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John Lurie, Isaiah Collier, Dan Weiss & Steph Richards
by Maurice Hogue
John Lurie hasn't recorded any music since contracting Lyme disease several years ago; in fact he couldn't even listen to music because of the neurological effects of the disease. He retreated to someplace in the Caribbean then finally improved enough to come back to the US and made Painting With John for HBO. Lurie's music which accompanied the three seasons of the series is the subject of a his release called Painting With John. Lurie chose the music for the ...
read moreSpring Releases From Jordan VanHemert, Andrea Wolper, Sarah Jerrom, Idit Shner, Melissa Aldana, Fay Victor, Birthday Shoutouts & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
Midway through Jazz Appreciation Month, this broadcast continues the celebration with new releases from from Jordan VanHemert, Andrea Wolper, Sarah Jerrom, Idit Shner & Mhondoro, Melissa Aldana and Fay Victor, with birthday shoutouts to Marilyn Maye, Barbara Lea, Carmen McRae, Haruna Fukazawa, Michele Brourman and Rosa Passos, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by seeing them live and online. Purchase their music so they can continue to distract, comfort, provoke and inspire.Playlist ...
read moreBunny Brunel, Gergo Borlai, Casiopea and Al Di Mola
by Len Davis
Drummers Gregg Bissonette and Gergo Borlai, bassist Bunny Brunel and The Bernd Brothers. Japanese band Casiopea, Al Di Meola,Jing Chi and Dixie Dregs. Playlist Gregg Bissonette “Teenage Immigrant" from Gregg Bissonette (Mascot) 00:00 Bunny Brunel “Vlad" from L A Zoo (Tone centre) 06:37 Gergo Borlai “Before The Scofield Concert" from Sausage (Tom Tom) 13:14 The Bernd Brothers “Funk-A-Tash" from Permanent Solution (Scuba Dive) 19:51 Casiopea “Magnetic Vibration" from Platinum (Polydor) 26:28 Current Events “B Boys Jammin'" from Current ...
read moreAlbert Tootie Heath, Nick Finzer, Noah Haidu & Matthew Whitaker
by Joe Dimino
We kick off the 851st Episode of Neon Jazz with the brilliance and prowess of pianist Matthew Whitaker and music from his forthcoming album. From there, we get into a host of tunes from the Kandace Springs, Rachel Z, Dave Bass, Queen Esther, Leigh Pilzer and Noah Haidu. Talented singer Hyeonseon Baek makes his debut on Neon Jazz and he is wonderful. Finally, we say goodbye to the great Albert 'Tootie' Heath. Dig the jazz, my friends. Playlist ...
read moreJazz for Hollywood: Branford Marsalis and Laura Karpman
by Ludovico Granvassu
This time we are focusing on jazz-infused soundtracks that received Academy Awards nominations for Best Original Score in a Feature Film, because jazz does a great job a propelling a movie story forward. Kudos to Laura Karpman, the composer of the soundtrack for American Fiction and Branford Marsalis for the soundtrack of Rustin, two scores that have a life of their own even without the images they were was meant to accompany.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo ...
read moreKevin Sun: Emotion, Technique, and the Language of Jazz
by Lawrence Peryer
Today, the Spotlight shines On saxophonist/composer Kevin Sun. Kevin joined us to discuss, among other things, his dramatic double album from 2023, The Depths of Memory ((Endectomorph), which was released in two halves: From All This Stillness in July The Depths in Slow Motion in October. Kevin's an intense yet accessible player and composer--and a true working musician. He leads an ensemble most Tuesday nights at Lowlands Bar and appears regularly at Bar Bayeux and Ornithology, all three in Brooklyn, ...
read moreShabaka: This Is The Moment To Make Patient Music
by Leo Sidran
Shabaka Hutchings grew up between the UK and Barbados. He started playing clarinet as a young boy in Barbados and eventually moved back to England to go to music school in the early 2000s.After college he began a period of working furiously on a kaleidoscopic range of projects and became an icon of the new sound of London jazz, which integrated African rhythms and modes, Caribbean and Middle eastern sounds and was largely danceable.Shabaka himself has ...
read moreRichard Ruttenberg, Tass Petridis, Eyot, asnd Nataraj
by Len Davis
Futuristic music by Richard Ruttenberg and Jimmy Haslip. Bassist Tass Petridis, Everything Yes, Eyot, and London band Nataraja. Altered, with guitarist Jeff Miley, Apostolos Anthimos, Rez Abbasi, Bob Berg and Jean Marc. Belkadi. Playlist Ruttenberg-Haslip-Crockett “Willis" from Cold Fusion (Self Produced) 00:00 Tass Petridis “Ready Or Not" from The OG Sessions Vol 3 (Self Prod) 07:43 Everything Yes “Skrt Skrt" from Volume 2 (Self Produced) 15:24 Eyot “The Crest Of A Wave" from Quindecennial (Ropeadope) 23:18 Nataraja “Spirit ...
read moreNew Releases From Chris Potter, Dave Douglas, Caroline Julia Cabalding, And More
by Bob Osborne
On this show we have all new releases from Chris Potter, Dave Douglas, Caroline Julia Cabalding, Kevin Sun, Nasheet Waits with Logan Richardson Jason Moran and Tarus Mateen, Queen Esther, Jacob Shulman, Roddy Elias, Adam Nolan, Gastón Reggio, Room 31, and Russ Lossing with Loren Stillman John Hebert & Eric McPherson. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Chris Potter “Cloud Message" from Eagle's Point (Edition Records) 00:59 Dave Douglas “Seven Years Ago" from Gifts (Greenleaf) 08:22 Caroline Julia Cabalding ...
read moreJulieta Eugenio, Hugues Mayot, Amirtha Kidambi, Adam Levy & More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Julian Lage's latest album--possibly his best to date--opens a playlist of recent releases spanning many styles and cultural influences.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Julian Lage “76" Speak to Me (Blue Note) 0:16 Host talks 4:49 Adam Levy feat. Larry Grenadier, Joey Baron “Mitchum" Spry (Lost Wax) 6:16 Host talks 9:50 Julieta Eugenio “Stay" Stay (Crystalin) 11:52 Hugues Mayot “Apparation" Invocations (BMC) 17:23 Amirtha Kidambi' Elder Ones “The ...
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