianist Phil Merriman and his trio, showcasing fresh sounds from his 2024 release The Roots Beneath. Following that, we dive into the brilliance of Merriman's mentor, the legendary British pianist John Taylor, whose sextet delivers tasty ...

Bob Holz Signs With SoVibe Entertainment

October 27, 2024

New album featuring and honoring guitar legend Larry Coryell due out in 2025. MVD Audio Recording Artist Bob Holz has joined the roster of artists represented by SoVibe Entertainment, a jazz oriented booking agency.Jazz fusion drummer and composer Bob Holz recently teamed up with Ellis White, president of SoVibe Entertainment to begin booking Holz's two bands, ...

Jazz Advice: The Practical and the Profound, Part 1

by Monk Rowe
October 26, 2024

James Austin Jr. Trio at Klavierhaus

by Steve Blomgren
October 25, 2024

James Austin Jr. Trio Klavierhaus Piano Jazz Series New York, NY October 8, 2024 Klavierhaus, as part of its ongoing “Piano Jazz Series" of performances, on October 8th welcomed James Austin Jr. Trio to its stage and showroom, located on the far western edge of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen.