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Trax FM Wicked Music For Wicked People
Chris Stewart's Soulful Ettiquette Show Replay On www.traxfm.org - 1st April 2025

Trax FM Wicked Music For Wicked People

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 120:00


**Chris Stewart's Soulful Etiquette Show Replay On traxfm.org. This Week Chris Featured Soul/Boogie/Reggae/Contemporary Soul From Mr Sipp, Andre Ward, Gee Bello Ft Roy Ayers, Tyra Levone, Don Carlos, Barbara Lewis, Jonah Jones, Mary Wells, D'Jear, Al Chestnut, Shaun LaBel Ft Maysa, Vantile Whitfield, Disco Stallion, Jeff Floyd & The Lady Songbird, Lenny White, Norma Jean Wright & More #originalpirates #soulmusic #contemporarysoul #70smusic #80smusic #disco #reggae Catch Chris Stewart's Soulful Etiquette Show Every Tuesday From 12:00PM UK Time On www.traxfm.org Listen Live Here Via The Trax FM Player: chat.traxfm.org/player/index.html Mixcloud LIVE :mixcloud.com/live/traxfm Free Trax FM Android App: play.google.com/store/apps/det...mradio.ba.a6bcb The Trax FM Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092342916738 Trax FM Live On Hear This: hearthis.at/k8bdngt4/live Tunerr: tunerr.co/radio/Trax-FM Radio Garden: Trax FM Link: http://radio.garden/listen/trax-fm/IEnsCj55 OnLine Radio Box: onlineradiobox.com/uk/trax/?cs...cs=uk.traxRadio Radio Deck: radiodeck.com/radio/5a09e2de87...7e3370db06d44dc Radio.Net: traxfmlondon.radio.net Stream Radio : streema.com/radios/Trax_FM..The_Originals Live Online Radio: liveonlineradio.net/english/tr...ax-fm-103-3.htm**

WBGO Journal Podcast
A celebration of Lenny White and his music at JALC, a recap of a Blues Alive event in Prospect Park and a tribute to the late environmental hero Carol Yannacone

WBGO Journal Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2025 30:24


On the March 1 WBGO Journal, A celebration of Lenny White and his music at JALC, a recap of a Blues Alive event in Brooklyn Park and a tribute to the late environmental hero Carol Yannacone

Strictly Jazz Sounds-SJS
Episode 26-Chien Chien Lu and Richie Goods: A Real Team

Strictly Jazz Sounds-SJS

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 85:50


Taiwanese vibraphonist and percussionist Chien Chien Lu, along with Pittsburg, Pennsylvania native bassist Richie Goods, have crafted a sound that is both captivating and rhythmic. Their music draws from a rich tapestry of cultural influences including Taiwanese, American, and African-American traditions, especially within the jazz sub-culture. Chien Chien Lu and Richie Goods are dedicated to expanding their musical repertoire, creating a unique connection that resonates deeply with listeners. In the fall of 2024, Chien Chien Lu and Richie Goods visited Columbus, Ohio, where they met with students at Otterbein University and performed to a captivated full house audience. During their visit, they visited my studio, sharing compelling stories about their individual paths into jazz and the inception of their musical collaboration. Chien Chien Lu recounted her transition from playing classical music in Taiwan to exploring the creative latitude of jazz upon her relocation to the United States. She arrived in the US holding a master's degree in classical percussion but sought the unique expressions of jazz. While pursuing graduate studies in Philadelphia, Chien was introduced to Jeremy Pelt, one of today's leading trumpeters. Impressed by her talent, Pelt included Chien in his subsequent European tour and later featured her in his next album. At that time, Richie Goods was a member of Pelt's band. In 2017, Chien graduated with a Master of Music in Jazz Studies from the University of the Arts. It all then fell together. Richie Goods describes his journey into jazz through performing arts school in Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts High School. After graduating from the prestigious jazz program at Berklee College of Music, Richie moved to New York City, where he studied under jazz legends Ron Carter and Ray Brown. Richie worked extensively with jazz piano legend Mulgrew Miller for nine years, which provided opportunities to perform with other major jazz luminaries including Russell Malone, Lenny White, Louis Hayes, and Vincent Herring. His extensive discography includes Grammy award-winning and platinum albums by Alicia Keys and Common. Connected is a band jointly led by Richie Goods and Chien Chien Lu, and their latest recording is Connected vol. 1. This pandemic era-project was derived from frequent conversations Richie Goods and Chien Chien had about the Black Lives Matter movement and the unwarranted hate crimes against Asians. They decided to do a project that would unify people and invoke imagery of love and peace, says Richie. The result is a dynamic jazz group influenced by global sounds, which reflects the musical identities of Richie and Chien. Connected vol. 1, won "Best Instrumental Album" at the 34th Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan. The playlist for this episode includes five recordings. They tap into their latest recording, Connected vol. 1 and Chien Chien Lu's first recording, The Path. Richie Goods produced The Path and Connected vol. 1. The playlist for this episode: 1.Treasure Mountain, Connected vol. 1, (Richie Goods/Chien Chien Lu), RichMan Music, 2023-(8:16); Chien Chien Lu-Marimba & Vibraphone; Richie Goods-Electric bass & acoustic bass; Brett Williams-Keyboards & Rhodes; Quintin Zoto-Guitar; David Frazier, Jr.-Drums; Danny Sadownick-Percussion 2.Blind Faith, The Path (Chien Chien Lu), RichMan Music, 2020-(5:26); Chien Chien Lu-Marimba & Vibraphone; Richie Goods-Bass & Electric Bass; Shedrick Mitchell-Piano & Organ; Quintin Zoto-Guitar; Allan Medford-Drums; Percussion-Ismel Wignall 3.We Live in Brooklyn Baby, The Path (Chien Chien Lu), Richman Music, 2020-(5:38) Chien Chien Lu-Marimba & Vibraphone; Richie Goods-Bass & Electric Bass; Jeremy Pelt-Trumpet; Shedrick Mitchell-Piano & Organ; Quintin Zoto-Guitar; Allan Mednard-Drums; Percussion-Ismel Wignall; Yoojin Park-Violin; Phoebe Tsai-Cello 4.Someday We'll All Be Free, Connected vol. 1, (Donnie Hathaway), Richman Music, 2023-(7:26); Chien Chien Lu-Marimba & Vibraphone; Richie Goods-Electric bass & acoustic bass; Jamison Ross-vocal; Piano/Organ-Shedrick Mitchell; Lil John Roberts-Drums; Danny Sadownick-Percussion Thanks to A Tribe for Jazz for helping to make this interview happen and their support. Please note that there may be some technical issues in the audio. However, the conversation rich in content. Thank you for listening. Subscribe and you'll be one of the first to listen to upcoming episodes, articles, and announcements. Photo by Stephen Pyo

CiTR -- The Jazz Show
Tonight's Jazz Feature: Drummer Carl Allen: "Tippin'"

CiTR -- The Jazz Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 213:18


Tonight's Jazz Feature is a brand new recording by seasoned musicians that are an important part of today's Jazz scene. This date newly issued on the Cellar/Live label is by drummer Carl Allen leading a bare bones trio with the incredible tenor and soprano saxophonist Chris Potter, who also is heard on bass clarinet. The equally accomplished Christian McBride on bass plus a cameo appearance on piano by Vancouver's John Lee. The repertoire is varied with compositions by Carl Allen, drummer Lenny White, Freddie Hubbard, ,pianist James Williams and Charlie Parker. This recording demonstrates that great solid, uncompromising Jazz is still alive and well and is like a breath of fresh air. The albums is entitled "Tippin'".

Trax FM Wicked Music For Wicked People
Relax With Rendell Show Replay On Trax FM & Rendell Radio -7th December 2024

Trax FM Wicked Music For Wicked People

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 120:00


**It's The Relax With Rendell Show Replay On Trax FM & Rendell Radio. Rendell Featured Soul & Boogie/Rare Groove/80's & 70's Grooves Cuts From Webster Lewis, Shonuff, Quincy Jones, Marz, Lenny White, Hudson people, George Duke, Dazz Band, Ce Ce Peniston, Bar-Kays & More. #originalpirates #soulmusic #disco #reggae #raregroove #easylistening #boogiefunk Catch Rendell Every Saturday From 8PM UK Time The Stations: Trax FM & Rendell Radio Listen Live Here Via The Trax FM Player: chat.traxfm.org/player/index.html Mixcloud LIVE :mixcloud.com/live/traxfm Free Trax FM Android App: play.google.com/store/apps/det...mradio.ba.a6bcb The Trax FM Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092342916738 Trax FM Live On Hear This: hearthis.at/k8bdngt4/live Tunerr: tunerr.co/radio/Trax-FM Radio Garden: Trax FM Link: http://radio.garden/listen/trax-fm/IEnsCj55 OnLine Radio Box: onlineradiobox.com/uk/trax/?cs...cs=uk.traxRadio Radio Deck: radiodeck.com/radio/5a09e2de87...7e3370db06d44dc Radio.Net: traxfmlondon.radio.net Stream Radio : streema.com/radios/Trax_FM..The_Originals Live Online Radio: liveonlineradio.net/english/tr...ax-fm-103-3.htm**

