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AI-labor saving tool or existential threat? On his new recording Server Farm, saxophonist and composer Jon Irabagon contemplates the potential threat and promise of this omni-present technology. For this recording Irabagon augments his regular quartet consisting of keyboardist Matt Mitchell, bassist Chris Lightcap, and percussionist Dan Weiss with violinist and vocalist Mazz Smith, trumpeter Peter Evans, guitarists Miles Okazaki and Wendy Eisenberg, bassist Michael Formanek, and percussionist and electronic musician Levy Lorenzo. Imitating AI, Jon spent several years doing a deep dive into the musical output of his collaborators, mining their entire catalogues for ideas that create the foundation of the music on this exciting recording.   

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Here is our seasonal playlist featuring the songs we have loved the most in the past few months. The playlist features Kresten Osgood; Francesco Bearzatti, Stefano Risso, Mattia Barbieri; Mark Lockheart; Luzia von Wyl [pictured], This Is Pan; Patricia Brennan; Mary Halvorson, Amaryllis Sextet; Lucien Johnson; Elin Forkelid; and Miles Okazaki. Detailed playlist at  Happy listening! Photo credit: Falk Neumann

MIGUEL ZENÓN “GOLDEN CITY” Mt. Vernon, NY, November 27 & 28, 2023Acts of exclusion, 9066, The power of community Diego Urcola (tp,v-tb) Alan Ferber (tb) Jacob Garchik (tu,tb) Miguel Zenón (as) Matt Mitchell (p) Miles Okazaki (g) Chris Tordini (b) Dan Weiss (d) Daniel Diaz (cga,tripandero,perc) ART FARMER F/ JIM HALL “LIVE AT THE HALF NOTE” New York, December 5, 6 & 7, 1963Stompin' at the Savoy, Swing springArt Farmer (tp,flhrn) Jim Hall (g) Steve Swallow (b) Walter Perkins (d) JOE FARRELL “MOON GERMS” New York, November 21, 1972Moon germs, Bass folk songJoe Farrell (sop,fl) Herbie Hancock (p) Stanley Clarke (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 03 de octubre, 2024 at PuroJazz.

MIGUEL ZENÓN “GOLDEN CITY” Mt. Vernon, NY, November 27 & 28, 2023Acts of exclusion, 9066, The power of community Diego Urcola (tp,v-tb) Alan Ferber (tb) Jacob Garchik (tu,tb) Miguel Zenón (as) Matt Mitchell (p) Miles Okazaki (g) Chris Tordini (b) Dan Weiss (d) Daniel Diaz (cga,tripandero,perc) ART FARMER F/ JIM HALL “LIVE AT THE HALF NOTE” New York, December 5, 6 & 7, 1963Stompin' at the Savoy, Swing springArt Farmer (tp,flhrn) Jim Hall (g) Steve Swallow (b) Walter Perkins (d) JOE FARRELL “MOON GERMS” New York, November 21, 1972Moon germs, Bass folk songJoe Farrell (sop,fl) Herbie Hancock (p) Stanley Clarke (b) Jack DeJohnette (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 03 de octubre, 2024 at PuroJazz.

A playlist made of imaginary soundtracks, electro-acoustic experiments, guitar driven alchemies and virtuosic intricacy. The playlist features Remy Le Boeuf; Slowly Rolling Camera; Orlando le Fleming; Reinier Baas; Miles Okazaki [pictured]; Gregory Uhlmann; Zack Clarke. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19343552/Mondo-Jazz [from "Stop & Go" to "Earnts"] Happy listening! Photo credit: Patrick Lambin

After several decades of creating music in a manner that was beginning to feel routine, guitarist Miles Okazaki was searching for a fresh way to make music. He examined the processes of artists Ed Ruscha, Sol Lewitt, and Ken Price as templates for creating. In possession of these new ideas gleaned from these artists, he went into the studio with a group of musicians that were given prompts which were recorded and formed into what Miles refers to as musical “slabs.” These “slabs” were then sanded, polished, and sculpted, and the result is Miniture America, which Okazaki describes as a sonic treasure hunt, a collection of 22 vignettes exploring the wonder of chance encounters and “found” compositions.

On this episode, Joel Harrison speaks with guitarist Miles Okazaki about rhythmic cycles and his studies in South Indian drumming. For more content and instructional material, visit patreon.com/guitarunlimited. Guitar Unlimited is sponsored by the Alternative Guitar Summit. Visit alternativeguitarsummit.com for more info.

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La portada de este número de La Montaña Rusa fue el nuevo álbum de la vocalista Elina Duni, quien este 2023 y para ECM, ha publicado el estupendo A Time to Remember. Después descubriremos juntos al pianista y compositor sudafricano, Bheki Mseleku, al que escucharemos en Beyond the Stars, publicado en 2021 y extraído de unas sesiones de 2003. El Clásico de la Semana fue el gran Miles Davis, al que nos acercaremos escuchando el recopilatorio, Circle In The Round, publicado en 1979. Seguir leyendo La Montaña Rusa 46.2023. Elina Duni. Bheki Mseleku. Miles Davis. Miles Okazaki. Apel.les Carod. Get The Blessing. en La Montaña Rusa Radio Jazz.

The premiere of Miguel Zenón's Layer Upon Layer performed by pianist Matt Mitchell and guitarist Miles Okazaki. Commissioned by Miller Theatre at Columbia University for the Mission: Commission podcast.Missioncommissionpodcast.com

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This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here In the meantime, here's some more details about the show: It's a warm welcome then to the man himself: Dr. Brad Stone - the JazzWeek Programmer of the Year 2017, who's here every Thursday to present The Creative Source - a two hour show, highlighting jazz-fusion and progressive jazz flavours from back then, the here and now, plus occasional forays into the future. Please feel free to get in touch with Brad with any comments or suggestions you might have; he'll be more than happy to hear from you: brad@soulandjazz.com or follow him via Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy! The Creative Source 26th January 2023 Artist - Track - Album - Year Phil Ranelin & Wendell Harrison    Open Eye    Jazz is Dead 16    2023 Steve Shapiro    Smellonious Funk    Plan to Be Spontaneous    2022 Mark Ortwein    Bigfoot    It Was Time    2022 Jesse Davis    Juicy Lucy    Live at Small's Jazz Club    2022 John Bailey    Various Nefarious    Time Bandits    2022 Jason Marshall    Ms. Garvey, Ms. Garvey!!    New Beginnings    2022 Gilbert Castellanos    Home in Africa    Esperame en el Cielo    2022 Derrick Gardner & The Jazz Prophets    Appointment in Ghana    Pan Africa    2022 David Blake    Flowers for Kenny    Fun House    2022 Jim Self    I Love L.A.    My America 2: Destinations    2022 Kari Kirkland    Fragile    If (When You Go)    2023 The Harry Bartlett Trio    Burgess Falls    Wildwood    2022 Metropolitan Jazz Octet feat. Paul Marinaro    Life on Mars?    The Bowie Project    2023 Mimi Fox Organ Trio    Pack of Lies    One for Wes    2023 Ed Cherry    Green Jeans    Are We There Yet?    2022 Jim Witzel    The Old Country    Feelin' It    2022 Skip Grasso    Spring Forward    Becoming    2022 Miles Okazaki    In some far off place    Thisness    2022 Alistair Spence/Tony Buck    And Yet She Turns    Mythographer    2022 The post The Creative Source (#CreativeSource) – 26th January 2023 appeared first on SoulandJazz.com | Stereo, not stereotypical ®.

