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Today, the Spotlight shines On saxophonist and composer Ingrid Laubrock.Ingrid's just released Purposing The Air, a double album that sets 60 brief poems by Erica Hunt to music through four different vocal-instrumental duos. It's an ambitious project that transforms Hunt's emotionally sharp koans into what Ingrid calls "a library of moods”—each piece capturing a different feeling, from the everyday to the searching.The project began during Ingrid's master's studies, when she met Hunt through a friend and immediately connected with the poet's work. What started as writing for one duo became something much larger: a collection where poems float through musical space, each tailored for specific performers, such as Fay Victor and Mariel Roberts, or Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Ingrid Laubrock's album Purposing the Air)–Dig DeeperVisit Ingrid Laubrock at ingridlaubrock.com and follow her on Bluesky, Facebook and YouTubePurchase Purposing the Air from Pyroclastic Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choiceDig into this episode's complete show notes at spotlightonpodcast.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate Spotlight On ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.• Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of Spotlight On in your podcast app of choice.• Looking for more? Visit spotlightonpodcast.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Spotlight On email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn.• Be sure to bookmark our new online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, the Spotlight shines On saxophonist and composer Ingrid Laubrock.Ingrid's just released Purposing The Air, a double album that sets 60 brief poems by Erica Hunt to music through four different vocal-instrumental duos. It's an ambitious project that transforms Hunt's emotionally sharp koans into what Ingrid calls "a library of moods”—each piece capturing a different feeling, from the everyday to the searching.The project began during Ingrid's master's studies, when she met Hunt through a friend and immediately connected with the poet's work. What started as writing for one duo became something much larger: a collection where poems float through musical space, each tailored for specific performers, such as Fay Victor and Mariel Roberts, or Theo Bleckmann and Ben Monder.(The musical excerpts heard in the interview are from Ingrid Laubrock's album Purposing the Air)–Dig DeeperVisit Ingrid Laubrock at ingridlaubrock.com and follow her on Bluesky, Facebook and YouTubePurchase Purposing the Air from Pyroclastic Records, Bandcamp, or Qobuz and listen on your streaming platform of choiceDig into this episode's complete show notes at spotlightonpodcast.com–• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate Spotlight On ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts.• Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of Spotlight On in your podcast app of choice.• Looking for more? Visit spotlightonpodcast.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Spotlight On email newsletter. You can also follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, YouTube, and LinkedIn.• Be sure to bookmark our new online magazine, The Tonearm! → thetonearm.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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SIMÓN WILLSON – “ORNITHOLOGY JAZZ CLUB” Brooklyn, NY, March 9, 2024Business card, Jog, BetNeta Raanan (ts) Evan Main (p) Simon Willson (b) Kayvon Gordon (d) THE BAD PLUS “THE BAD PLUS” Waterford, CT, September, 2021Motivations II, You won't see me before I come back, Stygian poolsChris Speed (ts,cl) Ben Monder (g) Reid Anderson (b) Dave King (d) FREDDIE HUBBARD “HERE TO STAY” Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 27, 1962Body and soul, Father and sonFreddie Hubbard (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Reggie Workman (b) Philly Joe Jones (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 24 de marzo, 2025 at PuroJazz.

SIMÓN WILLSON – “ORNITHOLOGY JAZZ CLUB” Brooklyn, NY, March 9, 2024Business card, Jog, BetNeta Raanan (ts) Evan Main (p) Simon Willson (b) Kayvon Gordon (d) THE BAD PLUS “THE BAD PLUS” Waterford, CT, September, 2021Motivations II, You won't see me before I come back, Stygian poolsChris Speed (ts,cl) Ben Monder (g) Reid Anderson (b) Dave King (d) FREDDIE HUBBARD “HERE TO STAY” Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 27, 1962Body and soul, Father and sonFreddie Hubbard (tp) Wayne Shorter (ts) Cedar Walton (p) Reggie Workman (b) Philly Joe Jones (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 24 de marzo, 2025 at PuroJazz.

Send us your thoughts! Hailed as a “fully committed saxophonist and visionary” by The New Yorker, Ingrid Laubrock has evolved a distinctive, fascinatingly complex and richly layered sonic vocabulary that spans her efforts as an improviser, as leader of her own diverse ensembles or, as in the case of her captivating new album Purposing The Air, as composer and conceptualist for other musicians.Out April 11, 2025, Purposing The Air marks yet another adventurous exploration in a career marked by bold innovations. The album continues Laubrock's engagement with the voice, following the blend of orchestra and choir on Contemporary Chaos Practices (2018). Purposing the Air is an expansive collection of 60 miniatures setting the words of poet Erica Hunt and her emotionally incisive piece “Mood Librarian – a poem in koan.” Approaching the poem's succinct two- or three-line fragments as separate compositions, Laubrock tailored each of them for one of four duos: vocalist Fay Victor with cellist Mariel Roberts, vocalist Sara Serpa with pianist Matt Mitchell, vocalist Theo Bleckmann with guitarist Ben Monder, and mezzo-soprano Rachel Calloway with violinist Ari Streisfeld, aka the contemporary classical music ensemble Duo Cortona.While she's never before so fully integrated words and voice into her work, Laubrock has enjoyed a lifelong appreciation for poetry and literature. Her father was a Goethe scholar, while her mother instilled a love for language in her children from an early age. During the early years of her career in London, Laubrock was a member of the Brazilian-influenced band Nois 4, which featured the Brazilian singer Mônica Vasconcelos as well as vocal contributions by Laubrock herself.Support the show

TAD SHULL QUARTET “IN THE LAND OF THE TENOR” New York, December 17, 1991Here's the kicker, Angel face, Night horseTad Shull (ts) Mike LeDonne (p) Dennis Irwin (b) Kenny Washington (d) YAKOV OKUN “NEW YORK ENCOUNTER” Brooklyn, NY, November 11, 2010Pent-up chaos, Jitterbug waltz, Eric Dolphy's tombYakov Okun (p) Ben Street (b) Billy Drummond (d) TAYLOR HASKINS “WAKE UP CALL” Paramus, N.J., August 20 & 21, 2000Equal being, Nadar, Please be quiet please, Wake-up callTaylor Haskins (tp,synt) Andrew Rathbun (ts,sop) Guillermo Klein (p) Ben Monder (g) Regina Bellantese (vln) Ben Street (b) Jeff Hirshfield (d) Yusuke Yamamoto (perc) Aubrey Smith (vcl) Continue reading Puro Jazz 03 de febrero, 2025 at PuroJazz.