PuroJazz
Puro Jazz 2 de diciembre, 2024

PuroJazz

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 57:36


MILES DAVIS “BITCHES BREW” New York, August 19, 1969Miles runs the voodoo downMiles Davis (tp) Wayne Shorter (sop) Bennie Maupin (b-cl) Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul (el-p) John McLaughlin (g) Dave Holland (b) Harvey Brooks (el-b) Jack DeJohnette, Lenny White (d) Don Alias (cga) Jim Riley (shaker) [ Jumma Santos (shaker) THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA WITH JOHN MCLAUGHLIN “THE INNER MOUNTING FLAME” New York, August 14, 1971Meeting of the spirits, AwakeningJan Hammer (p,el-p) John McLaughlin (g) Jerry Goodman (vln,el-vln) Rick Laird (el-b) Billy Cobham (d) HERBIE HANCOCK “HEADHUNTERS” San Francisco, CA, autumn 1973ChameleonBennie Maupin (sop,ts,saxello,b-cl,alto-fl) Herbie Hancock (el-p,clavinet,synt,pipes) Paul Jackson (el-b,marimbula) Harvey Mason (d) Bill Summers (cga,perc) WEATHER REPORT “HEAVY WEATHER” North Hollywood, CA, 1976Birdland, HarlequinWayne Shorter (ts,sop) Joe Zawinul (p,el-p,synt,melodica,g,tabla,vcl) Jaco Pastorius (el-b,mandocello,steel-d,d,vcl) Alex Acuna (d) Manolo Badrena (cga,perc,vcl) Continue reading Puro Jazz 2 de diciembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.

PuroJazz
Puro Jazz 2 de diciembre, 2024

PuroJazz

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 57:36


MILES DAVIS “BITCHES BREW” New York, August 19, 1969Miles runs the voodoo downMiles Davis (tp) Wayne Shorter (sop) Bennie Maupin (b-cl) Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul (el-p) John McLaughlin (g) Dave Holland (b) Harvey Brooks (el-b) Jack DeJohnette, Lenny White (d) Don Alias (cga) Jim Riley (shaker) [ Jumma Santos (shaker) THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA WITH JOHN MCLAUGHLIN “THE INNER MOUNTING FLAME” New York, August 14, 1971Meeting of the spirits, AwakeningJan Hammer (p,el-p) John McLaughlin (g) Jerry Goodman (vln,el-vln) Rick Laird (el-b) Billy Cobham (d) HERBIE HANCOCK “HEADHUNTERS” San Francisco, CA, autumn 1973ChameleonBennie Maupin (sop,ts,saxello,b-cl,alto-fl) Herbie Hancock (el-p,clavinet,synt,pipes) Paul Jackson (el-b,marimbula) Harvey Mason (d) Bill Summers (cga,perc) WEATHER REPORT “HEAVY WEATHER” North Hollywood, CA, 1976Birdland, HarlequinWayne Shorter (ts,sop) Joe Zawinul (p,el-p,synt,melodica,g,tabla,vcl) Jaco Pastorius (el-b,mandocello,steel-d,d,vcl) Alex Acuna (d) Manolo Badrena (cga,perc,vcl) Continue reading Puro Jazz 2 de diciembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.

PuroJazz
Puro Jazz 27 de noviembre, 2024

PuroJazz

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 57:36


NICHOLAS PAYTON “THE COUCH SESSIONS” New York, July 12 & 13, 2022Feed the fire, Watch it, CristinaNicholas Payton (tp,p) Buster Williams (b) Lenny White (d) SAMARA JOY “PORTRAIT” Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February, 2024Reincarnation of a lovebird, No more bluesSamara Joy (vcl) acc by Jason Charos (tp,flhrn) Donavan Austin (tb) David Mason (as,fl) Kendric McAllister (ts) Connor Rohrer (p) Felix Moseholm (b) Evan Sherman (d) ALVIN QUEEN “FEELING GOOD” Paramus, NJ, September 26, 27 & 29, 2023The night has a thousand eyes, Out of this world, Bleecker Street theme, Firm rootsCarlton Holmes (p,synt) Danton Boller (b) Alvin Queen (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 27 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.

PuroJazz
Puro Jazz 27 de noviembre, 2024

PuroJazz

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 57:36


NICHOLAS PAYTON “THE COUCH SESSIONS” New York, July 12 & 13, 2022Feed the fire, Watch it, CristinaNicholas Payton (tp,p) Buster Williams (b) Lenny White (d) SAMARA JOY “PORTRAIT” Englewood Cliffs, NJ, February, 2024Reincarnation of a lovebird, No more bluesSamara Joy (vcl) acc by Jason Charos (tp,flhrn) Donavan Austin (tb) David Mason (as,fl) Kendric McAllister (ts) Connor Rohrer (p) Felix Moseholm (b) Evan Sherman (d) ALVIN QUEEN “FEELING GOOD” Paramus, NJ, September 26, 27 & 29, 2023The night has a thousand eyes, Out of this world, Bleecker Street theme, Firm rootsCarlton Holmes (p,synt) Danton Boller (b) Alvin Queen (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 27 de noviembre, 2024 at PuroJazz.

CiTR -- The Jazz Show
"The Griffith Park Collection"

CiTR -- The Jazz Show

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 216:23


This album called "The Griffith Park Collection" is an all-star date nominally led by drum master Lenny White. The others involved are Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and flugelhorn, Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Chick Corea on piano, Stanley Clarke on acoustic bass. They had completed an album in Los Angeles with the great singer Chaka Kahn and producer Bruce Lundvall got the bright idea to record an instrumental album with this stellar band. Lenny White was the nominal leader and this great album was finished in two sessions. The tunes usually were done with a few exceptions in one or two takes. Everything gelled and we have a latter day classic done in 1980.It is overlooked by some fans and shouldn't be so listen up tonight and hear this fine document by these masters. Enjoy!

Trax FM Wicked Music For Wicked People
Lynda Law's Soul Show Replay On www.traxfm.org - 29th October 2024

Trax FM Wicked Music For Wicked People

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 60:00


**Lynda Law's Soul Show Replay On traxfm.org. This Week Lynda Features Soul/Boogie/Dance Classics/Contemporary Soul From Luther Vandross, LA Connection, Fatback Band, A Taste Of Honey, Incognito, Lenny White, Sargent Tucker, D Train, Pebbles, Stephanie Mills & More #originalpirates #soulmusic #contemporarysoul #70smusic #80smusic #disco #danceclassics Catch Lynda's Soul Show Every Tuesday From 4:00PM UK Time On www.traxfm.org Listen Live Here Via The Trax FM Player: chat.traxfm.org/player/index.html Mixcloud LIVE :mixcloud.com/live/traxfm Free Trax FM Android App: play.google.com/store/apps/det...mradio.ba.a6bcb The Trax FM Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092342916738 Trax FM Live On Hear This: hearthis.at/k8bdngt4/live Tunerr: tunerr.co/radio/Trax-FM Radio Garden: Trax FM Link: http://radio.garden/listen/trax-fm/IEnsCj55 OnLine Radio Box: onlineradiobox.com/uk/trax/?cs...cs=uk.traxRadio Radio Deck: radiodeck.com/radio/5a09e2de87...7e3370db06d44dc Radio.Net: traxfmlondon.radio.net Stream Radio : streema.com/radios/Trax_FM..The_Originals Live Online Radio: liveonlineradio.net/english/tr...ax-fm-103-3.htm**

The New Jersey Connection Radio Show
Episode 311: THE NEW JERSEY CONNECTION ON STARPOINT RADIO - LOVE IS THE KEY - SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

The New Jersey Connection Radio Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 118:06


Jamiroquai - Canned Heat (Dimitri From Paris Edit),Soulsearcher - Can't Get Enough! (Prunk Remix),Terry Dexter - With You (Reelsoul Remix),Sonic Soul Orchestra feat. Phebe Edwards - Deeper Love (Trimtone Peak Radio Mix),Husky feat. Rona Ray - Hold Me (Husky's Beach Club Mix),Shaun Escoffery - Hope (Gil's Hot Sauce Remix),Distant People feat. Perspective360 - The Sun (Vocal Mix),Sade - It's About Faith (Chuggin Edit),Dennis Quinn, Cheshy - Treat You Right,MKL - You And Me (Pure Bliss Extended Mix),Ethiopian Chyld - Progressing,Yvonne Gage - Garden of Eve (Moplen Remix),Byamm - Sweet Soul Sister (Edit),Rance Allen Group - Everybody's Talking (45),The Kay Gees - My Favorite Song (Disco Version),The Mob - I'd Like To See More of You,Nasya Kawan - Jazz,Tom Browne - Brighter Tomorrow,Lenny White and Twennynine - Fancy Dancer,Chris Bangs - My Soul,Carla Thomas - Loneliness (45),Tyrese - Love Transaction,Marvin Gaye - Save The Children (SaLaAM ReMi Remix),