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Terri Lyne Carrington, Billy Drummond, Micah Thomas, Dayna Stephens, Steve Cardenas / Ben Allison / Ted Nash, Chet Doxas, Michael Formanek, Angelica Sanchez, Gentiane MG, Mike Bruzzese, Caity Gyorgy, Mike Bono, Miles Okazaki and John ScofieldPlaylist: Terri Lyne Carrington , featuring Ravi Coltrane and Samara Joy - Two Hearts (Lawns)Billy Drummond and Freedom of Ideas, featuring Micah Thomas, Dezron Douglas, Dayna Stephens - Valse SinistreMicah Thomas - Ruby, My DearDayna Stephens, featuring Ben Street and Eric Harland - TarifaSteve Cardenas, Ben Allison, Ted Nash - Ida LupinoChet Doxas - Snow CloudsMichael Formanek Drome Trio, featuring Chet Doxas and Vinnie Sperrazza - Is It What It IsAngelica Sanchez, featuring Michael Formanek and Billy Hart - A Fungus AmungusGentiane MG - Flowers Laugh Without Uttering a SoundMike Bruzzese, featuring Caity Gyorgy, Gentiane MG, Ira Coleman and Michel Lambert - Even When I'm DreamingCaity Gyorgy, featuring Pat LaBarbera - 'Tis AutumnMike Bono - Other WorldsMiles Okazaki - Years in SpaceJohn Scofield - It Could Happen to You

A mystery project bearing the DNA of the late Hal Willner and Sun Ra, a project inspired by the poetry of that same Herman Poole Blount, tributes to Carla Bley and Lars Gullin, saxophonists on the rise, and a teenage sensation. The playlist features Meditations on Crime, King Khan, Sun Ra Arkestra; Miles Okazaki; Kurt Elling; Owl Trio; Steve Cardenas, Ben Allison, Ted Nash; Jeanne Michard; Chet Doxas; Randal Despommier, Ben Monder; Maggie Jean Martin. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16213009/Mondo-Jazz (from "We the People of the Myths" onward). Happy listening!

This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here In the meantime, here's some more details about the show: It's a warm welcome then to the man himself: Dr. Brad Stone - the JazzWeek Programmer of the Year 2017, who's here every Thursday to present The Creative Source - a two hour show, highlighting jazz-fusion and progressive jazz flavours from back then, the here and now, plus occasional forays into the future. Please feel free to get in touch with Brad with any comments or suggestions you might have; he'll be more than happy to hear from you: brad@soulandjazz.com or follow him via Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy! The Creative Source 9th June 2022 Artist - Track - Album - Year Snorre Kirk Quartet w/ Stephen Riley    Bright & Early    Going Up    2021 The Richard Braithwaite Quintet    Thelonious, Not Felonious    Monk & Other Music    2022 Mark Filsinger Chamber Big Band    Cancion    Groovin' High    2022 Andrea Brachfeld & Insight    Decimation of Transformation    Evolution    2022 Jan Schreiner Large Ensemble    Baby No Roof But Garlic    Songs and Moods    2022 Jean-Michel Pilc    Softly As In a Morning Sunrise (Radio Edit)    Alive: Live at Dièse Onze, Montréal    2022 Armen Donelian    Janet Left the Planet    Fresh Start    2022 Martin Bejerano    Yo No Ballo    #cubanamerican    2021 Miles Okazaki    In Some Far Off Place    Thisness    2022 Milwaukee Jazz Orchestra    We All Love Eddie Harris    Take it All    2022 Bill Heid    Tree Trunk    Dealin' Wid It    2022 Grant Stewart Quartet w/ Bruce Harris    A Piece of Art    The Lighting of the Lamp    2022 Manel Fortià    Circular    Desperter    2022 Helge Lien Trio    Liten Jazzballong    Revisited    2022 Mark Kazakevich/Jay Yoo    Song of the People    Dual Unity    2022 Way North    If Charlie Haden Couldn't Write a Song to Bring World Peace…What Hope is There for Me?    New Dreams, Old Stories    2022 Phil Haynes/Michael Jefry Stevens    Three Ironies    Music for Percussion and Piano    2021 Andrew Boudreau    The Water's Cold    Neon    2022 The post The Creative Source (#CreativeSource) – 9th June 2022 appeared first on SoulandJazz.com | Stereo, not stereotypical ®.

En HDO volvemos a parte de su dinámica habitual centrando la entrega 548 en tres grabaciones lideradas por guitarristas, las tres más que recomendables. John Scofield acaba de publicar en el sello ECM Solo, armado únicamente con su guitarra eléctrica y sus loopers, para dar cuenta de un repertorio tanto ajeno (jazzístico y no jazzístico), como propio. Miles Okazaki lidera un cuarteto que completan Matt Mitchell, Anthony Tidd y Sean RIckman en Thisness (Pi Recordings). El tercer guitarrista involucrado en el programa es Fred Frith, que ha publicado en Intakt el doble CD Road al mando de su trío (que completan Jason Hoopes y Jordan Glenn), y que cuenta en el segundo de los discos con la colaboración de la trompetista Susana Santos Silva y la saxofonistas Lotte Anker. Tomajazz: © Pachi Tapiz, 2022 ¿Sabías que? HDO 548 te gustará… si te gusta el jazz... si eres seguidor de Fred Frith, John Scofield o Miles Okazaki. En anteriores episodios de JazzX5 / HDO / LODLMA / Maltidos Jazztardos / JazzX5 Centennial… Más información sobre Fred Frith - John Scofield - Miles Okazaki http://www.fredfrith.com/ https://www.tomajazz.com/web/?s=fred+frith&submit=Search https://www.johnscofield.com/ https://www.tomajazz.com/web/?s=john+scofield&submit=Search https://www.milesokazaki.com/ https://www.tomajazz.com/web/?s=miles+okazaki&submit=Search Más sobre HDO HDO es un podcast de jazz e improvisación (libre en mayor o menor grado) que está editado, presentado y producido por Pachi Tapiz. Para quejas, sugerencias, protestas, peticiones, presentaciones y/u opiniones envíanos un correo a hdo@tomajazz.com Todas las entregas de HDO. Hablando de oídas están disponibles en https://www.tomajazz.com/web/?cat=13298 HDO y los podcast de Tomajazz en Telegram En Tomajazz hemos abierto un canal de Telegram para que estés al tanto, al instante, de los nuevos podcast. Puedes suscribirte en https://t.me/TomajazzPodcast. Pachi Tapiz en Tomajazz https://www.tomajazz.com/web/?cat=17847

Abrimos este número 01.2022 de Libertad Jazzera de la mano de Christian Lovers y Patrick Shiroishi, con 40oz. of Shame, publicado este pasado 2021. También del saxofonista, Patrick Shiroishi, escuchamos Hidemi, publicado también este pasado 2021. La serie sobre las últimas novedades de John Zorn, la empezamos con Hive Mind, en el que encontramos al genio neoyorkino junto a Miles Okazaki, Trevor Dunn y Dan Weiss. La segunda entrega del universo zorniano nos lleva al estupendo Nostradamus (The Death Of Satan), del Ensemble Simulacrum o lo que es lo mismo, John Medeski, Matt Hollenberg y Kenny Grohowski. Y la tercera y última novedad desde Tzadik Records fue Meditations On the Tarot, en el que encontramos de nuevo a Zorn junto a Trevor Dunn, Kenny Wollensen y Brian Marsella. Además, también disfrutamos de lo último del Rova Saxophone Quartet, The Circumference of Reason, publicado en 2021; y cerraremos este entrega 1 de este año 2022 desde Barcelona, con Vasco Trilla y su nuevo trabajo, publicado este 2022, Acoustic Masks. A disfrutarla!

