This episode features mostly new music released in the first quarter of this year. We begin with my favorite new recording from the band Artemis. Also in this show new releases from Branford Marsalis, Noah Preminger and more. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album ARTEMIS ~ Olive Branch ~ ARBORESQUE Jeremy Pelt ~ Afrofuturism ~ Woven Out Of/Into ~ Synchron…

One of my favorite days of the year is Opening Day for the Baseball season. It signifies the start of spring and the joys of America's greatest pastime. Here we celebrate baseball with a jazz twist. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Joey DeFrancesco ~ Take Me out to the Ballgame ~ Joey D! The Les Brown Orchestra & Betty Bonnie ~ Joltin' Joe DiMaggio ~…

This show reviews some recordings I picked up at a vinyl fair in San Diego recently. It is a mixture of 70's prog-rock and jazz music. This music will take you back to the great music being created in this era of rock, fusion and free jazz. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Tower Of Power ~ Only So Much Oil In the Ground ~ Urban Renewal Stanley Clarke…

A varied playlist for this week's podcast beginning with Kurt Rosenwinkel and Artemis. Later in the set we hear from piano masters Kenny Barron, Chick and McCoy. We conclude the show with alto genius Cannonball. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Kurt Rosenwinkel & Jean-Paul Brodbeck ~ Hungarian Dance No. 1 ~ The Brahms Project ARTEMIS ~ Komorebi ~ ARB…

A playlist starting with the great Cannonball Adderley and concluding with honoring the late pioneer of Acid Jazz, Roy Ayers. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Cannonball Adderley Quintet ~ Arriving Soon ~ The Quintet Plus Cannonball Adderley ~ One For Daddy-O ~ Somethin' Else Sphere ~ Dual Force ~ Sphere: Live On Tour ARTEMIS ~ Footprints ~ ARBORESQU…

This episode begins by paying our respects to Roberta Flack, who passed away last week. The recording featured here is my favorite track by Ms. Flack. Following that is new music by another fine vocalist Nicole Zuraitis. We have more great jazz in the following tracks. The podcast concludes with a live recording from 70's fusion band Weather Report…

An all Jazz/Rock Fusion podcast episode. This is what introduced me to jazz. These ar classic fusion pioneers from the 1970's. From Miles to McLaughlin and much more. It all began here. Enjoy! Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Weather Report ~ Havona ~ Heavy Weather Freddie Hubbard ~ The Intrepid Fox ~ Red Clay Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ You Know You Know…

No real theme to today's show, just music I have been listening to this past week. We start with classic fusion (1975) from Return To Forever with Chick Corea and conclude with West Coast jazz with drummer Shelly Manne. In between, we have modern jazz, mostly released in the last year. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Return to Forever ~ No Mystery ~…

This week's episode features the Grammy Award winners for the jazz categories. Of special note are the two winners with roots in Connecticut, Dan Pugach and Zaccai Curtis. Several other awards went to alternative modern jazz sounds that make this an interesting show. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Dan Pugach ~ Tolerance ~ Bianca Reimagined Zaccai C…

This show has new music released in 2025 from Artemis, Nicole Zuraitis and Noah Preminger. Much more as well from pianists Emmet Cohen and Oscar Peterson. There is also a couple of tracks out of San Diego from David Borgo and Rob Thorsen. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album ARTEMIS ~ The Smile of the Snake ~ ARBORESQUE Nicole Zuraitis ~ brand new key ~ …

John Coltrane provides this week's Welcome with his heartfelt tenor playing. Another jazz great, Charles Lloyd is on deck with his latest release at age 86. From there we play some of the great young players of today with Gerald Clayton, Glenn Zaleski, Jahari Stampley and more. The show is ended as we began with jazz legends, Wes and Wayne. Playlis…

A mix of classic and new releases on this week's show. A couple of supergroups (Out Of/Into and MTB) and guitarist Andrew Renfroe are featured along with classic Trane, Shorter and more. Enjoy! Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Out Of/Into ~ Radical ~ Motion I John Coltrane ~ A Love Supreme, Pt. 2: Resolution ~ A Love Supreme Wayne Shorter ~ Night Dre…

