Featuring a hot new bop from Brooklyn indie pop duo Mmeadows; NYC fiddle diva Katie Jacoby pays homage to Ozzy and Sabbath with her fresh single; bassist/composer extraordinaire Ben Allison features his double-guitar quartet beautifully on his latest album “Moments Inside;” pianist Craig Taborn’s masterful improvisational skillset is on full display on ECM records; NYC-based/German-born saxophonist/composer Charlotte Greve debuts with her epic composition “Sediments We Move” from New Amsterdam Records; CDMX saxophonist Asaph Sanchez takes his new jams into the ethereal zone on “Renassaince;” Jefferson Hamer and Eamon O’Leary AKA The Murphy beds spin a beautiful yarn on their mesmerizing current release; and finally, Johnny Vidacovich, NOLA drumming legend, breaks it down for us with “Banks Street.”
Episode #295
Featuring a brand new jam from NYC string wizard Simon Kafka; another just-dropped bop from Andy Thorn (in tribute to Mac Miller); jazz duets from two titans on the scene—Jane Ira Bloom and Allison Miller; the ambient piano stylings of Mr. Jon Solo aka Naneum; South Beach organ wiz Adam Scone; the intergalactic groove of Eulipion Corps; Harrington, Gustin, and Zahn bringing their modern downtown vibes; chanteuse Victoria Reed from 2020’s Aqua Madre; and finally, the queen of it all, Ms Ella Fitzgerald live from Berlin in 1962.
Episode #294
Featuring a brand new joint from intergalactic harpist extraordinaire Brandee Younger; a tribute to Satchmo aka Louis Armstrong feat. Nicholas Payton, Wycliffe Gordon, and Common; Parisian chanteuse Gabi Hartman’s fresh single; Brooklyn drumming maestro Daniel Freedman and his unique world beat sound; the amazing and talented Sasha Dobson dipping into her jazz roots; Colorado front-range indie darlings Lapcat; NYC downtown saxophone mainstay Avram Fefer featuring Marc Ribot; and the wonderfully talented Bay Area artist Destani Wolf and her just-dropped single.
Episode #293
Folks, it’s long-overdue, but it has finally arrived: The Art Lande Episode!! Featuring ALL THINGS ART including compositions, piano stylings, drumming, and spoken word from the ECM years + his extensive Colorado and Bay Area-based collabs from the 21st century. Including wonderful musical contributions from Gary Peacock, Mark Isham, Elliot Zigmund, Bruce Williamson, Khabu, Shane Endsley, Erik Jakabson, Emily Takahashi, Tim Wendel, Otis Lande, Doug Anderson, Peter Barshay, Alan Hall, Carl Shultz, Anisha Rush, Bill McCrossen. Erik Deutsch, and many more… Sit back and enjoy the wild ride from this one-in-a-million creative force of nature!!
Episode #292
Featuring a brand new collab between two titans of the jazz world—Allison Miller and Jane Ira Bloom; the freshest single from indie legend Erin McKeown’s new LP “Kiss Off Kiss; vibemaster Daniel Lanois digs into the world of ambient soundscapes; cutting edge drum/vocal baddass Alwyn Robinson and his stripped-down recording “Bare”; the title track off Sly5thAve’s 2020 insta-classic “What It Is”; the magical sonic realm that is NYC’s Junk Magic; and finally, the jazz icon of GDL, “La Leyenda” Sara Valenzuela and one of her recent joints.
Episode #291
Featuring a fresh new world-groove cut from NYC drummer/composer extraordinaire Daniel Freedman; the brand new single from an epic jazz diva, Sasha Dobson (with a little help from Norah Jones); a dip into the Impulse Records vault uncovers the John Coltrane Quartet live in Seattle 1965; keyboard-crusher Rachel Eckroth’s new jam; France/NYC/NOLA chanteuse Cyrille Aimee; ambient exploration from synth wizard Lisa Bella Donna; the tasty Parisian concoction that is Three of a Kind; Colorado meets Swiss Germany aka Hawkfather & Kwest; and finally, the psychedelic SoCal spaceship also known as Eulipion Corps.
Episode #290
Featuring a potpourri of fresh and vintage jams kicked off with the legendary Bobby Womack; epic stuff from guitar wiz Robbie Seahag; one of the brightest musical minds of our generation and her new bop, Erin McKeown; slightly under appreciated piano master Ahmad Jamal; the magical world of exotic folk that is Arooj Aftab; NYC ivory tickler extraordinaire Danny Fox; 3 visionary artists on the ECM label: Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, and Tyshawn Sorey; and finally straight from the streets of Memphis, TN… the one and only Willam Bell.
Episode #289
Featuring a hot new track on a fresh release from jazz/pop keyboard wiz Rachel Eckroth; psychedelic space funk from LA-based Eulipion Corps; master drummer Ches Smith’s Haitian/NYC experimental cultural mashup on Pyroclastic Records; the other-worldy improv of European pianist Nik Bartsch; brothers Nicki and Patrick Adams on their most recent recording; and the king of Ethiopian jazz Mulatu Astatke with Melbourne’s own Black Jesus Experience.
Episode #288
Featuring a brand new jam from NYC guitar hero Simon Kafka and a slightly vintage jam from NYC guitar hero Robbie Seahag Mangano; stunning unreleased material on Impulse Records from the legend that is Alice Coltrane; France and NYC collide inside the new trio “Three of a Kind” feat. guitarist Michael Valeanu; Swiss/Colorado hippie chillout undrground beats from the legendary Hawkfather and Kwest; bass colossus Marc Johnson takes us on a solo exploration from his new record “Overpass”; keyboard great Marc Cary lighting it up on his upcoming release “Life Lessons”; Guadalajara songstress Valentina Gonzalez and her multi-culti art pop; Dev Hynes digging into the soundscapes on his soundtrack for the film “Mainstream”; and finally, BK lady-rockers extraordinaire Desert Sharks and their brand new cover of the indie classic “Voices Carry.”
Episode #287
Featuring the debut of Erik’s new single “Shape of a Monster” featuring Jeff Coffin, Mauro Refosco, and Leftover Salmon; a cut from a groundbreaking new conceptual record by brothers Nick and Patrick Adams; NYC/LA drumming star Mark Guiliana; UK dj legend Nightmares on Wax; and a visit to the Hall of Fame courtesy of Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Roberta Flack, and Mr. Marvin Gaye.