This week was a holiday production week, the celebration of Canada Day and July 4th fell upon us with the long break in the midway point of the year. For many areas across the nation record high temperatures came along with the week with staggering heat. The good news was, for some it was an entire week off, for some a 4-day long weekend, and while others at least a mid-week one day off break. At least it was a time to reconnect to the year that is quickly flying by and the important people in your life that make it special. For me, it was also a chance to reflect on some of the fine albums that Modern Jazz Today has programmed in the first six months of the year. Already heading towards the tick down of year 3 with Modern Jazz Today programming at the turn of the calendar, it was a time to savor the wonderful music we have had the blessing to explore.
We hope you enjoy Episode #127, and we look forward to your suggestions of artists to play and subjects to cover. This is our community and together we can bring focus to jazz. Let’s dig in!
MJT Episode 127 Playlist July 7 2018
| MODERN JAZZ TODAY | EPISODE #127 | WEEK OF 7-9-2018 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hour #1 | ||||
| Artist/Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Year |
| Bangoura Band | One Life | Minister of Injustice | Self-Released | 2017 |
| Nate Kester | Modern Influences | The Nate Kester Group | Self-Released | 2017 |
| Jing Chi | The Majestic | Supremo | Tone Center | 2017 |
| Phil DeGreg Trio | Queen City Blues | Queen City Blues | Independent | 2017 |
| Hughes Smith Quartet | Chips & Slaw | Motion | Independent | 2018 |
| The Commotions* | Believe In Yourself | The Commontions Vol. II | Independent | 2017 |
| Kathleen Gorman* | Influence | I Can See Clearly Now | Independent | 2017 |
| Hailu Mergia | Gum Gum | Lala Belu | Awesome Tapes From Africa | 2018 |
| Toshio Matsuura Group | L.M. II | Loveplaydance - 8 Scenes From The Floor | Brownswood Recordings | 2018 |
| Jeff Richman | Hangtown | Sizzle | Nefer Music | 2016 |
| Hour #2 | ||||
| Joey Alexander | Faithful | Eclipse | Motema | 2018 |
| Lúmina Cuarteto | Buena Tierra | Raicespiritual | Animales en la Vía | 2017 |
| Amos Hoffman & Noam Lemish* | Adon Haslichot | Pardes | Self-Released | 2018 |
| The Clunk Orchestra | Andrea Dorian | The Sound It Makes | Self-Released | 2018 |
| Michael Wollny | Hello Dave | Oslo | ACT | 2018 |
| Shake Stew | Dancing in the Cage of a Soul | Rise and Rise Again | TRAUMTON Records | 2018 |
| Vin Venezia | Two Squirrels | Fifth and Adams | Blujazz Productions | 2018 |
| David Friedman Generations Trio | Thursday Lines | Thursday | Malletmuse Records | 2018 |
| OKB Trio | I Remember You | The Ing | Queens JazzOverground | 2018 |
| Addison Frei Trio | Uptown Getdown | No Defense | TCB The Montreux Jazz Label | 2018 |
| * Indicates Canadian Content |
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