Featuring lo-fi goodness courtesy of L.Dre; Jesse Harris’ brilliant instrumental project Cosmo; new Nina Simone music from the Verve vault; fresh stuff from Toronto-based renaissance artist Ruiqi Wang; modern jazz geniuses Harrington, Gustin, and Zahn; two of the greats—Joe Lovano and Marilyn Crispell—and their Trio Tapestry; an unreleased cut from Erik’s “Live at Lunatico” record; and finally, a journey with great Frank Locrasto and Kolumbo into the world of exotica!
Episode #348
Featuring Bay Area legends Amendola vs. Blades; a fresh joint from throwback vocalist Samara Joy; bassist/composer Todd Sickafoose’s latest masterpiece; a symbiotic new duo record from masters Will Bernard and Beth Custer; Toronto super-artist Mingjia; accordion and trumpet magic courtesy of Eric Vloeimans and Will Holshauser; and three icons of soul music: William Bell, Parliament and Prince.
Episode #347
Featuring brand new music from Italian songstress Lucia Comnes; lush string arrangements on Parisian chanteuse Melody Gardot’s latest release; Seattle music legend Wayne Horvitz and his pandemic project; a fresh gem from the Verve vault showcasing Nina Simone live in all her glory; vintage Irish jazz masters Louis Stewart and Noel Kelehan; a cut from the stellar recording of John Coltrane live at the Village Gate in 1961; and lo-fi goodness courtesy of Erik and his Dutch collaborators.
Episode #346
Featuring the fresh single from Todd Sickafoose’s seminal compositional work “Bear Proof”; brand new jams from a new improvising group “Selcouth Quartet”; the wonderful Kavitah Shah and her Cape Verdean sounds; Jesse Harris’ inspired instrumental project Cosmo and their latest release; ECM records’ Wolfgang Muthspiel accompanied by is all-star trio; hot jams from the mod-jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements; Ben T. Rubin and his banger drop” Hustla” from his play-all release Landshark: Crosschatter; and finally, a dreamy collab between Erik and Dutch lo-fi artist Ghosts n Guitars.
Episode #345
Featuring a grip of fresh jams from all-star artists Scone Cash Players, Joan As Police Woman, Sex Mob, The Comet is Coming, Shabaka, and Thor de Force; + a taste of downtown legend Trevor Dunn’s Trio Convulsent, and tribute to the great Ryuichi Sakamoto, the legend that is Meredith Monk, and the one and only, late, great, Ron Miles.
Episode #344
Featuring a fresh new joint from galactic harpist Brandee Younger with Meshell Ndgeocello; modern Cape Verdean sounds from vocalist Kavitah Shah; two unreleased live concerts from two legends, Nina Simone and John Coltrane; and finally, the GZA as he celebrates the 30th anniversary of “Liquid Swords.”
Episode #343
Featuring the brand new single from trombonist/vocalist to the starts Darius Cristian; another fresh beat from the Sex Mob/Scotty Hard collab “The Hard Way”; Harry Styles reinterpreted by Harrington, Gustin, and Zahn; brilliant Parisian chanteuse Melody Gardot; guitarist Todd Clouser and his Mexico City Experiment; visionary NYC artist Brandon Seabrook’s latest release; downtown NYC legend Joan As Policewoman; Irish jazz guitar icon Louis Stewart; and finally, lo-fi symphonic beauty courtesy of L.Dre.
Episode #342
Featuring the latest release from NYC downtown legends Sex Mob (with Scotty Hard); rockstar keyboardist Rachel Eckroth throwing down for us; British composer Isobel Waller-Bridge; modern drumming icon Mark Guiliana; NYC trumpet master and composer Kenny Warren with his quartet; the genius of Erin McKeown; a cut from Erik Deutsch’s 2012 lo-fi psychedelic soul jazz journey, “Demonio Teclado”; one of the baddest that ever was, Earl Hines; and an all-time great, Air.
Episode #341
Featuring a brand new joint from galactic harpist Brandee Younger with Pete Rock; an unreleased cut from the John Coltrane Quartet feat. Eric Dolphy live in 1961; the brilliant reinterpretation of “Harry’s House” from Harrington, Gustin, and Zahn + an ambient solo release from Spencer Zahn on the keys; Freddie Bryant’s tribute to the spirit and soul of Manhattan’s Upper West Side; Todd Clouser and his recent release The Mexico City Experiment; a tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto curated by Innaritu; and finally, The Beat live at the WOMAD fest in 1982.
Episode #340
Featuring a new jam from NYC saxophone icon Michael Blake; the unique brilliance of a modern master of all things stringed, Brandon Seabrook; a new-school super group featuring Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, and Shazad Ismaily; a fresh joint from super-talented CDMX songstress Carmen Ruiz; Malian diva Rokia Kone serving it up; NYC/Israeli guitar whiz Dida Pelled continues to push the envelope; the wonderful world of Meredith Monk; and lo-fi legend L.Dre and the innocent beauty of his classical/hip-hop mash-up.