After kicking off this podcast with a straight ahead jazz romp from Steve Davis, we get into a solid groove from a new release by baritone sax master Gary Smulyan. Art Pepper follows with some cool jazz grooves. We then move to a different kind of swing with some African rhythms from Omar Sosa. Ahmad [...]

We kick off this show with Horace Silver’s Song to My Father, as this show is dedicated to the memory of my Dad. He loved Sarah Vaughan so we play a set of some of her live recordings. We then move into a great contemporary vocalist Dana Lauren. Chucho Valdes is in town playing at [...]

We will get funky with some Joshua Redman, then soulful with Joey DeFrancesco and Cinque, before exploring the new release by jazz master Jack DeJohnette. Jack is featured on acoustic piano as well as drums here. Next up is Christian McBride’s Inside Straight with vibe work by Warren Wolfe. We keep with the sound of [...]

First we pay homage to a couple of great jazz artists who passed away five years ago this week. Alice Coltrane and Michael Brecker certainly left their mark on jazz music with some passionate playing and composing as you can hear, here. This is followed by a new release from Miguel Zenon which perhaps should [...]

This week we continue to review my pics for the top album releases for 2011. Also featured is a segment of an interview I did with Noah Preminger. This weeks on-air broadcast was hampered by technical difficulties, and sports pre-emptions, but I pieced together what I could to put together this podcast. Check out my [...]

We begin this show with a tribute to the great Sam Rivers who passed away this week at the age of 88. Sam Rivers was one of the finest free jazz players and composers. First we hear his work on Dave Holland’s great Conference of the Birds CD, and then we continue with some of [...]

This podcast, broadcast on Christmas eve, features two of my favorite bands with a couple of nice holiday songs sprinkled in to add a little cheer to the season. After Chris Potter gives his interpretation of Oh Come All Ye Faithful, we get right into some smokin’ Weather Report. That naturally transitions to some Jaco [...]

Before we get into our Joe Farrell set, we play new music from jazz artists Sean Jones, the Curtis Brothers, JD Allen (who’s album I feature), and Khris Royal. Joe Farrell was an amazing reed player who passed away in his prime at age 48. Known for his collaborations with Chick Corea and Elvin Jones [...]

This show features two great albums, released over 40 years apart. The first is from the Curtis Brothers, a new driving force in Jazz. Their recently released album is Completion of Proof. It features some great playing by a new generation of jazz musicians. I also recently re-discovered Wayne Shorter’s Super Nova. This provocative album [...]

This show features an all women band led by the great drummer Terri Lynn Carrington. She calls this group The Mosaic Project and you will hear tracks featuring Nona Hendrix, Gretchen Parlato, Hellen Sung, Patrice Rushen, Ingrid Jensen and many many more. After that set we get a little funky with Mike Stern, Paradigm Shift, [...]

Claire, my lovely wife and co-producer of this radio show and podcast, put this playlist together after I had DJ block this week. We start with a brief set dedicated to Trane, with covers and tributes by Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Joel Holmes and the man himself, John Coltrane. We keep the vibe going with [...]

This show will highlight some great jazz cats in the Rochester, NY area. A recent trip to my wife’s home town gave us the opportunity to re-connect with the Rochester jazz scene on two successive evenings. In this podcast, we bring you drummer Mike Melito and guitarist Bob Sneider who captivated an audience at a [...]