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A Quasi-Centennial Mingus Festivus - The Charles Mingus Songbook, Part 2
We continue our focus on the compositions of Charles Mingus, on the eve of what would have been his 99th birthday. Today's jazz would sound very diff…
4 years, 10 months ago
A Quasi-Centennial Mingus Festivus - The Charles Mingus Songbook, Part 1
Episode 153
This week Charles Mingus would have turned 99 years old, so to be a whole year ahead of the celebration of his centennial we've decided to focus this…
4 years, 10 months ago
Lina Allemano, Benito Gonzalez, Stefano Bollani, Fredrik Nordström & More New Releases
Episode 152
The extrovert pianism of Stefano Bollani and Benito Gonzalez opens this show, which then dives into recent Nordic and Eastern European jazz (Fredrik …
4 years, 10 months ago
Veronica Swift, Daniel Casimir, Rahsaan Barber, Neil Ardley & More New Releases
Episode 152
This week we focus on music about fake news (Veronica Swift - pictured) and black lives (Daniel Casimir, Spaza), historic British jazz reissues (Neil…
4 years, 10 months ago
Don Cherry, Big Monitors, John Coltrane, Emanuele Passerini
Episode 151
A show focusing directly or indirectly on current and past masters of the creative scene, from Don Cherry to John Coltrane, from William Parker to To…
4 years, 11 months ago
Jihye Lee, Dave Holland, Omar Sosa, Bheki Mseleku & Other New Releases
Episode 151
Hypnotic tunes, Orchestras, South African piano masters and James Brandon Lewis' prolific vein are the main theme of this show focusing on new and up…
4 years, 11 months ago
Stephanie Nilles, Julian Lage, Charles Mingus, Sons of Kemet & More New Releases
Episode 150
Our exploration of new and upcoming releases, and reissues, continues with the compelling homage to Charles Mingus by Stephanie Nilles, followed by t…
4 years, 11 months ago
Sana Nagano, John Zorn, Sam Gendel, Zane Carney & More New Releases
Episode 150
We take off with another upcoming gem from Georgia Anne Muldrow and land with John Zorn and the first (of what will certainly be many) box set dedica…
4 years, 11 months ago
The Bill Frisell Songbook - A New Jazz Canon Vol. 4
Episode 149
Every age its defining musicians, who stand-out for their innovations and distinctive voices. For us growing up musically in the 1980s and 1990s and …
4 years, 11 months ago
The Bill Frisell Songbook - A New Jazz Canon Vol. 4, Part 2
Episode 149
Bill Frisell's instrumental voice is instantly recognizable, no matter whether he displays its skronky side in John Zorn's Naked City or his sublime …
4 years, 11 months ago