On this show we present new music from Ember ( Caleb Wheeler Curtis , Noah Garabedian and Vincent Sperrazza), Itamar…

This week I've been reading Henry Threadgill's autobiography Easily Slip into Another World: A Life in Music.…

For many black musicians, jazz was more than a gig and a way to make bread. Cecil McBee , Jon Hendricks , Rashied Ali…

This broadcast includes new releases from Mike Jones , Bellbird, Monika Ryan , Nellie McKay , Gaea Schell and Aline …

On the enchanting evening of August 15, 2023, music aficionados and enthusiasts were treated to an extraordinary audi…

New and recent releases from bassist Mohini Dey , Derek Sherinian and Simon Phillips -Live, bassist Stuart Hamm and…

Off a long-awaited album by one of the most ebullient cats in jazz, we start the 817th Episode of Neon Jazz with a tr…

At the start of September 2021, trumpeter Terence Blanchard released Absence (Blue Note), dedicated to saxophonist a…

This article first appeared on All About Jazz on December 1999. I was singing in the Big Room of an elegant club in N…

This article first appeared on All About Jazz on January 2000. It was probably on a popular television variety progra…

The much awaited return of Todd Sickafoose graces our playlist together with other gems ranging from the gorgeous to…

Flow Festival Suvilahti, Helsinki, Finland August 11-13, 2023 The stark quantity and sheer quality of improvised and …

Part 1 I had just finished my night's work at a long-since vanished jazz club in Greenwich Village called Hopper&…

Any day is a good day to listen to Wayne Shorter . "Aung San Suu Kyi," from the 2003 Montreal Jazz Festival…

German bassist Dieter Ilg from Summer Hill, guitarist Jane Getter with Adam Holzman , French guitarist Marc Guiller…

This broadcast of Backstage Jazz features an interview with jazz pianist Steve Denny and multi-genre singer Charlie …

On this show we feature an eclectic mix of forthcoming and recent releases including Alan Ferber , Bellbird , Kavita …

This show features a mix of modern jazz out of America and Europe, including music by the George Gruntz Concert Jazz…

This week, a program of two-fer's. Songs that are linked either by artist, themes, instrumentation or whatever wo…

Jazz is one of America's most original art forms. Its origins are well documented but controversy regarding owner…

This article was first published at All About Jazz on October 14, 2015. Updated August 21, 2023. In 1935, pianist Wil…

This article was first published at All About Jazz on April 2002. In her concert appearances, Carol Sloane often sing…

Tell Carol Sloane you like one of her records and you will probably get the same reaction every time. She will smile …

From a veteran trumpet player who calls Hollywood home, we start the 816th Episode of Neon Jazz with Paul Litteral a…

An open and revealing format for any artist, the jazz trio offers rewards on many levels. Left in veracious hands, th…

Hip-Hop's birthday has been officially identified as August 11, 1973 and many initiatives marking its fiftieth an…

Gregory Goodloe , who derives his influences from George Benson and Wes Montgomery , divides his time between the re…

Summertime, and the livin' is sweaty--at least for us in the Midwest right now. Along with being the most perspir…

For the fifth consecutive year I interviewed my father, Ben Sidran on his birthday. This year he's turning 80 an…

Current arrangers including Oliver Nelson Jr., Steve Turre , Maria Schneider , Dave Rivello , and Lisa Parrott share…

This episode features a tribute to the magnificent Peter Brōtzmann whose brilliance was appreciated by so many. New …

With "Kansas City" from NYC's The Hot Toddies Jazz Band, we swing into the 815th Episode of Neon Jazz w…

More new music from Aurora Clara from Dreams, Chick Corea , Mike Prigodich , Brazilian keyboardist Erik Escobar , and…

This week's playlist features two recent albums by, or featuring, Donny McCaslin . Also, a new record by German b…

Brazilian drummer Cuca Teixeira, French band Shob, and from Croatia Vasil Hadzimanov Band with David Binney . Fontan…

Musician interviews on this episode include Steven Watts (Dotsero) and Mike Mauer (Mike Maurer Band.) Plus, we'll…

In the early days of jazz, musicians engaged in group improvisations, creating arrangements on the fly. As bands beca…

This eclectic show has music from saxophonists Michael Blake and Jeff Coffin , vocalists Hailey Brinnel and Bjork(!…

After a couple of weeks focusing on some of our favorite tunes from the first half of the year here we are back on ou…

For this week's show, we again visit Europe with a variety of American artists performing and recording in France…

This broadcast includes new releases from Nina Simone , Nadje Noordhuis and James Shipp , Nite Bjuti (a new collabor…

The versatile and talented musician, composer and producer Israel Tanenbaum kicks off the 814th Episode of Neon Jazz…

The North Mississippi Allstars The Essex Experience Green 2023 Old Stage Summer Series Essex, Vermont July 29, 2023 A…

Maps and Legends: The Story of R.E.M. John Hunter 706 Pages ISBN: #979-8987103708 Nottingham Press2023 Because the ph…

New music from Spanish band Aurora Clara with Dreams, Golden Mean from Oumuamua and German band Metrik System featuri…

This episode of Backstage Jazz features interviews with musicians Rob Mullins , Jesse Ogle, Sarah Mount along with H…

Los Angeles eventually rivaled New York as a center for recording with an emphasis on pop music and film scores. Jazz…

Trumpet player Derrick Gardener recently retired from his position at the University of Manitoba in order to move bac…

Singer, pianist and songwriter Laila Biali recently released Your Requests (ACT Music), built around a collection of…

For this week's show, let's travel to Europe with a variety of American artists performing in France, recordi…