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The Cedar Walton Rendez-vous: A Month-Long Celebration from January 17 to February 17, 2024

January 15, 2024

Legendary jazz pianist and genius composer Cedar Walton would have turned 90 this year on January 17th 2024. To celebrate Cedar Walton's amazing legacy, French pianist Rémi Toulon has gathered more than 25 musicians from the Paris jazz scene and recorded 30 live performances of the master's music in various group settings from piano solo to ...

New Year, New Releases, Part 2 -- Review of 2023 Recordings & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
January 15, 2024

The first broadcast of 2024 includes new releases from Mark Winkler plus a single from Rachel Z, Part 2 of my favorite recordings of 2023 with birthday shoutouts to Naama Gheber, Myra Melford, Carol Sudhalter, Georgia Mancio, Christine Tobin, Susannah McCorkle and Rachel Z, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear ...

John Ellis, Donald Vega & Gerald Cannon

by Joe Dimino
January 14, 2024

On the first episode of 2024, we begin with celebrated bassist Gerald Cannon live at Dizzy's Club in New York City. From there, we play releases from late 2023 and new music from 2024 including music from John Ellis, Kelly Jefferson, Mark Burnell and Christian Dillingham. Veteran musicians Donald Vega and Marius Van Den Brink also ...

Angelica Sanchez: Jazz Keys and Nighttime Creatures

by Lawrence Peryer
January 13, 2024

Today, the Spotlight shines On pianist and composer Angelica Sanchez, who joined us late last year to discuss her latest record, Nighttime Creatures (Pyroclastic Records).Since moving to New York from Arizona in 1994, Angelica has collaborated with artists including Wadada Leo Smith, Paul Motian, Richard Davis, Tim Berne, Ben Monder, and many others.

Favorite Music for 2023, Part 1

by Michael Ambrosino
January 12, 2024

Meet Shane Dähler

by Steven Roby
January 12, 2024

Today's guest is Shane Dahler, drummer for the contemporary jazz quintet Daruma. Daruma is a fresh, new, contemporary jazz project featuring original music by some of Denver's finest young talent. Their sound takes audiences from deep grooves to intimate ballads to Coltrane-inspired swing. Daruma reinterprets the jazz aesthetic for the 21st century and crosses ...

NYC Salon Concert With David Soldier, Jason Kao Hwang, Gene Pritsker & Robert C. Ford Set for Thursday January 11, 2023

January 11, 2024

On Thursday January 11, 2023, at 7:30pm EST a concert will be held at the Sky Vault in the Financial District of New York City. It will feature original music and poetry by world class performers in an intimate salon atmosphere. This event is private but a free livestream is available via the Ticket Link below ...

Vocalist, Composer And Multi-instrumentalist Ona K Will Release 'Full, New, Luna' On January 22

January 10, 2024

On January 22, Florida-based vocalist Ona K will release Full, New, Luna, the follow up to her 2022 album Mirage. In anticipation of the album’s release, she has already released three singles, with three more slated through the beginning of the new year. Full, New, Luna is an evolution of the same concepts that inspired Mirage. ...

Saxophonist Kirk Edwards Release 'SHOUT' Features Donald Vega

January 10, 2024

For the past eight years Kirk Edwards has studied jazz improvisation with the celebrated pianist Donald Vega. As an organic outgrowth of this association Kirk often shared original compositions with Donald. Mr. Vega would offer suggestions to enhance these songs and Kirk would implement those elements into the pieces. As the original compositions became more refined ...

Justin Kauflin and Thomas Fonnesbaek at the Governor's School for the Arts

by Mark Robbins
January 9, 2024

At a young age Justin Kauflin's musical interest was in classical violin and piano but upon becoming totally blind by age 11 (he was born with a condition called proliferative exudative retinopathy) Kauflin switched his interest to jazz piano. Growing up in Virginia Beach, Va Kauflin was lucky enough to have two outstanding teachers in Liz ...