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As May draws to a close, life is in motion. My house is on the market, boxes are piling up, and I've been scouting new places with room for a proper studio. While everything shifts around me, the music still grounds me. This mix is a snapshot of where I am right now—mentally, emotionally, musically. Info Jazz Matters is on demand & free to stream - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/new-music-player-beta Website - www.jazzmattersuk.com For all social media links and more, visit my Linkhub. https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/linkhub Jazz Matters Info - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/about Info about me - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/introducing-jazz-matters/introducing-ray Email - jazzmattersuk@gmail.com Playlist: 1. Steps Ahead – Beirut 2. Morten Schantz – Godspeed 3. Peter Erskine, John Beasley, Janek Gwizdala – Bourges Buenos Aires 4. Nguyên Lê – Burning of the Midnight Lamp 5. The Brother Moves On – Umthandazo Wamagenge 6. Geri Allen, David Murray & Terri Lyne Carrington – The Nurturer 7. Aziza – Aziza Dance (feat. Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke, Eric Harland) 8. The Cookers – The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart 9. Mark de Clive-Lowe, Shigeto, Melanie Charles – The Creator Has a Master Plan Part II 10. Morgan Guerin – With a Peace of Mind, Pt. 2 (feat. Risa Pearl)
FRANK FOSTER QUINTET “NEW FACES, NEW SOUNDS” Hackensack, N.J., May 5, 1954Gracias, How I spent the night, Blues for Benny, Out of nowhereBenny Powell (tb) Frank Foster (ts) Gildo Mahones (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d) AARON PARKS “INVISIBLE CINEMA” Brooklyn, NY, January 20-22, 2008Travelers (mm out), Nemesis (1,2), Riddle me this, PraiseAaron Parks (p,mellotron-1,glockenspiel-1,keyboards-2) Mike Moreno (g) Matt Penman (b) Eric Harland (d) ROBERT HURST “UNREHURST, VOLUME 2 – LIVE SMOKE” New York, March 16 & 17, 2007I love youRobert Glasper (p) Robert Hurst (b) Chris Dave (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 05 de marzo, 2025 at PuroJazz.
FRANK FOSTER QUINTET “NEW FACES, NEW SOUNDS” Hackensack, N.J., May 5, 1954Gracias, How I spent the night, Blues for Benny, Out of nowhereBenny Powell (tb) Frank Foster (ts) Gildo Mahones (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d) AARON PARKS “INVISIBLE CINEMA” Brooklyn, NY, January 20-22, 2008Travelers (mm out), Nemesis (1,2), Riddle me this, PraiseAaron Parks (p,mellotron-1,glockenspiel-1,keyboards-2) Mike Moreno (g) Matt Penman (b) Eric Harland (d) ROBERT HURST “UNREHURST, VOLUME 2 – LIVE SMOKE” New York, March 16 & 17, 2007I love youRobert Glasper (p) Robert Hurst (b) Chris Dave (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 05 de marzo, 2025 at PuroJazz.
GRAMMY® Winning TrumpeterIn This Episode, To Get Us in a Celebration of Music I Played 'Black Girl Magic" (feat. Badia Farha, Mumu Fresh & Nikki Grier) & Harlem Shake On "En Motion". Just a Couple Songs from the Amazing Nabate Isles'.Nabaté Isles is a Grammy-winning trumpeter as well as a composer and producer, born and raised in New York City. Nabaté is releasing his second album called, En Motion, to be released on Ropeadope Records in the Fall of 2022. The album features the core lineup of Sam Barsh (also the album's producer), Eric Harland, Kaveh Rastegar, David Gilmore and Rachel Eckroth & guests include James Francies, Ben Wendel, Victor Provost, Sasha Berliner, Badia Farha. Added featured performers on the album are Mumu Fresh, Kardinal Offishall and Chuck D.Nabaté has performed, toured and/or recorded with unique artists Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), Christian McBride, Chuck D, Kenny Lattimore, Philip Bailey, Fantasia, Jeffrey Osborne, Jill Scott, Leslie Odom, Jr., Robert Glasper, Dianne Reeves, José James, Savion Glover, Gregory Porter, Freda Payne, Shareefa, Oliver Lake, Steve Coleman, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Wilson, Joey DeFrancesco, Muhal Richard Abrams, Matthew Shipp, Charli Persip, Mike Longo, Uri Caine, Buster Williams, Grady Tate, Jay Hoggard, Holt McCallany, the Mingus Big Band, and the José Limon Dance Company. He composed a solo double bass composition called 'Lessons', which was premiered by world-renowned double bassist James VanDemark at Louisiana State University. Nabaté also received two commissions from the Festival of New Trumpet Music to compose and premiere new compositions entitled, ‘We Need Unity in the Community' and 'Same Strife, Different Life'.Nabaté provided private trumpet instruction to the actor Rob Brown for his role as trumpeter Delmond Lambreaux on the HBO series, ‘Treme'. Nabaté was part of three Christian McBride Big Band's Grammy-winning albums, ‘The Good Feeling', ‘Bringin' It' and 'For Jimmy, Wes & Oliver' as well as the band's performance at the White House for the last concert under President Barack Obama's administration. He has composed five music scores for short films as well as contributing original music to Amos Poe's innovative film, ‘Empire II'. He recently completed a score for his first feature called, 'The Rhythm in Blue'. He recently co-released a record dedicated to the late, great thespian and humanitarian, Chadwick Boseman called, 'Super Hero: Ode to Chadwick Boseman' with Niles, featuring Beth Griffith-Manley. As a sports trivia expert, he is the only person to Stump The Schwab on ESPN (Season 2) and be crowned a Sports Jeopardy champion (Season 1, Episode #8), on Crackle.com. Now, he created and hosts his own podcast, 'Whe're They At', which profiles prominent retired athletes (https://linktr.ee/Whe_reTheyAt). The show has featured numerous Hall of Famers and luminaries like Chuck D, Dr. John Carlos, Chris Evert, Darrelle Revis, Warren Moon, David Robinson, Marshall Faulk, Tom Glavine, Larry Brown, Branford Marsalis, Taylor Hackford, to name a few.© 2025 All Rights Reserved© 2025 BuildingAbundantSuccess!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy: https://tinyurl.com/BASAud
RAVI COLTRANE “SPIRIT FICTION” New York, December 20-22, 2011Klepto (4), Check out time (4,6), Fantasm (jg,eh,ra out,4,6)Ralph Alessi (tp-4) Ravi Coltrane (ts) Joe Lovano (ts-6) Geri Allen (p-4) James Genus (b-4) Eric Harland (d-4) OLIVER JONES TRIO “COOKIN' AT SWEET BASIL” New York, September 3, 1987My funny Valentine, Jitterbug waltzOliver Jones (p) Dave Young (b) Terry Clarke (d) LAUREN SEVIAN “BLISS” Brooklyn, NY, September 19, 2017Square one, Bliss, Bluesishness, Lamb and bunnyLauren Sevian (bar) Alexa Tarantino (as) Robert Rodriguez (p) Christian McBride (b) E.J. Continue reading Puro Jazz 05 de febrero, 2025 at PuroJazz.
RAVI COLTRANE “SPIRIT FICTION” New York, December 20-22, 2011Klepto (4), Check out time (4,6), Fantasm (jg,eh,ra out,4,6)Ralph Alessi (tp-4) Ravi Coltrane (ts) Joe Lovano (ts-6) Geri Allen (p-4) James Genus (b-4) Eric Harland (d-4) OLIVER JONES TRIO “COOKIN' AT SWEET BASIL” New York, September 3, 1987My funny Valentine, Jitterbug waltzOliver Jones (p) Dave Young (b) Terry Clarke (d) LAUREN SEVIAN “BLISS” Brooklyn, NY, September 19, 2017Square one, Bliss, Bluesishness, Lamb and bunnyLauren Sevian (bar) Alexa Tarantino (as) Robert Rodriguez (p) Christian McBride (b) E.J. Continue reading Puro Jazz 05 de febrero, 2025 at PuroJazz.
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World-renowned saxophonist and Blue Note recording artist Walter Smith III is the model music educator and practitioner. This enormously talented saxophonist pursued music education as a profession as far back as high school. In this episode, Walter's storied career follows the path beginning with performing at McDonald's at age 7, to an exciting area of study at one of today's premier high schools, Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA) in Houston, Texas to leadership roles at Berklee College of Music, reflecting on experiences at the Thelonious Monk Institute (today, the Herbie Hancock Institute) and exciting tours with legends like Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. Gender equity in jazz, a priority for Walter, is spearheaded by the Berklee Jazz and Gender Justice Institute, and innovations in jazz education promoting inclusivity. Walter touches on his transition from Boston to New York, emphasizing the interplay between performance and teaching. Walter Smith III just released his eleventh album as a leader. Our conversation on Strictly Jazz Sounds also takes a deep dive into three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not. This project includes three of his closest music cohorts who are three of the most accomplished and influential musicians in jazz today: Jason Moran-piano, Reuben Rogers-bass, and Eric Harland-drums. The music does not disappoint in any way. We listen to clips of selected tracks, discuss the music and the significance, if any, of the composition titles. Walter is/has been a member of many legendary and highly accomplished groups (recording and/or touring) including the Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band (Walter was fired when he decided to go to Los Angeles, California), Terence Blanchard Quintet, Jason Moran's In My Mind: Monk at Town Hall, Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet, and the Christian McBride “Situation”, He's also teamed up with Eric Harland's “Voyager”, the Bill Stewart Trio, Marquis Hill's “New Gospel Revisited”, and the Sean Jones Quintet among others. Thank you for listening to Strictly Jazz Sounds. You have a choice among many other jazz podcasts, yet you selected this one today. You have my appreciation for your time and interest. Photo by Travis Bailey.
