Modern Jazz Today
Episode #491 – Week of 7-7-2025
Episode #491 rides from modern fusion to intimate chamber-jazz, with detours into cinematic grooves and global colors.
Hour One pairs Mike Miller’s expansive “Furtive” and Christian McBride’s punchy “Brouhaha” with indie-cool from The Grass Tuxedo and lyrically rich cuts by Nikos Syropoulos and Up Jumped Three; Canadian vocalist Serafin LaRiviere reframes “Take On Me” with velvet poise.
Hour Two blends Holly Cole’s noir glow, the propulsive drive of the Yellowjackets, and Jackson Potter’s nimble lines, before moving through global hues from Mariah Parker and the kinetic spark of Yussef Dayes.
Sprinkled throughout are standout Canadian moments from Sarah Jerrom and Gabriel Genest, rounding out a set that balances feel, finesse, and fire.
| Artist/Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Miller | Furtive | Trust | Blue Canoe Records | 9:39 |
| Jazz Sabbath | N.I.B. | Jazz Sabbath – Vol. 2 | Blakelake Records | 5:47 |
| Christian McBride | Brouhaha | The Q Sessions | Mack Avenue | 4:57 |
| 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 |
| Serafin LaRiviere* | Take On Me | Unravel | Self-Released | 4:01 |
| Kenney Polson | Caravan | Colors of Brazil | Rosetta | 5:40 |
| Sarah Jerrom* | Fata Morgana | Dream Logic | Three Pines Records | 7:17 |
| Shannon Gunn | Missing Perspective | Gunn’s Ablazin’ | Self-Released | 2:58 |
| Holly Cole* | Where Flamingos Fly | Dark Moon | Rumpus Room/Universal Music Canada | 3:46 |
| Russ Anixter’s Hippie Big Band | Dixie Chicken | What Is? | Self-Released | 5:20 |
| Yellowjackets | Fasten Up | Fasten Up | Mack Avenue | 6:52 |
| Jackson Potter | Hey It’s Me You’re Talking To | Small Things | Shifting Paradigm Records | 6:45 |
| Mariah Parker | Sol de Barcelona | Windows Through Time | Ancient-Future.com Records | 7:48 |
| Olivia Foschi | Live With It | A Window Within | Algos Music | 5:14 |
| Gabriel Genest* | Kairos | As It Is | Odd Sound | 6:10 |
| Yussef Dayes | Black Classical Music | Black Classical Music | Nonesuch | 5:19 |
| Andreas Toftemark | Chimney Lullaby | La Gare | April Records | 5:23 |
| The Moore-McColl Jazz Society | A Song for Vince | Up and Gone | Madison Records | 3:28 |
* Indicates Canadian Content
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