TAD SHULL QUARTET “IN THE LAND OF THE TENOR” New York, December 17, 1991Here's the kicker, Angel face, Night horseTad Shull (ts) Mike LeDonne (p) Dennis Irwin (b) Kenny Washington (d) YAKOV OKUN “NEW YORK ENCOUNTER” Brooklyn, NY, November 11, 2010Pent-up chaos, Jitterbug waltz, Eric Dolphy's tombYakov Okun (p) Ben Street (b) Billy Drummond (d) TAYLOR HASKINS “WAKE UP CALL” Paramus, N.J., August 20 & 21, 2000Equal being, Nadar, Please be quiet please, Wake-up callTaylor Haskins (tp,synt) Andrew Rathbun (ts,sop) Guillermo Klein (p) Ben Monder (g) Regina Bellantese (vln) Ben Street (b) Jeff Hirshfield (d) Yusuke Yamamoto (perc) Aubrey Smith (vcl) Continue reading Puro Jazz 03 de febrero, 2025 at PuroJazz.

On this episode, host Joel Harrison speaks with guitarist Ben Monder about his latest record. For more content and instructional material, visit patreon.com/guitarunlimited. Guitar Unlimited is sponsored by the Alternative Guitar Summit. Visit alternativeguitarsummit.com for more info.

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Elsa Nilsson & Santiago Leibson, Michael Sarian, Laila Biali, Dan Pitt Quintet, Ben Monder, The Bad Plus, Alvaro Rojas, David Lavoie & Carson Tworow, Calgareal, Luis Tovar, Dafnis Prieto, Melvis Santa, Orquesta Akokan, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Eric St-Laurent and Jay DanleyPlaylist: Elsa Nilsson, Santiago Leibson - The Wind From The North Comes From The WestMichael Sarian, featuring Santiago Leibson, Marty Kenney & Nathan Ellman-Bell - Living at the End of the World (Live)Laila Biali - Rocky Mountain LullabyDan Pitt Quintet - Echo ParkBen Monder, featuring Theo Bleckmann - 1973The Bad Plus - French HornsAlvaro Rojas - ReclusiveCarson Tworow and David Lavoie - EdenCalgaréal - La SoupeLuis Tovar - San Pedro de GuatireDafnis Prieto - Two Sides of the CoinMelvis Santa - DeniyeOrquesta Akokán - Suave SuaveSpanish Harlem Orchestra - Swing ForeverEric St-Laurent - El CumbancheroJay Danley - Que Linda Cuba

Esta semana, dedicamos una nueva sesión de Rebelión Sónica a la destacada banda del jazz estadounidense The Bad Plus, con música de su nuevo disco “Complex Emotions” y de “Prog” de 2007. Lanzado por el sello Mack Avenue el 08 de noviembre, “Complex Emotions” es el segundo disco de la agrupación en formato de cuarteto tras ser por largos años un trío, con los fundadores Reid Anderson en bajo acústico y sintetizador y Dave King en batería y sintetizador, más el guitarrista Ben Monder y el saxofonista Chris Speed. Según el texto de promoción, la banda ha dado un paso audaz con “Complex Emotions”. Después de 21 años de redefinir su sonido, los miembros fundadores decidieron expandir la banda, lo que ha permitido “desbloquear nuevas posibilidades creativas, que son completamente investigadas en “Complex Emotions””. El título del álbum, extraído de una frase utilizada durante mucho tiempo por Anderson y King, refleja las amplias exploraciones musicales que han determinado el viaje de la banda. Al elegir este título, The Bad Plus “indica que el grupo reconfigurado ha descubierto nuevas profundidades de su potencial creativo”, remata la declaración que se puede leer en la web de la disquera. En la parte final del programa, viajamos al pasado en la obra del conjunto, para escucharlos con material de su álbum de 2007 “Prog”, cuando eran un trío con Ethan Iverson en el piano. Rebelión Sónica se transmite por radio Rockaxis los jueves a las 10 y 22 horas, con la conducción de Héctor Aravena

El guitarrista neoyorquino Ben Monder ha tardado diez años en editar un disco triple titulado 'Planetarium' para el que grabó temas como 'Ouroboros II', '1973', 'Planetarium', 'Ataraxia'' o 'Noctivagant'.Escuchar audio

Perfect trumpet voice, music as prayer, Ben Monder's right hand. The improviser and songwriter discusses three important albums.Wendy's picks:Mary Lou Williams – Black Christ Of The AndesRobert Wyatt – Old RottenhatTheo Bleckmann And Ben Monder – No BoatWendy's new album, Viewfinder, is out now on American Dreams. Check it out on Wendy's Bandcamp. They're also on Instagram and X, and their website is here.Donate to Crucial Listening on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/cruciallistening

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On this episode, host Joel Harrison speaks with guitarist Ben Monder about his early influences via pop radio and his "pianistic" approach to chords. For more content and instructional material, visit patreon.com/guitarunlimited. Guitar Unlimited is sponsored by the Alternative Guitar Summit. Visit alternativeguitarsummit.com for more info.

JEREMY PELT “TOMORROW'S ANOTHER DAY” New York ?, c. 2023 Earl J (3), Basquiat (1,4), Tomorrow's another day (3)Jeremy Pelt (tp) Jalen Baker (vib) Frank LoCrasto (p-1) Alex Wintz (g) Leighton McKinley Harrell (b,el-b) Allan Mednard (d-3) Deantoni Parks (d-4) THE BAD PLUS “THE BAD PLUS” Waterford, CT, September, 2021Motivations II, Sun wall, Not even close to far off, Stygian poolsChris Speed (ts,cl) Ben Monder (g) Reid Anderson (b) Dave King (d)   TYSHAWN SOREY “THE OFF BROADWAY GUIDE TO SYNERGISM”   Live “The Jazz Gallery”, New York, March 3-6, 2022Mob job, SolarGreg Osby (as) Aaron Diehl (p) Russell Hall (b) Tyshawn Sorey (d)         Continue reading Puro Jazz 19 de agosto, 2024 at PuroJazz.