Abrimos este número 01.2022 de Libertad Jazzera de la mano de Christian Lovers y Patrick Shiroishi, con 40oz. of Shame, publicado este pasado 2021. También del saxofonista, Patrick Shiroishi, escuchamos Hidemi, publicado también este pasado 2021. La serie sobre las últimas novedades de John Zorn, la empezamos con Hive Mind, en el que encontramos al genio neoyorkino junto a Miles Okazaki, Trevor Dunn y Dan Weiss. La segunda entrega del universo zorniano nos lleva al estupendo Nostradamus (The Death Of Satan), del Ensemble Simulacrum o lo que es lo mismo, John Medeski, Matt Hollenberg y Kenny Grohowski. Y la tercera y última novedad desde Tzadik Records fue Meditations On the Tarot, en el que encontramos de nuevo a Zorn junto a Trevor Dunn, Kenny Wollensen y Brian Marsella. Además, también disfrutamos de lo último del Rova Saxophone Quartet, The Circumference of Reason, publicado en 2021; y cerraremos este entrega 1 de este año 2022 desde Barcelona, con Vasco Trilla y su nuevo trabajo, publicado este 2022, Acoustic Masks. A disfrutarla!

Jazz Port Townsend was back on a limited scale the last week of July after a year's hiatus due to Covid-19 restrictions last year. The Jazz Workshop was virtual, and there were two outdoor concerts by the jazz faculty on Saturday afternoon. For these concerts, the large doors of the McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden were open with the musicians on stage and the audience of several hundred was seated on the grass outside on Littlefield Green to allow for social distancing. There were two sets with essentially the same instrumentation but different personnel. In the first set to be broadcast this Sunday, the musicians include René Marie, vocal, Dick Oatts, alto sax, Terell Stafford, trumpet, Wycliffe Gordon, trombone & vocal, Miles Okazaki, guitar, Dawn Clement, piano, Marion Hayden, bass, and Carl Allen, drums. Jazz Port Towsend Artistic Director John Clayton also plays bass on several songs. Thanks to all the musicians, John Clayton, Centrum's Jazz Program Manager Gregg Miller, and

https://www.patrickcornelius.com/  instagram.com/pcorneliusmusic  The asynchronous big band piece: https://youtu.be/NNnkI8gXwvw The Album on Bandcamp: https://patrickcornelius-whirlwind.bandcamp.com/album/way-of-the-cairns  Jazzlab saxholder: https://amzn.to/3hCS067    Hailed as “self-assured" and “resourceful" by The New York Times, “Elegant" and “Extraordinary" by DownBeat Magazine (in whose annual Critics Poll he has been listed among the “Rising Stars" multiple times), and “Bold and Gifted," by All About Jazz, Cornelius' discography of six albums as a leader (and two as co-leader) features established masters (like Jeff Ballard and Frank Kimbrough) as well as rising stars (including Gerald Clayton, Kendrick Scott, and Miles Okazaki). As a composer, Cornelius has earned an array of awards and commissions, including four consecutive ASCAP “Young Composer Awards," (now Herb Alpert Award) and Chamber Music America's “New Jazz Works" in 2012, and has been commissioned to compose and arrange original music for ensembles across the globe. His latest release “Acadia Way of the Caries” is out now and available anywhere you get your music.    Listen to the Best Music Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and watch on YouTube: https://linktr.ee/thebestmusicpodcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebestmusicpodcast  Blog: https://blog.bestmusiccoach.com  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thebestmusicpod  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebestmusicpodcast/    #PatrickCornelius #Acadia #jazz    0:00 Intro  2:25 Asynchronous Big-Band Jazz  11:20 Album: Acadia Way of the Cairns  14:00 Finding the sound  17:49 Patrick's album process  33:50 Lifestyle: Sleep  37:15 Lifestyle: Mindfulness & meditation  40:45 Lifestyle: Exercise  47:10 Lifestyle: How do you define yourself?  48:50 Practice: Time of day  55:20 Practice: Maximum effective duration  1:01:00 Recommendations for music majors  1:06:30 Practice: Segmentation  1:09:30 Creativity: Steps to stay creative  1:11:00 Creativity: Time of day  1:13:00 Songwriting: Inspiration  1:16:00 Songwriting: Listen or not to listen?  1:19:40 Performance anxiety    #musicians #songwriter #songwriters #composers #musicmajor #musicmajors #musiceducator #musiceducators #musiceducation #podcast #thebestmusicpodcast #clips #musicpodcast #singer #guitarist #guitarplayer #trombonist #trumpet #violin #viola #cello #bass #brass #trombone #mandolin #banjo #drums #percussion #timpani #marimba #oboe #sax #saxophone #clarinet #basoon #alto #soprano #tenor #piano #keyboard #musicians #songwriter #songwriters #composers #musicmajor #musiceducator #musicpodcast #singersongwriter #musiceducation #singer #trumpet #violin #viola #cello #bass #trombone #musiclife #musicmaker #musicteacher #drums #percussion #saxophone #clarinet #guitar #piano #podcast #thebestmusicpodcast #musicislife #musicindustry #PandoraPodcasts Logo,    Intro Video, and Branding: Arron Leishman  Audio and Video: Zach Ramey zacherylramey@gmail.com  Dan's Thumbnail Photo: John Mollura Photography

Oscar Peterson Trio. Action, 1964. Julian Shore. Where We Started, 2020. Asier Olabarrieta. Retrato para Big Band, 2021. Loris Leo Lari. La Luce di Algeri, 2021. Miles Okazaki. Trickster's Dream, 2020.

Oscar Peterson Trio. Action, 1964. Julian Shore. Where We Started, 2020. Asier Olabarrieta. Retrato para Big Band, 2021. Loris Leo Lari. La Luce di Algeri, 2021. Miles Okazaki. Trickster's Dream, 2020.

Oscar Peterson Trio. Action, 1964. Julian Shore. Where We Started, 2020. Asier Olabarrieta. Retrato para Big Band, 2021. Loris Leo Lari. La Luce di Algeri, 2021. Miles Okazaki. Trickster's Dream, 2020.

Oscar Peterson Trio. Action, 1964. Julian Shore. Where We Started, 2020. Asier Olabarrieta. Retrato para Big Band, 2021. Loris Leo Lari. La Luce di Algeri, 2021. Miles Okazaki. Trickster's Dream, 2020.

Guitarist and composer Miles Okazaki joins Dr. Kelley for a journey though Garner's album That's My Kick. They examine Garner as the musical “trickster” of myth, and Okazaki demonstrates what made Garner's legendary left hand rhythms such an important aspect of his artistry. Listen to the album: https://www.errollgarner.com/thatsmykick-ors pre-order the new Erroll Garner Centennial releases: https://www.errollgarner.com/ Learn more about Erroll Garner Uncovered: https://errollgarner.com/podcast Follow Erroll Garner on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/officialerrollgarner/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/errollgarnerofficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/errollgarner YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC960_Jq0MdN_RuLbTGfR1HA Find out more about our guest Miles Okazaki https://www.milesokazaki.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/erroll-garner/message