For the past two week's we have played mostly new releases. This week we go back to the 50's and 60's with classics from Ben Webster, McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, Horace Silver and Miles. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Ben Webster & Oscar Peterson ~ Bye Bye Blackbird ~ Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson McCoy Tyner ~ A Night In Tunisia ~ Today and Tom…

This first episode for the New Year continues where we left off last week with reviews of some of my favorite 2024 releases. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Ulysses Owens Jr. ~ Better Days ~ A New Beat Lori Bell Quartet ~ Recorda Me ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson Roy Hargrove ~ Lake Danse ~ Grande-Terre Emmet Cohen ~ Vibe Provider ~ Vibe P…

This is the time of year where we review some of my favorite releases from 2024. Many of these are from Hartford CT where I lived for 40+years, and my current home in San Diego. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Sarah Hanahan ~ We Bop! ~ Among Giants Chris Potter ~ Indigo Ildikó ~ Eagle's Point David Borgo ~ Peace of Mind ~ Persistence Lori Bell Quar…

This episode begins by paying tribute to tabla master Zakir Hussain who passed away last week. He is one of the greatest musicians of my generation, and brought Indian Classical Music awareness to many in the jazz scene. That is followed by a set of music from some of the most influential Hartford jazz mentors. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Shakti…

This week's show starts with 3 guitarists; Goldstein, Bernstein and McLaughlin. The show ends with a couple great trumpet players in Hubbard and McGhee. Lots of great jazz in between. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Rich Goldstein ~ Hard Days Night ~ Into the Blue Peter Bernstein ~ You Go to My Head ~ Better Angels John McLaughlin ~ Binky's Dream ~ …

After kicking off this episode with classic Miles, we delve into some of jazz's best and most creative pianists. The show ends with Indian/Jazz fusion from McLaughlin's Shakti. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Miles Davis ~ Seven Steps to Heaven ~ Seven Steps to Heaven Renee Rosnes ~ Frevo ~ Crossing Paths Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner & Peter Bernstein …

Thanksgiving dinner is great, but we also dig chowing down on leftovers. The first set is inspired by those great ingredients transformed. We also have new music by Kenny Barron, Samara Joy and a re-release of early Miles. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Atla DeChamplain ~ Soul Food ~ Pause Matt Hall ~ Biscuits & Gravy ~ I Hope to My Never Zaccai Cu…

This is our Thanksgiving special, with the first set paying tribute to perhaps my favorite holiday. Jimmy Greene and Thelonious Monk provide the musical setting for a Thanksgiving feast. The podcast episode concludes with a modern classical composition depicting a ballroom dance with Madam and Chairman Mao for Nixon's visit from composer John Adams…

We begin this show with a tribute to three jazz greats that passed away in recent days, Roy Haynes, Lou Donaldson and Quincy Jones. The show continues with other legends of this music, one still living and actively touring, Charles McPherson followed by Bird and Dexter. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Roy Haynes ~ Moose the Mooch ~ Birds of a Feathe…

This week's show is an eclectic mix. It was recorded in the week following the elections and perhaps reflective of my emotions during this time. There is no real theme to the selections, and is music I have been listening to recently. Artist ~ Name ~ Album Joe Henderson ~ Short Story ~ In 'n Out McCoy Tyner ~ When Sunny Gets Blue ~ Today and Tomorr…

Today's show begins with a reminder to vote on or before Election Day, Nov 5, 2024. Let's start with a tribute to Dizzy Gillespie's run for President in 1964. That's followed by Ella's Vote for Mr. Rhythm. A new posthumous release from trumpeter Roy Hargrove has a track, Kamala's Dance (written for Roy's daughter). After that is just some music I h…

Following my recent themes of music from SoCal and New England, I will feature music that exemplifies some of the fine jazz artists from these two areas of the country. Also, we close out the show with classic guitar work from Kenny Burrell and brand new music from Imannuel Wilkins. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Rob Thorsen ~ Dexterity ~ Lasting I…

Kind of a random playlist of music I have been listening to this week. Of particular interest are the tunes that feature McCoy Tyner, including a Michael Brecker piece (composed by Metheny). Also a track from Immanuel Wilkins' new release Blue Blood has some interesting vocals. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Andrew Renfroe ~ SPRINGS ~ Big Country E…