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Article: In Pictures

Napa/NOLA 2023 At Grand Reserve at the Meritage

by Walter Atkins
November 28, 2023

WHO DAT! It's was an ecstatic day of New Orleans inspired music, wine and food in scenic Napa presented by Blue Note Napa's Summer Sessions program. The luxurious Grand Reserve at the Meritage Resort & Spa hosted the festive Mardi Gras excursion to the Big Easy. Napa Blue Note's artists line up consisted of: ...

News: Festival

Keying Up The City: World-class Jazz Pianists To Illuminate Manhattan At The Second Annual NY Jazz Piano Festival!

November 27, 2023

The pulse of jazz will reverberate through the city that never sleeps as the Second Annual New York Jazz Piano Festival takes center stage from January 12 to 16, 2024. This much-anticipated event will showcase an exceptional array of world-class jazz pianists at iconic Manhattan venues. Organized by the visionary talents of Jim Luce and Charles ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Art Lande and Sam Williams Interview

by Steven Roby
November 27, 2023

This episode features an interview with Grammy-nominated musician Art Lande and jazz saxophonist Sam Williams. We discussed tracks from their current album Portals, and the duo's upcoming show at Dazzle. Grammy-nominated Art Lande is an internationally known pianist, composer, improviser, drummer, and educator who has performed with a long list of the Who's Who ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Releases Plus Birthday Shoutouts To Timeless Jazz Women Going Full Swing

by Mary Foster Conklin
November 27, 2023

This broadcast includes new releases from Sarah McKenzie, Michael Weiss, Susan Alcorn, Vanessa Perica plus a second posthumous recording from Nora York, with major birthday shoutouts to Joni Mitchell (80!), Betty Bryant (92!), Sheila Jordan (95!), Bertha Hope (87!), Lani Hall (78!), Jen Hodge, Rene Marie, Miho Hazama, Kitty Margolis and Samara Joy, among others. Thanks ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ray Gallon, Larry Young, Rachel Eckroth & Vince Guaraldi

by Joe Dimino
November 26, 2023

We are kicking off the 2023 holiday season and the 830th Episode of Neon Jazz in style with Vince Guaraldi leading the march of a never-before-released Charle Brown Thanksgiving. From there, we get into a host of tasty jazz from Rachel Eckroth, Janet Evra and Maria Grapsa. We also get some perennial music from heavyweights Petros ...

Article: Live Review

MagiCircle Featuring Paoli Mejias

by Jack Gold-Molina
November 25, 2023

MagiCircle Featuring Paoli Mejias North City Bistro Shoreline, Washington October 20, 2023 MagiCircle featuring Santana conga player Paoli Mejias performed two sets of Brazilian-and Caribbean-influenced jazz to an intimate crowd at North City Bistro located northeast of Seattle. Drummer and leader Jeff Busch introduced the band and then the music started ...

Article: Live Review

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox at Paramount Theatre

by Steven Roby
November 25, 2023

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox Paramount Theatre Denver, Colorado November 21, 2023 In its cavalcade of top-flight performers giving their retro spin to songs with permanent residency in our brains, the Postmodern Jukebox (PMJ) concert is authentically one of a kind. At the risk of dating myself, imagine a hip ...

Article: Live Review

Joanne Shaw Taylor At The Flynn Center For The Performing Arts

by Doug Collette
November 25, 2023

Joanne Shaw Taylor Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Burlington, Vermont November 16, 2023 Around the mid-point of Joanne Shaw Taylor's near two-hour single set on the main stage of the Flynn Center, she and her hirsute band of musicianly brothers spent almost ten minutes working up a head of steam ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Javon Jackson Gives Peter Bradley's Art a Swinging Soundtrack

by Lawrence Peryer
November 25, 2023

Today, the Spotlight shines On saxophonist and composer Javon Jackson. Javon spoke with us about his film score for the art-world documentary With Peter Bradley (Solid Jackson Records). Peter Bradley has had a 50-year career as an abstract artist, but one that saw him getting little acclaim until the last few years. In addition ...

Article: Multiple Reviews

Three Gems of Creative Music from Relative Pitch: Works by Madison Greenstone, Camila Nebbia, and Maria Valencia

by Hrayr Attarian
November 24, 2023

Over the past dozen years, the New York-based label Relative Pitch has diligently promoted improvised music. Founded by Kevin Reilly and the late Mike Panico, the imprint boasts a roster of artists that range from stalwarts in the field of creative music to promising newcomers. Below are reviews of three prodigious woodwind players' solo 2023 releases. ...