JEREMY PELT “TOMORROW'S ANOTHER DAY” New York ?, c. 2023 Earl J (3), Basquiat (1,4), Tomorrow's another day (3)Jeremy Pelt (tp) Jalen Baker (vib) Frank LoCrasto (p-1) Alex Wintz (g) Leighton McKinley Harrell (b,el-b) Allan Mednard (d-3) Deantoni Parks (d-4) THE BAD PLUS “THE BAD PLUS” Waterford, CT, September, 2021Motivations II, Sun wall, Not even close to far off, Stygian poolsChris Speed (ts,cl) Ben Monder (g) Reid Anderson (b) Dave King (d)   TYSHAWN SOREY “THE OFF BROADWAY GUIDE TO SYNERGISM”   Live “The Jazz Gallery”, New York, March 3-6, 2022Mob job, SolarGreg Osby (as) Aaron Diehl (p) Russell Hall (b) Tyshawn Sorey (d)         Continue reading Puro Jazz 19 de agosto, 2024 at PuroJazz.

This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here In the meantime, here's some more details about the show: It's a warm welcome then to the man himself: Dr. Brad Stone - the JazzWeek Programmer of the Year 2017, who's here every Thursday to present The Creative Source - a two hour show, highlighting jazz-fusion and progressive jazz flavours from back then, the here and now, plus occasional forays into the future. Please feel free to get in touch with Brad with any comments or suggestions you might have; he'll be more than happy to hear from you: brad@soulandjazz.com or follow him via Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy! The Creative Source 4th July 2024 Artist - Track - Album - Year Todd Mosby    Place in the Sun    Land of Enchantment    2023 Clarence Penn    Come Talk to Me    Behind the Voice    2024 Alex Sipiagin    Clean Cut    Horizons    2024 Tevet Sela    Omaya    Sweet Tears    2024 Matthew Whitaker    Happy Cause I'm Goin' Home    On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute    2024 Organ Fairchild    Lazy River Road    Songs We Didn't Write    2024 The Bobby Broom Organi-sation    The Jitterbug Waltz    Jamalot (Live)    2024 Anthony Branker & Imagine    Praise    Songs My Mom Liked    2024 Mike Holober & The Gotham Jazz Orchestra    Lay of the Land    This Rock We're On: Imaginary Letters    2024 Rob Parton's Ensemble 9+    Relentless    Relentless    2024 Ben Patterson Jazz Orchestra    Interesting Times    Groove Junkies    2024 Christopher Zuar Orchestra    Exuberance    Exuberance    2024 April Varner    Joy of April    April    2024 Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra    Heartsong    Nohmad    2023 Gabriel Genest    Sur le fil    As It Is    2024 Sunny Kim, Vardan Ovsepian, Ben Monder    Poland, 1948    Liminal Silence    2023 Matt Pavolka    An Aged Flamingo in a Dried-Up Pool    Disciplinary Architecture    2024 The post The Creative Source (#CreativeSource) – 4th July 2024 appeared first on SoulandJazz.com | Stereo, not stereotypical ®.

NYC flutist, composer, Sunnyside Records artist, producer, and clinician, Jamie Baum, has toured the US and over 35 countries performing at major festivals, clubs, and concert halls including the Monterey, Madrid, Oeiras, Bermuda, Edinburgh, North Sea, Winter Jazzfest and London Jazz Festivals, Tampere Jazz Happening, Guimaraes Jazz Festival, Jazztopad, Bimhuis, Unterfahrt, Jazz Gallery, Jazz Standard, 55 Bar, Dizzy's, Blue Note, etc.. She's performed with artists as renowned and diverse as Randy Brecker, Roy Hargrove, Donald Brown, Tom Harrell, Paul Motion, Mick Goodrick and Kenny Barron to Dave Douglas, Fred Hersch, Leni Stern, Louis Cole, Jane Bunnett, David Binney, Ralph Alessi, Ben Monder, Anthony Braxton, Karaikudi Mani, V. M. Bhatt, Navin Chettri and Wadada Leo Smith. Though focusing primarily on jazz, she's been involved in several projects performing classical, new music, Brazilian and Latin music. Receiving critical praise for seven CD's as a leader, with most making several “Best CDs of the Year” lists and four stars from DownBeat, her recently-released What Times Are These received five stars in DownBeat. Inch By Inch (GM Recordings), by the cooperative band Yard Byard: The Jaki Byard Project (w/Jerome Harris, George Schuller), also received four stars from DownBeat. Jamie has appeared on over 40 recordings as a sidewoman including those by Dave Binney, George Colligan, Ursel Schlicht, Frank Carlberg, Patrizia Scascitelli, Taylor Haskins, Monika Herzig, Louise Rogers, Sarah McKenzie, Steve Lampert, Brian Landrus, Laura Andel, Judi Silvano, Shigeko Suzuki, James Hall, etc. Ms. Baum's many awards and grants for composing and touring include the 2022 Cafe Royale Recording Grant, 2021 South Arts Jazz Road Touring Grant, 2020 International Society of Jazz Arrangers & Composers (ISJAC) Covid Relief Commission, Foundation for Contemporary Arts 2020, 2020 Chamber Music America Jazz Presenter Consortium, 2018 USArtists International Touring Grant, 2017 New Music USA Project Grant, and a 2014 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. Baum was selected as a 2014-15 Norman Stevens Fellow/MacDowell resident and has since been awarded residencies again at MacDowell (2021), at UCross (2015), and at VCCA (2020). She won the '99 International Jazz Composers Alliance Award, 2010 CAP Award (American Music Center), the 2003 New Works: Creation and Presentation Award and the 2007 Encore Award, both components of the Doris Duke/CMA Jazz Ensembles Project. Ms. Baum has been in the DownBeat Critics Polls annually since 1998, making #1 “Rising Star Flutist” in '12, #2 “Flutist” in '19, and #3 “Flutist” in '20. She was named a "Major New International Talent” in 2015 lists by both “Musica Jazz” and “Jazzit” (Italy), was #2 “Flutist of the Year” in the 2018 Eleventh Annual International Critics Poll and tied for 4th place with Hubert Laws in the 2018 JazzTimes Critics Poll. Jamie was included in Huffington Post's "Twenty-five Great Jazz Flute Performances”, nominated by the Jazz Journalists Association for “Flutist of the Year“ fourteen times, and The Jamie Baum Septet+ was nominated in 2014 "Best Midsize Ensemble" - in the same list with only two other bands -The Wayne Shorter Quartet and Steve Coleman's Five Elements! Media attention for her recent CD, Bridges, and previously released, In This Life, brought features on WBGO's RADAR and NPR's All Things Considered, reviews in The New York Times, DownBeat, JazzTimes, All About Jazz, etc.. and two hour-long feature/retrospectives on major German and Czech public radio shows. Bridges was voted #4 in the 2018 JazzTimes Readers Poll for “Best New Release,” and In This Life was in the "Best CDs of 2013” lists including Boston Globe, iTunes, and Francis Davis' NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll. Recently, Baum was included in the JazzTimes 10: Essential Jazz Flute Albums (2019), 3 Questions for Today's Jazz Musicians by Lilian Dericq, Cricket Publishers (Paris), the “Woodshed” in DownBeat, January 2019, and was the flutist on “The Essence of the Blues -- Flute: 10 Great Etudes for Playing and Improvising, Book & CD”, (Jim Snidero “play-along” series, 2019). Through a highly competitive auditioning process, Jamie was chosen to tour for the DOS/Kennedy Center Jazz Ambassador program from '99 -'03 in South America and South Asia. The US State Department also sponsored later shorter tours, in addition to several isolated US Embassy-sponsored programs while Baum was on her tours in Europe and South Asia. Baum's two main active projects featuring her compositions include The Jamie Baum Septet+, together since 1999, and her Short Stories band marking five years by performing at the 2020 Winter Jazzfest. In addition, she co-leads Yard Byard: The Jaki Byard Project and is involved in several other projects either as co-leader or side-woman, including The Richie Beirach/Jamie Baum Duo and NYC Jazz Flutes. Baum has been on the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music Jazz Arts department at since 2006, on the adjunct faculty roster at the New School University since 2004, and taught at Berklee College of Music (2011-2013). Summer jazz programs Baum has taught composition, improv, and flute technique, and coached ensembles at including the Stanford Jazz Workshop Institute, Litchfield Jazz Camp, Maryland Jazz Camp, etc. A clinician for Altus Flutes/KHS America since 1993, they have sponsored her innovative, pioneering workshop "A Fear Free Approach to Improvisation for the Classically-Trained Musician” TM, "A Fear Free Approach to Composition for the Improvising Musician” TM and “Flute Technique for Doublers” at colleges, conservatories, festivals, flute clubs and “music and art” schools worldwide.  

