RIP Ahmad Jamal (1930 – 2023)

This week we feature a few artists that we’ve never heard from before and yet have some great offerings. We start off with an album by Marc Edwards and then a track by a frequent collaborator of Marc Edwards, bassist Hilliard Greene. We also hear a track by the influential pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali. After…

A minor computer crash earlier this week meant that I had to get the show out in fairy short order this week. The good news is that I was able to scramble together a pretty decent musical selection – but the bad news is that these are all tracks from albums that I have previously…

Happy end of July everyone… crazy how fast this year is blowing by… This week, we start by celebrating the birthday of Fay Victor with a track from her 2019 release. We also delve in to some Horace Tapscott, Arthur Rhames & Charles Telerant, Phalanx, Dudu Pukwana, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, and Joe McPhee. And as…

Happy New Year proper, everyone – and congrats on making it through the first full week of 2024. Okay yeah, there are still a few more days to go but I’m feeling a tad optimistic. Kind of an “all-business” edition of the program. No themes or birthdays – just a collection of great jazz tunes….