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Celebrate Women's History Month With New Releases By Ally Fiola, Emily Braden, Danielle Wertz, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Jackie Ryan & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 13, 2023

This broadcast celebrates the beginning of Women's History Month with new releases from Bill Mays, Ally Fiola, Emily Braden, Danielle Wertz, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Jackie Ryan and Markus Rutz, plus birthday shoutouts to Carol Sloane, Miriam Makeba, Sara Serpa, Tomoko Ohno, Roseanna Vitro and Kirk Nurock, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the ...

Judith Owens, Earl Bostic & Don Aliquo

by Joe Dimino
March 12, 2023

From Nashville-based, Pittsburgh-bred saxophonist Don Aliquo, we kick off this new 793rd Episode of Neon Jazz with a song off his 2023 album Growth. From there, we listen to the artist who gave Don one of his most memorable performances when he was a lad in Arnie Lawrence. We also hear new music from Holly Burke, ...

Pianist/Composer Yelena Eckemoff Presses Forward With Her Bold, Conceptual Vision Of Jazz On 'Lonely Man And His Fish,' Due April 28

March 12, 2023

Pianist-composer Yelena Eckemoff's body of elaborate, ambitious jazz concept albums reaches a new virtuosic summit with Lonely Man and His Fish, to be released April 28 on her own L&H Production label. A double-CD set, the album is also a long-form parable, a story of deep affection between a human and his beloved pet. An all-star ...

Dave Holland Trio Live At Yoshi's

by Roy Strassman
March 11, 2023

Dave Holland Trio Yoshi's Oakland, CA February 20, 2023 The David Holland trio swung into Yoshi's in Oakland after kicking off the initial week of its present tour at NYC's Village Vanguard. His trio during this stint consisted of the notable musicians Kevin Eubanks on guitar and Eric Harland on ...

Steve Slagle: Into The Heart Of It

by Dan Bilawsky
March 11, 2023

In a storied career that's produced more than 20 leader dates, there's little that Steve Slagle hasn't explored and accomplished. Yet here we are with a true first from the veteran alto saxophonist: A stunning bouquet of ballads. Inspired by lodestar outings from legends like John Coltrane, and driven by a desire to find a personalized ...

Far Out!

by Michael Ambrosino
March 10, 2023

Inside, outside and all around this genre, exists a remarkable array of music that all flows back to the unique source and sensibility known as jazz. This episode features Jim Snidero, Buster Williams, Nicholas Payton, Rebecca Nash, Kendrick Scott, Diego Rivera, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Joe Locke, Vince Mendoza, Nguyên Lê, Theo Croker and Lisa Marie ...

Kansas City Jazz ALIVE Hosts 'Scarcity vs Abundance Mentality' Panel Discussion on March 10th

March 4, 2023

Join us for lunch Friday, March 10th! Scarcity Mentality vs Abundance Mentality in Jazz Wrapping It All Up! Moving the Kansas City jazz scene into a tangible model 12pm-1:15pm at Westport Coffeehouse Scarcity Mentality is the zero-sum paradigm of life. People with a Scarcity Mentality have a very difficult time sharing recognition and ...

Ron Miles: The Best Of The Denver Jazz Doyen

by Ian Patterson
March 8, 2023

Ron Miles left the planet all too soon, but the Denver cornetist and trumpeter has left a lasting mark, both in terms of the music he made and in the people whose lives he touched. This list, a guide to ten of Miles' most significant recordings as both leader and as a sideman, reflects his playing ...

Going Far Away with Jim Snidero

by David Bixler
March 8, 2023

In his early twenties, saxophonist Jim Snidero had surrounded himself with the music of the John Coltrane quartet and the Miles Davis quintet, however upon moving to New York City forty years ago and coming face to face with the tradition, he did an about face and dedicated himself to the pursuit of bebop. In the ...

Records and Record Dates: Part 1

by Monk Rowe
March 8, 2023