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durée : 00:59:51 - Walter Smith III "Three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not" - par : Nicolas Pommaret - Pour son deuxième album pour Blue Note en 18 mois, le saxophoniste et compositeur Walter Smith III a réuni trois figures incontournables du jazz d'aujourd'hui – le pianiste Jason Moran, le bassiste Reuben Rogers et le batteur Eric Harland. Le Texan rend hommage à sa ville natale de Houston.
durée : 00:59:51 - Walter Smith III "Three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not" - par : Nicolas Pommaret - Pour son deuxième album pour Blue Note en 18 mois, le saxophoniste et compositeur Walter Smith III a réuni trois figures incontournables du jazz d'aujourd'hui – le pianiste Jason Moran, le bassiste Reuben Rogers et le batteur Eric Harland. Le Texan rend hommage à sa ville natale de Houston.
BAPTISTE TROTIGNON “SHARE” Brooklyn, NY, June, 2008First song, Flow (2,3) Blue (mp out,1)Tom Harrell (flhrn-1) Mark Turner (ts-2) Baptiste Trotignon (p) Matt Penman (b) Eric Harland (d) Otis Brown, III (d-3) CLARE FISCHER “FIRST TIME OUT” Los Angeles, April 12 & 14, 1962Nigerian walk, Toddler, Stranger, AfterfactClare Fischer (p) Gary Peacock (b) Gene Stone (d) ) HARISH RAGHAVAN “IN TENSE” New York, December 10 & 11, 2021AMA, In tense, Eight-thirteenMorgan Guerin (ts,b-cl,EWI) Joel Ross (vib,mar) Charles Altura (g) Harish Raghavan (b,comp) Eric Harland (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 05 de septiembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
BAPTISTE TROTIGNON “SHARE” Brooklyn, NY, June, 2008First song, Flow (2,3) Blue (mp out,1)Tom Harrell (flhrn-1) Mark Turner (ts-2) Baptiste Trotignon (p) Matt Penman (b) Eric Harland (d) Otis Brown, III (d-3) CLARE FISCHER “FIRST TIME OUT” Los Angeles, April 12 & 14, 1962Nigerian walk, Toddler, Stranger, AfterfactClare Fischer (p) Gary Peacock (b) Gene Stone (d) ) HARISH RAGHAVAN “IN TENSE” New York, December 10 & 11, 2021AMA, In tense, Eight-thirteenMorgan Guerin (ts,b-cl,EWI) Joel Ross (vib,mar) Charles Altura (g) Harish Raghavan (b,comp) Eric Harland (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 05 de septiembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.
ALEX SIPIAGIN “HORIZONS” June, 2023 Clean cut, AIVA-tionAlex Sipiagin (tp) Chris Potter (ts,sop) John Escreet (p) Matt Brewer (b) Eric Harland (d) JOSH LAWRENCE “MEASURED RESPONSE” Brooklyn, NY, November 19, 2022A tragic tango comedy, Between the lakes (1), Prelude to a farewell (for Barry Harris) Josh Lawrence (tp,flhrn-1) Diego Rivera (ts) Art Hirahara (p) Luques Curtis (b) Rudy Royston (d) “KENNY BURRELL/JOHN COLTRANE” Hackensack, NJ, March 7, 1958Freight Trane, I never knew, Lyresto, Why was I born ? Continue reading Puro Jazz 21 de agosto, 2024 at PuroJazz.
ALEX SIPIAGIN “HORIZONS” June, 2023 Clean cut, AIVA-tionAlex Sipiagin (tp) Chris Potter (ts,sop) John Escreet (p) Matt Brewer (b) Eric Harland (d) JOSH LAWRENCE “MEASURED RESPONSE” Brooklyn, NY, November 19, 2022A tragic tango comedy, Between the lakes (1), Prelude to a farewell (for Barry Harris) Josh Lawrence (tp,flhrn-1) Diego Rivera (ts) Art Hirahara (p) Luques Curtis (b) Rudy Royston (d) “KENNY BURRELL/JOHN COLTRANE” Hackensack, NJ, March 7, 1958Freight Trane, I never knew, Lyresto, Why was I born ? Continue reading Puro Jazz 21 de agosto, 2024 at PuroJazz.
WALTER SMITH “III” Brooklyn, NY, June 7, 2010Highschoolish, Goodnight now, Himorme (1)Ambrose Akinmusire (tp) Logan Richardson (as-1) Walter Smith, III (ts) Jason Moran (p) Joe Sanders (b) Eric Harland (d) LUIS PERDOMO “LINKS” Brooklyn, NY, January 20, 2013Percy's delight, Crossmind dreams, ProfundoMiguel Zenon (as) Luis Perdomo (p) Dwayne Burno (b) Rodney Green (d) PAUL BOLLENBACK “SOUL GROOVES” Brooklyn, NY, December 2, 3, 4 & 5, 1998Too high, Papa was a rolling stone, From a dreamJim Rotondi (tp) Steve Davis (tb) Steve Wilson (as) Eric Alexander (ts) Joey DeFrancesco (org) Paul Bollenback (g,el-g) Jeff “Tain” Watts (d) Broto Roy (tabla) Continue reading Puro Jazz 15 de agosto, 2024 at PuroJazz.
