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16 New Releases... and much more!
by Jon Greenbaum
Many new releases are coming out this summer and fall! In this archived radio transmission we highlight quite a few of the most interesting new albums.Playlist Bobby Previte “Stroll" from Second Arrow (Unit Records) 00:00:00 Anna Webber's Simple Trio “Underhelmed" from Binary (Skirl Records) 00:08:41 NICOLAS LEIRTRØ'S ACTION NOW! “Action Now" from Entrance (Sheep ...
Jeanie Bryson, John Hollenbeck, Paul Yonemura & Kenny Dorham
by Joe Dimino
From the pages of the new 2026 book Whistle Stop by father-and-son authors John A. Melendez and Robert M. Pallitto, we launch into the legendary Kenny Dorham, joined by Sonny Rollins, with the timeless “My Old Flame." From there, the journey keeps rolling, spotlighting the guitar artistry of Vladimir Redzic, the sounds of Holman Alvarez, and ...
Azar Lawrence: Spiritual Jazz With The Funk Left In
by Lawrence Peryer
This week we're putting The Tonearm's needle on tenor saxophonist Azar Lawrence. Lawrence is a veteran of Elvin Jones' and McCoy Tyner's bands and a leader of his own group, The Azar Lawrence Experience, whose album, Turn the Music Up (Trazar Records, 2026), arrives September 25, 2026. We talk about his unique ...
Orquesta Akokán at The Freight
by Roy Strassman
Orquesta Akokán The Freight & Salvage Live performance Berkeley, CAAugust 7, 2026 Orquesta Akokán had just flown in from its European tour and was playing the first of its Bay Area weekend performances at Berkeley's Freight & Salvage, currently called “The Freight." They hit the ground running with “Con Altura," ...
Azar Lawrence, Brad Mehldau, The Bad Plus, Joshua Redman And More
by Lawrence Peryer
I am endlessly interested in the intersection of music and ritual. Formal ritual, spiritual gatherings incorporating music, even liturgical music. Then there are the rituals of making music: the band silently setting up and breaking down, on-stage and in the studio. The order in which gear gets assembled and plugged in. The in-jokes or running gags. ...
Dave Frank
by Daniel Peck
Dave Frank is one of the busiest solo jazz pianists and music educators on the scene today. He is the author of the best-selling Hal Leonard book and video series, Joy of Improv and Breakthrough to Improv, was an Associate Professor of piano at Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1987-2004, and was a co-founder ...
Nicole Zuraitis: A Concept Of Intrigue
I can say with confidence that Nicole Zuraitis is one of the brightest and most interesting voices in contemporary jazz. And I mean voices that not only sing, but also create—making something of their own, something distinctive—and, on top of that, even play live. Her productivity is undeniably impressive. Almost excessively so. Hey Nicole, where are ...
The Tension Is Where the Music Lives: Miles Davis at 100, Part 3
by Kofi Adjepong-Boateng
Herbie Hancock Celebrates Miles Davis Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA August 19, 2026 The Hollywood Bowl began as a picnic ground called Daisy Dell, a canyon chosen for its acoustics, willed into being largely by women, chief among them Artie Mason Carter, a music teacher who believed music was for everyone ...
Saxophonist Rahsaan Barber Attains A New Level Of Artistic Vigor With 'Eternal,' Coming October 9 From Jazz Music City Records
Already an accomplished saxophonist and composer, Rahsaan Barber nonetheless reaches a magnificent degree of creative energy—fresh, thoughtful, and somehow both raw and refined—on Eternal, arriving via his own Jazz Music City Records on October 9. The album features the Nashville-born, Chapel Hill, North Carolina–based saxophonist with a new collaborator, New Orleans guitarist Ted Ludwig, alongside Barber’s ...
Singer Songwriter Captures The Zeitgeist On Potent Ep "Greed"
Tom Garfield is a lifelong community artist/activist supporting the work of urban schools, community agencies, and cultural organizations. Inspired by a literal mosaic of progressive influences, his heart lies in world change, not in meshing with any current cultural fashion. His latest single “Greed" is a scathing indictment of the status quo, showcasing him as a ...
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