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Carol Albert, NOLA Resistance Quintet, Hindy Bare, Roxy Coss, Julia Hulsmann, Roderick Harper. Jazz Birthday Shoutouts & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
February 2, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Carol Albert, The NOLA Resistance Quintet, Hindy Bare, Roxy Coss, Hülsmann and Roderick Harper, with birthday shoutouts to Etta James, Eartha Kitt, Barbara Carroll, Kate McGarry, José James, Natalie Douglas, Michelle Nicole, Pureum Jin, Aubrey Logan, Mariah Parker, Nancy Marano and Lori Williams, among others. Happy listening and please support ...

Announcing March Line-up For Smoke Jazz Club Featuring Harold Mabern 90th Birthday Celebration, Fred Hersch Trio And More

February 2, 2026

Hailed as the “#1 Jazz Club in New York City (SecretNYC),” SMOKE Jazz Club today announced an exciting line-up for the month of March 2026. On what would’ve been Harold Mabern’s 90th birthday on March 20th, SMOKE presents a special five-night celebration (Mar 18-22) reuniting his stellar ensemble and releasing a newly remixed and remastered 10th ...

The Culture War - Springsteen, Brooks and The American People

by Thomas Cole
February 1, 2026

On January 30, 2026, the NY Times featured the final opinion column by David Brooks, and two days before I heard Bruce Springsteen's first (and probably not his final) “protest" song. Somehow, they seem incontrovertibly linked in, to and with the history of this country. And to the very core of the human experience.

Fats Waller, Joe Magnarelli, Alexa Tarantino & Rebecca Kilgore

by Joe Dimino
February 1, 2026

The 943rd episode of Neon Jazz opens with a heartfelt tribute to the mighty Rebecca Kilgore, the beloved Portland-based vocalist we lost in January 2026. We honor her artistry and enduring spirit with selections from her 2026 album Sings the Music of Fats Waller--a fitting celebration of joy, swing, and soul. From there, we turn to ...

Composer, Conductor And Bandleader Maria Schneider Earns 2026 Rolf Schock Prize In Musical Arts

February 1, 2026

Trailblazing composer and orchestra leader Maria Schneider has been awarded the 2026 Rolf Schock Prize in Musical Arts. Other 2026 Rolf Schock Prize winners include mathematician Tobias Colding, philosopher Bastiaan van Fraassen, architect Arno Brandlhuber. The Rolf Schock Prize Laureates will each receive 600,000 Swedish kronor, and are selected in collaboration between three Swedish academies: the ...

Michael Hallsworth: Escaping The Hypocrisy Trap

by Lawrence Peryer
January 31, 2026

Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on author and behavioral scientist Michael Hallsworth. Michael has spent the last two decades applying behavioral science to real-world problems at the Behavioural Insights Team. He's held positions at Princeton, Columbia, Imperial College London, and the University of Pennsylvania. Michael's book, The Hypocrisy Trap, takes on ...

Simon Phillips on Protocol, Precision, and the Power of the Hang

by Steven Roby
January 30, 2026

Legendary drummer Simon Phillips joins host Steve Roby to discuss five decades of rhythmic mastery, from teenage session work in 1970s London to leading the modern jazz fusion powerhouse Protocol.Fresh off the acclaimed 2022 release Protocol V, Simon reveals he's already recorded Protocol VI, set to drop this spring alongside a major European tour. ...

Lew Tabackin Quartet At Klavierhaus

by Tanja Momcilovic
January 29, 2026

Elysium Furnace Works Announces Its 2026 Season, Beginning With Tyshawn Sorey And Cooper-Moore On Saturday, March 14

January 28, 2026

Elysium Furnace Works is proud to announce the initial slate of performers for its 2026 season. March 14 Tyshawn Sorey / Cooper-Moore — our season kicks off with the first-ever appearance together of Pulitzer Prize-winner and MacArthur Foundation “genius grant" fellow, drummer, composer and University of Pennsylvania professor Sorey, teaming up with the multi-instrumentalist, instrument builder, ...

Marc Seales & Ernie Watts at Jazz Alley

by Paul Rauch
January 28, 2026

Marc Seales & Ernie Watts Jazz Alley Seattle, WA January 20, 2026 The career paths of pianist Marc Seales and saxophonist Ernie Watts couldn't be more different. While Seales was becoming a local jazz stalwart in Seattle, the Los Angeles based Watts was making his way through studio sessions that included ...