WALTER SMITH “III” Brooklyn, NY, June 7, 2010Highschoolish, Goodnight now, Himorme (1)Ambrose Akinmusire (tp) Logan Richardson (as-1) Walter Smith, III (ts) Jason Moran (p) Joe Sanders (b) Eric Harland (d) LUIS PERDOMO “LINKS” Brooklyn, NY, January 20, 2013Percy's delight, Crossmind dreams, ProfundoMiguel Zenon (as) Luis Perdomo (p) Dwayne Burno (b) Rodney Green (d) PAUL BOLLENBACK “SOUL GROOVES” Brooklyn, NY, December 2, 3, 4 & 5, 1998Too high, Papa was a rolling stone, From a dreamJim Rotondi (tp) Steve Davis (tb) Steve Wilson (as) Eric Alexander (ts) Joey DeFrancesco (org) Paul Bollenback (g,el-g) Jeff “Tain” Watts (d) Broto Roy (tabla) Continue reading Puro Jazz 15 de agosto, 2024 at PuroJazz.
FRANK FOSTER QUINTET NEW FACES, NEW SOUNDS Hackensack, N.J., May 5, 1954Gracias, How I spent the night, Blues for Benny, Out of nowhere Benny Powell (tb) Frank Foster (ts) Gildo Mahones (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d) AARON PARKS INVISIBLE CINEMA Brooklyn, NY, January 20-22, 2008Travelers (mm out), Nemesis (1,2), Riddle me this, PraiseAaron Parks (p,mellotron-1,glockenspiel-1,keyboards-2) Mike Moreno (g) Matt Penman (b) Eric Harland (d) ROBERT HURST UNREHURST, VOLUME 2 – LIVE “SMOKE” New York, March 16 & 17, 2007I love youRobert Glasper (p) Robert Hurst (b) Chris Dave (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 13 Mayo 2024 at PuroJazz.
GRAMMY® Winning TrumpeterIn This Episode, To Get Us in a Happy Holiday Mood You Listened to Black Girl Magic (feat. Badia Farha, Mumu Fresh & Nikki Grier) & Harlem Shake On "En Motion". Just a Couple Songs from Great New Music from Nabate Isles'.Nabaté Isles is a Grammy-winning trumpeter as well as a composer and producer, born and raised in New York City. Nabaté is releasing his second album called, En Motion, to be released on Ropeadope Records in the Fall of 2022. The album features the core lineup of Sam Barsh (also the album's producer), Eric Harland, Kaveh Rastegar, David Gilmore and Rachel Eckroth & guests include James Francies, Ben Wendel, Victor Provost, Sasha Berliner, Badia Farha. Added featured performers on the album are Mumu Fresh, Kardinal Offishall and Chuck D.Nabaté has performed, toured and/or recorded with unique artists Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), Christian McBride, Chuck D, Kenny Lattimore, Philip Bailey, Fantasia, Jeffrey Osborne, Jill Scott, Leslie Odom, Jr., Robert Glasper, Dianne Reeves, José James, Savion Glover, Gregory Porter, Freda Payne, Shareefa, Oliver Lake, Steve Coleman, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Wilson, Joey DeFrancesco, Muhal Richard Abrams, Matthew Shipp, Charli Persip, Mike Longo, Uri Caine, Buster Williams, Grady Tate, Jay Hoggard, Holt McCallany, the Mingus Big Band, and the José Limon Dance Company. He composed a solo double bass composition called 'Lessons', which was premiered by world-renowned double bassist James VanDemark at Louisiana State University. Nabaté also received two commissions from the Festival of New Trumpet Music to compose and premiere new compositions entitled, ‘We Need Unity in the Community' and 'Same Strife, Different Life'.Nabaté provided private trumpet instruction to the actor Rob Brown for his role as trumpeter Delmond Lambreaux on the HBO series, ‘Treme'. Nabaté was part of three Christian McBride Big Band's Grammy-winning albums, ‘The Good Feeling', ‘Bringin' It' and 'For Jimmy, Wes & Oliver' as well as the band's performance at the White House for the last concert under President Barack Obama's administration. He has composed five music scores for short films as well as contributing original music to Amos Poe's innovative film, ‘Empire II'. He recently completed a score for his first feature called, 'The Rhythm in Blue'. He recently co-released a record dedicated to the late, great thespian and humanitarian, Chadwick Boseman called, 'Super Hero: Ode to Chadwick Boseman' with Niles, featuring Beth Griffith-Manley. As a sports trivia expert, he is the only person to Stump The Schwab on ESPN (Season 2) and be crowned a Sports Jeopardy champion (Season 1, Episode #8), on Crackle.com. Now, he created and hosts his own podcast, 'Whe're They At', which profiles prominent retired athletes (https://linktr.ee/Whe_reTheyAt). The show has featured numerous Hall of Famers and luminaries like Chuck D, Dr. John Carlos, Chris Evert, Darrelle Revis, Warren Moon, David Robinson, Marshall Faulk, Tom Glavine, Larry Brown, Branford Marsalis, Taylor Hackford, to name a few.© 2023 All Rights Reserved© 2023 BuildingAbundantSuccess!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy: https://tinyurl.com/BASAud
