Podcast Episodes

Huey Lewis, Cory Weeds, Stan Getz, Nova Fellowship, Calibro 35 & More

A playlist of unexpected connections: from Cory Weeds to Stan Getz, with Huey Lewis as the missing link; from James Ellroy to Calibro 35’s cinematic …

1 day, 11 hours ago

Kiefer, Nate Smith, Echoes of Zoo, Léon Phal, Thiefs, Fathers

A groovy playlist featuring music that blurs boundaries: between past, present and future; between cultures and places; and between genres.
The playli…

3 days, 11 hours ago

Helen Sung, Emma Dayhuff, Bill Lee, Isaiah Collier, Gaia Wilmer, Heisenberg Uncertainty Players

One of our favorite albums of the year, music born on the Chicago-LA express, a rediscovery of Bill Lee and a joyride with Isaiah Colleri, tributes t…

5 days, 11 hours ago

Jimetta Rose, Emile Parisien, Carla Marciano, Julieta Eugenio, Punkt.Vrt.Plastik, Kurt Elling

After a few weeks during which we’ve delved into the legacies of Cassandra Wilson, Stevie Wonder and Dave Holland, a huge pile of new releases has bu…

1 week, 3 days ago

Jumpin' In: Inside the World of Dave Holland - Part 3

As Dave Holland turns 80, we celebrate a career that has kept jazz in constant motion for six decades.

The playlist also features Pepe Habichuela; Z…

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Jumpin' In: Inside the World of Dave Holland - Part 2 [Mondo Jazz 381-2]

Another selection celebrating Dave Holland’s extraordinary musical legacy, from intimate explorations to expansive ensemble work and everything in be…

3 weeks ago

Jumpin' In: Inside the World of Dave Holland - Part 1

Celebrating Dave Holland’s 80th birthday with music drawn from six decades of creative music making, and the many sides of his voice as bassist, comp…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Jazz - Part 3

The third and final part of our celebration of 50 years of Stevie Wonder’s "Songs in the Key of Life"—with more jazz renditions of this timeless mast…

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Jazz - Part 2

Stevie Wonder’s cult classic may not be a jazz album, but its jazz connections run deep—from Herbie Hancock, Dorothy Ashby, George Benson, Glenn Ferr…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Jazz - Part 1

Fifty years after Stevie Wonder released "Songs in the Key of Life", we celebrate the anniversary song by song, in the exact sequence of the original…

3 weeks, 4 days ago