JEREMY UDDEN – WISHING FLOWER Brooklyn, NY, c. 2023Car radio, Wishing flower,Fade into you Jeremy Udden (as,lyricon) Ben Monder (el-g) Jorge Roeder (b) Ziv Ravitz (d) CRISTIÁN ARO ESTER Chile, c.2023BopSorno, Ester, La anomalíaCristián Aros (t), Kevin Carvajal (st), Sebastián Castro (p), Milton Russell (b) Félix Lecaros (dr) MICHAEL BLAKE DANCE OF THE MYSTIC BLISS Brooklyn, NY (?) 2020 released May 26, 2023The heart of the garden, Love finally arrives, SagraMichael Blake (ts,sop,fl,alto-fl,comp,arr) Guilherme Monteiro (el-g) Skye Steele (vln,rabeca,gonji) Christopher Hoffman (cello) Michael Bates (b) Mauro Refosco (perc,mar) Rogerio Boccato (perc) Continue reading Puro Jazz 21 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.

BETTY CARTER IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MELODY New York, 1992In the still of the night (1,4,8)Betty Carter (vcl) acc by Craig Handy (ts-10) Cyrus Chestnut (p-1) Mulgrew Miller (p-2) John Hicks (p-3) Ari Rowland (b-4) Christian McBride (b-5) Walter Booker (b-6) Clarence Penn (d-7) Lewis Nash (d-8) Jeff “Tain” Watts (d-9) JANE IRA BLOOM MIGHTY LIGHTS New York, November 17-18, 1982I got rhythm but no melodyJane Ira Bloom (sop) Fred Hersch (p-1) Charlie Haden (b) Ed Blackwell (d) GERI ALLEN IN THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON New York, March, 1989Oblivion, The InvisibleGeri Allen (p) Charlie Haden (b) Paul Motian (d) Juan Lazaro Mendolas (bamboo-fl-1) REGINA CARTER MOTOR CITY MOMENTS New York, April 19, 20, 21 & 25, 2000Don't git sassyMarcus Belgrave (tp) James Carter (b-cl,ts) Werner “Vana” Gierig (p) Regina Carter (vln) Darryl Hall (b) Alvester Garnett (d) ALICE COLTRANE PTAH, THE EL DAOUD Dix Hills, New York, January 26, 1970Mantra (1)Pharoah Sanders (ts-1,alto fl-2,bells) Joe Henderson (ts,fl) Alice Coltrane (p,harp-3) Ron Carter (b) Ben Riley (d) Chuck Stewart (bells) CARLA BLEY THE LOST CHORDS Live, Europe, October, 2003Tropical depressionAndy Sheppard (sop,ts) Carla Bley (p) Steve Swallow (el-b) Billy Drummond (d) MARIA SCHNEIDER CONCERT IN THE GARDEN New York, March 8-11, 2004Danca illusoria (1,2)Tony Kadleck, Greg Gisbert, Laurie Frink, Ingrid Jensen (tp,flhrn) Keith O'Quinn, Rock Ciccarone, Larry Farrell (tb) Pete McGuinness (tb-1) George Flynn (b-tb,contrabass-tb) Tim Ries (as,sop,cl,fl,alto-fl,b-fl) Charles Pillow (as,sop,cl,fl,alto-fl,oboe,eng-hrn) Rich Perry (ts,fl) Donny McCaslin (ts,sop,cl,fl) Andy Middleton (ts-2) Scott Robinson (bar,fl,cl,b-cl,contrabass-cl) Gary Versace (accor-3) Frank Kimbrough (p) Ben Monder (g) Jay Anderson (b) Clarence Penn (d) Jeff Ballard, Gonzalo Grau (cajon-4) Luciana Souza (vcl,pandeiro-5) Maria Schneider (comp,arr,dir) Continue reading Puro Jazz 07 marzo 2024 at PuroJazz.

