In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

All Sanders

No, not the Sanders making a big impact in US politics! Pharoah Sanders, who has made an impact by channeling the spirit of John Coltrane with his tenor saxophone. You will hear many sides of this great tenor and soprano sax player. His powerful sound is represented in the tracks here.

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Karma - Pharoah Sanders on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album

Astral Traveling ~ Pharoah Sanders ~ Themba 
Hum-Alah-Hum-Alah-Hum-Alah ~ Pharoah Sanders ~ Jewels of Thought
Moments Notice ~ Pharoah Sanders ~ Rejoice
Lonnie's Lament ~ Pharoah Sanders ~ Crescent with Love
The Creator Has a Master Plan ~ Pharoah Sanders ~ Karma

Post Newport 2015 Review

This is our post Newport Jazz Festival review. I had the pleasure of attending this historic festival once again, and this podcast shares some of our favorite performances and experiences. In addition, please check out my NJF2015 photo gallery here.

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Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro - Billy Childs on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Map to the Treasure ~ Billy Childs with Lisa Fischer ~ Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Fine and Mellow ~ Jose James ~ Yesterday I had the Blues (The Music of Billie Holiday)
J. Mac ~ Kenny Garrett ~ Seeds from the Underground
Journey to the Stars ~ Tom Harrell ~ Number Five
Firm Roots ~ Johnathan Blake Quartet ~ Gone But Not Forgotten
Many Blessings ~ James Carter ~ Present Tense
Home ~ The Maria Schneider Orchestra ~ The Thompson Fields
Ham Hocks and Cabbage ~ Christian McBride Trio ~ Out Here

Newport Preview 2015

The Newport Jazz Festival is coming up next weekend. Our preview show brings you a sampling of the great jazz artists that will be performing at this historic music festival. 

Track ~ Artist ~ Album

Deep Dry Ocean ~ Gerald Clayton ~ Life Forum 

Circle Dance ~ Johnathan Blake Quartet ~ Gone, But Not Forgotten 

Guarana ~ John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble ~ Eternal Interlude 

Cantaloupe Island ~ Conrad Herwig ~ Latin Side of Herbie Hancock 

Footprints ~ Joey Alexander ~ My Favorite Things 

Brother Thelonious ~ Helen Sung ~ Anthem For A New Day 

Delusion ~ Hiromi ~ Voice 

Green Chimneys ~ Aaron Diehl Trio ~ Live At the Players 

Out of the Blue ~ Mike Stern ~ All Over the Place 

Somethin' Funky

Some funky tracks kick off this weeks podcast. We start with Ingrid Jensen and Jason Miles channeling Miles Davis. Next up is a hip Stevie Wonder cover by Joe Farrell. That is followed by new music from saxophonists Troy Roberts, Albert Rivera and Joshua Redman with Bad Plus.Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth close out this modern jazz set.

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Kind of New - Jason Miles & Ingrid Jensen on iTunes

Playlist:

Street Vibe ~ Ingrid Jensen and Jason Miles ~ Kind of New 

Too High ~ Joe Farrell ~ Penny Arcade

Trick or Treat ~ Troy Roberts ~ Secret Rhymes

Misunderstood ~ Albert Rivera ~ Back At It

Friend or Foe ~ Joshua Redman with Bad Plus

Epicenter ~ Chris Lightcap's Big Mouth

Mr. KG

The feature of this podcast is alto sax player Kenny Garrett, but first I review some of the great music heard at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. We hear from young pianist Joey Alexander and drummer Antonio Sanchez.

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Beyond the Wall - Kenny Garrett on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
I Mean You ~ Joey Alexander ~ My Favorite Things
Medusa ~ Antonio Sanchez ~ New Life
Lonnie's Lament ~ Kenny Garrett ~ Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane
Jackie & the Bean Stalk ~ Kenny Garrett ~ Black Hope
Qing Wen ~ Kenny Garrett ~ Beyond the Wall
Boogety Boogety ~ Kenny Garrett ~ Seeds from the Underground

Creative music

We've got some creative modern jazz in this week's podcast. Shirantha Beddage's low and slow baritone and Vittorio Mezza's creative piano and arrangements highlight this show. Those are followed by an extended big band arrangement from Jason Lindner and Lovano's Us Five quintet. The podcast concludes with a Metheny/Coleman collaboration, for a progressive free jazz show.

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Mezza Milzow Project (feat. Ettore Fioravanti) - Vittorio Mezza & David Milzow

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Bakers Dozen ~ Shirantha Beddage ~ Identity
Pushin ~ Shirantha Beddage ~ Identity
Linea di Fuga Blues ~ Vittorio Mezza & David Milow ~ Mezza Milow Project
Younique ~ Vittorio Mezza & David Milow ~ Mezza Milow Project
Caravan ~ Vittorio Mezza ~ Life Process
The 5 Elements and the Natural Trinity ~ Jason Lindner Big Band ~ Live at the Jazz Gallery
Cross Culture ~ Joe Lovano Us Five ~ Cross Culture
Trigonometry ~ Pat Metheny and Ornette Coleman ~ Song X

New radio home part 2

This podcast features mostly new music from great modern jazz artists. Of note are a couple of tracks each from Hartford based trombonist Steve Davis and pianist Luis Perdomo. The final track is a cool jazz standard from Miles' muted horn.

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Say When - Steve Davis on iTunes

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Calm, Cool & Collected ~ Behn Gillece ~ Mindset
Shortcake ~ Steve Davis ~ Say When
Mr. Johnson ~ Steve Davis ~ Say When
Blues Minus One ~ Pat Bianchi Trio ~ A Higher Standard
Looking Through You ~ Luis Perdomo ~ Twenty-Two
How Deep Is Your Love ~ Luis Perdomo ~ Twenty-Two
Try To Remember ~ Kenny Werner ~ The Melody
Dear Old Stockholm ~ Miles Davis ~ Round Midnight

New radio home

My debut radio show on WWUH from University of Hartford. A station with a tradition of supporting jazz music over the air and live concerts. This excerpt of my show starts with Noah Preminger and Joshua Redman covering Ornette Coleman. John McLaughlin provides a meditative piece. Then some newcomers on the jazz scene, Miami's Troy Roberts on sax and 12 year old phenom Joey Alexander on piano.

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My Favorite Things (Deluxe Edition) - Joey Alexander

Track ~ Artist ~ Album
Toy Dance ~ Noah Preminger ~ Before the Rain
Lonely Woman ~ Joshua Redman ~ Momentum
Zakir ~ John McLaughlin ~ Remember Shakti
Up Jumped Spring ~ Troy Roberts ~ Secret Rhymes
Giant Steps ~ Joey Alexander ~ My Favorite Things
I Mean You ~ Joey Alexander ~ My Favorite Things