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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Peter Madsen, Immanuel Wilkins, and the WDR Big Band

Read "Peter Madsen, Immanuel Wilkins, and the WDR Big Band" reviewed by Jerome Wilson


This program contains new music from Peter Madsen, the WDR Big Band and the Steve Allee Big Band. It also features Immanuel Wilkins, Jaki Byard, and Taylor Ho Bynum. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 ...

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Article: Album Review

WDR Big Band: Bluegrass

Read "Bluegrass" reviewed by Jack Bowers


Violinist Darol Anger literally had a dream, one in which he was performing his bluegrass music not with the David Grisman Quintet or another small group but in front of a full-fledged big band--and in Germany, of all places. Even though it was a dream he thought would never come true, it was so vivid and ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Josephine Davies, 3 Cohens, WDR Big Band, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Naima Joris

Read "Josephine Davies, 3 Cohens, WDR Big Band, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Naima Joris" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Enjoy a set featuring three of the most exciting European large ensembles, the WDR Big Band, the Brussels Jazz Orchestra and the Ensō Ensemble, delving into compelling original music and covers of gems by Joe Jackson and Nick Drake.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Jonah David, Leon Anderson, Russ Spiegel, Shuffle Demons and more

Read "Jonah David, Leon Anderson, Russ Spiegel, Shuffle Demons and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Jonah David, Leon Anderson, Russ Spiegel, Nnenna Freelon, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Shuffle Demons, Kevin Fort, Renegade Queens, Posi-Tone Swingtet, Jeremy Pelt, The Empress, MTB, Artemis. Christopher Boscole, Steve johns, Yellowjackets, Max Leake, Fred Hersch, WDR Big Band, Rachel Therrien, Rodney Jordan, John Ellis, Chacho Ramirez, Diane Marino, Nels Cline, and ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Rachel Therrien, Rodney Jordan, Diane Marino, Rodney Whitaker and more

Read "Rachel Therrien, Rodney Jordan, Diane Marino, Rodney Whitaker and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Rachel Therrien, Dr. Purgatory, Rodney Jordan, Diane Marino, Ross Valory, Rodney Whitaker, Max Leake, The Reddish Fetish, Tomas Martin Lopez, Willie Morris, Steve Smith, Yellowjackets, Jeremy Pelt, Ryan Middagh, Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds, Posi-Tone Swingtet, Fernando Ferrarone, Jenna McLean, Artemis, Kasan Belgrave, Michelle Nicolle, Mafalda Minnozzi, MTB, and more. ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Butch Morris, The 3 Cohens, Christophe Irniger's Pilgrim, Sasha Berliner

Read "Butch Morris, The 3 Cohens, Christophe Irniger's Pilgrim, Sasha Berliner" reviewed by Cheryl K.


During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, selections from releases by conductor Butch Morris, the Kenny Wheeler Legacy ensemble, a single from vocalist Catherine Russell, The 3 Cohens (Anat, Avaishai, and Yuval), Spirits Rejoice, tenor saxophonist Christophe Irniger's Pilgrim, and vibraphonist and composer Sasha Berliner. Playlist Butch Morris “Current Trends in ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Artemis, Posi-Tone Swingtet, Caili O'Doherty, Max Leake and more

Read "Artemis, Posi-Tone Swingtet, Caili O'Doherty, Max Leake and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Artemis, Posi-Tone Swingtet, The Reddish Fetish, Caili O'Doherty, Max Leake, Harry Allen Trio, Bibber Badder Bones, Judy Wexler, Liz Cole, Greg Abate, Bill Moio, Fernando Ferrarone, Yellowjackets, Nanami Haruta, Elaine Dame, Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds, Rodney Whitaker, Jim Snidero, Jenna McLean, Joe Syria, Kasan Belgrave, WDR Big Band, MTB, ...

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Take Five with Meg Okura

Read "Take Five with Meg Okura" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Meet Meg Okura Hailed as “the queen of chamber jazz (All About Jazz)," Tokyo-native Meg Okura is a Grammy-nominated jazz composer and violinist based in New York, known for her music praised by The New York Times as “grandiloquent beauty that transitions easily from grooves to big cascades to buoyant swing." Ms. Okura leads her 10-piece ...

Article: Album Review

Chuck Owen: Renderings

Read "Renderings" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Nato dalla collaborazione tra la WDR Big Band e Chuck Owen, Renderings conferma quest'ultimo ai vertici dell'orchestrazione mainstream contemporanea e l'orchestra tedesca l'autorevole e avvincente ensemble che sappiamo. L'idea del progetto nasce quando la splendida sassofonista della big band, Karolina Strassmayer, ha chiesto a Chuck di arrangiare una sua composizione, stimolando il bandleader a impegnarsi in ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Darcy James Argue, Miho Hazama, Steve Lehman, Pascal Le Boeuf & More

Read "Darcy James Argue, Miho Hazama, Steve Lehman, Pascal Le Boeuf & More" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Large ensembles, big bands, orchestras... A playlist replete of successful experiments in the art of more is more... Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Chuck Owen, WDR Big Band ..."And Your Point Is" Renderings (MAMA) 0:16 Host talks 9:00 Gard Nilssen's Supersonic ...


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