Greg loves bringing Nick & Jay music that push their comfort levels and that's usually music of the heavy persuasion. That's right, we're doing another Heavy Rotation! This week he's focusing on heavy music featuring female artists…Songs:Kylesa - “Tired Climb”Code Orange - “Mirror”Turnstile - “Mystery”Jay found a brand new album out by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is not a band name but, in fact, the government agency charged with promoting the safety of consumer products. The album, called “We're Safety Now Haven't We” aims to make their message viral. Enjoy!Songs:CPSC - “Phone Away”CPSC - “Se Pone Caliente”Larry Townsend - “Welfare, Just a Temporary Way of Life”Metro Trains in Melbourne - “Dumb Ways to Die”CPSC - “Beats To Relax / Be Safe To”Finally, Nick is coming to us this week from a conference in Augusta, GA and he has some music to share. We're ending the episode with a brand new Three For Thursday! Side note, if you're interested in monetizing King Gizzard's prolific output for yourself, check out Bootlegger.Songs:Clem Snide - “Ballad of Eef Barzelay”Petter Eldh - “Hawk Mountain (feat. Eric Harland)”bootleg gizzard - “Music to Think Existentially To”
In this episode, host Noah Kellman sits down with modern jazz piano master Aaron Parks, a forward-thinking musician who first came to the public's attention during his time with trumpeter Terence Blanchard. In this episode, Aaron & Noah discuss two-handed solo piano techniques, modern improvisation concepts, advanced rhythm exercises, and more. You can also hear performances by Aaron solo, as well as the two playing duo. Born in Seattle, Washington, Parks began playing piano at a young age and by the time he was 14 had enrolled in an early entrance degree program at the University of Washington. Parks has released several albums under his own name, including his 2008 Blue Note debut, Invisible Cinema. Parks, who has also recorded with Christian Scott, Kendrick Scott, Ambrose Akinmusire, and Kurt Rosenwinkel, was an integral part of the James Farm Quartet with Joshua Redman, Matt Penman, and Eric Harland.
Abrimos número con el descubrimiento del pianista italiano Mosé Andrich, del que hemos escuchado su nuevo álbum, de este 2023, Dionisiaco, una joya. Después escuchamos de nuevo a los estupendos Wood River de la vocalista Charlotte Greve, con el sorprendente y único sonido de Sediments We Move, publicado en 2021. Nuestro Clásico de la Semana ha sido el pianista sudafricano Dollar Brand, del que escuchamos su icónico álbum de 1976, Banyana – The Children of Africa. Seguir leyendo La Montaña Rusa 28.2023. Mosé Andrich. Charlotte Greve and Wood River. Dollar Brand. Aaron Parks, Matt Brewer, Eric Harland. Roser Monforte Trio. Bobo Stenson Trio. en La Montaña Rusa Radio Jazz.
Mark de Clive-Lowe, Iman Europe, dot and Pat Junior talk about financial equity for independent artists, building community with your fans and the future possibilities of using blockchain tech. Mark de Clive-Lowe was born in Auckland and started piano lessons when he was 4. In high school in New Zealand and Japan, he fell in love with sample-heavy 90s hip-hop and early UK drum'n'bass. He lived in London for a decade, where he helped to evolve the broken beat genre, and then later moved to LA. If you see him play live, you might catch him remixing classic jazz records in real-time, or joined by instrumental masters like Kamasi Washington, Pino Palladino or Eric Harland. Last year he released Freedom: Celebrating the Music of Pharoah Sanders. Iman Europe is a singer, lyricist and writer from Los Angeles, California. She specializes in crafting relatable lyrics through a hip-hop/soul/R&B fusion. Her latest single Surrender came out last year. Pat Junior is a hip-hop artist, writer, producer and sound designer. He describes himself as the ‘Gold Fanged Medjay', making music and art that serves the wellbeing of others. Earlier this year he released the single ‘need that!' Kate Ellwanger, aka dot, is the founder and CEO of Unspeakable Records, an all-female label of producers and musicians, and member of beat collective Team Supreme. She's based in Los Angeles, and she's a producer, DJ, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist who fuses electronic, indie rock, and R&B elements.