The British jazz saxophonist and clarinetist JOHN SURMAN has a style that's described as "intensely lyrical," a quality he attributes to his time as a choirboy, and his upbringing in the verdant landscapes of rural west England. Surman sees the 20th century origins of jazz by black musicians in the U.S. as a melting pot of world music, with African, Creole, Spanish and other influences. These were eventually transformed into the speed and virtuosity of Bebop, which dominated jazz at mid-century. Between the world wars, Europe had become a major venue for American jazz musicians. The genre took on influences from European folk and classical music, as well as a wider range of world influences from the Middle East, Central Asia, and South America. As a result, European jazz tended to be less abstract, more melodic, and more atmospheric than American jazz. The essential German jazz and New Music label ECM, founded in 1969, continues to document this repertoire in a catalog of over 1800 superb recordings, from which this program is drawn. On this transmission of Hearts of Space, lyrical jazz from Europe with a focus on Norway, a small country that produces a remarkable amount of great music, on a program called EUROJAZZ. Music is by the TORD GUSTAVSEN QUARTET, TERJE RYPDAL, JOHN SURMAN, ARVE HENRIKSEN & HARMEN FRAANJE, THOMAS STRØNEN, CRAIG TABORN, and KRISTJAN RANDALU with BEN MONDER and MARKKU OUNASKARI. [ view playlist ] [ view Flickr image gallery ] [ play 30 second MP3 promo ]

This my conversation with recording engineer & multi-instrumentalist Joseph Branciforte. I had been a fan of his work on albums by Ben Monder, Caroline Davis, Matt Mitchell, Jen Shyu & Kate Gentile and loved his duo work with Theo Bleckmann. So naturally I was excited when Joseph reached out to me and said that he … Continue reading Joseph Branciforte

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Today, the Spotlight shines On pianist and composer Angelica Sanchez, who joined us late last year to discuss her latest record, Nighttime Creatures, out on Pyroclastic Records.Since moving to New York from Arizona in 1994, Angelica has collaborated with artists including Wadada Leo Smith, Paul Motian, Richard Davis, Tim Berne, Ben Monder, and many others.On Nighttime Creatures, Angelica leads a nonet through material she composed while living in a secluded cabin in Upstate New York. There, she was inspired by the sights, sounds, and, yes, creatures of the nocturnal environment surrounding her.Angelica has been recognized with awards, grants, and fellowships that honor her creativity. She is also an assistant professor at Bard College.And now, she is a guest of Spotlight On.(all musical excerpts heard in the interview are taken from the album Nighttime Creatures by The Angelica Sanchez Nonet) ------------------Dig DeeperListen to Nighttime Creatures by The Angelica Sanchez Nonet on Bandcamp or your streaming platform of choiceVisit Angelica Sanchez at angelicasanchez.comFollow Angelica Sanchez on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTubeComposer Angelica Sanchez takes inspiration from the sound of the woods at nightA Toy Piano Played Like A Grand, BabyBe sure to peruse this episode's extensive show notes at spotlightonpodcast.com------------------• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate Spotlight On ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of Spotlight On in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit spotlightonpodcast.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Spotlight On email newsletter. You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Mastodon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, the Spotlight shines On pianist and composer Angelica Sanchez, who joined us late last year to discuss her latest record, Nighttime Creatures, out on Pyroclastic Records.Since moving to New York from Arizona in 1994, Angelica has collaborated with artists including Wadada Leo Smith, Paul Motian, Richard Davis, Tim Berne, Ben Monder, and many others.On Nighttime Creatures, Angelica leads a nonet through material she composed while living in a secluded cabin in Upstate New York. There, she was inspired by the sights, sounds, and, yes, creatures of the nocturnal environment surrounding her.Angelica has been recognized with awards, grants, and fellowships that honor her creativity. She is also an assistant professor at Bard College.And now, she is a guest of Spotlight On.(all musical excerpts heard in the interview are taken from the album Nighttime Creatures by The Angelica Sanchez Nonet) ------------------Dig DeeperListen to Nighttime Creatures by The Angelica Sanchez Nonet on Bandcamp or your streaming platform of choiceVisit Angelica Sanchez at angelicasanchez.comFollow Angelica Sanchez on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTubeComposer Angelica Sanchez takes inspiration from the sound of the woods at nightA Toy Piano Played Like A Grand, BabyBe sure to peruse this episode's extensive show notes at spotlightonpodcast.com------------------• Did you enjoy this episode? Please share it with a friend! You can also rate Spotlight On ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. • Subscribe! Be the first to check out each new episode of Spotlight On in your podcast app of choice. • Looking for more? Visit spotlightonpodcast.com for bonus content, web-only interviews + features, and the Spotlight On email newsletter. You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Mastodon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Monder, guitarist for The Bad Plus, recently connected with Peter Solomon to discuss The Bad Plus's upcoming residency at the Dakota, which starts on December 25 and runs until December 28.

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Ben Monder's album Amorphae was released in 2015 by ECM Records, but it was recorded in 2010. Monder was a member of Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band. The show features readings by Paul Motian from the EBBB's 2001 European Tour Book.  Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/08/ben-monders-amorphae-110615.htmlPhoto: Ben Monder courtesy ECM Records ©Jesse Chun

Paul Motian Band album Garden of Eden was released on ECM Records in 2006. I feature the album with readings from a Motian interview with Paul Olson for All About Jazz from the same year. https://www.allaboutjazz.com/paul-motian-theres-a-million-songs-out-there-paul-motian-by-paul-olson Members of the band are Chris Cheek, Tony Malaby, Steve Cardenas, Ben Monder, Jakob Bro, Jerome Harris and Paul Motian.Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2023/08/garden-of-eden-101615.htmlPhoto: Jerome Haris, Steve Cardenas, Chris Cheek, Tony Malaby, Jakob Bro  2006  photo: Robert Lewis  courtesy ECM Records

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durée : 00:54:16 - Tineke Postma - par : Alex Dutilh - La saxophoniste néerlandaise Tineke Postma se lance dans un voyage d'exploration et d'expression créative, accompagnée de son nouveau groupe composé de Ben Monder, Robert Landfermann et Tristan Renfrow. “Aria” paraît le 12 mai chez Edition.

