Podcast Episodes

Billy Valentine, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Magic Malik, Bobo Stenson & More

Episode 236

This week we open with a stunner, Billy Valentine's new album featuring the best of the Los Angeles and New York Scenes (Pino Palladino; Jeff Parker, Theo Crocker; Larry Goldings; Abe Rounds; Immanue…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Camilla Battaglia, Mark de Clive Lowe, Ben Wendel, Brad Allen Williams & More

Episode 235

Los Angeles and New York are the two poles of this playlist document the vibrancy of these two scenes, and their cross-pollination, including the reissue of the iconic Wattstax Benefit Concert, a div…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Sexmob, Larry Goldings, Steve Argüelles, Tim Berne & More

Episode 235

The exciting collaboration between Sexmob [pictured] and Scotty Hard and that involving Larry Goldings, Kaveh Rastegar and Abe Rounds open an episode focusing also on soundtracks, beat poetry and poe…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Chico Pinheiro, Andy Emler, Franco D'Andrea, Vince Mendoza & New Releases

Episode 234

Medium-sized and large ensemble shine in all their nuances through the music included on today's playlist. At the end of the set Brazil, France and Norway add their own touch.

The playlist features An…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Mike Dillon, Ludovica Burtone, Marc Jordan, Simon Moullier & New Releases

Episode 234

Countless forms of fusion in this week's show, from fusions of jazz and pop, to fusions of musical traditions. There are enough genetic modifications in just one hour that to prove that jazz's resili…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Tineke Postma, Ella Zirina, Mario Costa, Rachel Therrien & Other New Releases

Episode 233

Six decades separate Latvian guitarist Ella Zirina, who's 25, from Charles Lloyd who just turned 85. But the beauty of music is that obliterates any conventional notion of time and space, so here's a…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Arooj Aftab, The Necks, The Vampires, Sara Caswell & More New Releases

Episode 232

At a time in which the frantic pace of this world is making record executives explore the idea of one--minute songs to satisfy the swipe-crazed Instagram generation, this playlist if full of music th…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Wayne Shorter - Footprints of a Soothsayer

Episode 233

Rarely has a jazz musician created a body of work in which depth, sophistication and melodies coexist as beautifully as Wayne Shorter did. In this episode we selected interpretations of his compositi…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Aruán Ortiz, Ferg Quill, Simon Lucaciu, Papanosh & More New Releases

Episode 232

Organ grooves, a take on the Jackson Five opened by the merciless beat of an Ornette Coleman alumnus, a few compelling debut albums, the ongoing collaboration between Aruán Ortiz and James Brandon Le…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Bacharach to the Future - Part 2

Episode 231

As a young adult Burt Bacharach used fake IDs to get into 52nd Street jazz clubs to have his mind blown away by heroes of the bebop revolution like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Those early imp…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago