Breaking The Tethers

Brotherhood starts the show, week one!Playlist: Brotherhood Consort - SelflessnessJoshua Banks - AgilaThe AACM Great Black Music Ensemble - OmoiRonan Guilfoyle - Diversionary tacticsEd Palermo Big Band - The fishIconoclast - Hope you don't mindGeoffrey Dean Quartet - PrismBennie Maupin - Mappo

Almost an "all-new" show this week!Playlist: Bobby Hutcherson - Hello to the windMiles From India - Great expectationsSteve Lehman - L.A. genesCecil Taylor - T (beautiful young 'un)Cosmic Cliffs - Serpentine suspensionZhengtao Pan Jazz Orchestra - On the busFarnaz Ohadi - Lama badaSheldon Agwu - Unsing heroesGerald Clayton - RushBenjie Porecki - Wise decisions

This was an all-new show, the first of 2025!Playlist: Jimmy Farace - Growing painsGerald Clayton - Sacrifice cultureNour Symon - Il n'y a rien à dire sur l'humanitéDave Robbins Big Band - WestcoastingSteve Lehman - 34aThe Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quintet - ImpactRuss Anixter's Hippie Big Band - What is hipSheldon Agwu - Providence

A music-heavy show, featuring many different musical styles.Playlist: Muhal Richard Abrahams - Arhythm songyTakuya Kuroda - EVERYDAYStef.in - Aku san zanDan Moretti & Brazilia - Witch huntHugh Hopper & Alan Gowen - Stopes changeManu Dibango - Africa boogieStockton Helbing Quartet - Lele's tune part IThe Ostara Project - Voyage sans retourArtemis - Sights unseen

This show featured an interview with musician, composer, and bandleader Rachel Therrien. Also, there was heaven, angels, Satan, purgatory, and a necropolis.Playlist: Caili O'Doherty - Struttin' with some barbequeRachel Therrien - OrunHenri Texier - Quand le blues s'en iraRuss Anixter's Hippie Big Band - Heaven on their mindsRoy Haynes - Satan's mysterious feelingDr. Purgatory - NecropolisPete La Roca - Lazy afternoonMichael Musillami Trio - Today the angels

Tuba, Chapman Stick, piano, prog, and much more!Playlist: Jeremy Ledbetter Trio - GravityHot 8 Brass Band - Big tubaStan Tracey Quartet - Starless and bible blackBrian Baggett - Ojos verdesEmerson Lake & Palmer - Piano improvisationsSteve Lehman - 23cThe Irv Grossman Sextet - Sound adviceRh Positive: Jim Heineman's Dream Band - Whirlwind

Dig all-women groups and loads of oddball jazz this week!Playlist: Rachel Therrien - Beauty freeArchie Shepp - The mac man (alternate take)The Ostara Project - RajalaskshniReginald Cyntje - ImpactArtemis - KomorebiRobin Kenyatta - You know how we doStef.in - Juan SotoRobert Creeley, Chris Massey, Steve Swallow, David Cast, David Torn - Words scattered

Out there + Africa + moody mellowPlaylist: McCoy Tyner - Contemporary focusJeff Beck Group - Ice cream cakesJoe Farrell - MotionOkonski - Summer stormManu Dibango - Waka juju part 1Atlantis Jazz Ensemble - Pillars of HerculesManu Dibango - Waka juju part 2Benjie Porecki - SonoraSonny Simmons - Things and beings

A special seven (tracks) on the show!Playlist: Yellowjackets - XermerisHealing Force - A man is like a treeJacob Wutzke - WarriorsWadada Leo Smith's Golden Quartet - DeJohnetteOkonski - PennyNanami Haruta - The vibeArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - The drum thunder suite

Solid, solid music today!Playlist: Paul Motian Band - Mumbo jumboRachel Therrien - OrunRuss Anixter's Hippie Big Band - Whipping postMiles From India - All bluesRoy Haynes - Roy's tuneSteve Lehman - Unbroken and unspokenJuan Perea - Tyner timeKeith Jarrett - Diatribe

A jazz-rock kinda show, maybe a little proggy...Playlist: Merl Saunders - Welcome to the basementShabaka - To the moonLee Morgan - ExotiqueAriane Racicot - Avant la tempeteJazz Sabbath - Spiral architectBilly Cobham - Moody modesGunter Hampel Galaxie Dream Band, Jeanne Lee - Folk song/Languages, seeds and roots/No. 74/grand tour part e.

An all-round fine show! Spacey! Groovy!Playlist: Freddie Hubbard - First lightMikrokolektyw - GiftRare Air - Mammoth no armsBrian Charette - Why'd you have to go and lie to me boyCarson Tworow and David Lavoie - CypressThumbscrew - Somewhat agreeAmnesiac Quartet - BloomJerry Kalaf - PerspectivesAnthony Braxton Septet - Composition no. 348 part 7

A big tune starts this week: Out-bloody-rageous! And then we finish up in hell.Playlist: Soft Machine - Out-bloody-rageousBrodie West Quintet - Inhabit IAriane Racicot - Dancing with fireAlvin Queen - JazzCup Cafe bluesJazz Sabbath - Into the voidNicole McCabe - Inner criticSquirrel Nut Zippers - Hell

A long track begins the proceedings once more!Playlist: McCoy Tyner , Joe Henderson - In 'n' outJerry Kalaf - EpilogueCarl Allen - Hidden agendaMarion Brown - Pepi's tempoJoe Elefante's Wheel of Dharma - Samadhi

No long track to start this time!!Playlist: The Heavy Hitters - JBBob James - WolfmanJoel Jeschke - The number twelveAndrew Hill - Plantation bagMcCormack & Yarde Duo - Dark too brightMichael Sarian & Tomás Kidd - IncomingLEIBA Trio - Salgan al solMike Vlatkovich, kent mclagen, Chris Lee - Merle & NealRoberto Occhipinti - EvidenceZach Adleman - Evidence

Playlist: Hughscore - SpaceliftTipula - Smoky serendiptyPaul Hanson and Raze the Maze - When is enough?Iconoclast - RazoresqueIconoclast - Dead dressed girlsBrûlez les meubles - Conscience du tragiqueBeat Funktion - Snap to itBrahja Waldman's Quartet - Interpretation

Only five tracks! But five fine tracks, including one LONG one!Playlist: McCoy Tyner , Joe Henderson - Taking offMartin Tétreault - Bechet in the futureIrvin Mayfield - James BookerNicola Miller - Night crawlersThe Westerlies - 9/8

A few technical difficulties but still strong stuff - Coltrane! Miles! Cannonball!Playlist: John Coltrane - CreationDave McMurray - China cat sunflowerDiane Roblin & Life Force - CadenzaJohn McLaughlin - NostalgiaDavid Zucchi - Hello/GoodbyeCannonball Adderley Quintet - Soul zodiac/Walk tallPaul Hanson and Raze the Maze - QuietMiles Davis - Black Satin

For New Year's Eve Eve, one long voyage with a few shorter trips.Playlist: Tyshawn Sorey - Your good liesMartin Tétreault - Méthode ZappaLeszek Kulakowski Ensemble - Sophisticated beautyDeath Ambient - Part 9Nicola Miller - Night crawler

A fairly crazed episode, with appropriate injections of Christmas weirdness!Playlist: Hank Mobley - The third seasonLooper Colony - IntrospectionMarvin Gaye - I want to come home this ChristmasThumbscrew - Singlet. - Merry fucking ChristmasThélonius García - GouldKing Crimson - GroonJ.D. McDonald - Boogaloo Santa ClausPeggy Lee & Cole Schmidt - GloopStan Harrison - (Smaller than) the big pictureWesley Willis - Merry Christmas

Not Dec. 23! (long story)Playlist: Bill King - Harlan County shakedownJacob Chung - Thompson's pulpitPositive Catastrophe - Deebrujo twoPloug/Pettersen/Bsenhortst - NovemberKeith Price Double Quartet - The uglyRichard Davis - The rabbiJoel Jeschke - Nuuksio

Nice and varied!Playlist: Luis Tovar - SabanaJean-Luc Ponty - Wandering on the Milky Way/Fight for lifePeggy Lee & Cole Schmidt - MercyLisa Hilton - Prophecies & predictionsMichael Musilami Trio +4 - Thuggish morningsAdrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Una eteGeneviève Marentette - River manDave Douglas - Child of all nations

BTT today: Bouncing from normal to crazy and back again!Playlist: Roberto Occhipinti - TuaregJohn Surman, Howard Moody - Dancing in the loftStefan Smulovitz - Sunday rainJayne Cortez & The Firesplitters - No simple explanationsCarn Davidson 9 - SaudéBen Paterson - Chitlins con carneGreg Kelly - UntitledCalgaréal - Here, there, now, thenJoel Jeschke - IntroductionJoel Jeschke - KoskelaTim Motzer - 1K 2020 retrospectiveMasayuki Takaynagi - Free form suite, 2nd movement

A musical antidote to a snowy day in YYCPlaylist: Horacee Arnold - Euroaquilo silenceJeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra - The catAdrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Os ancestraisGary Williamson Trio - Patron saintAngell & Crane - UnearthPeter Erskine, Alan Pasqua, Darek Oles - TurnaroundBennie Maupin - ExcursionGeneviève Marentette - I talk to the windDan Fortin - MintyJacob Chung - Dim sumMitch Shiner and the Blooming Tones Band - When you wish upon a star

From free jazz to doom jazz, this episode has it all!Playlist: Alexander Von Schlippenbach - Main lines (part one)Omer Lesham - David's devastating journeyStockton Helbing Quartet - HandprintsFast 'n' bulbous: the Captain Beefheart Project - Evening bellChristopher Whitley - SixHarold Lopez-Nussa - A deguelloPhilip Clemo - StalkerRyuichi Sakamoto - Last regretsRh Positive: Jim Heineman's Dream Band - Rh positive

Guest host: From Breaking The Tethers, Andrew Waller!Playlist: Marton Juhasz - Sea of uncertainltySugar Brown - Sixteen shotsHarry Skoler - Last star, last nightSeun Kuti & Egypt 80 - MoveEliza Carthy - Greenwood laddie/Mrs. Capron's reel/TuneCalgaréal - Mood musicKRYPTONOMICON - Necromantical suicideThe Smile - Eyes & mouthSchl@g! - Ambiguity of wisdomKronos Quartet and Friends, Laurie Anderson, Marshall Allen - PhenomenonSuzanne de Bussac - I'm a mamaThe Stoics - Nuclear patrolThe Muffins - Egress gnome odd/Impromptu factoryTommy Guerrero - Up from the dustOmer Lesham - Capetown swagEldritch Priest - A gilded madmanThey Might Be Giants - CowtownOstrofti - The last waveMercyless - Evil shall come upon youMary Halvorson - Nodding yellowChristopher Whitley - SongRyuichi Sakamoto - GerminationNo Codes - Sokushinbutsu

A solid show! (the host says!)Playlist: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Sampa the Great - Emi alutaCalgaréal - Dialogue 1Andy Milne & Unison - GeewaThe Smile - TiptoeIlya Osachuk - Lviv perspectivePharoah Sanders - Wisdom through musicRandy Hoexter - SonateBlack Artist Group - For peace and liberty pt. 4Dharma Down - Jalla manDan Pitt Quintet - 27 hoursNeil Adler - Blues for McCoy

Playlist: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Sampa the Great - Emi alutaCalgaréal - Dialogue 1Andy Milne & Unison - GeewaThe Smile - TiptoeIlya Osachuk - Lviv perspectivePharoah Sanders - Wisdom through musicRandy Hoexter - SonateBlack Artist Group - For peace and liberty pt. 4Dharma Down - Jalla manDan Pitt Quintet - 27 hoursNeil Adler - Blues for McCoy

Mostly new material this week, with a fair chunk of electric guitar.Playlist: Martin, Medeski, and Wood - ReliquaryD. D. Jackson - So, say IJoel Frahm - Loomie nationTeri Parker's Free Spirits - Drummer's songTim Brady - (Very) short pieces for (jazz) guitar - IAdrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad - Obi do woa (if someone loves you)Tim Brady - (Very) short pieces for (jazz) guitar - IITroy Roberts, Troy Roberts - BrotherlationTim Brady - (Very) short pieces for (jazz) guitar - IIIOmer Lesham - Take an AdvilTim Brady - (Very) short pieces for (jazz) guitar - IVEldritch Priest - Grave needds, rainbowRyuichi Sakamoto - Coda

The 2024 CJSW Funding Drive edition of Breaking The Tethers!Playlist: Brother Jack McDuff - Theme from electric surfboardKronos Quartet and Friends - Daddy's gonna tell you no lieYusef Lateef - Ching miauEve Egoyan & Mauricio Pauly - HeightLuke Stewart - Dudu

A nice mix for Turkey Day!Playlist: Jack Walrath - SacrificeSahara von Hattenberger - Claude Bolling suite for cello and jazz piano trio: 6: cello fanDave Holland Quartet - InterceptionPaul Abella Trio +1 - Building the better mousetrapRoger Kellaway - Try to rememberDoug Wilde - A conversationMatt Mitchell - RapaciousJeff Rupert - Jeff Rupert