A native of eastern Pennsylvania, JD Walter's past, present, and future has always embodied music. From church Boy choirs at the age of six to the American Boy choir school in Princeton to the University of North Texas on a vocal jazz scholarship, Walter has become a pioneer of improvisation and electronic innovations in the world of jazz. His recording career spans 20 years and his purist progressive approach to jazz music has been recognized worldwide. After extended studies in Amsterdam with Jazz vocal Icon, Deborah Brown, Walter returned to the U.S. and embedded himself in the New York Jazz scene. It was in New York, surrounded by visionaries of jazz, where he began to organically develop his liberated, vibrant style that turned him from straight-ahead to progressive jazz singing. Walter's recordings include, "Dressed in a Song", “Sirens in the C-House,” “Clear Day,” “Dedicated to You,” “2Bass, a Face and a Little Skin,” “Live in Portugal,” “Live at the 55 Bar,” “One Step Away,” and Guest appearances on over 100 recordings. The latest album, released on February 7, 2020, testifies to his personal progression as an evolving artisan and provides an intimate, inventive collection of standards and originals. “Dressed in a Song,” produced by Walter and Grammy-winning producer and A&R executive Al Pryor, features piano and vocal duets and trios with veterans and up-and-comers alike, including Jim Ridl, Orrin Evans, Jean-Michel Pilc, Marc Cary, Taylor Eigsti, Julius Rodriguez, Ben Wolfe, Obed Calvaire, and Becca Stevens. Over the decades, Walter has performed as a featured artist at numerous American jazz clubs and festivals in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Central America as well as over 80 tours in Russia. He remains a regular in the New York music scene, and has headlined at Dizzy's Lincoln Center, The Jazz Standard, The Blue Note, and The Jazz Gallery, among other venues. He has shared the stage with legendary artists, ranging from Dave Liebman, Billy Hart, Tom Harrell, Eddie Gomez, Bob Dorough, Nicholas Payton, Ben Monder, Sean Jones, Jean-Michel Pilc, Bill Evans, Mark Murphy, Greg Hutchinson, Ari Hoenig, Randy Brecker, Tim Warfield, Jim Ridl, Orrin Evans, Seamus Blake, Igor Butman, Nasheet Waits, Craig Handy, Boris Kozlov, Robin Eubanks, Eric Revis, Billy Drummond, Christian McBride, Adam Nussbaum. Walter currently resides in New York and teaches privately and abroad at The Prince Claus Conservatory in Groningen, Holland, The Jazz and Music School in St. Petersburg, and the Music Wave School in Moscow. In this episode, JD Walter shares his background, education, and musical journey. If you enjoyed this episode please make sure to subscribe, follow, rate, and/or review this podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, ect. Connect with us on all social media platforms and at www.improvexchange.com

Courtney's playing refreshingly cool new jazzy vibes for you to work, rest and play to! Jam-packed full of new releases and plenty of fun, including many of the artists introducing their own tracks! This wk All-star contemporary jazz, latin swing, mellow keyboard grooves, underground hip-hop, refreshing bop, acid-jazz funk opus, jazz fusion quartet, Please let all your jazz friends know that they can listen for free on Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and always at jazz-pod.comVisit our archive here Join the CPG community by following us on Facebook & Instagram Ask us ANYTHING(!) about jazz over on Twitter Watch our FAB & FUN artist features over on Tiktok[0'50] Brian Landrus - Canopy of Trees (Red List: Music Dedicated to the Preservation of Our Endangered Species PALMETTO Tr 1) Brian Landrus cl, comp Ryan Keberle tb Geoffrey Keezer keys Nir Felder gtr Ron Blake tnr Jaleel Shaw alto Lonnie Plaxico bs John Hadfield perc Steve Roach tpt Rudy Royston dr Corey King vcDedicated to the preservation of our Endangered Species - this is an all-star lineup with beautiful clarinet from Brian![45'01] Christian Jacob - The Hipper They Are The Harder They Fall (Saunders) New Jazz Standards Vol5 The Music of Carl Saunders SELF RELEASE Tr4 Christian Jacob pno Darek Oles bs Joe LaBarbera drHandpicked by multi-Grammy nominated, Christian Jacob from Carl Saunders New Jazz Standards ‘book' of over 300 tunes, this is Vol 5 of Carl Saunders' heralded “New Jazz Standards” series - played brilliantly by Christian and his strong supporting cast.[8'46] Kibrom Birhane - Merkato (Here and There FLYING CARPET Tr1)Kibrom Birhane Keys Krar perc Nadav Peled gtr Randal Fisher sx Fabio Santana tb Glenn Holdaway tpt Kahlil Cummings perc Jake Najor dr Dave Pinewood bs "The future of Ethiopian Jazz" right here - Having absorbed thousand year old Ethiopian orthodox chanting as a child, while expertly acquainting himself with the traditional instruments of the region, Kibrom has focused his diverse musical talents studying past Ethiopian Jazz legends from the 1970s with modern day contemporaries while continuing to reach new depths and discovery.[13'52] Ella Fitzgerald - Cheek to Cheek (Berlin) Ella at the Hollywood Bowl – The Irving Berlin Songbook VERVE Tr6 Ella Fitzgerald vc with the Paul Weston OrchestraUnreleased live concert of Ella performing songs from her beloved Irving Berlin songbook with a full orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl, recently discovered in Norman Granz's private collection. [32'03] Steve Lehman & Sélébéyone – Gas Akap (Xabu: The Unseen Tr4) Gaston Bandimic vc (Wolof) HPrizm vc (English) Steve Lehman alto/comp Maciek Lasserre sop Damion Reid dr Sélébéyone means “intersection” in Wolof: groundbreaking work with shifting rhythms and state of the art sound design exploring spirituality and mysticism through the lens of experimental music.[20'08] Antonio Sanchez – Mi Palabra (Bad Hombre Vol II Tr3) Ana Tijoux vc Sanchez dr/comp“Bad Hombre” is drummer Antonio's alter-ego, where he plays virtually all the instruments while adding his compositional, production and percussion talents to “shift” the song to new realms while still leaving its essence intact. [24'03] Ole Matthiessen – Ikke Noget Endnu (Nothing Yet) Social Distancing Blues SUNDANCE DK Tr6Henrik Bolberg tpt Jan zum Vohrde alto Bob Rockwell tnr Ole Matthiessen pno/comp Rune Fog-Nielsen bs Ole Streenberg drOle is a living legend in Danish jazz!  Beautiful contemporary jazz borne out of lockdown.[28'39] Nimbus Sextet feat Nathanial Cross – Forward Thinker (Forward Thinker ACID JAZZ Tr2) Euan Allardice tpt Michael Butcher sx Honza Kourimsky gtr Stephen Jack bs Alex Palmer dr Nichols/Dixon/Stevens/Palmer comp Major Scottish acid jazz talent this multi-national contemp jazz outfit fuses their jazz, world, hip-hop and funk influences uniquely into a strong melodic blend that has set them apart from their contemporaries. [36'36] The Bad Plus – Motivations II (The Bad Plus EDITION Tr1) Reid Anderson bs/comp Dave King dr Ben Monder gtr Chris Speed sx/clTwenty-one years after making their landmark debut as a genre exploding piano-bass-drums trio, the always adventurous group have reinvented themselves as a dynamic quartet.[41'57] Laura Anglade & Sam Kirmayer: Venez Donc Chez Moi (Venez Donc Chez Moi Justin Time Tr1)Laura Anglade vc Sam Kirmayer gtrLaura Anglade is a young Toronto-based jazz vocalist originally from Brousse-Le-Chateau, a small village in the south of France and raised in Connecticut, she is influenced by her parents' gypsy jazz & classical backgrounds.[44'29] UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra: En Tut (Ronka) Fresh From Finland Cadillac Tr1 Soloist Manuel Dunkel, sx Kirmo Lintinen condUMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra is the only professional orchestra in Finland specialised in jazz and new rhythm-oriented music. The big band of 16 musicians plays about 100 concerts every year in Finland and abroad. Next week on CPG Bitesize: we're celebrating Generation Gaps, deconstructing big bands and following Jared Schonig wherever he wants to go! Hit subscribe here so you don't miss it!!