30 Albums For 30 Years (1964-1994)
Buster Williams Interview

30 Albums For 30 Years (1964-1994)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 61:28


Buster Williams, a legendary jazz bassist, composer, and instructor, has played on numerous records with iconic musicians like Herbie Hancock, Chet Baker, Art Blakey, and Stan Getz, among others. Known for his work as both a sideman and a bandleader, Williams continues to inspire audiences with his performances and compositions. On September 28th, he will perform with his quartet at the Middlesex County Jazz Festival in New Brunswick. The quartet features Lenny White on drums, Steve Wilson on saxophone, and Brandon McCune on piano. The concert will showcase a repertoire primarily composed of Williams' original compositions. Interest in Williams grew after the 2019 documentary "Buster Williams: Bass to Infinity" highlighted his extensive career and personal journey. Now 82 years old, Williams remains dedicated to his craft, continually exploring the "infinite possibilities" of music. https://middlesexcountyjazzfestival.org/ https://busterwilliams.com/

PuroJazz
Puro Jazz 23 de agosto, 2024

PuroJazz

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 58:46


LUX QUARTET “TOMORROWLAND” New York, February 2 & 3, 2023Intricate drift, 23 Januarys, Congratulations and condolencesDayna Stephens (as,ts,sop) Myra Melford (p) Scott Colley (b) Allison Miller (d) CHICO FREEMAN “SPIRIT SENSITIVE” New York, September, 1979A child is born (2,3), Lonnie's lamentChico Freeman (ts) John Hicks (p-2) Jay Hoggard (vib-4) Cecil McBee (b) Billy Hart (d-3) Famoudou Don Moye (d-1) GERALD CANNON “THE MUSIC OF ELVIN & MCCOY” Dizzy's Club, New York, June 3 & 4, 2022Search for peace, 3 card MollyEddie Henderson (tp) Steve Turre (tb) Sherman Irby (as) Joe Lovano (ts) David Kikoski (p) Gerald Cannon (b) Lenny White (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 23 de agosto, 2024 at PuroJazz.

PuroJazz
Puro Jazz 23 de agosto, 2024

PuroJazz

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 58:46


LUX QUARTET “TOMORROWLAND” New York, February 2 & 3, 2023Intricate drift, 23 Januarys, Congratulations and condolencesDayna Stephens (as,ts,sop) Myra Melford (p) Scott Colley (b) Allison Miller (d) CHICO FREEMAN “SPIRIT SENSITIVE” New York, September, 1979A child is born (2,3), Lonnie's lamentChico Freeman (ts) John Hicks (p-2) Jay Hoggard (vib-4) Cecil McBee (b) Billy Hart (d-3) Famoudou Don Moye (d-1) GERALD CANNON “THE MUSIC OF ELVIN & MCCOY” Dizzy's Club, New York, June 3 & 4, 2022Search for peace, 3 card MollyEddie Henderson (tp) Steve Turre (tb) Sherman Irby (as) Joe Lovano (ts) David Kikoski (p) Gerald Cannon (b) Lenny White (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 23 de agosto, 2024 at PuroJazz.

Trax FM Wicked Music For Wicked People
Music Mick's Mick's Vibez Show Replay On Trax FM & Rendell Radio - 17th August 2024

Trax FM Wicked Music For Wicked People

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 118:59


**Music Mick's Mick's Vibez Show Replay On Trax FM & Rendell Radio. This Week Mick & The Mixvibez Show Gave Us 70's & 80's Grooves/Dance Classics From One Way, Nathan Sykes, Magoo, Lenny White, Kopper, Shakatak, Brand New Heavies, Howard Johnson, Bah Samba & More. #originalpirates #soulmusic #70ssoul #80ssoul #disco #danceclassics Catch The Music Mick's Mixvibez Show Every Saturday From 4PM UK Time On Trax FM & Rendell Radio Listen Live Here Via The Trax FM Player: chat.traxfm.org/player/index.html Mixcloud LIVE :mixcloud.com/live/traxfm Free Trax FM Android App: play.google.com/store/apps/det...mradio.ba.a6bcb The Trax FM Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092342916738 Trax FM Live On Hear This: hearthis.at/k8bdngt4/live Tunerr: tunerr.co/radio/Trax-FM Radio Garden: Trax FM Link: http://radio.garden/listen/trax-fm/IEnsCj55 OnLine Radio Box: onlineradiobox.com/uk/trax/?cs...cs=uk.traxRadio Radio Deck: radiodeck.com/radio/5a09e2de87...7e3370db06d44dc Radio.Net: traxfmlondon.radio.net Stream Radio : streema.com/radios/Trax_FM..The_Originals Live Online Radio: liveonlineradio.net/english/tr...ax-fm-103-3.htm**

PuroJazz
Puro Jazz 29 de julio, 2024

PuroJazz

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 58:19


STEVE TURRE “SANYAS – LIVE SMOKE JAZZ CLUB” New York, c. 2023Sanyas, These foolish thingsNicholas Payton (tp) Steve Turre (tb) Ron Blake (saxes) Isaiah J. Thompson (p) Buster Williams (b) Lenny White (d) JOHN TAYLOR “ANGEL OF THE PRESENCE” Ludwigsburg, Germany, October 17 & 18, 2004Up too late, Vaguely AsianJohn Taylor (p) Palle Danielsson (b) Martin France (d) GILI LOPES “ALGURES” April, 2023Infant eyes, De longe, BarrinhaJohn Ellis (ts) Helio Alves (p) Vinicus Gomes (g) Gili Lopes (b,comp) Ari Hoenig (d) Rogerio Boccato (perc) Continue reading Puro Jazz 29 de julio, 2024 at PuroJazz.

PuroJazz
Puro Jazz 29 de julio, 2024

PuroJazz

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 58:19


STEVE TURRE “SANYAS – LIVE SMOKE JAZZ CLUB” New York, c. 2023Sanyas, These foolish thingsNicholas Payton (tp) Steve Turre (tb) Ron Blake (saxes) Isaiah J. Thompson (p) Buster Williams (b) Lenny White (d) JOHN TAYLOR “ANGEL OF THE PRESENCE” Ludwigsburg, Germany, October 17 & 18, 2004Up too late, Vaguely AsianJohn Taylor (p) Palle Danielsson (b) Martin France (d) GILI LOPES “ALGURES” April, 2023Infant eyes, De longe, BarrinhaJohn Ellis (ts) Helio Alves (p) Vinicus Gomes (g) Gili Lopes (b,comp) Ari Hoenig (d) Rogerio Boccato (perc) Continue reading Puro Jazz 29 de julio, 2024 at PuroJazz.

Between the Sound
Nick Van Gelder - drummer, session musician, record producer

Between the Sound

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 46:30


This London born drummer started his music career in the mid 80s as drummer and co founder of cult space-rock band Ozric Tentacles. Juggling a busy gig and festival schedule along with art school commitments, he completed his degree at Middlesex Polytechnic in graphic design and then promptly returned to music. His influences range from John Bonham, Phil Colins, Sly Dunbar, Steve Gadd, Billy Cobbam, Bernard Purdie, Alphonse Mouson, Jeff Poccaro, Tony Williams and Lenny White. Joining Acid Jazz act The Sandals as lead guitarist in 1990 saw tours follow and soon after he was introduced to Acid Jazz' new signing Jamiroquai completing frontman JK's new live band line up as their drummer. The band was quickly signed to Sony and he went on to record on the classic chart topping debut Emergency on Planet Earth LP playing drums, some guitar and co-writing the song If I Like It I Do It. A hectic schedule of touring and worldwide promotion followed, including the release of singles Too Young To Die, Blow Your Mind and Emergency on Planet Earth. Leaving the band in 94 and together with musician mates, funky guitar maverick from The Brand New Heavies Simon Bartholomew and bass player Nick Seymour, they formed the supergroup Akimbo also signed to Acid Jazz label. The band headlined Londons' Soho Jazz festival two years running appearing at Ronnie Scotts and Madame JoJo's Deep funk sessions hosted by legendary rare funk Dj and collector Keb Darge. By 1999 Nick and Keb Darge started their own independent label Deep Funk Records. Other collaborations include soul jazz keyboardist Jessica Lauren, Nu soul prodigies Vannessa Simon and Omar, FBI, Raw Deal and The Superphonics. Countless gigs, sessions and jams continue to this day with many of Londons top funk and soul musicians.

PuroJazz
Puro Jazz 24 de julio, 2024

PuroJazz

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 58:18


EDDIE HENDERSON “WITNESS TO HISTORY” New York, September 13, 2023Sweet and lovely, Freedom jazz danceEddie Henderson (tp,flhrn) Donald Harrison (as) George Cables (p) Gerald Cannon (b) Lenny White (d) PAUL MOTIAN “LE VOYAGE” Ludwigsburg, Germany, March, 1979Folk song for Rosie, Abacus, Cabala/Drum musicCharles Brackeen (sop,ts) Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark (b) Paul Motian (d,perc) LOUIS HAYES “EXACTLY RIGHT !” New York ?, late 2022Hand in glove, Nefertiti, UgetsuAbraham Burton (ts) Steve Nelson (vib) David Hazeltine (p) Dezron Douglas (b) Louis Hayes (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 24 de julio, 2024 at PuroJazz.

