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New Music Monday for October 6, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Renowned for her creative imagination and finesse, celebrated Montreal-based pianist and composer Kate Wyatt has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s most compelling voices. For her second release as a leader, she’s joined by Montreal jazz heavyweights Adrian Vedady on bass and Louis-Vincent Hamel on drums. The concept …
New Music Monday for September 29, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify George Coleman’s resume is the stuff of legend. The reedman cut his jazz teeth alongside some giants of the art form, joining Max Roach’s ensemble in the 1950s, the Miles Davis Quintet, along with the bands of Herbie Hancock, Chet Baker and Elvin Jones. His work as a leader …
New Music Monday for September 22, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify The Birdland Big Band is a dynamic sixteen-piece jazz orchestra rooted in the classic tradition of Count Basie and Thad Jones, yet boldly pushing the sound of the big band into modern territory. Under the direction of alto saxophonist and educator David DeJesus, the ensemble holds court every Friday …
New Music Monday for September 15, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Bassist Neal Miner has always been drawn to writing contrafacts because, when musicians are deeply familiar with the harmony of a tune, creativity and connection become second nature. Most of the original compositions on his new CD, “Invisibility,” are based on American standards and inspired by jazz from the …
New Music Monday for September 8, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyThose who have frequented New York’s City’s staple jazz venues in recent years will have noticed a bright new name increasingly appearing consistently. From Dizzy’s and Small’s to Jazz at Lincoln Center, the 2021 BMI Future Jazz Master Caelan Cardello is a pianist whose renown is dramatically and rightly spreading. …
New Music Monday for September 1, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifySurrounded by the brilliant musical family who have centered his band for years—bassist Rodney Whitaker, pianist Rick Roe and drummer Quincy Davis—guitarist Randy Napoleon calls back four of his fleet-fingered, virtuoso former guitar students to share the stage and build up something new for his 10th project as a leader, …
New Music Monday for August 25, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyVocalist Mark Winkler, an acclaimed artist on the Los Angeles jazz scene, is a prolific recording artists and lyricist. His original songs have been sung and recorded by a cadre of top singers like Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Randy Crawford. He now releases his 22nd album, “Hold On,” …
New Music Monday for August 18, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifySaxophonist Ron Blake is a native of Puerto Rico and grew up in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. He’s earned three Grammy Awards as a member of the Christian McBride Big Band and four Emmy’s as a member of the “Saturday Night Live” band. He’s been on the faculty of …