Featuring a seminal new single from indie songstress Victoria Reed; lo-fi Amsterdam jams from gHSTS & gUITARS; the fresh Indian fusion of Jasdeep Singh Degun; British contemporary composer Isobel Waller Bridge; NYC super-jazz-group Leap Day Trio (from the debut live recording); remarkable genre-bending urban fusion from British duo Lisa Marie Simmons and Marco Cremascrini; the new record from Japanese composing icon Ryuichi Sakamoto; the amazing, unparalleled Meredith Monk; NYC saxophonist and minimalist electronic composer Danny Meyer; and finally, Brooklyn guitarist/composer extraordinaire Simon Kafka.
Episode #330
Featuring the mesmerizing sounds of Sandrayati Fay’s new single; Italian pianist Olivia Belli and her timeless compositions; a fresh jam from Brooklyn super duo mmeadows; muti-instrumentalist Jason Crosby in the solo piano setting for the first time in his career; guitar legend Jonathan Goldberger with his trio from a new collaborative release; the beautiful music of musical world traveler Gabriel Gordon; and finally, one of the best in the biz, D’Angelo live in Stockholm.
Episode #329
Featuring a blastoff into 2023 with brand new jams from Thundercat, Benjamin Lackner, and Jane Ira Bloom; another brilliant cut from Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn; the amazing soundscapes of vibraphonist Will Shore on the Pique-Nique label; Brit jazz-hoppers The Comet is Coming; the force of nature that is Meredith Monk; and finally, the BIG O, Mr. Otis Redding.
Episode #328
Wrapping up ‘22 with the mesmerizing vibes of Bady-Dorzhy Ondar and Shodekeh’s Tuvan/east-coast mash-up; brand new music from Madrid multi-instrumentalist Jose San Martin; Jesse Harris’ brilliant instrumental ensemble Cosmo; a fresh release on the ECM label from Jakob Bro and Joe Lovano; the unmistakable vintage sound of rising star vocalist Samara Joy; ethereal magic created by guitarist/producer Daniel Lanois; a cut from John Scofield’s 1st ever solo record; the brilliance of Oliver Nelson; and finally, summoning the holiday spirits courtesy of the the heavyweight champ himself, John Coltrane.
Episode #327
Featuring a fresh joint from BK super wonder kids mmeadows; the latest single from Victoria Reed’s upcoming LP; music from the mind of longtime NYC area artist Matt Trowbridge; mesmerizing vibraphone work courtesy of Will Shore and Pique-nique Recordings; the NOLA piano ensemble stylings of Extended Trio; a saxophonist with a sound worthy of the ages on the ECM label, Mark Turner; the queen Ella Fitzgerald live at the Hollywood Bowl; and finally, The Black Crowes take a dip into the world of Little Feat.
Episode #326
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.