PuroJazz
Puro Jazz 24 de julio, 2024

PuroJazz

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 58:18


EDDIE HENDERSON “WITNESS TO HISTORY” New York, September 13, 2023Sweet and lovely, Freedom jazz danceEddie Henderson (tp,flhrn) Donald Harrison (as) George Cables (p) Gerald Cannon (b) Lenny White (d) PAUL MOTIAN “LE VOYAGE” Ludwigsburg, Germany, March, 1979Folk song for Rosie, Abacus, Cabala/Drum musicCharles Brackeen (sop,ts) Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark (b) Paul Motian (d,perc) LOUIS HAYES “EXACTLY RIGHT !” New York ?, late 2022Hand in glove, Nefertiti, UgetsuAbraham Burton (ts) Steve Nelson (vib) David Hazeltine (p) Dezron Douglas (b) Louis Hayes (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 24 de julio, 2024 at PuroJazz.

Profiles With Maggie LePique
Stanley Clarke Multi Grammy Award Winner, Recording Artist, Composer, Arranger, Producer Of Films Discusses His Forthcoming Record + What's Up Ahead!

Profiles With Maggie LePique

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 30:19


Maggie speaks with four-time Grammy Award-winning recording artist, performer, composer, conductor, arranger, producer, a composer for recordings and film, as well as one of the most celebrated acoustic and electric bass players in the world, Stanley Clarke. Stanley and Maggie discuss his forthcoming new album, as well as some of the upcoming highlights of his 2024 tour, stopping at the 67th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Saturday September 29, 2024.MJF 67 September 27-29 2024Stanley Clarke has attained “living legend” status during his over 50-year career as a bass virtuoso. He is the first bassist in history who doubles on acoustic and electric bass with equal ferocity and the first jazz-fusion bassist ever to headline tours, selling out shows worldwide. A veteran of over 40 albums, he won the 2011 Best Contemporary Jazz Album Grammy Award for The Stanley Clarke Band. Clarke co-founded the seminal fusion group Return to Forever with Chick Corea and Lenny White. In 2012 Return to Forever won a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Forever. Four-time Grammy Award winner Stanley Clarke is thrilled to be back on the road with his exciting new band 4EVER. Already in 2022/2023 the tour has played international and domestic venues with immense success. The Stanley Clarke N•4EVER tour's emphasizes Clarke's jazz fusion legacy. As expected, for this tour Clarke will be performing exciting new and sophisticated arrangements. True to the evolution of jazz fusion, expect a powerful combination of jazz harmony and improvisation with rock, funk, R&B, hip-hop and electronic music influences. Joining Clarke, 4EVER's young band members bring a dynamic, youthful energy and freshness to the music. All extraordinarily consummate musicians and performers, the 4EVER band includes Jeremiah Collier on drums, Beka Gochiashvili on piano and keyboards, Colin Cook on guitar, Emilio Modeste on saxophone and, of course, Stanley Clarke on acoustic and electric bass. This band is a true concert band with a big jazz band sound. They excel in creating an electrifying performance, always pushing the boundaries of their instruments.https://stanleyclarke.com/stanley/https://broadstage.org/tickets-shows/calendar/future-sounds-of-jazz/https://montereyjazzfestival.org/?utm_source=kpfk&utm_medium=referralhttps://mackavenue.com/Host Maggie LePique, a radio veteran since the 1980's at NPR in Kansas City Mo. She began her radio career in Los Angeles in the early 1990's and has worked for Pacifica station KPFK Radio in Los Angeles since 1994.Support the Show.

PuroJazz
Puro Jazz 15 de Julio 2024

PuroJazz

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 58:39


YUSEF LATEEF CRY !… TENDER Englewood Cliffs, N.J., October 16, 1959Cry ! Tender, Butter's blues (1), Sea breeze (lh out), The snow is green (1)Lonnie Hillyer (tp) Yusef Lateef (ts,fl,oboe) Hugh Lawson (p) Herman Wright (b) Frank Gant (d) WOODY SHAW BLACKSTONE LEGACY New York, December 8 & 9, 1970Boo Ann's grand (1,2)Woody Shaw (tp) Gary Bartz (as,sop) Bennie Maupin (ts,b-cl,fl) George Cables (p,el-p) Ron Carter (b-1) Clint Houston (b-2) Lenny White (d) KAHIL EL'ZABAR ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE SPIRIT GATHERER – TRIBUTE TO DON CHERRY Chicago, IL, February, 2022Don Cherry, Lonely woman, Sketches of a love supremeCorey Wilkes (tp,spirit bowls,perc) Alex Harding (bar) David Ornette Cherry (p,melodica,douss'n gouni) Kahil El'Zabar (perc,balafon,kalimba,voice,comp) Dwight Trible (voice) Continue reading Puro Jazz 15 de Julio 2024 at PuroJazz.

PuroJazz
Puro Jazz 15 de Julio 2024

PuroJazz

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 58:39


YUSEF LATEEF CRY !… TENDER Englewood Cliffs, N.J., October 16, 1959Cry ! Tender, Butter's blues (1), Sea breeze (lh out), The snow is green (1)Lonnie Hillyer (tp) Yusef Lateef (ts,fl,oboe) Hugh Lawson (p) Herman Wright (b) Frank Gant (d) WOODY SHAW BLACKSTONE LEGACY New York, December 8 & 9, 1970Boo Ann's grand (1,2)Woody Shaw (tp) Gary Bartz (as,sop) Bennie Maupin (ts,b-cl,fl) George Cables (p,el-p) Ron Carter (b-1) Clint Houston (b-2) Lenny White (d) KAHIL EL'ZABAR ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE SPIRIT GATHERER – TRIBUTE TO DON CHERRY Chicago, IL, February, 2022Don Cherry, Lonely woman, Sketches of a love supremeCorey Wilkes (tp,spirit bowls,perc) Alex Harding (bar) David Ornette Cherry (p,melodica,douss'n gouni) Kahil El'Zabar (perc,balafon,kalimba,voice,comp) Dwight Trible (voice) Continue reading Puro Jazz 15 de Julio 2024 at PuroJazz.

KNKX Studio Sessions
Pianist Noah Haidu visits KNKX with a legendary rhythm section

KNKX Studio Sessions

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 36:09


Pianist Noah Haidu brought a world class rhythm section with bassist Buster Williams and drummer Lenny White to the KNKX studios.

Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz
Cloud Jazz 2532 | Especial Michael 'Patches' Stewart

Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 62:42


Este monográfico está dedicado al trompetista Michael 'Patches' Stewart, repasando sus colaboraciones junto a grandes músicos como Michael Paulo, Wayman Tisdale, Everette Harp, George Duke, Take 6, Brian Culbertson, Rayford Griffin, David Benoit, Stanley Turrentine, Lenny White y Marcus Miller.

PuroJazz
Puro Jazz 26 marzo 2024

PuroJazz

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 59:09


GERALD CANNON THE MUSIC OF ELVIN & MCCOY Dizzy's Club, June 3 – 4, 2022, New YorkEJ's Blues, 3 Card MollyJoe Lovano (st)Sherman Irby (sa) Eddie Henderson (t) Steve Turre (tbn) Dave Kikoski (p) Gerald Cannon (b) Lenny White (dr) TED ROSENTHAL MY FUNNY VALENTINE New York, June 5 & 6, 2007Alone together, Don't explain, Autumn leavesTed Rosenthal (p) George Mraz (b) Al Foster (d) JERRY BERGONZI EXTRA, EXTRA Boston (?) – 2023Extra Extra, Double Billed, ObamaJerry Bergonzi (st) Phil Grenadier (t) Sheryl Bailey (g) Harvie S (b) Luther Gray (dr) Continue reading Puro Jazz 26 marzo 2024 at PuroJazz.

Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz
Cloud Jazz 2510 | Especial Mark Ledford

Cloud Jazz Smooth Jazz

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 57:54


Hace 20 años fallecía Mark Ledford. Recordamos la figura de este trompetista y cantante a través de sus colaboraciones junto a Pat Metheny, The Rippingtons, Alex Bugnon, Eliane Elias, Nelson Rangell, Bob Belden, Doc Powell, Special EFX, Najee, Club 1600, Lenny White y Chaka Khan.