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry.  This week's episode features Jaime Slutzky. Jaime is a behind the scenes wiz at helping music educators build their online platforms, increase automation and efficiency, and grow their audiences. Whether you're an educator, creator, artist, or student, you're going to get a really in-depth glimpse at the inner workings of this ever-expanding online music education model. If you're interested in more, Jaime hosts her own podcast, which you can find here https://techofbusiness.com/episodes/ Sit Down. Grab an Axe. Get Abducted. If you like Beyond the Frets and want to support us, please SHARE, subscribe, and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or wherever you may be listening. Visit the podcast at beyondthefrets.com and drop us a message at beyondthefretspodcast@gmail.com! Produced, recorded, and mixed by Zakk Jones. The track you heard is "Spring in Ohio" written by Zakk Jones. 

Aubrey Johnson & Randy Ingram, Caity Gyorgy, Virginia MacDonald, Anat Cohen, Chris Speed, The Bad Plus, Joshua Redman, saje, Sara Gazarek, Sarah Elizabeth Charles, Curtis Nowosad, Spike Wilner, Frank Carlberg, T.S. Monk, Emmet Cohen, Chris AndrewPlaylist: Aubrey Johnson, Randy Ingram - My IdealCaity Gyorgy, featuring Virginia MacDonald - IdealVarious Artists, featuring Virginia MacDonald, Lucian Gray and Dan Fortin - Queen's PawnAnat Cohen - Baroquen SpiritChris Speed - Light LineThe Bad Plus, featuring Ben Monder, Chris Speed, Reid Anderson and Dave King - You Won't See Me Before I Come BackJoshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brian Blade - Disco Earssaje, featuring Terri Lyne Carrington and Daniel Rotem - As This Moment Slips AwaySara Gazarek - VanitySarah Elizabeth Charles, featuring Burniss Earl Travis II - The MessageCurtis Nowasad, featuring Brianna Thomas - See Line Woman (Jesse Fischer Remix)Spike Wilner Trio - Well You Needn'tFrank Carlberg Trio, featuring John Hebert and Francisco Mela - Bemsha CubanoTS Monk - Seven Steps to Heaven (Live)Emmet Cohen - Venus de MiloChris Andrew - Home

Jakob Bro with InterviewJazz, Paul Motian, Ben Street, Bill Frisell, Chris Cheek, Tony Malaby, Steve Cardenas, Ben Monder, Jerome Harris, Lee Konitz, Mark Turner, Thomas MorganSet List:  https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2022/11/jakob-bro-with-interview.htmlPhoto: Jakob Bro, Paul Motian, Chris Cheek 2006 photo: Robert Lewis courtesy Loveland records

This week, we welcome bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Dave King to The JAZZIZ Podcast. Anderson and King are two of the founding members of The Bad Plus, one of the defining bands of 21st-century jazz. After over a decade as an acclaimed piano trio, with Ethan Iverson first and Orrin Evans later, Anderson and King have reinvented The Bad Plus as a dynamic quartet with guitarist Ben Monder and saxophonist Chris Speed. This is the lineup featured on their new, self-titled album, which is due out on September 30 via Edition Records. Despite the major change in the lineup, the band's objective of challenging conventions and pushing their unique approach to jazz in boundary-breaking new directions remains unaltered. Their music, as well as this podcast conversation, testifies to their passion, drive and intent. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jazziz/support

