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A House Full of History with Leslie Blackshear Smith in New Orleans

by Thomas Cole
March 28, 2026

On the recommendation of more than one person, I sought an audience with another of the born and raised New Orleanians who have been indispensable to an education in the town's traditional music. Living a stone's throw from the river and the shadows of an imposing abandoned factory, I knocked on the peeling paint of a ...

Stéphane Wrembel Quartet at Middle C Jazz

by Mark Sullivan
March 28, 2026

Stéphane Wrembel Quartet Middle C Jazz Charlotte, NC February 22, 2026 French Gypsy jazz guitarist Stephane Wrembel began the show solo, playing selections from Django Reinhardt's Preludes for Solo Guitar. Reinhardt is, of course, the foundational Gypsy jazz guitarist, and Wrembel considers the Preludes to be key to understanding his music. ...

Sam Wenc: The Experimental Language Of The Pedal Steel Guitar

by Lawrence Peryer
March 28, 2026

Today we're putting The Tonearm's needle on guitarist and composer Sam Wenc. Wenc is a Philadelphia-based artist who has spent nearly a decade building one of the more distinctive bodies of work in American experimental music, mostly under the name Post Moves. Now he's released his first album under his own name. ...

Marquis Hill Family Band at the Village Vanguard

by Max Kutner
March 27, 2026

Marquis Hill Family Band The Village Vanguard New York, NY March 19, 2026 Critically-acclaimed trumpeter and composer Marquis Hill brought his Family Band to the Village Vanguard on March 19th as part of weeklong residency marking Hill's debut as a bandleader. The late set boasted a full hour of five original ...

The Art of Accompanying

by Monk Rowe
March 27, 2026

Omar Sosa Suba Trio at SFJAZZ Center

by Harry S. Pariser
March 24, 2026

Omar Sosa Suba Trio SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA March 8, 2026 Pianist and composer Omar Sosa saved something very special for the fourth and final evening performance of his SFJAZZ Center residency, his second for the institution. In mid-2012, Sosa had encountered London-based Senegalese kora master and singer Seckou Keita ...

Guitarist Bobby Broom Celebrates Jazz Titan (and Mentor) Sonny Rollins With 'Notes Of Thanks,' Set For May 1 Release By Steele Records

March 24, 2026

Guitarist Bobby Broom pays tribute honoring a saxophone colossus with the May 1 release of Notes of Thanks on Steele Records. The album is an exploration of the compositions of the great Sonny Rollins, in whose bands Broom recorded and toured for a combined 11 years. The guitarist is joined on the adventure by his own ...

New Music From Brian Lynch, Diane Marino, Anthony Branker, Jenny Hill & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 23, 2026

This broadcast continues the celebration of Women's History Month with new music from Brian Lynch, Diane Marino, Anthony Branker a single from Jenny Hill}, nods to the Oscars and Bistro Award winners plus birthday shoutouts to {{m: Shirley Scott, Keely Smith, Bobby McFerrin, Arooj Aftab, Noriko Ueda, Marilyn Harris, Mark Murphy, Idit Shner, Al Jarreau among ...

Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band at Zellerbach Playhouse

by Harry S. Pariser
March 22, 2026

Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band Zellerbach Playhouse CalPerformances Berkeley, CA March 6. 2026 On a Friday night, pianist Grant Richards sat on the stage of the intimate UC Berkeley's Zellerbach Playhouse. To his right stood acoustic bassist Marcos Varela, with Edward Littlefield next to him manning the drum seat. The ...

Bob Reynolds, Andy James, Harvie S. & Aubrey Johnson

by Joe Dimino
March 22, 2026

We launch the milestone 950th episode of Neon Jazz with a soaring start from the husband-and-wife duo The Wild Blue Herons, featuring Bill Sample and Darlene Cooper, and music from their heartfelt 2026 album It's All About Love. From there, the hour unfolds with powerful new sounds from seasoned jazz masters like Sam Yahel, Eyal Vilner, ...