MasterYourMix Podcast
David Bendeth: Adapting to Change (Revisited)

MasterYourMix Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 107:29


David Bendeth, born in London, England, has had a multifaceted career in the music industry as a guitarist, songwriter, producer, and A&R executive. Initially self-taught on the guitar, he later studied at the Berklee School of Music in Boston. Bendeth's early years involved traveling between London and Toronto, and he performed with renowned drummers like Billy Cobham and Lenny White. In 1980, he reached the top of the UK charts as a blue-eyed soul crooner with the single "Feel the Real" and released three albums before joining CBS/Sony Canada as a staff producer. Bendeth's career continued to flourish as he became a songwriter with Chrysalis Music, penning tracks for artists like Joe Cocker and Jeff Beck. His A&R roles at BMG Canada and RCA Records in the late '80s and early '90s resulted in signing acts such as Cowboy Junkies and Crash Test Dummies. In 2002, he oversaw the production of Elvis Presley's "30 #1 Hits," which became a massive success, selling nearly 14 million records worldwide. In 2003, Bendeth transitioned to an independent role as a producer, mixer, and writer. His extensive discography includes working with artists like SR-71, Bruce Hornsby, Vertical Horizon, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Breaking Benjamin, and Paramore, with several records achieving platinum status. Over the years, he has maintained a diverse musical palette, drawing inspiration from artists like Miles Davis, Earth Wind & Fire, and Jeff Beck. Bendeth's impact on the industry is evident through his involvement in over 60 million records sold and his continuous contributions to the evolving music landscape. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: The hustle of working as a musician turned producer The world of A&R and what it takes to become a major artist How to differentiate every project How to adapt to the changing landscape of the music industry David's new adventures in creating hip-hop loops and dipping into new genres Dealing with criticism and turning it into encouragement How to achieve drums that slam hard and cut through a mix For tips on how to improve your mixes, visit https://masteryourmix.com/ Looking for 1-on-1 feedback and training to help you create pro-quality mixes? Check out my new coaching program Amplitude and apply to join: https://masteryourmix.com/amplitude/ Download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Mixing Blueprint: https://masteryourmix.com/blueprint/ Get your copy of the #1 Amazon bestselling book, The Mixing Mindset – The Step-By-Step Formula For Creating Professional Rock Mixes From Your Home Studio: https://masteryourmix.com/mixingmindsetbook/ Join the FREE MasterYourMix Facebook community: https://links.masteryourmix.com/community To make sure that you don't miss an episode, make sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or on Android. Have your questions answered on the show. Send them to questions@masteryourmix.com Thanks for listening! Please leave a rating and review on iTunes!

Dancefloor Memories with Patrick Hawkins Podcast
Episode 140: Dancefloor Memories, Classic Disco, Funk and Soul music Podcast #129

Dancefloor Memories with Patrick Hawkins Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 60:08


Dancefloor Memories with Patrick Hawkins, over 60 Minutes of Disco, Soul and Funk Podcast. Classic tracks, Dancefloor fillers from, The Trammps, The Detroit Spinners, Manu Debango, Odyssey, Stacy Lattisaw, new tracks from, Andy Wood Michell, Steve Green and the Elvators, Dave Mascall ft K Rochel, Soundofsuperbad ft Ty Juan, and a new mix from Brian Power ft The Lewis Sisters and Linda Lewis, more classic tracks from Billy Griffen, Lenny White and Al Hudson and the Partners. Just settle down with a long drink and chill or boogie around your kitchen to tracks others would never dream of playing! Spread the word, give me a like and follow my Podcasts. Much Love Pat

Working Drummer
437 - Allison Miller: DC Roots, Connecting Her Drumming to Dance, Playing with Dr. Lonnie Smith, Her New Album

Working Drummer

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 75:03


Allison Miller is a New York-based drummer, bandleader, educator, and producer. She studied with Michael Carvin and Lenny White and went on to play with Dr. Lonnie Smith, Ani DiFanco, Brandi Carlisle, and many others. She's active as an educator in many capacities including at The New School in New York, and her new album, Rivers In Our Veins is out now. In this episode, Allison talks about: Getting started with big bands in DC, and studying classical percussion in college The role that traditional bepop vocabulary plays in developing a modern jazz drumming voice The importance of experiencing jazz in a live setting Her new record and raising awareness about the role and health of America's rivers How her jazz credentials and experience led to pop opportunities Playing with Dr. Lonnie Smith

Improv Exchange Podcast
Episode #129: Javon Jackson

Improv Exchange Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 49:06


Born on June 16, 1965, in Carthage, Missouri, Javon Jackson was raised in Denver, Colorado and chose saxophone at the age of 10. At age 16 he switched from alto to tenor and later enrolled at the University of Denver before spending part of 1985–86 at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. He left Berklee in 1986 to join Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, where he later played alongside pianist Benny Green, trumpeter Philip Harper, trombonist Robin Eubanks and bassist Peter Washington. Jackson remained a fixture in the Jazz Messengers until Blakey's passing in 1990. In 1991, Jackson made his recording debut with Me and Mr. Jones, featuring James Williams, Christian McBride, and master drummer Elvin Jones. He joined Jones' group in 1992, appearing on the great drummer's albums Youngblood and Going Home. Jackson's 1994 Blue Note debut, When the Time Is Right, was a straight-ahead affair produced by iconic jazz vocalist and bandleader Betty Carter. His subsequent four recordings for the Blue Note label through the ‘90s were produced by Craig Street and featured wildly eclectic programs ranging from Caetano Veloso, Frank Zappa and Santana to Muddy Waters, Al Green and Serge Gainsbourg. His subsequent four recordings for the Palmetto label had him exploring a blend of funk, jazz and soul with such stellar sidemen as organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, guitarists Mark Whitfield and David Gilmore, trombonist Fred Wesley and drummer Lenny White. In 2009, Javon was commissioned by the Syracuse International Film Festival to compose a full-length score for the Alfred Hitchcock film, “The Lodger,” a silent movie based on the hunt for Jack the Ripper. The original score had its debut at the festival, performed live by Jackson's band (featuring pianist Manasia) at the film's screening in October 2010. In 2012, the saxophonist released a potent tribute to a towering influence, Celebrating John Coltrane, his inaugural release on his Solid Jackson Records which featured the venerable drummer and former Coltrane collaborator Jimmy Cobb. He followed later in 2012 with Lucky 13, which featured the great soul-jazz keyboardist Les McCann and included a mellow instrumental rendition of Stevie Wonder's “Don't You Worry ‘Bout a Thing” along with a version of McCann's 1969 hit, “Compared to What.” That same remarkably productive year, Jackson was the recipient of the prestigious Benny Golson Award from Howard University in Washington, D.C. for recognition of excellence in jazz. Jackson's debut on the Smoke Sessions label, 2014's Expression, was a live quartet recording from the Smoke Jazz & Supper Club in Upper Manhattan. On February 18, 2022, Javon will release, The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni, his fifth album for his Solid Jackson Records label. Jackson finished and received his undergraduate degree from the Berklee College of Music and obtained a master's degree from the State University of New York at Purchase, where he also taught. In 2013, he accepted the position of Professor of Jazz Saxophone; Director of the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz Studies at the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music, Theatre and Dance. In this episode, Javon 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

TRUTH IN RHYTHM
TRUTH IN RHYTHM Podcast - Patrice Rushen, Part 2 of 2

TRUTH IN RHYTHM

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 65:35


** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music's foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 297 (Part 2 of 2): Renowned jazz, R&B and funk keyboardist, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and musical director Patrice Rushen. Flying out of the gate in the early 1970s as a teen, she released a trio of jazz-funk albums before putting together a run of six straight Top 30 R&B albums and seven Top 30 singles from 1978-1987. Those hit songs included the heavy grooving “Hang It Up,” “Haven't You Heard” and “Forget Me Nots.”  Having also performed countless sessions for others, Rushen returned to her jazz roots in the late 1990s while also expanding into television and film. Among the notable artists she has worked with are Lenny White, Najee, Gerald Albright, Ronnie Laws, Sonny Rollins, Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke, Prince, Teena Marie, Paul McCartney, George Duke, Chaka Khan, Quincy Jones and Babyface, and she continues to do live shows. RECORDED MAY 2023 LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strictly prohibited without expressed consent from original content producer and owner Scott Goldfine, dba FUNKNSTUFF. For inquiries, email info@funknstuff.net. TRUTH IN RHYTHM is a registered U.S. Trademark (Serial #88540281). Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1541256603&linkCode=as2&tag=funknstuff-20&linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c400

TRUTH IN RHYTHM
TRUTH IN RHYTHM Podcast - Patrice Rushen, Part 1 of 2

TRUTH IN RHYTHM

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 60:16


** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music's foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 297 (Part 1 of 2): Renowned jazz, R&B and funk keyboardist, singer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and musical director Patrice Rushen. Flying out of the gate in the early 1970s as a teen, she released a trio of jazz-funk albums before putting together a run of six straight Top 30 R&B albums and seven Top 30 singles from 1978-1987. Those hit songs included the heavy grooving “Hang It Up,” “Haven't You Heard” and “Forget Me Nots.”  Having also performed countless sessions for others, Rushen returned to her jazz roots in the late 1990s while also expanding into television and film. Among the notable artists she has worked with are Lenny White, Najee, Gerald Albright, Ronnie Laws, Sonny Rollins, Donald Byrd, Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke, Prince, Teena Marie, Paul McCartney, George Duke, Chaka Khan, Quincy Jones and Babyface, and she continues to do live shows. RECORDED MAY 2023 LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strictly prohibited without expressed consent from original content producer and owner Scott Goldfine, dba FUNKNSTUFF. For inquiries, email info@funknstuff.net. TRUTH IN RHYTHM is a registered U.S. Trademark (Serial #88540281). Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1541256603&linkCode=as2&tag=funknstuff-20&linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c400

The Jake Feinberg Show
The Noah Haidu Interview

The Jake Feinberg Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 56:25


Profound pianist talks about embracing all music's as a way to sing for his supper and his recent trio tour with Buster Williams and Lenny White.

