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Joachim Mencel: An Eye on Brooklyn From Poland

by Paul Rauch
December 27, 2022

It is rare when an album is released by a veteran artist that so clearly defines his or her musical identity as a jazz musician, much less speaks musically to the artist's hopes, dreams and passionate pursuits of a lifetime. Such is the case with Polish pianist/composer Joachim Mencel's Brooklyn Eye (Origin, 2022). To Mencel, the ...

Jazz Improvisation, Part 2

by Monk Rowe
December 27, 2022

Good Evening Cats - New Releases From Gunhild Carling and Lakecia Benjamin Make For A Hep December

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 26, 2022

This broadcast celebrates Hanukkah, Solstice, Feast of St. Lucy and more with holiday tunes from Grace Garland and Corinne Mammana, plus new releases from Gunhild Carling, Lakecia Benjamin and a single from Cecilia Sanchietti, with birthday shoutouts to Allegra Levy, Frank Sinatra, Andrea Claburn, Beegie Adair and Bob Dorough, among others. Thanks for listening and please ...

Bill Cunliffe, Doc Watkins & Louis Armstrong

by Joe Dimino
December 25, 2022

We begin our annual Christmas Hour of Neon Jazz with brilliant young composer Richard Williams and a song off his 2022 album Hollywood Christmas. Following that, we hear a live cut recorded by your trusty host at the historic Blue Room off 18 & Vine in Kansas City with pianist Charles Williams doing his best to ...

Mary Ellen Desmond: Comfort and Joy 2022 at the Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany

by Victor L. Schermer
December 21, 2022

Mary Ellen Desmond Comfort and Joy Church of St. Luke and the Epiphany Philadelphia, PA December 12, 2022 In the course of the years, it has always been a pleasure to hear Mary Ellen Desmond sing, and for the past seventeen of those years, her special ...

Dan Weiss: Declaration of Inspiration

by David Bixler
December 21, 2022

On his new record Dedication drummer and composer Dan Weiss presents the listener with sonic portraits of musicians and family members that have figured prominently in his life. He acknowledges the seemingly disparate Elvin Jones and Burt Bacharach as well as honoring his daughter and late grandmother with affectionate tributes. Joining Weiss on the recording are ...

Dan Weiss Trio at Bop Stop

by John Chacona
December 20, 2022

Dan Weiss Trio Bop Stop at the Music Settlement Cleveland, OH December 11, 2022 Are we living in a golden age of the piano trio? The recorded evidence from 2022 would suggest that we are. Piano trio recordings by John Escreet, Fred Hersch, Aaron Parks, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Marta Sanchez, Matthew Shipp ...

Jazz Improvisation, Part 1

by Monk Rowe
December 20, 2022

Pat Metheny Side-Eye To Headline Opening Night At CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival

December 20, 2022

The CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival is proud to present the legendary Pat Metheny on opening night June 23, 2023, at the festival's 20th-anniversary edition June 23 to July 1, 2023, in downtown Rochester, NY. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. at Kodak Hall at Eastman Theatre. Tickets for Pat Metheny Side-Eye are $83 ...

Roman Miroshnichenko Wins Gold Medal Of The Global Music Awards

December 20, 2022

Award-winning guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko continues to collect musical trophies. His album “My Best Songs" just won the Gold medal in the “Best Instrumental Album" category! This is not the first success of the virtuoso guitarist. In early December, the instrumental composition “Pianino" from the album “Roman Miroshnichenko plays Daniel Figueiredo" received the highest ...