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 week drum swing, joyous black girl magic, brand new music from SHAKTI, big love from the ACT label, music & architecture, and full-on blooz! Courtney's traversed the planet and cooked up a kickin episode this week folks - enjoy!!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[0'00] Peter Kogan - Pow, Pow, Pow, Pow — Yeah! (Just Before Midnight KOGANOTE) Kogan drums/comp Jake Baldwin tpt ;PeteWhitman tnr Abebi Stafford pno Charlie Lincoln bs. Kogan's traveled btw jazz, rock & blues & the classical world going from Lightnin' Hopkins, Floyd Jones & Honeyboy Edwards to a set of timpani in a concert hall with a major symphony orchestra. [5'55] Nabaté Isles - Black Girl Magic (Isles/Singleton/Youseef) En Motion ROPEADOPE Nabaté Isles, tpt Badia Farha Mumu Fresh, MC Nikki Grier vcs David Gilmore gtr Sam Barsh, Rachel Eckroth keys Eric Harland dr Allakoi Peete perc. Grammy-winning Trumpeter, Composer, and Producer Nabaté Isles follows up his acclaimed 2018 release Eclectic Excursions with his second album - En Motion. Referencing the origins of Jazz as dance music, Isles seeks to bring that bounce that brings joy and movement back to the forefront. [9'56] Kneebody - Spectra (Live at Le Crescent 2022) Ben Wendel sx Shane Endsley tpt/comp Adam Benjamin keys Nate Wood dr bs. Firebrand US-based collective Kneebody are one of the most adventurous and exciting bands of their generation, known for their sheer virtuosity and musicianship. [18'34] Chris Santo Cobbson - Sempe (Self-release) Cobbson gtr/bs/keys/compGareth Lockrane fl Ben Baddoo Balafon Karl Vanden Bossche perc Mark Whitlam drbeautiful fluid jazz guitar grooves from Ghanaian royalty via London![23'05] Gianluca Petrella & Cosmic Renaissance - Universal Language (Schema ) 5'21Gianluca tb/comp Mirco Rubegni tpt Riccardo Di Vinci bs Simone Padovani perc and Federico Scettri dr Soweto Kinch tnr vc compGianluca Petrella is one of the most internationally renowned Italian musician, composer and producer, winner of the Down Beat Critics Poll in the “Rising Stars” category for two years in a row.[28'08] Shakti - Mohanam (This Moment) Self Release 5'57McLaughlin gtr Zakir Hussain tbla/konokol Shankar Mahadevan vc Ganesh Rajagopalan vln Selvaganesh Vinayakram perc/konokol THE PIONEERING GLOBAL FUSION ENSEMBLE CO-FOUNDED BY JOHN McLAUGHLIN AND ZAKIR HUSSAIN – RELEASE FIRST NEW STUDIO RECORDING IN 45 YEARS[34'00] Jacques Schwartz-Bart - Sun Salutation (The Harlem Suite ROPEADOPE) 4'23 Jacques Schwarz-Bart sx/comp Victor Gould pno Matt Penman bs Marcus Gilmore drJacques Schwarz-Bart has been at the center of several musical revolutions: Neo Soul next to D'angelo and Erika Badu, New Jazz as a founding member of Roy Hargrove's RH Factor, and he is a leading pioneer in the creation of two surging new styles: Gwoka Jazz, and Voodoo jazz, reuniting jazz music with its Afro-Caribbean and spiritual origins. Jacques' impressionistic writing, powerful tone, and wide-ranging language – both lyrical and angular – have fueled a growing presence on the world stage.[38'21] Nils Landgren - Let's ACT Together (3 Generations ACT 4'14)Nils Landgren has been and remains the absolute linchpin of the ACT family. Working alongside pro- ducer and ACT founder Siggi Loch, Nils Landgren brings together three generations of ACT artists' in various line- ups to mark the label's 30th anniversary. [42'28] Designers - Point Ligne Sur Plan WE JAZZ Joachim Florent bs Aki Rissanen pno Will Guthrie dr 'Designers' is a new minimalist piano trio inspired by geometry and architecture "I discovered Filip Dujardin's work some ten years ago and I was struck by the power of these impossible architectures looking so familiar and totally surrealist in the meantime. I guess that's how I would love Designers to sound: both familiar and surrealist."[49'30] Grant Geissman - Rage Cage (Blooz FUTURISM) GEISSMAN gtr/comp JIM COX Hammond TREY HENRY bs RAY BRINKER dr. Veteran guitarist and composer GRANT GEISSMAN: “The album is called BLOOZ because it's my take on the blues. It's a fairly wide interpretation, and not always traditional,” said Geissman. “It's the album I always wanted to make.”Next wk on Courtney Pine Global: fabulous beats from Brisbane, wild experimentation from a PBS Young Elder of Jazz + a big friend of CPG bringin home the beans and rice! Hit subscribe right now and dig in next week!