ALBUM SHOTS with DJ Greg Caz
ALBUM SHOTS Episode 11 A New York Afternoon

ALBUM SHOTS with DJ Greg Caz

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 38:40


NYC's top DJ/musicologist GREG CAZ is back with ALBUM SHOTS Episode 11, serving up nine solid vintage sweet soul, latin-jazz, funk, fusion, brazilian vibes, and other mind-blowing album cuts, kicking things off with Rare Silk's "New York Afternoon,” a nice title for this fresh batch of summer selections. This time around, Greg provides his usual musicological insight and encyclopedic knowledge on rare ‘60s, '70s and ‘80s tracks from Cal Tjader, Burt Bacharach, Steve Kuhn, Lenny White & Twennynine, Brief Encounter, Cheo, Gloria Martin and more! Find out more about Greg's regular NYC DJ gigs and more info on albums featured on DJ Greg Caz's Instagram page @the_real_greg_cazSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All That Jazzz
All That Jazzz – 20 juni 2023 – part 2

All That Jazzz

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 58:54


Teus Nobel: Modinha; Esperanza Spalding: I Know You Know; Esperanza Spalding: I Adore You; Marcus Miller: Detroit; Marcus Miller, Trombone Shorrty: 7-T's; Mavis Staples a.o.: The Weight; Little Feat: Dixie Chicken; Charles Tolliver, Lenny White, Buster Williams: Blue Soul; Kandace … Lees verder →

CiTR -- The Jazz Show
Pianist/composer Andrew Hill: "Passing Ships"

CiTR -- The Jazz Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 214:22


Tonight's Jazz Feature is an unearthed recording, one of the many by pianist composer Andrew Hill. In an interview with Mr. Hill with Blue Note Records archivist, Michael Cuscuna, Andrew mentioned the many unreleased sessions he recorded for Blue Note naming all the personnel. Hill said some were good and some were just okay. All were eventually released except for one which he said he was very happy with. Cuscuna as soon as he left Hill went into the Blue Note archives looking for this session that Hill mentioned but alas the tape was out of phase and unuseable. Cuscuna persisted and in a few weeks he was rewarded with finding a faultless multi-track tape of the session that had been misfiled. He brought it to Hill and Andrew was elated. The session was released in 2003 and drew accolades from critics and fans alike and was hailed as 'the discovery of the year". The album features 7 Hill compositions played by two great trumpeters: Woody Shaw and Dizzy Reece, trombonist Julian Priester, Robert Northern on French horn, Howard Johnson on tuba and bass clarinet and multi-instrumentalist Joe Farrell on tenor and soprano saxophones, English horn, bass clarinet and alto flute. Mr. Hill is on piano with Ron Carter on bass and a young Lenny White on drums. The album was called "Passing Ships" and it's a latter day classic and tonight's Jazz Feature.

Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast
Episode 78: Sound Chaser 246

Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2023 228:41


The Sound Chaser Progressive Rock Podcast is on the air. On the show this time, you get a long suite from Transatlantic, quite a bit of that old time progressive rock, an In Memoriam feature in memory of Francis Monkman and John Giblin, and much more. Featured artists include U.K., Radio Massacre International, Fleesh, Lenny White, and The John Irvine Band. All that, plus news of tours and releases on Sound Chaser. Playlist1. U.K. - Night After Night, from Night After NightIN MEMORIAM2. Curved Air [Francis Monkman] - Whose Shoulder Are You Looking Over Anyway?, from Phantasmagoria3. Curved Air [Francis Monkman] - Over And Above, from Phantasmagoria4. Brand X [John Giblin] - Triumphant Limp, from Do They Hurt?END IN MEMORIAM5. Jean-Luc Ponty - Cosmic Messenger, from Cosmic Messenger6. National Health - Brujo, from National Health7. Hoelderlin - Häktik Intergaläktik, from Rare Birds8. Darryl Way - Crocodile Tears, from Under the Soft9. Lenny White - Prelude to Rainbow Delta, from Venusian Summer10. Lenny White - Mating Drive, from Venusian Summer11. Triana - Quiero Contarte, from 5º Aniversario [retrospective]12. Traffic - Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave, from Welcome to the Canteen13. Novalis - Sonnengeflecht, from Novalis14. Fleesh - Script for a Jester's Tear, from Script for a New SeasonTHE SYMPHONIC ZONE15. Transatlantic - Overture, from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life16. Transatlantic - Reaching for the Sky, from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life17. Transatlantic - Higher Than the Morning, from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life18. Transatlantic - The Darkness in the Light, from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life19. Transatlantic - Take Now My Soul, from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life20. Transatlantic - Looking for the Light, from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life21. Transatlantic - Love Made a Way (Prelude), from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life22. Transatlantic - Owl Howl, from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life23. Transatlantic - Solitude, from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life24. Transatlantic - Belong, from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life25. Transatlantic - Can You Feel It, from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life26. Transatlantic - Looking for the Light (Reprise), from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life27. Transatlantic - The Greatest Story Never Ends, from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of Life28. Transatlantic - Love Made a Way, from The Absolute Universe: The Breath of LifeLEAVING THE SYMPHONIC ZONE29. Boris S.G - Deep Cooling, from Frozen Dream30. Logic Gate - Starlight, from Voyages31. Radio Massacre International - Kairos, from Time & Motion32. Don Ellis - Antea, from Don Ellis at Filmore33. Offering - Ehn Deïss, from Offering IV35. Lasse Englund - Christmas in Oaxaca, from Anchor36. Lasse Englund - Women of Algiers, from Anchor37. Electric Light Orchestra - Ma-Ma-Ma Belle, from On the Third Day38. Electric Light Orchestra - Dreaming of 4000, from On the Third Day39. Fermáta - Valcík Pre Krstnú Mamu, from Fermáta40. Horslips - Speed the Plough, from Aliens41. The John Irvine Band - Wait & See, from Wait & See

Profiles With Maggie LePique
M.E.B. (formerly Miles Electric Band) That You Not Dare To Forget With Miles Davis's Nephew Vince Wilburn Jr

Profiles With Maggie LePique

Play Episode Play 60 sec Highlight Listen Later May 16, 2023 31:28


Maggie speaks with Miles Davis's nephew, musician and bandleader Vince Wilburn Jr about That You Not Dare To Forget by M.E.B. (formerly Miles Electric Band) led by Vince Wilburn, Jr. collects a progressive all-star ensemble featuring Miles Davis alumni and the players Miles inspired. This brand new, never-released studio recording captures a multi-generational who's who of acclaimed artists performing new Miles-inspired compositions. Two tracks of the five on the album include unreleased trumpet performances by Miles and the album, produced by Mi les' alumni Lenny White and Wilburn, features music legends including Ron Carter, Marcus Miller, Stanley Clarke, Donald Harrison, Darryl Jones, Vernon Reid and John Scofield. This album is dedicated to the memory of Wallace Roney and Bernard Wright and contains some of their final recordings. The cover is an original painting from artist and Miles' associate Mikel Elam.Source: https://www.milesdavis.com/albums/that-you-not-dare-to-forget/Source: https://www.legacyrecordings.com/2023/04/18/m-e-b-on-making-that-you-not-dare-to-forget-jazziz/Source: https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialRelease/15742Host Maggie LePique, a radio veteran since the 1980's at NPR in Kansas City Mo. She began her radio career in Los Angeles in the early 1990's and has worked for Pacifica station KPFK Radio in Los Angeles since 1994.Support the show

Global with Courtney Pine - Discovering Nu Jazz and Beyond
Episode 31: Ep31: Classical Ghosts, classic Monk & Nicholas Payton direct from his couch!