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One of music's leading jazz saxophonists Miguel Zenón joins Tim talk about his journey in music and life. Miguel has been nominated multiple times for Grammy Awards and has carved a place for himself among the elite jazz saxophonists and composers of our time. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/Miguel_Zenon_II_auphonic.mp3 Miguel was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In high school, he found himself listening to the sounds of John Coltrane, but at that point, it was just an interest, not yet a passion. He didn't get serious about actually making a career in jazz until he went to college at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. That's where he met drummer Bob Moses, who asked him to join him with the Either/Orchestra. This gave Miguel his first taste of professional experience as a saxophonist. He would later earn awards and grants that allowed Miguel to continue his education, earning a master's degree in 2001 from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. But it all goes back to when he first discovered John Coltrane and other jazz legends, and it captivated him. Links Miguel Zenón (official website) Miguel Zenón (New England Conservatory) Gratitude Our thanks to Miguel Zenón for sharing some tracks from his latest album for this episode. You find it here: About this Episode's Guest Miguel Zenón Multiple Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of musicians who have masterfully balanced and blended the often-contradictory poles of innovation and tradition. Widely considered as one of the most groundbreaking and influential saxophonists of his generation, he has also developed a unique voice as a composer and as a conceptualist, concentrating his efforts on perfecting a fine mix between Latin American Folkloric Music and Jazz. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Zenón has built a distinguished career as a leader, releasing twelve albums under his own name. In addition, he has crafted his artistic identity by dividing his time equally between working with older jazz masters and the music's younger innovators –irrespective of styles and genres. The list of musicians Zenón has toured and/or recorded with includes: The SFJAZZ Collective, Charlie Haden, Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner, David Sánchez, Danilo Pérez, The Village Vanguard Orchestra, Kurt Elling, Guillermo Klein & Los Guachos, The Jeff Ballard Trio, Antonio Sánchez, David Gilmore, Paoli Mejías, Brian Lynch, Jason Lindner, Dan Tepfer, Miles Okazaki, Dan Weiss, Ray Barreto, Andy Montañez, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band, The Mingus Big Band, Bobby Hutcherson and Steve Coleman. As a composer he has been commissioned by SFJAZZ, The New York State Council for the Arts, Chamber Music America, NYO JAZZ , The Logan Center for The Arts, The Hyde Park Jazz Festival, The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, MIT, Jazz Reach, Peak Performances, PRISM Quartet and many of his peers. Zenón has been featured in articles on publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg Pursuits, Jazz Times, Jazziz, Boston Globe, Billboard, Jazz Inside, Newsday and Details. In addition he topped both the Jazz Artist of the Year and Alto Saxophonist of the Year categories on the 2014 Jazz Times Critics Poll and was selected as the Alto Saxophonist of the Year by the Jazz Journalist Association in 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020 (when he was also recognized as Arranger of The Year). His biography would not be complete without discussing his role as an educator. In 2003, he was chosen by the Kennedy Center to teach and perform in West Africa as part of their Jazz Ambassador program. Since then, he has given hundreds of lectures and master classes and has taught all over the world at institutions which include:  The Banff Centre, Berklee College of Music, Siena Jazz, Universidad Veracruzana,

One of music’s leading jazz saxophonists Miguel Zenón joins Tim talk about his journey in music and life. Miguel has been nominated multiple times for Grammy Awards and has carved a place for himself among the elite jazz saxophonists and composers of our time. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shapingopinion/Miguel_Zenon_II_auphonic.mp3 Miguel was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In high school, he found himself listening to the sounds of John Coltrane, but at that point, it was just an interest, not yet a passion. He didn’t get serious about actually making a career in jazz until he went to college at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. That’s where he met drummer Bob Moses, who asked him to join him with the Either/Orchestra. This gave Miguel his first taste of professional experience as a saxophonist. He would later earn awards and grants that allowed Miguel to continue his education, earning a master’s degree in 2001 from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. But it all goes back to when he first discovered John Coltrane and other jazz legends, and it captivated him. Links Miguel Zenón (official website) Miguel Zenón (New England Conservatory) Gratitude Our thanks to Miguel Zenón for sharing some tracks from his latest album for this episode. You find it here: About this Episode’s Guest Miguel Zenón Multiple Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón represents a select group of musicians who have masterfully balanced and blended the often-contradictory poles of innovation and tradition. Widely considered as one of the most groundbreaking and influential saxophonists of his generation, he has also developed a unique voice as a composer and as a conceptualist, concentrating his efforts on perfecting a fine mix between Latin American Folkloric Music and Jazz. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Zenón has built a distinguished career as a leader, releasing twelve albums under his own name. In addition, he has crafted his artistic identity by dividing his time equally between working with older jazz masters and the music’s younger innovators –irrespective of styles and genres. The list of musicians Zenón has toured and/or recorded with includes: The SFJAZZ Collective, Charlie Haden, Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner, David Sánchez, Danilo Pérez, The Village Vanguard Orchestra, Kurt Elling, Guillermo Klein & Los Guachos, The Jeff Ballard Trio, Antonio Sánchez, David Gilmore, Paoli Mejías, Brian Lynch, Jason Lindner, Dan Tepfer, Miles Okazaki, Dan Weiss, Ray Barreto, Andy Montañez, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band, The Mingus Big Band, Bobby Hutcherson and Steve Coleman. As a composer he has been commissioned by SFJAZZ, The New York State Council for the Arts, Chamber Music America, NYO JAZZ , The Logan Center for The Arts, The Hyde Park Jazz Festival, The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, MIT, Jazz Reach, Peak Performances, PRISM Quartet and many of his peers. Zenón has been featured in articles on publications such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, Bloomberg Pursuits, Jazz Times, Jazziz, Boston Globe, Billboard, Jazz Inside, Newsday and Details. In addition he topped both the Jazz Artist of the Year and Alto Saxophonist of the Year categories on the 2014 Jazz Times Critics Poll and was selected as the Alto Saxophonist of the Year by the Jazz Journalist Association in 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2020 (when he was also recognized as Arranger of The Year). His biography would not be complete without discussing his role as an educator. In 2003, he was chosen by the Kennedy Center to teach and perform in West Africa as part of their Jazz Ambassador program. Since then, he has given hundreds of lectures and master classes and has taught all over the world at institutions which include:  The Banff Centre, Berklee College of Music, Siena Jazz, Universidad Veracruzana,

(2:45) - Week and year out of 10 (10:48) - Versuz (12:58) - HBO Max and movie streaming (18:35) - Predicting next year’s album releases (25:25) - Missing touring and meeting your idols (36:00) - Favourite album of the year (40:33) - Bandcamp Friday (43:05) - Artist of the year (47:20) - Music section Track selections: Barney’s track - Tems - Free mind Jordan’s track - Little Dragon ft. Moses Sumney - The other lover Alfa’s track - Miles Okazaki

This week: João Bosco; Teofilo Chantre; Asher Gamedze; Miles Okazaki; Mpongo Love; Fatoumata Diawara; Tiziana Ghiglioni & The T Bone Band;  Pansequito; Lebrijano; Remedios Amaya; Mal Waldron; Saban Bajramoviç; Henry Threadgill; Abdel Gadir Salim; much more...   Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program on WRFI, or stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast:   via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com/ via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580 Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere.   In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Conference of the Birds playlists will be updated live, in real-time, on the pop-up player on the WRFI website (for those listening live via WRFI's live-stream), and on Spinitron at the Conference of the Birds page. This will offset any lapses in back-announcing.https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/11350874/Conference-of-the-Birdsand via the Conference of the Birds page at WRFI.ORG:https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/ We will continue to update playlists at confbirds.blogspot.com 24-48 hours of the program's posting  online. Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks FIND WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR Contact: confbirds@gmail.com

Jazz iconoclast Miles Okazaki talks about transforming these stick exercises into pick exercises, and how that process can improve technique while inspiring fresh rhythmic and melodic ideas.  For more information about Miles Okazaki visit http://www.milesokazaki.com (http://www.milesokazaki.com) Visit Premier Guitar: http://premierguitar.com (http://premierguitar.com) Hit us up: chasingfrets@premierguitar.com Special thanks to Rode and Audio-Technica

