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John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Miho Hazama & other great new releases
Episode 39
The summer is almost over and the pace at which new albums are being released is picking up... This week we focus on a few new gems, including two re…
7 years, 8 months ago
Aretha in Jazz & New Releases
Episode 38
This week we pay homage to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, looking into her early jazz forays and her influence on many jazz musicians. We'll the…
7 years, 9 months ago
Spoken Jazz & New Releases
Episode 37
Spoken word is performance art that goes hand in hand with jazz because words often sound great and notes can speak loud and clear. In this episode w…
7 years, 9 months ago
Jazz & Poetry
Episode 36
The best of jazz is aural poetry. The best of poetry swings and grooves. So it's not surprising that jazz and poetry have had a long and fruitful syn…
7 years, 9 months ago
Hal Willner's Nino Rota
Episode 35
Today we go back to 1981, when "Amarcord Nino Rota" by producer Hal Willner was released. 37 years later it remains a reference record and one of the…
7 years, 10 months ago
Jazz Is in the (H)air!
Episode 34
Inspired by "Head Full of Hair, Heart of Full of Song", Pyeng Threadgill's investigation in music about the role of hair in her life, family, communi…
7 years, 10 months ago
Marc Ribot, Dos Santos and other great new (and not so new) releases
Episode 33
This episode features new releases and fresh sounds, from postmodern big bands to protest songs to lyrical meditations that will melt your heart. The…
7 years, 10 months ago
Michael Leonhart, Charles Lloyd and other great new releases
Episode 32
Gorgeous music never stops. Case in point: the spectacularly beautiful new album by the Michael Leonhart, “The Painted Lady Suite”, destined to becom…
7 years, 10 months ago
Jazz Relay
Episode 31
Already soccered-out? Then dive in the world of Jazz Relay: the exciting sport in which one jazz player passes the baton to the next one and at the e…
7 years, 11 months ago
Belovèd Django Bates
Episode 30
If you are intrigued by jazz because of its capacity to surprise, amaze, astound, even flabbergast and leave you without words… British pianist Djang…
7 years, 11 months ago