Global with Courtney Pine - Discovering Nu Jazz and Beyond

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 53:22


1 JK Group - Rising Part 1 (La Sape Records) Multi-dimensional future-jazz outfit JK Group return on La Sape Records. Led by award-winning saxophonist,Joshua Kelly (30/70 collective, PBS Young Elder of Jazz 2019), the band returns to the label with a follow up EP to the mind-bending 2021 release, 'What's Real?'2 David Versace - Summer Party (Okra La Sape Records) Brisbane-based multi-instrumentalist David Versace shares the his much anticipated debut LP 'Okra', his first solo album for La Sape Records. Wandering effortlessly between jazz, samba, ambient and the odd dance-floor heater, 'Okra' follows 3 years of consistent releases and is his most elegant an articulated work yet.3 Doug Wamble - Homesick (Blues in the Present Tense Halyconic Records) This is Wamble's first album since 2015's The Traveler: Live in New York City, co-produced with veteran guitarist Charlie Drayton and a musical cast of longtime associates: bassist Eric Revis, drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, and saxophonist Prometheus Jenkins (aka Branford Marsalis). 4 Kay Young - Feel Like Makin Love (Bluenote Re:imagined) Blue Note Re:imagined returns with a new 16-track compilation featuring fresh takes on music from the illustrious Blue Note vaults recorded by a heavyweight line-up of the UK jazz, soul and R&B scene's most hotly-tipped rising stars. 5 Ron Carter - Receipt Please (Finding the Right Notes IN& OUT) In October 2022, PBS aired a two hour documentary on jazz legend Ron Carter. Six years in the making, Finding the Right Notes was produced and directed by the renowned producer/director Peter Schnall, a seven-time Emmy Award and Peabody Award winner. Schnall reveals poignant and joyful details of the jazz maestro's life, from his early days as a cello student in high school through his years in the Miles Davis Quintet of the ‘60's and into his vital solo career that continues to this day.6 Ubunye - Ubunye (Ubunye 33 Jazz) Ubunye is a vibrant seven-piece Afro-jazz band (which can expand to a 10 piece with horns) - it is a band like no other.  Featuring three powerful vocalists from South Africa's Kwa Zulu Natal region combined with a dynamic rhythm section from Leeds, UK  Ubunye's music is a unique blend of contemporary jazz, Afro-pop and traditional ‘Isigqui' Zulu music.7 Nicholas Payton - Feed The Fire (The Couch Sessions SMOKE) Visionary Multi-instrumentalist and Composer Nicholas Payton Provides a Vital Dose of Musical Therapy on The Couch Sessions Available Now on Smoke Sessions Records, the Trio Album Features the Dream Rhythm Section of Buster Williams and Lenny White, as Well as the Compositions and Sampled Voices of Masters Like Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Keith Jarrett and Geri Allen8 Tim Fitzgerald - Cariba (Full House CELLAR MUSIC GROUP) Chicago-based guitarist Tim Fitzgerald and his septet Full House have released their eponymous debut album.Out now via Cellar Music Group, Full House is an assemblage of Chicago's finest straight-ahead players who transform a thoughtfully-curated selection from Wes Montgomery's varied songbook.9 Theon Cross - Epistrophy (Bluenote Re:imagined) London tuba player and Sons of Kemet member Theon Cross with a version of the Thelonious Monk/Kenny Clarke composition Epistrophy10 Michael Wollny - Erlkonig (Ghosts ACT) On "Ghosts" pianist and composer Michael Wollny, together with bassist Tim Lefebvre and drummer Eric Schaefer, explores the ghosts that inhabit songs from jazz, classical and pop music. The musical spectrum of the album, which is influenced by the "Hauntology" movement as well as Northern and Southern Gothic, ranges from Franz Schubert's "Erlkönig" to jazz standards by George Gershwin or Duke Ellington and pop songs by Nick Cave or Timber Timbre. 11 Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll & The Trinity  - Red Beans and Rice (Far Horizons !K7)Next week on CPG: Boogaloo sax from Canada, Lauren Henderson channels betrayal + fabulous guitar jazz from NYC.  Hit subscribe right now & immerse next week.

The Jake Feinberg Show
The Bill Washer Interview

The Jake Feinberg Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 65:39


Singular and inventive guitarist talks about the brotherhood of musicians he has played with including Lenny White, Curtis Fuller, Bill Goodwin and Joe Henderson.

Cuando los elefantes sueñan con la música
Cuando los elefantes sueñan con la música - Al compadre Chick - 09/02/23

Cuando los elefantes sueñan con la música

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 58:41


Hoy se cumplen dos años de la muerte de uno de los grandes pianistas de las últimas décadas, Armando Anthony Corea, amigo de Paco de Lucía y al que Niño Josele dedicó su tema 'A mi compadre Antonio'. Le recordamos en grabaciones de piano solo de varias de sus 'Children´s songs' (las número 1, 3, 4 y 6); al frente de Return to Forever con Stanley Clarke, Joe Farrell, Airto Moreira y Flora Purim en 'Crystal silence' y 'What game shall we play today' o con Clarke, Lenny White y Al di Meola en 'Beyond the 7th Galaxy'; a dúo con Gary Burton en 'Desert air' y 'Children´s song nº6' y con Gary y cuarteto de cuerdas en el quinto movimiento, 'Brasilia', de la 'Lyric suite for sextet'; a dúo con Bela Fleck en 'Brazil' , en solitario en 'Desafinado' y, con Farrell, Eddie Gómez y Steve Gadd, en 'Sicily'. Escuchar audio

Inside MusiCast
Lionel Cordew

Inside MusiCast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 51:53


Growing-up in Queens, Lionel Cordew was surrounded by music inside his home, in his neighborhood, and in church. His brothers were all involved in music, his mother sang in the gospel choir at the church where his father was the minister, and his neighborhood hosted block parties where cats like Lenny White, Marcus Miller, Omar Hakim, Najee and many others would often play. Lionel absorbed and adapted to many styles of music, which he's used to his benefit throughout the course of his career, as he's recorded and toured with a diverse list of musicians, including Mike Stern, Gino Vannelli, Jeff Lorber, Roberta Flack, Bill Evans, Chuck Loeb, Chieli Minucci, Wayne Krantz, and in 2015 he replaced Lee Pearson as the drummer in the legendary jazz group, Spyro Gyra. Here to discuss his musical journey in more depth is none other than Lionel Cordew.

The Greatest Non Hits
Jaco Pastorius: Self-Titled Album

The Greatest Non Hits

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 70:43


He's considered the Jimmy Hendrix of bassists, according to his peers, including Sting, Flea, Robert Trujillo, and Geddy Lee, just to name a few. He's recorded with Pat Metheny and Joni Mitchell, and served as the primary electric bass player for the band Weather Report after recording this album through 1981. Recorded in 1976, this album is recognized as his crowning achievement as a solo artists and his supporting band includes Herbie Hancock on Piano, Lenny White on Drums, Don Alias on Congas, David Sanborn on alto Sax, and many more. Give this album a listen as well as the podcast if you've never heard it. Think of the most awesome car chase music from Starsky and Hutch. This is 100 times better than that. Support the show

Burning Ambulance Podcast

I have said two things all season long. The first is that we're going to be exploring a single topic for ten episodes, and that topic is fusion. But the second thing I've been saying is that what I'm talking about when I say the word fusion isn't a style or a genre, but a state of mind. It's not what you play, it's how you approach music-making.In previous episodes, we've talked about what people typically think of as fusion, which drummer Lenny White, who appeared in episode two of this series, prefers to call jazz-rock. That's the version that more or less starts with Miles Davis's Bitches Brew and Tony Williams' Lifetime and branches out to include Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return To Forever and Weather Report. But my version of that continuum also includes early Seventies Santana, it includes the Fania All Stars collaborating with Jan Hammer and Billy Cobham, it includes adventurous funk and R&B fusion, like P-Funk and Earth, Wind & Fire and the Ohio Players and Slave, and it includes jazz-funk acts like Donald Byrd and Freddie Hubbard and George Duke.Vernon Reid is a guitarist who was born in England but grew up in New York. He's best known as the leader of Living Colour, and one of the co-founders of the Black Rock Coalition along with the late writer Greg Tate, but he's got a long and varied discography that encompasses solo material, duo and trio work with other guitarists like Bill Frisell, David Torn and Elliot Sharp, and guest appearances with a ton of groups from Public Enemy to the Rollins Band, Mick Jagger, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Santana, and many, many more. His solo album Mistaken Identity from 1996 is the only album to carry co-producer credits from Prince Paul and Teo Macero. Back in 2012, he made an album with a group called Spectrum Road which featured John Medeski on keyboards, Jack Bruce on bass, and Cindy Blackman Santana on drums — it was conceptually a tribute to Tony Williams Lifetime, but it's very much its own thing as well, so definitely check that out.Reid got his start, though, with drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson's band the Decoding Society. He played guitar, banjo, and guitar synth with that group, which had two bassists: Melvin Gibbs, who was on this podcast a couple of years ago, and Reverend Bruce Johnson, and then some horn players, mostly Zane Massey on saxophones and Henry Scott on trumpet. It's high-energy music that's also really melodic in a kind of post-Prime Time way — jazz, funk, rock, Texas blues and West African music all swirled together and thrown straight at your face at a hundred miles an hour. Their albums Nasty, Street Priest, Mandance, Barbeque Dog, Montreux Jazz Festival and Earned Dreams are all incredible. They're all out of print right now, too, but some of them are on streaming services, so dig up whatever you can. Reid has a new record out with the group Free Form Funky Freqs, a trio with bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma, who's also been on this podcast before, and drummer Calvin Weston, and as he explains in this conversation, it's full-on improv, starting from zero every time they play together, and because it's so limited – no rehearsals, no soundchecks with all three members – they know exactly how many times they've played together. The album represents their 73rd encounter. It's called Hymn Of The 3rd Galaxy, sort of a tribute to Return To Forever there, who had an album called Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy, and you'll hear a little bit of the music late in the podcast. I think you'll really enjoy this episode. I've been a fan of Vernon Reid's music for about 35 years. The first Living Colour album came out when I was in high school, and I saw them play on the first Lollapalooza festival in the summer of 1991. And I interviewed him once before, about 10 years ago, when he was doing a multimedia presentation called Artificial Africa. So in this conversation, we talk about his work with the Decoding Society, about the Free Form Funky Freqs, about the whole wave of guitarists who came up at the same time he did, including Michael Gregory Jackson and Kelvyn Bell and Jean-Paul Bourelly and Brandon Ross, as well as older players like James "Blood" Ulmer and Pete Cosey and Sonny Sharrock… we talk about a lot of things, and I'm just gonna end this introduction here, so you can dive in.MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE:Living Colour, “WTFF” (from Stain)Ronald Shannon Jackson and the Decoding Society, “Iola” (from Mandance)Vernon Reid & Bill Frisell, “Size 10 1/2 Sneaks” (from Smash & Scatteration)Free Form Funky Freqs, “Outer Arm” (from Hymn of the 3rd Galaxy)

