This show focuses on string players,. It mostly features guitarists and bassists, but it also includes a set of strin…

A second set of engaging "a-ha" anecdotes from Kenny Davern , Nat Adderley , Annie Ross and Junior Mance .…

This broadcast presents new releases from from Kate Hamann , Vanessa Racci , Sam Taylor , The Ostara Project , Sarah …

With a healthy dose of reverence, we begin the 778th Episode of Neon Jazz with Brooklyn saxophonist Owen Broder doin…

Back in the early '70s, drummer Mike Clark and bassist Paul Jackson were best friends living in East Oakland, p…

The Mahavishnu Project with Gregg Bendian , Spandrel with Phil Hirschi. New music from Antonio Sanchez , Jacek Kochan…

As always, we're celebrating Thanksgiving by recognizing two special groups of people: our fund drive supporters …

This show, from August 2021, features what was then brand-new music by William Parker , Mark Masters , and Gretchen P…

It all starts somewhere, and often early on. Jazz Backstory begins with tales of childhood inspiration, moments that …

This broadcast presents new releases from from violinist Susan Reed , vocalists Paul Marinaro , Sweet Megg , Caity Ge…

One of the 20th century's musical geniuses, saxophonist Charlie Parker said "Music is your own experience, …

Blaser Ducret Bruun Trio Hakasalmen Huvila Finnish Tour Helsinki November 14, 2022 Samuel Blaser has a glittering pa…

Jeff Sipe Trio, Gary Willis , FAT, John McLaughlin . Plus a feature on Tone Centre Records with Vital Tech Tones 2, …

To commemorate our 777th Episode of Neon Jazz, we profile up and coming saxophonist in Tim Lin with music from his d…

A collection of photos from the Mark Guiliana concert at Bluenote in Milan on October 26, 2022 featuring Mark Guilia…

Myra Melford's Fire and Water Quintet SFJAZZ Center San Francisco, CA November 6, 2022 The Free jazz pianist and …

Ruminations and Reflections Dave Liebman and Richie Beirach 305 Pages ISBN: # 978-1 955604 10-9 Cymbal Press 2022 Sax…

The release of Proto Cosmos from the late Allan Holdsworth . New music from Mark Lettieri , Billy Cobham and Sixun. …

Freespace Jazz Festival 2022 Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District Hong Kong October 26-30, 2022 Hong Kong's …

On this week's show new music from Trevor Dunn , Ted Kooshian , Amjad Ali Khan and Wu Man , Arild Andersen , Mar…

On Jazz:A Personal Journey Alyn Shipton300 Pages ISBN: 978-1-108-83423-0 Cambridge University Press 2022 Alyn Shipton…

After the GRAMMY-winning album, Back to the Sunset, and his pandemic sextet project, Transparency, drummer and compos…

This show features different styles of jazz music, such as sleek large ensemble work from Brian Landrus and George R…

We are back after a brief hiatus, during which new and upcoming albums have been piling up on our desk, so let's …

This week, the early '70s live LPs of The Giants of Jazz (Gillespie, Monk, Blakey, Stitt), then celebrate the bir…

Holy Ghost: The Life and Death of Free Jazz Pioneer Albert Ayler Richard Koloda 312 Pages ISBN: #9781911036937 Jawbon…

These are solo recordings by two musicians who can create dense forests of sound with only one instrument. one with t…

A collection of photos from the Kurt Elling concert at Bluenote in Milan on November 04, 2022 featuring Kurt Elling …

All hail the pure improvisers! This episode of OMJ features several great ones all at the top of their game: trumpete…

This broadcast presents new releases from Judy Niemack , Rebecca Coupe Franks , Harve S, Roni Ben-Hur and Sylvia Cue…

Italian guitarist Alessandro Benvenuti , Chick Corea , Mike Stern , Vital Information , and music from Japanese bands…

We open the 776th Episode of Neon Jazz with a living legend and jazz advocate Arturo Sandoval and music off his late…

Composer and pianist Amanda Addleman spent time working as an educator in her native Marin County, California so she…

A collection of photos from the Enrico Pieranunzi Trio concert at Politeama Theatre in Manerbio on November 3, 2022 f…

Scott McGill , Cosmic Farm Bill Connors and Steve Kimock . Plus new releases from Robben Ford and Bill Evans and …

From time to time the bastards do a show devoted to one artist, and this time, happenstance leads us to feted and pro…

Jorge Drexler started out as a doctor in Uruguay but eventually emigrated to Spain to try his luck in music. 30 year…

This show features an extreme variety of old and new jazz. It includes Tyshawn Sorey , Miles Okazaki , David Sanborn …

Tom Skinner has been a vital presence on the alternative London jazz scene for close on twenty years. Yet, remarkably…

Jimi Janie Hendrix and John McDermott 320 Pages ISBN: # 978-1797220017 Chronicle Chroma 2022 Released to coincide wit…

This broadcast presents new releases from Richard Baratta, Diana Panton , Kerry Politzer , Tawanda , Carmen Lundy , J…

We begin the 775th Episode of Neon Jazz with Kansas City's native son and saxophonist Morgan Faw joined by his ba…

Inspired by Leo Sidran 's latest single, "There Was a Fire," this week we look into various threads of …

Chicago vocalist and voiceover artist Stephanie Aaron joins host Christy Bennett to discuss the life and career of pi…

Meet Yulia I was born in Siberia. In 2000 there were cardinal changes in my life--I moved to the USA.  My formation a…

On this show music from a box set of Miles Davis recordings from the early '80s, plus new albums from Vladimir S…

And then there were none. The last patrician of the church of rock and roll is no more. Jerry Lee Lewis died at the …

Patience might be the first word that you'd expect to find on the job description for a professional jazz musicia…

This show highlights jazz from Sweden, South Africa, Japan, and Slovenia. Musicians heard on the show include Kaja Dr…

Unbridled fun, the long tail of Hal Willner 's work, an all-star band that celebrates 40 years of the Jazz sous l…