Featuring fresh jams from Brooklyn bassist/synthman Spencer Zahn, two new releases on the ECM label from Kit Downs and Kavitah Shah, epic late-nite party vibes from NYC guitarist Avi Bortnick (shout out to Nublu!), a live recording from jazz diva Diane Reeves, 2000’s beats from L. Pierre, 70’s beats from Earth, Wind, and Fire, and the sweet sound of Memphis, TN (via Stax Records) from the Mar-Keys and Carla Thomas.
Episode #219
Featuring a brand new single from mmeadows, a new ECM release from Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble, Ben ALlison’s 2019 release with Ted Nash and Steve Cardenas, John Scofield feat. Avi Bortnick, + Rudresh Mahanthappa, Reed Mathis, McCoy Tyner, Red Simpson, and the one and only Richie Spice.
Episode #218
Featuring extraordinary music from Brooklyn amigos Frank LoCrasto, The Four Bags, and Erin McKeown + a brand new release from the vault of the John Coltrane Quartet, Lovage, Floratone, a deep live-cut from Erik’s 2012 Demonio Teclado tour, the amazing Freddie King, the mind-melting Flaming Lips, and two doctors: Hook and John.
A BK&B Interview: Ben Allison + Alexis Cuadrado
Erik sat down with NYC bassist/composers Ben Allison and Alexis Cuadrado in 2017 to talk about all things music related.
Episode #217
Featuring unreleased music from the Catalan-Belgian band Bad Currency, an instrumental anthem from saxophone genius Michael Blake and Slowpoke, a killer track from SF/NYC pianist/multi-instrumentalist Dred Scott, the modern mastery of Seattle-based composer Wayne Horvitz; + Bill Evans, Otis Redding, Janelle Monae, The Pharcyde, and Bauhaus.
Episode #216
Featuring fresh jams from drummer/composer extraordinaire Allison Miller, more music from Alwyn Robinson’s “Bluebonnet”, a brand new ECM release from pianist Ethan Iverson (w/trumpet legend Tom Harrell), the short-lived Brooklyn group EMMA (Allison miller, Erin McKeown, Todd Sickafoose, and Erik Deutsch), trumpeter/vocalist and jam-band staple Jennifer Hartswick, superpower-diva Alice Smith, Keith Jarrett, Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, Tower of Power, and the Bayou Maharajah himself… Mr. James Booker.
Episode #215
Episode #215 featuring brand new music from Brooklyn vibraphonist Tyler Blanton, Israeli-born maestros Avishai Cohen and Yonathan Avishai’s new ECM release, a vibe new live ECM release from Joe Lovano and Enrico Rava, + Feist, Federico Aubele, Extra Golden, The Fleets, and the great Freddie King. Arriba!!!
Episode #214
Episode #214 featuring brand new music from teen keyboard prodigy Maxwell Friedman + denver soul musician Brian Bourgalt, other worldly psychedelic jams from Frank Locrasto’s Dispatch, Bay Area drumming legend Scott Amendola, and classic cuts from Milton Nascimento w/Lo Borges, Nina Simone, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Cassandra Wilson, Prince, and Pink Floyd.
Episode #213
Featuring American music legends Otis Redding, John Coltrane & Thelonious Monk, Booker T and the MGs, and Stevie Wonder; + Bjork, Tom Hagerman, and Victoria Reed featuring brilliant guitar work by the late great Neal Casal.
Episode #212
Episode #212 featuring Brooklyn’s stars of gypsy jazz The Showdown Kids + brand new music from Camila Meza + Jon Batiste (feat. Rachel Price); a little tase of the legends Horace Silver, Jimmy Reed, Tom Waits, and Stan Getz; and finally J Boogie and Gang Starr.