Burning Ambulance Podcast
Adam Rudolph

Burning Ambulance Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 68:09


In previous episodes, we've talked about what people commonly understand as fusion, which drummer Lenny White, who appeared in episode two of this series, prefers to call jazz-rock. That's the version that starts with Miles Davis's Bitches Brew and Tony Williams' Lifetime and quickly branches out with Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return To Forever and Weather Report and on and on. But as we've continued the discussion, we've expanded the scope of inquiry to include adventurous funk and R&B fusion, which includes everything from P-Funk and Earth, Wind & Fire and the Ohio Players — and wow, do the Ohio Players deserve a place in the fusion conversation that they are very rarely granted — to Donald Byrd and Freddie Hubbard and especially George Duke.Adam Rudolph is a fusion artist in about as broad a sense as you can imagine. He's been a percussionist for close to 50 years, and should be much better known than he is. He's been around since the early '70s and has worked with everyone: Yusef Lateef, Fred Anderson, Don Cherry, Roscoe Mitchell, Pharoah Sanders, Sam Rivers, Wadada Leo Smith, Herbie Hancock, Maulawi, Foday Musa Suso, Hassan Hakmoun, Jon Hassell… he's part of the Bill Laswell company of players, too, so he's on a zillion records through that connection. Plus he leads two main groups of his own, Moving Pictures and the Go! Organic Orchestra, which have made many, many albums and even crossed over with each other a time or two.Adam and I had a really fascinating conversation over the course of two phone calls. The impetus was Symphonic Tone Poem For Brother Yusef, a collaboration between him and reeds player Bennie Maupin that's just been released. Bennie Maupin of course is a legend on his own — he played on Miles Davis's Bitches Brew and On The Corner, he was a member of Marion Brown's group in the 1960s, he was in Mwandishi and the Headhunters with Herbie Hancock, he played with Woody Shaw, and his own album from 1974, The Jewel In The Lotus, is an absolutely brilliant record that blends spiritual jazz with almost New Age ambient music. There's really no other album like it; if you've never heard it, it's a must-hear. So obviously Rudolph and I talk about Maupin, whom he's worked with off and on for decades, but we also talk about Laswell and about Lateef and about the whole idea of world music and fusion-as-creative-mindset that I've been discussing with every artist I've interviewed for the podcast this year. We talk a lot about the philosophy that goes into bringing together musicians from all sorts of traditions, from all over the globe, and finding ways to make their ideas flow together. That's what he does with Go! Organic Orchestra, the membership of which is completely open and the music of which is created through spontaneous conduction. So he was really the ideal person to talk about all this stuff with. I think you'll come away from this episode with a lot to think about. I know I did. And I hope you enjoy listening to it. All the music you'll hear, by the way, comes from Symphonic Tone Poem For Brother Yusef. 

Everyone Loves Guitar
Eddie Martinez, Stanley Clarke, Robert Palmer, Steve Winwood - NYC ACE Sessions from the SOUTH BRONX to WORLD TOURS

Everyone Loves Guitar

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 139:19


Eddie Martinez Interview: LOADS of stories about playing with Blondie, Lenny White, Stanley Clarke & George Duke, Robert Palmer, Steve Winwood, David Lee Roth (NOT what you might be thinking), Run DMC, Lou Reed… the making of Eddie's new LP, Bernard Edwards' influence, growing up in the South Bronx and leaving NYC (toughest decision he's ever made), his biggest regret, Chinese fast food, Lots more really cool stuff. GREAT guy: Discover Where the Money's Hiding in the Music Business: https://MusicReboot.com   Support this show: https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support Lifetime sideman who's just released his 2nd (AMAZING) record, Akosua. Eddie's played with Robert Palmer, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, George Duke, Blondie, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Steve Winwood, Rod Stewart, Mick Jagger, David Lee Roth, Joe Cocker, Lou Reed, Lou Gramm… and has performed on hundreds of major motion pictures and jingles Subscribe & Website:  https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe   Cool Guitar & Music T-Shirts, ELG Merch!: https://www.GuitarMerch.com    

Burning Ambulance Podcast

The latest episode of the Burning Ambulance podcast features an interview with tuba player Bob Stewart.I have said all season long that we're going to be exploring a single subject for ten episodes, and that subject is fusion. But as I hope has become clear over the course of the five previous episodes, during which I interviewed techno pioneer Jeff Mills, drummer Lenny White, trumpeter Randy Brecker, pianist Cameron Graves, and guitarist Brandon Ross, most of whom come from different musical generations and are not peers, when I say the word fusion, I'm talking about a state of mind, not a style or a genre. It's not what you play, it's how you approach music-making.I understand that when most people hear the word fusion, they think of the big name bands from the 1970s: the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, and Weather Report. Those groups, and the Miles Davis bands from 1969 to 1975, and many other less immediately recognizable groups, all did a particular thing, playing extremely complex music that blurred the lines between progressive rock and jazz. We talked about those acts in the second and third episodes this season, with Lenny White and Randy Brecker, both of whom were around then and were actively participating in making some of that music.If you think of fusion as a mindset, though, rather than a style, the discussion gets a lot more interesting. And that's really how I prefer to think about it. Because the people who fall into the latter category are the ones who I find to be the most interesting, and the ones who are more likely to have careers where almost every record they play on is at least worth hearing, worth giving a chance. You may not like all of it. But they're creative enough that they've earned the benefit of the doubt.A perfect example of this is Bill Laswell, the bassist and producer. He doesn't use the term fusion. He calls what he does “collision music,” bringing together players from wildly disparate areas — stylistic areas, and literal geographical ones, putting African players together with guys from Southeast Asia and New York rock artists and whoever else he thinks has something to say — and seeing what comes out when they all work together toward a common goal. And sometimes you get something glorious, that you never could have predicted or imagined beforehand. Like pairing Pharoah Sanders with a troupe of Gnawa musicians from North Africa. Or putting improvising guitarist Derek Bailey together with drummer Jack DeJohnette, DJ Disk from the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, and Laswell himself on bass. I heard a recording of that group just a few days ago, and you might not expect it to work, but it really, really did.Bob Stewart is a fusion artist in that he takes an instrument that has had a relatively low profile in jazz for decades — the tuba — and created a variety of fascinating contexts for it. Not only on his own albums, but particularly in partnership with the late alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe. They began working together in the early 1970s, and Stewart's playing on some of Blythe's albums, most notably Bush Baby, where it's just the two of them and a percussionist, and on Lenox Avenue Breakdown and Illusions, where they had some incredible bands that included at different times James “Blood” Ulmer on guitar, Cecil McBee on bass, Jack DeJohnette on drums, James Newton on flute, and Abdul Wadud on cello. On the album Blythe Spirit, Blythe and Stewart record a version of the spiritual “Just A Closer Walk With Thee,” with Amina Claudine Myers on organ, that's absolutely amazing. We talk about that piece a little bit in this interview.He's worked with a lot of other artists over the course of his career, too, including Charles Mingus, McCoy Tyner, Carla Bley, Gil Evans, the Jazz Composers Orchestra, Bill Frisell, the David Murray Big Band, Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, and on and on. The reason he's able to do so many different things is that his approach to the tuba is really expansive, conceptually speaking. He treats it as much more than a substitute bass. He understands its full range, and the subtleties it's capable of expressing, and he uses it in ways lots of other people would never even think of. On his own albums First Line, Then & Now, and Connections — Mind the Gap, he puts together really unorthodox collections of personnel. For example on Then & Now, which was originally released in 1996 but just recently popped up on Bandcamp, some of the tracks feature two trumpets, trombone, French horn, and drums, while another is a duo with pianist Dave Burrell, and others have trumpet, alto sax, guitar, and drums. And Connections — Mind the Gap, which is from 2014, features tuba, guitar and drums, with trumpet and trombone on two tracks, but then on five others it's the core trio plus a string quartet. Now that's very much a kind of fusion — jazz which is already in an avant-garde zone, combined with chamber music.Bob Stewart is a fascinating guy, an endlessly creative spirit who has done a tremendous amount to change the image of his instrument in order to pave the way for guys like Theon Cross, who plays tuba with Sons of Kemet, or with Jose Davila, who plays with Henry Threadgill's Zooid. I really enjoyed this conversation, and I hope you enjoy listening to it.Music in this episode:Bob Stewart, “Bush Baby” (Connections – Mind The Gap)Arthur Blythe, “Lenox Avenue Breakdown” (Lenox Avenue Breakdown)Bob Stewart, “The Rambler” (from Then & Now)