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Fire Music: When Jazz Speaks Out - Part 1
Episode 115
Music often distills the truth in ways that make it hard to ignore. The history of jazz is intertwined with the struggle for the advancement of the A…
5 years, 7 months ago
James Bond and other Secret Agents, Spies and Detectives - Part 2
Episode 112
In the first part of the show we focused on jazz inspired by the of music composed by James Barry for 007 flicks. Here we switch our attention to oth…
5 years, 7 months ago
Jazz for James Bond and other Secret Agents, Spies and Detectives - Part 1
Episode 114
For a reason or another, movies about detectives, secret agents or spies have gone mano a mano with jazz, and so this week we'll feature jazz inspire…
5 years, 7 months ago
Sir Stevie: Jammin' on Stevie Wonder - Part 4
Episode 113
All good things come to an end, so here we are with the last part of our celebration of Stevie Wonder's 70th birthday in the key of jazz. In this fin…
5 years, 8 months ago
Sir Stevie: Jammin' on Stevie Wonder - Part 3
Episode 113
After a dive in renditions from the '70s during parts 1, here we mix things up with a combination of contemporary stunners, like the unique take of A…
5 years, 8 months ago
Sir Stevie: Jammin' on Stevie Wonder - Part 2
Episode 112
Stevie Wonder has often infused his performances with compelling renditions of jazz standards like Miles' "All Blues" or Coltrane's "Giant Steps". In…
5 years, 8 months ago
Sir Stevie: Jammin' on Stevie Wonder - Part 1
Episode 112
Stevie Wonder has more entries in the "Real Book" than any other pop musician, The Beatles included. It is not surprising therefore that his Songbook…
5 years, 8 months ago
Otis Sandsjö Pablo Ablanedo, Webber/Morris Big Band, Gordon Grdina & New Releases
Episode 111
Second part of this week's review of new and upcoming releases with the great return of master arranger Pablo Ablanedo, the new single by Swedish sax…
5 years, 8 months ago
Majel Connery, Omer Avital, Nick Cave, Vijay Iyer and More New Releases
Episode 111
This week we go through another delicious stash of new and upcoming releases, many of them launched on Bandcamp on 1 May for the 'waived fee' events …
5 years, 8 months ago
Chad Taylor, Nduduzo Makhathini, Aka Moon, Matt Wilson and Other New Releases
Episode 110
Here's is the second part of this week's exploration of new and upcoming releases, focusing on the new works of drummers Chad Taylor, with his trio a…
5 years, 9 months ago