This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here In the meantime, here's some more details about the show: It's a warm welcome then to the man himself: Dr. Brad Stone - the JazzWeek Programmer of the Year 2017, who's here every Thursday to present The Creative Source - a two hour show, highlighting jazz-fusion and progressive jazz flavours from back then, the here and now, plus occasional forays into the future. Please feel free to get in touch with Brad with any comments or suggestions you might have; he'll be more than happy to hear from you: brad@soulandjazz.com or follow him via Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy! The Creative Source 25th August 2022 Artist - Track - Album - Year Jeff Coffin    Between Dreaming and Joy    Between Dreaming and Joy    2022 Marilyn Scott    Tomorrow    The Landscape    2022 Queen Kong    Pirate Max    Fray    2022 Jeremy Manasia Trio    Take the In-Step    Butcher Block Ballet    2022 Frank Kimbrough    Kid Stuff    2003-2006, Volume One: Lullabluebye    2022 Mike Clark/Leon Lee Dorsey feat. Mike Le Donne    Willow Weep for Me    Blues on Top    2022 William Flynn    Sea Song    Seaside    2022 Shiri Zorn & George Muscatello    Witch Touch    Into Another Land    2022 Randal Despommier, f. Ben Monder    Toka Voka Oka Boka    A Midsummer Odyssey    2022 Cyrus Chsstnut    Thinking About You    My Father's Hands    2022 Warren Bernhardt Trio    Balança    Ain't Life Grand    1990 Joey DeFrancesco    Angel Calling    More Music    2022 Brian Lynch and Spheres of Influence    Tom Harrell (alternate take)    Songbook Vol. 2: Dance the Way U Want To    2022 Dmitri Matheny    Wichita Lineman    Cascadia    2022 Meridian Odyssey    Behind the Mirror    Earthshine    2022 The Margaret Slovak Trio    Forty-Four    Ballad for Brad    2021 David Virelles    Cuando Canta el Cornetín    Nuna    2022 Steve Cardenas/Ben Allison/Ted Nash    And Now, the Queen    Healing Power: The Music of Carla Bley    2022 Jason Palmer    Landscape With an Obelisk (Flinck)    Live from Summit Rock in Seneca Village    2022 The post The Creative Source (#CreativeSource) – 25th August 2022 appeared first on SoulandJazz.com | Stereo, not stereotypical ®.

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry.  This week's episode features Ray Suhy. Ray is a guitarist that is fully entrenched in both the metal and jazz worlds, playing for bands like Six Feet Under and Cannabis Corpse while also leading a modern quartet with Lewis Porter. We talked a lot about the similarities between the two seemingly opposing genres, and how he approaches the two. Find more at https://www.lessonface.com/instructor/ray-suhy Sit Down. Grab an Axe. Get Abducted. If you like Beyond the Frets and want to support us, please SHARE, subscribe, and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or wherever you may be listening. Visit the podcast at beyondthefrets.com and drop us a message at beyondthefretspodcast@gmail.com! Produced, recorded, and mixed by Zakk Jones. The interlude track you heard is "Mr. Tyner" from Ray's album Transcendent. 

// ABOUT ANDY MILNE AND UNISON A fearless, versatile explorer as a pianist and composer, Andy Milne has been a distinct and respected voice at the heart of New York's creative jazz scene for almost 30 years, collaborating with dancers, visual artists, poets and musicians spanning jazz, classical, pop, folk, and world music. At the piano, he skillfully blends poetic gravitas with a playful sense of order. He has recorded and toured throughout the world with Ravi Coltrane, Ralph Alessi, Carlos Ward and Carla Cook, and has collaborated with a range of artists including Andrew Cyrille, Sekou Sundiata, Avery Brooks, Bruce Cockburn, Fred Hersch, Ben Monder, Dianne Reeves, Jen Shyu, Tyshawn Sorey and Jamie Baum. A former student of Oscar Peterson, Milne was at the center of the M-BASE Collective as a core member of saxophonist Steve Coleman's bands, as well as performing with Cassandra Wilson and Greg Osby. Milne composed and produced the scores for seven documentary films by acclaimed director William Shatner and has now released eleven recordings as a leader or co-leader. Milne is presently an assistant professor of music at the University of Michigan in their Department of Jazz & Contemporary Improvisation.  Originally from New Orleans, John Hébert, has been a highly sought-after New York bassist since the mid-1990s. A former student of Rufus Reid, he has collaborated extensively with pianists Fred Hersch and Andrew Hill, appearing on celebrated recordings from each pianist. He has also performed with Lee Konitz, Paul Bley, John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler, Paul Motian, Uri Caine, Bill Stewart, Mary Halvorson, Tomasz Stanko, David Liebman, and Toots Thielemans, among many others. An accomplished bandleader, Hébert's 2015 Sunnyside release Rambling Confessions — his quartet featuring Milne — received critical acclaim, including 4.5 stars from Downbeat. Over the past decade, he has been named multiple times as a “Rising Star Acoustic Bassist” in Downbeat's Critics Poll and has received multiple GRAMMY Award nominations. Hébert is a full-time professor of bass at Western Michigan University. Clarence Penn is one of the most in-demand jazz drummers in the world. A composer, bandleader, and prolific producer, he performs regularly with Maria Schneider, Dave Douglas and Uri Caine. Since 1991 when he arrived in New York City, Penn has placed his unique blend of mega-chops, keen intellect, and heady musicianship at the service of a staggering array of A-list artists including Ellis and Wynton Marsalis, Betty Carter, Stanley Clarke, Steps Ahead, Makoto Ozone and Michael Brecker. His impressive discography includes several hundred studio albums, including GRAMMY Award-winning recordings from Randy Brecker and Maria Schneider, representing a 360-degree spectrum of jazz expression. He has toured extensively throughout the United States, the Americas, Europe, Japan, and Southeast Asia, as well as composed music for films and commercials, and produced tracks for numerous singers in the pop and alternative arenas. #andymilne #junoawardwinner #jazz

Beyond the Frets is your chance to hear in-depth conversations with legendary guitarists, educators and composers about their process, struggles, accomplishments and thoughts on the modern music industry.  This week's episode features Frank Potenza. Frank is one of the founding fathers of jazz guitar pedagogy who spent his early days at Berklee and now has been a professor at USC for many years. His sophisticated, swinging style can be heard on records by Gene Harris and under his own name. For many years he had a close relationship with Joe Pass, which we touched on in addition to his thoughts on modern jazz education and much more! Find more at https://frankpotenza.com/  Sit Down. Grab an Axe. Get Abducted. If you like Beyond the Frets and want to support us, please SHARE, subscribe, and leave a rating on Apple Podcasts or wherever you may be listening. Visit the podcast at beyondthefrets.com and drop us a message at beyondthefretspodcast@gmail.com! Produced, recorded, and mixed by Zakk Jones.