A mellower show, with spots of weirdnessPlaylist: Hank Mobley - Split feelin'sNikolov-Ivanovic Undectet - CarefreeD. D. Jackson - Daylight shooting in Little ItalyErgo - GonzMcCormack & Yarde Duo - D-townJuan Megna Group - MariwôJake Noble - Theme for a new ageSteve Beresford - Horse tailPatrick Battstone - Beneath the keelJohn Geggie Trio + Donny McCaslin - Ruelles

A solid show (the host says!)Playlist: Doug Wilde - ZephyrMatt Mitchell - SpongerMark Meadows - Somethin' goodSergio Pamies - CorozonadaHarry Skoler - NanCeeColorado Convservatory for the Jazz Arts - GrampmaHarry Skoler - AbyssAnthony D'Alessandro - The golden meanGraham Collier Dozen - Darius: part oneJeff Rupert - Pharaoh's daughter

A nice mix of styles here. Plenty of newly-released music, much of it Canadian.Playlist: Brasstactics - Dutch anglesEvan Parker, Matthew Wright - Trance map (excerpt)Oliver Nelson - The critic's choiceChristopher Parnis - Guitar intoWayne Alpern - Spartacus love themeSteve Beresford - Gift of linenLee Morgan - Unce RoughGreg Amirault - A change of paceLouis Carnell - threePaul Tobey - Take five

This was an "almost nothing new played" edition of BTT!Playlist: Kronos Quartet and Friends - Outer spaceways incorporatedWilliam Parker Orchestra - Portrait of LouisianaThe Westerlies - Love, love, loveThe Claudia Quintet with Gary Versace - ZurnDave Lalama Big Band - No evidenceScott Kemp - Blues 'n' boxingJoshua Redman - Let it be

This was a "nothing new played" edition of BTT!Playlist: John Coltrane - LeoBrahja Waldman's Quartet - Wise loveRob Frayne Dr. EAMBAND - And the horse...Oscar Peterson Trio - The smudgeBob Ferrel's Jazztopian Dream featuring Dwight West - Alter ego

Indo-jazz, space-jazz, jazz-rock, and singing!Playlist: The Luvmenauts - Doing jazzElton Dean - Blind badgerPhilip Weberndoerfer - One of these daysIrene Schweitzer Trio with Dewan Motiher Trio and Friends - Brigach and Ganges part 1Kronos Quartet and Friends - Daddy's gonna tell you no lieBappi Lahiri - East and westWeather Report - Medley: Vertical invader / T.H. / Dr. Honoris CausaBria Skonberg - The beat goes on

Groovy with some freaky.Playlist: Kuumba-Toudie Heath - MaulanaDavid Bixler - I spyYair Lowenson Trio featuring Mark Turner - Four or sixCharles Lloyd - SorceryKim Cass - TrenchDave Liebman & CNY Jazz Orchestra - Present tenseGato Barbieri - Viva Emiliano Zapata

Should have called this the 1975 show. Almost half the tracks played are from that year.Playlist: Eddie Henderson - Scorpio-LibraRyan Oliver Quartet - Wayfaring strangerDave Schumacher & Cubeye - Walk spirit talk spiritJamset - West Chester ladyYosuke Yamashita Trio - MitichondriaGentle Giant - Cogs in cogsAlex Sipiagin - Jumping ahead

Some all-time faves this week plus a bit of singing and other fine stuff.Playlist: Food - AstralThe Daniel Pelton Collective - Moving onForgas Band Phenomena - RebirthRyan Oliver Quartet - EquinoxNew Tony Williams Lifetime - FredOld And New Dreams - Orbit of La-BaEric Alexander, Mike LeDonne - For MabesArooj Aftab - ZameenKim Cass - Sea vine

Playlist: Wayne Shorter Quartet - Zero gravityBill King - Carla BleyMikrokolektyw - Tiring holidaySoft Machine - TeethDave Schumacher & Cubeye - El dilema de chegui metrallaMatthew Shipp - ReflexSteve Lehman Octet - Beyond all limitsChristine Jensen Jazz Orchestra - Harbour

Solid, baby. And there was Soft Machine!Playlist: Wayne Shorter Quartet - Zero gravityBill King - Carla BleyMikrokolektyw - Tiring holidaySoft Machine - TeethDave Schumacher & Cubeye - El dilema de chegui metrallaMatthew Shipp - ReflexSteve Lehman Octet - Beyond all limitsChristine Jensen Jazz Orchestra - Harbour