Miles Okazaki has a special relationship with the music of jazz pianist/composer Thelonious Monk. When he decided to record his own collection of Monk compositions, he didn't merely select a few tunes: He tackled every known piece the composer ever wrote. Miles talks about Work: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk and how he created utterly original interpretations of so many familiar jazz standards. For more information about Miles Okazaki visit http://www.milesokazaki.com (http://www.milesokazaki.com) Visit Premier Guitar: http://premierguitar.com (http://premierguitar.com) Hit us up: chasingfrets@premierguitar.com Special thanks to Rode and Audio-Technica

Eschewing traditional jazz guitar methods, Okazaki employs visual diagrams and melodic permutations. In this episode, he discusses his unusual approach and how it figures into his own improvisations. For more information about Miles Okazaki visit http://www.milesokazaki.com (http://www.milesokazaki.com) Visit Premier Guitar: http://premierguitar.com (http://premierguitar.com) Hit us up: chasingfrets@premierguitar.com Special thanks to Rode and Audio-Technica

Colin Hinton is an active member of Brooklyn’s creative music community. A drummer, percussionist, and composer, his music draws from the jazz and free music traditions of Henry Threadgill, Anthony Braxton, and Muhal Richard Abrams, as well as 20th century classical composers Messiaen, Scriabin, Feldman, and Grisey. He has performed in the US, Canada, Central and South America, and Asia, and has had his compositions performed in the US, Italy, and Canada. An active educator in the NYC area, Colin has taught at the City College of New York, numerous music academies, and runs a private teaching studio. He has given clinics at the City College of New York and the University of Toronto. Hinton studied drums with Ed Soph, Tyshawn Sorey, Dan Weiss, Ralph Peterson, and Ari Hoenig, and composition with Ingrid Laubrock, Tyshawn Sorey, and Eric Wubbels. He studied at the University of North Texas and City College of New York, completing a BFA in Jazz Performance and an MA in Music Performance with a focus in 20th century theory. Colin has performed with Ingrid Laubrock, Todd Neufeld, Tony Malaby, Brandon Seabrook, Michael Formanek, Lotte Anker, Jon Irabagon, Okkyung Lee, Eivind Opsvik, Tyshawn Sorey, Brandon Lopez, Jacob Sacks, Briggan Krauss, Miles Okazaki, Michaël Attias, Jesse Zubot, and Anna Webber. He performed on Jake Hanlon’s 2012 CD release “Follow” which was nominated for ECMA Jazz Recording of the Year. He has performed at notable NYC venues such as The Jazz Gallery, The Stone, Bar Next Door, Rockwood Music Hall, and Cornelia Street Café. Hinton currently leads contemporary classical/avant-jazz quintet Simulacra (Anna Webber, Yuma Uesaka, Edward Gavitt, Shawn Lovato, Colin Hinton), free-jazz/post-punk hybrid Glassbath (Peyton Pleninger, Edward Gavitt, Eva Lawitts, Colin Hinton), Aphelion (Tony Malaby, Todd Neufeld, Eivind Opsvik, Colin Hinton), and a piano trio featuring Santiago Leibson and Eivind Opsvik. Colin also co-leads Ocelot – a collaborative trio featuring Yuma Uesaka and Cat Toren whose debut recording will be released in fall 2020. Hinton is also the founder and co-curator of Off-Brand Music Series – a monthly music series hosted at Branded Saloon in Brooklyn that celebrates the avant-garde and experimental music scene. Off-Brand Music Series has been running monthly since January of 2018. For more information visit https://www.colinhinton.com/

Using guitar to overcome shyness, moving from a small town in Washington state to NYC, performing well under pressure and the benefit of working with mentors… working with Stanley Turrentine, John Zorn, Steve Coleman… dealing with divorce and some other low points, cooking, being of service to others, self-care, and why his pastry game is pretty good. Great work ethic, passionate musician. Miles Okazaki is a NYC based guitarist whose main focus is on rhythmic concepts for improvisation, composition, and music theory. As a sideman, he’s played with artists like Kenny Barron, John Zorn, Stanley Turrentine, Dan Weiss, Steve Coleman & Five Elements, and others. Miles has also released 5 LPs of original compositions and a 6-LP recording of the complete compositions of Thelonious Monk for solo guitar, called Work. His most recent LP is The Sky Below Support this Show: http://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support  Subscribe https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/subscribe/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneLovesGuitar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everyonelovesguitar/ 

Múltiple nominado al Grammy y compañero de Guggenheim y MacArthur, Miguel Zenón representa un grupo selecto de músicos que han equilibrado y mezclado magistralmente los polos a menudo contradictorios de la innovación y la tradición. Ampliamente considerado como uno de los saxofonistas más innovadores e influyentes de su generación, también ha desarrollado una voz única como compositor y conceptualista, concentrando sus esfuerzos en perfeccionar una fina mezcla entre la música folclórica latinoamericana y el jazz.Nacido y criado en San Juan, Puerto Rico, Zenón ha construido una distinguida carrera como líder, lanzando doce álbumes bajo su propio nombre. Además, ha creado su identidad artística dividiendo su tiempo equitativamente entre trabajar con maestros de jazz de más edad y los innovadores más jóvenes de la música, independientemente de los estilos y géneros. La lista de músicos con los que Zenón ha viajado y / o grabado incluye: The SFJAZZ Collective, Charlie Haden, Fred Hersch, Kenny Werner, David Sánchez, Danilo Pérez, The Village Vanguard Orchestra, Guillermo Klein & Los Guachos, The Jeff Ballard Trio, Antonio Sánchez, David Gilmore, Paoli Mejías, Brian Lynch, Jason Lindner, Dan Tepfer, Miles Okazaki, Dan Weiss, Ray Barreto, Andy Montañez, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band, The Mingus Big Band, Bobby Hutcherson y Steve Coleman.Como compositor, ha sido comisionado por SFJAZZ, The New York State Council for the Arts, Chamber Music America, NYO JAZZ, The Logan Center for The Arts, The Hyde Park Jazz Festival, The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, MIT, Jazz Reach, Peak Performance, PRISM Quartet y muchos de sus compañeros.Zenón ha aparecido en artículos en publicaciones como The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , The Los Angeles Times , The Chicago Tribune , Bloomberg Pursuits, Jazz Times , Jazziz , Boston Globe , Billboard, Jazz Inside, Newsday y Details . Además, encabezó las categorías Jazz Artist of the Year y Alto Saxophonist of the Year en la Encuesta de críticos de Jazz Times 2014 y fue seleccionado como Alto Saxophonist of the Year por la Jazz Journalist Association en 2015, 2018 y 2019.fuente: miguelzenon.com

Mondo Jazz's final stash of new releases of 2019 is the perfect way to end a year that has been generous and full of surprises. During this first hour we'll sample the music of many 'bands without borders' as well as tributes to Mose Allison, Dewey Redman and Bernhard Herrmann. The second part of this week's show focuses on newly released album features, in particular, large ensembles, electronically infused improvised music and the collaborations of the Brazilian transplant in Paris, guitarist Nelson Veras. The playlist features Daniel Erdmann, Antoine Berjeaut, Makaya McCraven, Aly Keïta, Jan Galega Brönniman, Lucas Niggli, Jaimie Branch, Ben Harper, Charles Musselwhite, Jeff Parker, Frederik Villmow, Carla Marciano, Licaones, Rita Marcotulli, Black Friday TRiO; Dan Rosenboom, Michael Leonhart, Remy Le Boeuf, Tower Jazz Composers Orchestra, Lisa Hoppe, Evgeny Sivtsov, Miles Okazaki, Yves Robert, Junius Paul, The Comet Is Coming, Pablo Held, Mátyás Szandai, Alexandra Grimal. Detailed playlist available at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/9990617/Mondo-Jazz Happy listening!

