Modern Jazz Today
Episode #484 – Week of 5-12-2025
This week’s program offers a dynamic blend of inventive big-band arrangements, intimate trio settings, and global flavors. Hour One travels from Ravita Jazz’s “Broken Light” and Charles Chen’s sophisticated “Colossus of Rhodes” to the cross-rhythms of Royce Campbell & Vosbein Magee Big Band, with Canadian gems from Terry Gomes, Steve Holt, and Eric St-Laurent. Hour Two brings a burst of swing courtesy of Planet D Nonet and Ed Palermo Big Band, atmospheric textures from Geoffrey Dean Quartet, and soulful modernism from Melissa Aldana. Canadian highlights in the second set include Daniel Janke Winter Trio’s take on “Man of Constant Sorrow” and Brad Cheeseman’s groove-infused “All In.”
Whether you’re in the mood for bold brass, lyrical solos, or fresh grooves, Episode #484 delivers a playlist that connects tradition with innovation.
| Artist/Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravita Jazz | Broken Light | Alice Blue | Ravita Music | 4:03 |
| Charles Chen | Colossus of Rhodes | Building Characters | Cellar Music | 6:41 |
| Royce Campbell & Vosbein Magee Big Band | Mambo Puente | Vagabond | Max Frank Music | 3:55 |
| Terry Gomes* | Someday Castaway | Some Chunes | Self-Released | 3:26 |
| 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 |
| The Grass Tuxedo | South and Cold | The Grass Tuxedo | Self-Released | 3:30 |
| Nikos Syropoulos | Coral Tree | Looking Up At Trees Vol. 1 | Self-Released | 4:56 |
| Up Jumped Three | Scratch and Dent | Up Jumped Three | Self-Released | 6:41 |
| Planet D Nonet | Some Of This ‘N’ Some of That | Doctor Professor Leonard King in Tribute to Joe Williams | Eastlawn Records | 4:56 |
| Ed Palermo Big Band | Long Distance Run Around | PROG vs FUSION: A War of the Ages | Sky Cat Records | 5:34 |
| Geoffrey Dean Quartet | Prism | Conceptions | Cellar Music | 3:24 |
| 3 Cohens & the WDR Big Band | Footsteps & Smiles | Interaction | Anzic Records | 7:03 |
| Daniel Janke Winter Trio* | Man of Constant Sorrow | Available Light | Chronograph Records | 4:20 |
| BK Trio | Pises | Groovin’ On | Flat7Always | 7:00 |
| Melissa Aldana | The Solitary Seeker | Echoes of the Inner Prophet | Blue Note Records | 4:02 |
| Clément Simon | You vs Karma | Man on the Moon | Jazz Family | 5:00 |
| Brad Cheeseman* | All In | The Tide Turns | Self-Released | 4:49 |
| Matteo Di Leonardo | Smash & Fix | Sketches | September | 5:05 |
* Indicates Canadian Content
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