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Mark Turner, Pipe Dream and other great new releases
Episode 41
The summer is winding down and the pace at which new albums are being released is picking up. Given the quality of what is coming our way, we duly ob…
8 years, 1 month ago
Randy Weston Tribute & New Releases
Episode 40
Another master has left us. Randy Weston passed away on Sept. 1st at the venerable age of 92. This week we celebrate the music of an artist that cons…
8 years, 1 month ago
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…
8 years, 1 month 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…
8 years, 2 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…
8 years, 2 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…
8 years, 2 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…
8 years, 3 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…
8 years, 3 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…
8 years, 3 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…
8 years, 4 months ago