13e émission de la 45e session... Cette semaine, jazz-funk, freebop et jazz-rock! En musique: Henry Franklin sur l'album The Skipper  (Black Jazz, 1972); Petter Eldh sur l'album Petter Eldh Presents Koma Saxo  (We Jazz, 2019); Nathan Clevenger Group sur l'album Stateless  (Slow & Steady, 2019); Miles Okazaki sur l'album The Sky Bellow  (Pi Recordings, 2019); Gorilla Mask sur l'album Brain Drain  (Clean Feed, 2019); Ghost Rhythms sur l'album Live at Yoshiwara  (Cuneiform, 2019)...   

13e émission de la 45e session... Cette semaine, jazz-funk, freebop et jazz-rock! En musique: Henry Franklin sur l'album The Skipper  (Black Jazz, 1972); Petter Eldh sur l'album Petter Eldh Presents Koma Saxo  (We Jazz, 2019); Nathan Clevenger Group sur l'album Stateless  (Slow & Steady, 2019); Miles Okazaki sur l'album The Sky Bellow  (Pi Recordings, 2019); Gorilla Mask sur l'album Brain Drain  (Clean Feed, 2019); Ghost Rhythms sur l'album Live at Yoshiwara  (Cuneiform, 2019)...   

“The artistic thing needs to happen. Along with being great parents we just can’t live any other way. I can’t live any other way.” Dan Weiss is a musician from Brooklyn, NYC who is a drummer, tabla player, and composer. He leads his projects Starebaby, his jazz trio, Fourth Floor, and collaborations with Ari Hoenig and Miles Okazaki. As well as being a sideman in very high demand, he is also a bandleader and composer. He composes through piano, electric bass, and drum set to create these incredibly moody, complex, rich and compelling works that have a distinct presence to them. Dan also studies tabla with Samir Chatterjee. This study with Samir has been going on for over twenty years.  In this interview, you will hear Dan’s complete and total honesty. Dan provided an analysis based on his answers in this interview. The results were, Honesty = 98.9% Answers on the whole = 87.3% You Will Hear About…. Dan’s creative process with composing and some details on the new Starebaby record. Dan’s discusses the book You Are Not Your Brain and how he has benefited from this book. How Dan's Guru, Samir Chatterjee, teaches him by example. How Dan adapted to being a father and what he has learned from his daughter. If Dan ever thinks about the future state of the world. If we as adults lose the child-like "specialness" of life. Practicing in your mind vs on the drums. Why Should You Listen? I am usually very satisfied with these podcast episodes that I create. But sometimes when they are finished, I have an incredible feeling of connectivity to the work. It is remarkable how much Dan and I related to each other in this one. There was a great sense of honesty, openness and human rawness in this conversation. Dan and I cover a lot of deep topics that apply directly to the artist’s mind and heart. How do we know when our work is done or if it is any good? How do we obsess over detail, without it suffocating us in the process? These are some of the questions raised in this one. I recommend listening deeply and focused with this one to get the full effect.   Music used in this episode: Dan Weiss Trio - Timshel Prelude Always Be Closing Dan Weiss - Starebaby Veiled   Dan’s Socials Patreon Instagram Facebook YouTube Website   Drumeo Gab’s Socials Instagram Facebook

As jazz was born where cultures converged, it's not a surprise that it is the most adaptable form of music. An art form permeable since its very inception to musical traditions from other continents. This week we focus on the contribution of musicians that approached jazz and improvised music benefiting from the wider perspective afforded to them by the exposure to not only American culture but also the traditions of the places of origin of their families, which hailed from Asian countries like China, India, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines and Vietnam. The playlist features Susie Ibarra, Cuong Vu, Ben Kono, Amir ElSaffar, Fred Ho, Amirtha Kidambi, Edge, Peggy Chew, Rajna Swaminathan, Brooklyn Raga Massive, Vijay Iyer, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Rez Abbasi, Jon Jang, Jen Shyu, Tomas Fujiwara, Taylor Ho Bynum, Jon Irabagon, Miles Okazaki, Ha-Yang Kim. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/8609813/Mondo-Jazz Photo credit: Peter Gannushkin http://downtownmusic.net

Por Pachi Tapiz. “Zoom Romp”. Matt Mitchell (Matt Mitchell, Miles Okazaki, Patricia Brennan, Kim Cass, Kate Gentile): Phalanx Ambassadors (Pi Recordings) © Pachi Tapiz, 2019 JazzX5 es un minipodcast de HDO de la Factoría Tomajazz presentado, editado y producido por Pachi Tapiz. JazzX5 comenzó su andadura el 24 de junio de 2019. Todas las entregas de JazzX5 están disponibles en... https://www.tomajazz.com/web/?cat=23120

Después de darse el gusto a dúo en 2014, el trompetista Dave Douglas y el pianista Uri Caine se reúnen de nuevo para presentar "Devotion", disco en el que se suma el veterano baterista Andrew Cyrille. Un trabajo dedicado a músicos por los que Douglas siente devoción. Ferran Esteve nos acerca en "La duda y el permanente" a la música de "When will the blues leave", disco que recoge el directo en 1999 de un trío irrepetible: Paul Bley (piano), Gary Peacock (contrabajo) y Paul Motian (batería). Es uno de los creadores más complejos de la escena neoyorquina. El pianista Matt Mitchell arma los Phalanx Ambassadors con Miles Okazaki en guitarras, Patricia Brennan en vibráfono y marimba, Kim Cass en bajo y Kate Gentile en batería. Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com

Después de darse el gusto a dúo en 2014, el trompetista Dave Douglas y el pianista Uri Caine se reúnen de nuevo para presentar "Devotion", disco en el que se suma el veterano baterista Andrew Cyrille. Un trabajo dedicado a músicos por los que Douglas siente devoción. Ferran Esteve nos acerca en "La duda y el permanente" a la música de "When will the blues leave", disco que recoge el directo en 1999 de un trío irrepetible: Paul Bley (piano), Gary Peacock (contrabajo) y Paul Motian (batería). Es uno de los creadores más complejos de la escena neoyorquina. El pianista Matt Mitchell arma los Phalanx Ambassadors con Miles Okazaki en guitarras, Patricia Brennan en vibráfono y marimba, Kim Cass en bajo y Kate Gentile en batería. Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com