GRAMMY® Winning TrumpeterIn This Episode, To Get Us in a Happy Holiday Mood You Listened to Black Girl Magic (feat. Badia Farha, Mumu Fresh & Nikki Grier) & Harlem Shake On "En Motion". Just a Couple Songs from Great New Music from Nabate Isles'.Nabaté Isles is a Grammy-winning trumpeter as well as a composer and producer, born and raised in New York City. Nabaté is releasing his second album called, En Motion, to be released on Ropeadope Records in the Fall of 2022. The album features the core lineup of Sam Barsh (also the album's producer), Eric Harland, Kaveh Rastegar, David Gilmore and Rachel Eckroth & guests include James Francies, Ben Wendel, Victor Provost, Sasha Berliner, Badia Farha. Added featured performers on the album are Mumu Fresh, Kardinal Offishall and Chuck D.Nabaté has performed, toured and/or recorded with unique artists Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), Christian McBride, Chuck D, Kenny Lattimore, Philip Bailey, Fantasia, Jeffrey Osborne, Jill Scott, Leslie Odom, Jr., Robert Glasper, Dianne Reeves, José James, Savion Glover, Gregory Porter, Freda Payne, Shareefa, Oliver Lake, Steve Coleman, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Wilson, Joey DeFrancesco, Muhal Richard Abrams, Matthew Shipp, Charli Persip, Mike Longo, Uri Caine, Buster Williams, Grady Tate, Jay Hoggard, Holt McCallany, the Mingus Big Band, and the José Limon Dance Company. He composed a solo double bass composition called 'Lessons', which was premiered by world-renowned double bassist James VanDemark at Louisiana State University. Nabaté also received two commissions from the Festival of New Trumpet Music to compose and premiere new compositions entitled, ‘We Need Unity in the Community' and 'Same Strife, Different Life'.Nabaté provided private trumpet instruction to the actor Rob Brown for his role as trumpeter Delmond Lambreaux on the HBO series, ‘Treme'. Nabaté was part of three Christian McBride Big Band's Grammy-winning albums, ‘The Good Feeling', ‘Bringin' It' and 'For Jimmy, Wes & Oliver' as well as the band's performance at the White House for the last concert under President Barack Obama's administration. He has composed five music scores for short films as well as contributing original music to Amos Poe's innovative film, ‘Empire II'. He recently completed a score for his first feature called, 'The Rhythm in Blue'. He recently co-released a record dedicated to the late, great thespian and humanitarian, Chadwick Boseman called, 'Super Hero: Ode to Chadwick Boseman' with Niles, featuring Beth Griffith-Manley. Nabaté Isles' broadcasting and production career is just as vast as his music career. He has covered a plethora of sporting events involving the NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA Basketball, and world boxing championship prizefights. Nabaté co-hosted a SiriusXM boxing show, Going The Distance with the well-respected Teddy Atlas and Wally Matthews. He was featured and consulted with the ESPN 30-for-30 documentary short, '86-32'. Also, he was an accomplished producer for SiriusXM NBA Radio. As a sports trivia expert, he is the only person to Stump The Schwab on ESPN (Season 2) and be crowned a Sports Jeopardy champion (Season 1, Episode #8), on Crackle.com. Now, he created and hosts his own podcast, 'Whe're They At', which profiles prominent retired athletes (https://linktr.ee/Whe_reTheyAt). The show has featured numerous Hall of Famers and luminaries like Chuck D, Dr. John Carlos, Chris Evert, Darrelle Revis, Warren Moon, David Robinson, Marshall Faulk, Tom Glavine, Larry Brown, Branford Marsalis, Taylor Hackford, to name a few.© 2022 All Rights Reserved© 2022 BuildingAbundantSuccess!!Join Me on ~ iHeart Media @ https://tinyurl.com/iHeartBASSpot Me on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yxuy23baAmazon Music ~ https://tinyurl.com/AmzBASAudacy: https://tinyurl.com/BASAud
Although it may appear Smith is a new voice on the scene, he is widely recognized as an adept performer, accomplished composer, and inspired educator. This spring, Smith welcomes his newest release, In Common III. The boundary pushing album features some of the most important and talked about musicians in the world - Matt Stevens, Kris Davis, Dave Holland and Terri Lyne Carrington.Smith has developed under the wings of many of the music's greats. Walter is/has been a member of several legendary groups (recording and/or touring) including the Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band, Terence Blanchard Quintet, Eric Harland's “Voyager”, Bill Stewart Trio, Jason Moran's In My Mind:Monk at Town Hall, Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet, the Christian McBride “Situation”, Marquis Hill “New Gospel Revisited”, Gerald Clayton Quintet, Christian Scott group and the Sean Jones Quintet to name a few.Smith has performed all over the world participating in virtually every international festival as well as famed venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Village Vanguard, and the Kennedy Center. In addition, he has shared the stage and/or appeared on recordings with many important artists including Mulgrew Miller, Billy Childs, Joe Lovano, Herbie Hancock, Maria Schneider, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Terri Lyne Carrington, Ralph Peterson, and a host of others. To date, Walter has appeared on over 100 recordings that are released worldwide.Originally from Houston, TX, Smith now resides in Boston, MA and is Chair of Woodwinds at Berklee College of Music helping to prepare the next generation of young artists.https://www.waltersmith3.com
