Featuring a smooth jam from israeli/NYC guitarist singer/songwriter Dida Pelled; Brooklyn trumpeter extraordinaire Kenny Warren and his crushing quartet; the ambient dreamworld created by Spencer Zahn and Dawn Richard; a magical track from a top artist, Anoushka Shankar; Seattle legend Wayne Horvitz with his compadres presenting the Snowghost Sessions; NYC genre-bending chanteuse Leslie Mendelson; and finally two of the greatest: Stan Getz and the purple one, Prince.
Episode #325
Featuring a brand new joint from British hiphop jazzers The Comet is Coming; a fresh duet courtesy of CDMX songstresses Andrea Acosta and Maria Centeno; NYC keyboard legend Marc Cary from his 2021 trio release; a modern aficionado of exotica music, Frank LoCrasto and his latest project Kolumbo. The father of Ethio- jazz Mulatu Astatke with Oz’s own Black Jesus Experience; Colorado jam grass legends legends Leftover Salmon getting after a Conway Twitty jam; and finally, Brazilian legend Milton Nascimento and his frequent collaborator Lo Borges from their 1972 classic.
Episode #324
Featuring brand new joints from two fresh duo projects: Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn + Sly5th Ave and JSwiss; the undeniable propulsive force that is Amendola vs. Blades; a debut single from a new project straight from the mind of British alt/indie/art rocker Freddie Cowans aka Freddie and the Scenarios; NOLA tribute supergroup The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong; the primal beauty of Sara Schoenbeck’s virtuosic bassoon improvisations; a little something from Erik’s debut record, “Fingerprint”; and finally, masters Earl Hines and Ella Fitzgerald reminding us where we came from.
Episode #323
Featuring a killer new joint from the world-best saxophonist Michael Blake; NC triangle galactic fusion from Nicolay and the Hot at Nights; a bright new voice with a classic jazz sound, Samara Joy on the Verve label; the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Kevin Kendrick, A Big Yes and a Small No; British world jazz master Shabaka; Keith Jarrett’s legendary European quartet from the Nude Ants record; Brazilian guitar wiz-kid Plinio Fernandes; and the one and only, maestra Nina Simone.
Episode #322
Featuring the new single from indie pop time traveller Victoria Reed; a trip down modern exotica lane with Kolumbo; brand new releases on the ECM label from Keith Jarrett, Fred Hersch and Enrico Rava; Erik Satie reimagined and remixed by Henrik Schwarz; Alwyn’s new music in ‘chopped but not slopped’ form; the unique Indian fusion of pianist Charu Suri; and finally, a little something from Dean Martin.
Episode #321
Featuring the retro world soul of the Scone Cash Players from their new Daptone joint; banjo-fusion master Andy Thorn digging into the claw-hammer on Aesop Mountain; a wonderful tribute to Carla Bley from Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, and Ted Nash; pianist Art Lande interpreting Monk as well as anyone can; NYC songwriter extraordinaire Jesse Harris from his latest release; and finally, the great Miguel Zenon exploring music of the Americas on his latest spectacular release.
Episode #320
Featuring the vintage groove of the Scone Cash Players; Alwyn remixed, mashed, chopped and not slopped; the powerful sound of Columbian diva Xiomara Torres; British jazz visionary Shabaka; young keyboard whiz Julius Rodriguez aka Orange Julius; bass improv legend Trevor Dunn’s latest release on NYC’s Pyroclastic Records; a spacey dream ballad from chanteuse Victoria Reed; and finally, the limited release 1972 cover album from the Black Crowes.
Episode #319
Featuring the calming exotica sounds of Frank LoCrasto’s Kolumbo; Malian maestra Rokia Koné and Jacknife Lee from her solo debut; fresh beasts from Danish guitar hero Thor Madsen; a trip to the magical world of Parisian jazz courtesy of Cyrille Aimee and Michael Valeanu; Drumming improvisational powerhouse Ches Smith; chill out lo fi jams from Moped; LA space funk from Eulipion Corps; performance artist, dancer, musician, composer Alison Clancy’s beautiful sonic landscapes; bass wizard Stephan Crump from his latest solo recording; and finally, Colorado’s Daniel Rodriguez delivers another top-notch neo-folk anthem.
Episode #318
Featuring organ master Adam Scone and his Scone Cash Players; stunning Columbian folklore fusion from artist Xiomara Torres; the latest jam from virtuoso Alwyn; UK hiphop jazz icons The Comet is Coming; NYC hillbilly specialists The Lonesome Prairie Dogs; Mexican drummer/bandleader/composer extraordinaire Antonio Sanchez; an ultra fresh jazz/poetry concept from Catalan-rooted trombonist Miro Henry Sobrer; German piano maestra Julia Husman’s latest release on the ECM label; pianist Russ Kaplan’s mythological journey on Ropeadope; and finally, Erik Satie in electronic form courtesy of Kid Francescoli.
Episode #317
Featuring the first drop single from Victoria Reed’s upcoming album; other-worldly stuff from Alwyn’s brand new EP; exotica expert Frank LoCrasto’s latest brainchild ‘Kolumbo’; fresh beats from Molian chanteuse Rokia Kone w/Jacknife Lee; modern Indian-jazz fusion from the mind of Charu Suri; Brazilian guitar wiz-kid Plinio Fernandes; Sly5thAve and Roberto Verastegui serving up the Agua de Jamaica on their latest collab; guitarist Will Bernard’s new improvising super-quartet; and Mexican genre-bending icon Antonio Sanchez.