Sasha Berliner is a musician, composer, producer, and band leader from San Francisco, CA. Sasha started playing drums at eight years old. She pursued a jazz emphasis at her high school, Oakland School for the Arts, where she picked up the vibraphone at age 13. She is an alumni of the SF Jazz High School All Stars Orchestra and the Banff International Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music. She headlined festivals like the Atlanta Jazz Festival, NYC Winter Jazz Festival, and the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, by the age of 19. In that same year, she was deemed one of SF Jazz's 10 Rising Female Instrumentalists for 2018 and was featured by Hot House Jazz Magazine, The SF Jazz Education Center, PBS News Hour, NPR, NBC Boston, and The New York Times for both her musicianship and her activism. She was a finalist for the International Hit Like A Girl program in the Concert Percussion category as well as the cover story for Tom Tom Magazine’s Fall 2018 publication. She was also the first US winner of the LetterOne “Rising Stars” Jazz Award 2018, which enabled her to bring her group to several prominent jazz festivals across the US and Canada. Sasha has gone on to perform at venues such as the Fox Theater, The Jazz Gallery, Treasure Island Music Festival, Davies Symphony Hall, the Jazz Education Network Conference, the SF Jazz Miner Auditorium, and Davies’ Symphony Hall. She has had the honor of sharing the stage with musicians such as Ravi Coltrane, Beck, Vince Lateano, Miles Okazaki, Matt Wilson, and Victor Wooten, performing more recently with award winning drummer-composer Tyshawn Sorey's sextet. She also substitutes for, teaches, and performs with jazz vibraphonist Warren Wolf. Sasha is currently living in New York City. She is attending The New School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, where she has been a student of vibraphonists Stefon Harris and Chris Dingman. She is an endorsing artist for Vater and a faculty member at the MalletLab percussion intensive, where she gives masterclasses and clinics. She is also a prolific writer, fulfilling a Non Fiction writing minor at the Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts and self publishing an array of personal essays, poems, and critiques. Her essay on sexism in the jazz industry, “An Open Letter to Ethan Iverson (And the Rest of the Jazz Patriarchy)”, was shared on PBS News Hour and discussed in tandem with the Winter Jazz Fest discussion panel on sexism, featuring activist Angela Davis. Her next major musical project, Azalea, is projected to release in September 2019. Sasha Berliner also publicly advocates for the We Have Voice organization, vowing to create a non-tolerance and accountability policy for discrimination or harassment based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and violence and abuse, in the performing arts. Thanks for listening and keep thriving! Show notes: www.SpenserLiszt.com/blog/TMP22 Free list of potential tax deductions: www.SpenserLiszt.com/p/TaxDeductions Join the Thriving Musicians closed Facebook group: www.Facebook.com/groups/ThrivingMusician Email questions, comments or nominate a Thriving Musician to spenser@spenserliszt.com Follow Spenser online: Facebook: www.Facebook.com/SpenserLiszt Twitter: www.Twitter.com/SpenserLiszt Instagram: www.Instagram.com/SpenserLiszt

Thelonious Monk once said "play what you want and let the public pick up on what you are doing even if it does take them 15, 20 years". Luckily, he lived long enough to become fully embraced and celebrated before his passing. However, it's after his death that his music has really become central to the jazz canon. To mark the thirty-seventh anniversary of his demise, on 17 February 1982, this week we feature a very diverse range of renditions of his masterpieces. The playlist includes Cootie Williams, Paul Motian, Carmen McRae, Georg Gräwe, Duck Baker, Allen Toussaint, Charlie Haden, Jim Hall, Gianluca Petrella, Lindsey Horner, Brad Mehldau, Jason Moran, Vijay Iyer, Gary Thomas, Quincy Jones, Miles Okazaki, Frank Kimbrough, Thomas Chapin, Ran Blake, Jeanne Lee, Tronzo Trio, Steve Lacy, Charlie Rouse, Barry Harris, Ernst Reijseger, Thelonious Monk. Detailed playlist available at https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/4095369. Photo credit: Jim Marshall

El contrabajista británico Barry Guy publica dos dúos de forma simultánea. En "Syllogistic Moments" dialoga con P.E. El Extraterrestre, el trompetista Peter Evans. En "Sidereus Nuncius - The Starry Messenger", lo hace con el baterista alicantino Ramón López. Con ellos cerramos esta edición de 'Club de Jazz' del 13 de octubre de 2018. 30 años tardó el mítico Village Vanguard neyorquino en invitar al saxofonista Steve Coleman y ahora es fijo cada año. "Live at The Village Vanguard, Vol.1 (The Embedded sets)" recoge música de sus Five Elements en mayo de 2017. Le acompañan Jonathan Finlayson (tp), Miles Okazaki (gt), Anthony Tidd (cb) y Sean Rickman (bt). Una emisora de radio chilena celebró una serie de conciertos con algunos de los jazzistas más destacados del país, entre ellos el guitarrista Nicolás Vera. El contrabajista Pedro Campos encuentra un "Tesoro" en la cultura tradicional estadounidense y la comparte con los guitarristas Enric Peinado y Jordi Bastida y con el baterista Jose Benítez. Al cuarteto lo bautiza con su nombre traducido al inglés: Peter Fields. Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com

El contrabajista británico Barry Guy publica dos dúos de forma simultánea. En "Syllogistic Moments" dialoga con P.E. El Extraterrestre, el trompetista Peter Evans. En "Sidereus Nuncius - The Starry Messenger", lo hace con el baterista alicantino Ramón López. Con ellos cerramos esta edición de 'Club de Jazz' del 13 de octubre de 2018. 30 años tardó el mítico Village Vanguard neyorquino en invitar al saxofonista Steve Coleman y ahora es fijo cada año. "Live at The Village Vanguard, Vol.1 (The Embedded sets)" recoge música de sus Five Elements en mayo de 2017. Le acompañan Jonathan Finlayson (tp), Miles Okazaki (gt), Anthony Tidd (cb) y Sean Rickman (bt). Una emisora de radio chilena celebró una serie de conciertos con algunos de los jazzistas más destacados del país, entre ellos el guitarrista Nicolás Vera. El contrabajista Pedro Campos encuentra un "Tesoro" en la cultura tradicional estadounidense y la comparte con los guitarristas Enric Peinado y Jordi Bastida y con el baterista Jose Benítez. Al cuarteto lo bautiza con su nombre traducido al inglés: Peter Fields. Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com

The summer is almost over and the pace at which new albums are being released is picking up... This week we focus on a few new gems, including two remarkable tributes to Thelonious Monk, the mighty "Work: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk" (in six volumes!) by Miles Okazaki and the idiosyncratic "The MONK: Live at Bimhuis" by Miho Hazama with the Metropole Orkest Big Band. Ah... and new works featuring John Scofield, Bill Frisell, Steve Cardenas, Manu Codja and Charlie Hunter (and of course Miles Okazaki) for all the guitar hero worshippers out there! The playlist includes also: Emile Parisien, Steve Coleman, Mopo, Walking Distance feat. Jason Moran, Judy Niemack, Skúli Sverrisson, Don Cherry, Rob Dixon, Lucas Pino and Marcin Wasilewski. Detailed playlist available at: https://spinitron.com/radio/playlist.php?station=rfb&playlist=7480#here

On this week's podcast, we talk to jazz guitarist Miles Okazaki about his epic new project, Work: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Monk. On it, he transcribes and performs the 70 known Monk compositions for solo guitar. We learn about his arrangement process, the guitar he used for the recordings and the rules he gave himself before tackling this huge undertaking.  https://okazakiwork.bandcamp.com/releases

El guitarrista Julian Lage explora las sonoridades del rock pretérito en compañía del contrabajista Scott Colley y el baterista y vibrafonista Kenny Wollesen. Su segundo trabajo juntos lleva por título "Modern lore". En esta edición de 'Club de Jazz' del 16 de marzo de 2018 las cuerdas de la guitarra (e instrumentos afines) son protagonistas. El "Trickster" es un arquetipo del folclore, un embaucador que inspira el nuevo trabajo del guitarrista Miles Okazaki. En este disco de inspiración atávica, se acompaña de Craig Taborn (piano), Anthony Tidd (contrabajo) y Sean Rickman (batería). La pianista Myra Melford inicia gira europea de su proyecto Snowy Egret, del que forman parte Ron Miles (corneta), Stomu Takeishi (guitarra baja), Tyshawn Sorey (batería) y el guitarrista Liberty Ellman. Melford suena además junto a Zeena Parkins (arpa eléctrica y electrónicas) y Miya Masaoka (koto de 21 cuerdas) en un encuentro de músicas improvisadas. En el tiempo de "Jazz Porteño", Alberto Varela nos acerca la música del saxofonista de Buenos Aires Juani Méndez, con un tema de su disco "Diez construcciones fáciles". Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com