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When Lionel Loueke was coming of age as a young guitar player in his home country of Benin in West Africa, there were no music stores of any kind. He would have had to travel to Nigeria, the next country over, just to get his hands on some new strings. So he made due with what he had, cleaning and soaking, reusing his strings and even going so far as to tie knots in them when they broke. Loueke's story is the stuff of legend. After finally getting his hands on a guitar as a teenager, he put together enough technique and understanding to get himself to the Ivory Coast to attend music school, and then managed to get to Paris for further musical study. Eventually he went to Berklee College of Music in Boston, and then to the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA in Los Angeles, now called the Herbie Hancock Institute, where he had the opportunity to study and work with luminaries like Hancock, Terence Blanchard and Wayne Shorter. Soon he began to work with those same mentors, appearing on albums by Blanchard and Hancock. Since then, he has gone on to play with an incredible list of the most creative and influential players alive. Today he lives in Luxembourg, teaches at the Jazz Campus in Basel, Switzerland, and in non-COVID times, tours and records relentlessly. A brief scan of his recent solo work tells the story: In 2019 he released an ambitious album aptly named The Journey — the title referring to his odyssey while also mirroring his musical development. He followed that up in 2020 with a much more intimate album called HH, featuring solo guitar performances, punctuated by vocals and vocal percussion, of Herbie Hancock compositions. And last year saw the widespread release of Close Your Eyes, originally issued only on vinyl several years ago; it's a more loosely structured blowing record of classic repertoire, in musical conversation with bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric Harland. Loueke tells me that after trying as hard as possible to remove the African influences from his playing and sound more like his jazz heroes, he ultimately realized that they were all compatible, and began to reintroduce more of the sounds of his childhood into his approach. The result is a very personal, musical, and emotional sound. I think maybe that's what makes him such an appealing collaborator. His voice is so identifiable and personal, but you can feel the road that he has traveled in his playing. In fact, he ends up telling me exactly that. “Our story is what we play,” he says, “the story of somebody from the beginning to the time they play; that's what we are presenting.” We spoke recently about growing up in Benin; discovering the guitar, and eventually jazz, by way of a George Benson record; making his way out of Africa, through France, to America; finding his voice and his style; how he sees his contribution as a teacher; and much more. This is the final in a month of encore episodes as part of a new partnership between The Third Story and WBGO Studios. In June, new episodes will drop every other week. www.wbgo.org/studios www.third-story.com
We're back with another classic episode from the archive in honor of the new partnership between this podcast and listener supported WBGO Studios. All month I'm revisiting some of my favorite episodes from over the years, and starting in June I'll be back with all new fresh episodes. You can find these at www.wbgo.org/studios where you will also discover their ever expanding selection of hipster content. And if you want to dig on the full Third Story archive, you can find that at www.third-story.com where we've always been. Eric Harland thinks about time. He thinks about taking time, he thinks about giving time, and he thinks about sharing time. He'll tell you: “Time is a joint effort. It's everybody at once. You want to talk about synergy, alliance, brotherhood and sisterhood? Just watch people getting together and having to play time. So much shows up in that. There's so much judgment, so much blame. But then you get to these points of surrender and ecstasy. Something wonderful happens because you went on this journey together. It's so revealing and it's so fulfilling.” Eric Harland is one of the most in demand jazz drummers of his generation. He has played with everybody. Betty Carter, McCoy Tyner, Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Terrence Blanchard, Wayne Shorter, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Esperanza Spalding, Taylor Eigsti, Julian Lage, Robert Glasper, Joshua Redman, Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Charles Lloyd, John Mayer, and on and on and on. He has appeared on over 400 recordings, and continues to appear at the top of critics' and readers' polls. Plus he once played a solo so intense that it sent my wife to the hospital. Here he shares his incredible story of growing up in Houston and how he came to weigh 400lbs by the time he was 16 (he eventually lost the weight in college), attending the Manhattan School of Music, becoming an ordained minister, living with singer Betty Carter (“not like that”), learning from legendary mentors, and exploring “time”. He also shares his thoughts on practice, community, natural wine, and what you can learn about a person by how they drive.
From an early age, Walter Smith III began taking music very seriously. “My first gig was playing at a McDonalds in Houston with another saxophone player. I took a solo on “Blue Bossa.” It was terrible. People clapped, and I figured if I could get away with that and get applause, how could I fail?” Although it may appear Smith is a new voice on the scene, he is widely recognized as an adept performer, accomplished composer, and inspired educator. This spring, Smith welcomes his newest release, In Common III. The boundary pushing album features some of the most important and talked about musicians in the world - Matt Stevens, Kris Davis, Dave Holland and Terri Lyne Carrington. Smith has developed under the wings of many of the music's greats. Walter is/has been a member of several legendary groups (recording and/or touring) including the Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band, Terence Blanchard Quintet, Eric Harland's “Voyager”, Bill Stewart Trio, Jason Moran's In My Mind: Monk at Town Hall, Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet, the Christian McBride “Situation”, Marquis Hill “New Gospel Revisited”, Gerald Clayton Quintet, Christian Scott group and the Sean Jones Quintet to name a few. Smith has performed all over the world participating in virtually every international festival as well as famed venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Village Vanguard, and the Kennedy Center. In addition, he has shared the stage and/or appeared on recordings with many important artists including Mulgrew Miller, Billy Childs, Joe Lovano, Herbie Hancock, Maria Schneider, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Terri Lyne Carrington, Ralph Peterson, and a host of others. To date, Walter has appeared on over 100 recordings that are released worldwide. Originally from Houston, TX, Smith now resides in Boston, MA and is Chair of Woodwinds at Berklee College of Music helping to prepare the next generation of young artists. We spoke recently about his early development, the Houston sound, his thoughts on education, practice, improvisation, leadership, raising a family as a musician, meeting your heroes, and LA real estate. www.third-story.com www.patreon.com/thirdstorypodcast