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Wendell Harrison

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Detroit-based jazz musician Wendell Harrison is a recording artist, performer, teacher, author and entrepreneur. His fame as a clarinetist and saxophonist has spread throughout the United States, Africa, The Caribbean, Middle East, and Europe. His instruction book, the Be Boppers Method Book I with accompanying CD and the

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Susan Alcorn, Damon Locks, Allison Miller, Avishai Cohen and Yuval Drabkin

Read "Susan Alcorn, Damon Locks, Allison Miller, Avishai Cohen and Yuval Drabkin" reviewed by Hobart Taylor


New music from Allison Miller, Damon Locks, Avishai Cohen with Yuval Drabkin and remembering pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn.Playlist Allen Lowe & the Constant Sorrow Orchestra “Dance of the Occupiers" from Louis Armstrong's America (ESP-Disk) 0:00 Mafalda Minnozzi “ Telefone" from Riofonic (Musica Populare Italiana) 2:51 Jimmy Farace “Hours Fly, Flowers Die" from Hours ...

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Article: Live Review

Detroit Jazz Festival 2024: The Year of Alice

Read "Detroit Jazz Festival 2024: The Year of Alice" reviewed by Paul Rauch


Detroit Jazz Festival 2024 Hart Plaza & Campus Martius Detroit, MI August 30-September 2, 2024 An annual pilgrimage to the Detroit Jazz Festival allows a jazz fan, or in this case, a jazz journalist, to reset to an internal default setting for what this music means to us on a very ...

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Article: Album Review

Larry Nozero: Time

Read "Time" reviewed by Chris May


Here is an odd one. Originally released on the short-lived Detroit label Strata in 1975, Larry Nozero's Time defies categorization. First-generation spiritual jazz, Henry Mancini, Motown, strings (real and synthed), the Swingle Singers, Braziliana and Shaft era Isaac Hayes jostle around the mic, along with Sibylline hints of Kamasi Washington. Is it for real? Is it ...

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Article: Reassessing

The Time Is Now!

Read "The Time Is Now!" reviewed by Joshua Weiner


The early '70s were difficult times in the United States, not least for the jazz community. The optimism of the flower-power and peace movements had given way to political radicalism, conflict and paranoia, and the excitement of the initial free jazz and jazz-fusion eras had begun to wane. John Coltrane and Albert Ayler were dead. Miles ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Wendell Harrison, Rudy Royston, Grant Green & Vin Venezia

Read "Wendell Harrison, Rudy Royston, Grant Green & Vin Venezia" reviewed by Joe Dimino


From guitarist Vin Venezia, we begin the 844th Episode of Neon Jazz with music from his 2024 album The Venetian. We then get into his primary influence with Wes Montgomery. From there, we explore an impressive array of new jazz from the likes of Molly Miller, Cliff Beach and Lori Bell. We also hear new music ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Exciting New Releases From Looty Trio, Mok, Brennan, And More

Read "Exciting New Releases From Looty Trio, Mok, Brennan, And More" reviewed by Bob Osborne


On this edition of the show we hear contemporary sounds from Looty Trio, Lesley Mok, Patrick Brennan, Rodrigo Amado, Richard Nelson Makrokosmos Orchestra, Wendell Harrison Tribe, Christoph Stiefel, Sumo, and Marmota, In addition there are classic tracks from Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Looty Trio “Boxer Rebellion" from ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

New Music From James Brandon Lewis & More

Read "New Music From James Brandon Lewis & More" reviewed by Bob Osborne


On this show we feature new album from James Brandon Lewis Red Lily Quintet. In addition, releases from Steve Lehman, Matana Roberts, Quinsin Nachoff, Royal New Zealand Air Force Jazz Orchestra, Alabaster DePlume, Surdelsur Ensamble, Jesse Dietschi, Wendell Harrison, and, Itamar Borochov.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 James Brandon Lewis, Red Lily Quintet “Deep River" from ...

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Article: Album Review

Lonnie Liston Smith: Jazz Is Dead 17

Read "Jazz Is Dead 17" reviewed by Chris May


Having kicked off 2023 with one of the strongest albums in its catalogue--Phil Ranelin and Wendell Harrison's Jazz Is Dead 16--Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge's label continues on a roll. Jazz Is Dead 17 finds the two producers in their funked-up comfort zone and relishing it. Strange but true, Jazz Is Dead ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Alessia Obino, Rob Mazurek, London Brew, Stephen Ulrich & More New Releases

Read "Alessia Obino, Rob Mazurek, London Brew, Stephen Ulrich & More New Releases" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Americana-tinged guitarists, cinematic moods, a cast of London all-stars chasing the electric Miles voodoo down, inflections of Jimi Hendrix, and music that may help you with meditation, introspection, or even state alteration... This and more in this week's set!Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 ...


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