El guitarrista Julian Lage explora las sonoridades del rock pretérito en compañía del contrabajista Scott Colley y el baterista y vibrafonista Kenny Wollesen. Su segundo trabajo juntos lleva por título "Modern lore". En esta edición de 'Club de Jazz' del 16 de marzo de 2018 las cuerdas de la guitarra (e instrumentos afines) son protagonistas. El "Trickster" es un arquetipo del folclore, un embaucador que inspira el nuevo trabajo del guitarrista Miles Okazaki. En este disco de inspiración atávica, se acompaña de Craig Taborn (piano), Anthony Tidd (contrabajo) y Sean Rickman (batería). La pianista Myra Melford inicia gira europea de su proyecto Snowy Egret, del que forman parte Ron Miles (corneta), Stomu Takeishi (guitarra baja), Tyshawn Sorey (batería) y el guitarrista Liberty Ellman. Melford suena además junto a Zeena Parkins (arpa eléctrica y electrónicas) y Miya Masaoka (koto de 21 cuerdas) en un encuentro de músicas improvisadas. En el tiempo de "Jazz Porteño", Alberto Varela nos acerca la música del saxofonista de Buenos Aires Juani Méndez, con un tema de su disco "Diez construcciones fáciles". Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com

El trompetista Nate Wooley promueve una reflexión sobre la vigencia y puesta al día cancionero USAmericano y en esta edición de 'Club de Jazz' del 14 de diciembre de 2017 armamos un programa que sirve una reflexión musical sobre la identidad de la música de Estados Unidos. Wooley lo hace reuniendo a tres músicos que nunca habían tocado como tal trío y con diferentes orígenes estéticos y geográficos: el baterista Greg Saunier, el cornetista Ron Miles y la guitarrista Mary Halvorson. Son los responsables del primer volumen de "New American Songbooks". La propia Mary Halvorson cierra el proyecto "Book of Angels", de John Zorn, que tras 32 discos da por completado este ciclo de "nueva música judía". Halvorson reúne a Miles Okazaki (guitarra), Drew Gress (contrabajo) y Tomas Fujiwara (batería). La violinista Jenny Scheinman presenta "Here on earth", culminación de su trabajo de composición de música para los vídeos que H. Lee Waters tomó en pequeñas poblaciones del este de Estados Unidos en los años de la Gran Depresión estadounidense. Un trabajo para el que cuenta como invitado con el maestro Bill Frisell. Una figura que dejó una huella indeleble en la identidad del jazz fue Thelonious Monk, a la que dedica Fernando Ortiz de Urbina su 'London Calling' con dos grabaciones que salieron recientemente a la luz y que eran inéditas hasta la fecha. Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com

El trompetista Nate Wooley promueve una reflexión sobre la vigencia y puesta al día cancionero USAmericano y en esta edición de 'Club de Jazz' del 14 de diciembre de 2017 armamos un programa que sirve una reflexión musical sobre la identidad de la música de Estados Unidos. Wooley lo hace reuniendo a tres músicos que nunca habían tocado como tal trío y con diferentes orígenes estéticos y geográficos: el baterista Greg Saunier, el cornetista Ron Miles y la guitarrista Mary Halvorson. Son los responsables del primer volumen de "New American Songbooks". La propia Mary Halvorson cierra el proyecto "Book of Angels", de John Zorn, que tras 32 discos da por completado este ciclo de "nueva música judía". Halvorson reúne a Miles Okazaki (guitarra), Drew Gress (contrabajo) y Tomas Fujiwara (batería). La violinista Jenny Scheinman presenta "Here on earth", culminación de su trabajo de composición de música para los vídeos que H. Lee Waters tomó en pequeñas poblaciones del este de Estados Unidos en los años de la Gran Depresión estadounidense. Un trabajo para el que cuenta como invitado con el maestro Bill Frisell. Una figura que dejó una huella indeleble en la identidad del jazz fue Thelonious Monk, a la que dedica Fernando Ortiz de Urbina su 'London Calling' con dos grabaciones que salieron recientemente a la luz y que eran inéditas hasta la fecha. Toda la información y derechos: http://www.elclubdejazz.com

14e et dernière émission de la 35e session... Cette semaine, des nouveautés d'horizons divers ! En musique: Thelonious Monk sur l'album Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960  (Sam Records, 2017, enr. 1959); Brian Marsella Trio sur l'album Buer : The Book of Angels, Volume 31  (Tzadik, 2017); Miles Okazaki sur l'album Trickster  (Pi Recordings, 2017); Madwort Saxophone Quartet sur l'album Live at Hundred Years Gallery  (Efpi, 2017); Jürg Wickihalder, Barry Guy & Lucas Niggli sur l'album Beyond  (Intakt, 2017); Trespass Trio sur l'album The Spirit of Pitesti  (Clean Feed, 2017); The Nu Band sur l'album Live in Geneva  (Not Two, 2017)...

14e et dernière émission de la 35e session... Cette semaine, des nouveautés d'horizons divers ! En musique: Thelonious Monk sur l'album Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960  (Sam Records, 2017, enr. 1959); Brian Marsella Trio sur l'album Buer : The Book of Angels, Volume 31  (Tzadik, 2017); Miles Okazaki sur l'album Trickster  (Pi Recordings, 2017); Madwort Saxophone Quartet sur l'album Live at Hundred Years Gallery  (Efpi, 2017); Jürg Wickihalder, Barry Guy & Lucas Niggli sur l'album Beyond  (Intakt, 2017); Trespass Trio sur l'album The Spirit of Pitesti  (Clean Feed, 2017); The Nu Band sur l'album Live in Geneva  (Not Two, 2017)...

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Guitarist Miles Okazaki's new album is Figurations (Sunnyside, 2012), recorded live at The Jazz Gallery in New York City. It's the third and final album in the series that includes Mirror and Generations. In this interview, Okazaki talks about the series and the different aspects of his music he explored on each album; the Golden Mean and Fibonacci numbers and how they figure into his compositions; why it was important for him to record a live album; and how his artwork informs his music and vice versa. Learn more at milesokazaki.com and follow him on Twitter at @MilesOkazaki. NOTE: This is Okazaki's second appearance on The Jazz Session. Listen to our first conversation from 2009.

Guitarist Miles Okazaki's new album is Figurations (Sunnyside, 2012), recorded live at The Jazz Gallery in New York City. It's the third and final album in the series that includes Mirror and Generations. In this interview, Okazaki talks about the series and the different aspects of his music he explored on each album; the Golden Mean and Fibonacci numbers and how they figure into his compositions; why it was important for him to record a live album; and how his artwork informs his music and vice versa. Learn more at milesokazaki.com and follow him on Twitter at @MilesOkazaki. NOTE: This is Okazaki's second appearance on The Jazz Session. Listen to our first conversation from 2009.

Guitarist Miles Okazaki’s new album is Figurations (Sunnyside, 2012), recorded live at The Jazz Gallery...

Jason Crane interviews guitarist and composer Miles Okazaki about his album Generations (Sunnyside, 2009). The album finds Okazaki mining some of the same territory from his debut record, Mirrors, but this time with a focus on in-depth exploration and group improvisation. Featuring standout work from saxophonists Miguel Zenón, David Binney, and Christof Knoche; along with vocalist Jen Shyu, drummer Dan Weiss, and bassist Jon Flaugher. In this interview, Okazaki talks about the philosophy behind the album, and why the music also stands on its own. If you'd like to buy this album, you can help support The Jazz Session by buying it via the link below:

Jason Crane interviews guitarist and composer Miles Okazaki about his album Generations (Sunnyside, 2009). The...