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Donald Fagen

by Joseph Vella
October 29, 2021

Olivia Rox Featuring Warren Hill 'It's Christmastime' - Start Your Holiday Season Now!

October 29, 2021

Olivia Rox teams with special guest legendary jazz recording artist Warren Hill on “It's Christmastime" making it a family Christmas indeed, as they happen to be father and daughter! When it comes to talent, the Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! Warren Hill has a prominent and impressive career thus far, including thirteen CD’s, millions ...

Nadav Snir-Zelniker: The Sound of Surprise

by David A. Orthmann
October 28, 2021

For the last dozen years or so I've frequented The Turning Point Café in Piermont, NY. I return to the small, informal venue time and time again to hear live jazz that's long on substance and short on pretense and ceremony. Though the town may seem removed from the hustle and bustle of New York City, ...

New England Conservatory Previews 'For Our Common Home: Resounding Ecojustice' By Linda J. Chase on November 7

October 28, 2021

New England Conservatory’s internationally renowned Contemporary Improvisation (CI) Department previews a new work by flutist, composer, and faculty member Linda J. Chase, created in collaboration with theologian and author Harvey Cox. “For Our Common Home: resounding ecojustice” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 7 in NEC’s Brown Hall, 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Admission ...

Christian Sands: Renaissance Man

by R.J. DeLuke
October 27, 2021

Christian Sands is more than a jazz pianist, though he excels at it and it is central to his art. After all he started playing at about the age of two and first performed in public at age nine. Sands is a prolific composer. He has written music for television. He wants to do ...

Downtown's Premier Jazz Club, The Django, Hosts The Return Of Weekly Mingus Big Band Residency

October 26, 2021

Downtown Manhattan’s premier jazz club, The Django, announced today a new showcase for the music of legendary composer/bassist/bandleader Charles Mingus. Starting in October, Jazz Workshop (the Mingus organization) revived its weekly celebration at The Django with Tuesday night appearances by the Grammy Award- winning Mingus Big Band. (The eclectic Mingus Orchestra will also feature in December). ...

For Your Grammy Consideration: Old Friends, New Grooves by Under The Lake

October 26, 2021

Hot off the success of their 2020 Smoothjazz.com Top 100 release “Your Horizon Too”, Under The Lake released their current collection of 11 all-new, original tracks entitled Old Friends, New Grooves in July on the Mind In Overdrive label. Bassist Nathan Brown, drummer Richard Sellers, guitarist Patrick Yandall and saxophonist Quintin Gerard W. joined keyboardist / ...

The Educator: Rich Thompson

by B.D. Lenz
October 25, 2021

Jazz is a tradition and traditions can't be possible without the people who pass along its knowledge . That's why I really wanted to speak to an educator on the front lines of teaching the new generations of musicians who's hands this tradition will be passed to. In it's earliest days, jazz education happened on the ...

Another Collaboration Of Anat Cohen With Marcello Gonçalves, A New Single From The Royal Bopsters Plus More October Releases

by Mary Foster Conklin
October 25, 2021

This broadcast presents new releases from Anat Cohen & Marcello Goncalves, vocalists Deborah Silver, Trineice Robinson, trombonist Ron Wilkins plus a single from The Royal Bopsters, with birthday shoutouts to Nelly Lutcher (Hurry On Down, He's A Real Gone Guy), Eve Sicular, Nancy Kelly, Amy London, Jean Baylor and more. Thanks for listening and please support ...

Guitarist Roman Miroshnichenko To Release A New Album With Symphony Orchestra

October 25, 2021

Internationally acclaimed guitar-virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko's new album Plays Daniel Figueiredo, features the 25-piece St. Petersburg Studio Orchestra and pianist Rannieri Oliveira. The album includes ten tracks, composed by 2-time Latin Grammy Winner Daniel Figueiredo and will be released by MJC, the top music-streaming platform in Brazil. “This recording is very special to me. Daniel's melodies are ...