Modern Jazz Today
Episode #482 – Week of 5-5-2025
This week on Modern Jazz Today, we open with Brandon Woody’s inspiring “Perseverance,” setting a tone of determination and fresh creativity.
The first hour flows from the Brazilian warmth of Shiri Zorn & George Muscatello to Antoine Fafard’s precision-groove and a lush Canadian take on “Nature Boy” from Joshua Banks.
Hour Two spotlights elegant interplay from Renee Rosnes on “Frevo” and John Patitucci’s captivating “Lipim,” while Jodi Proznick delivers a heartfelt closer with “Dreams and Olive Trees.”
It’s a journey through groove, lyricism, and improvisational brilliance.
| Artist/Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Woody | Perseverance | For the Love of It All | Blue Note Records | 7:37 |
| Shiri Zorn & George Muscatello | Garota de Ipanema | Looking for Light | Self-Released | 5:24 |
| Antoine Fafard | Mount Improbable | Quadra Spherium | Self-Released | 5:09 |
| Joshua Banks* | Nature Boy | Para Sayo | Self-Released | 7:23 |
| Malcolm Strachan | Take Me to the Clouds | About Time | Haggis Records | 6:17 |
| Scott Brown & David Schlossberg | Traffic | Far Out Exchange | Far Out Exchange | 5:59 |
| Beat Bronco Organ Trio | Hard Play | Road Trip | Rocafort Records | 4:00 |
| 3D Jazz Trio | Back at the Chicken Shack | I Love to See You Smile | DIVA Jazz | 6:08 |
| BK Trio | Hatza’s Groove | Hit It | Self-Released | 7:57 |
| Silvano Monasterios | Dance on the Wire | The River | Self-Released | 7:32 |
| Rob Clearfield | When We Were Kings | Voice in the Wilderness | Jazz & People | 3:35 |
| The Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quartet* | Impact | Impact | Self-Released | 5:17 |
| Eric St-Laurent* | El Choclo | El Choclo | Kazenmuzik | 3:40 |
| Rick Roe | Mr. Pea | Tribute | Cold Plunge Records | 2:50 |
| Tomas Martin Lopez | Hot Cocoa | Right Here | Bongotoms Music | 6:04 |
| Renee Rosnes | Frevo | Crossing Paths | Smoke Sessions | 4:43 |
| John Patitucci | Lipim | Spirit Fall | Edition Records | 7:39 |
| Jodi Proznick* | Dreams and Olive Trees | Dreams and Olive Trees (Single) | Rhea Records | 5:25 |
| Russ Anixter’s Hippie Big Band | Whipping Post | What Is? | Self-Released | 7:18 |
* Indicates Canadian Content
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