Modern Jazz Today
Modern Jazz Today – Episode #517 (Week of 1-5-2026)
A wide-ranging hour of contemporary jazz, funk, soul, and global influences, featuring new releases alongside modern classics. This week highlights expressive small-group recordings, groove-driven ensembles, and international voices shaping today’s jazz landscape.
Hour #1
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Rager Quartet* | Centered | Heart’s Pace | Bent River Records | 6:31 |
| Jay Danley* | Home Cookin’ | Traigo De Todo | Self-Released | 5:09 |
| Dave Stryker | Blue Fire | Blue Fire – The Van Gelder Session | Strikezone Records | 6:13 |
| Rick Roe | Modal Yodel #2 | Wake Up Call: The Music of Gregg Hill | Cold Plunge Records | 4:56 |
| Incognito | For the Love Of You (feat. Phil Perry & Maysa) | Tomorrow’s New Dream | Bluey Music Limited | 3:40 |
| Spyro Gyra | Secret Agent Mash | Vinyl Tap | Amherst Records, Inc. | 6:05 |
| Brooklyn Funk Essentials | Miss Mess | Stay Good | Dorado Records | 5:32 |
| Mark Wade Trio | In the Market | True Stories | Self-Released | 6:00 |
| Les Arrivants* | Burkaan | Home | Analekta | 3:22 |
| Aaron Bazzell | Increase and Persist | Aesthetic | Self-Released | 3:07 |
| Ariane Racicot* | Bicycle Ride | Envolée | Multiple Chord Music | 5:16 |
| Alison Crockett | Theme There Eyes | Echoes of an Era Redux | Sol Image Records / Antidote Sounds | 5:05 |
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Willey’s Boptism Big Band | Funk Heap | Down & Dirty | Wise Cat Records | 6:19 |
| Doug Carn and his West Coast Organ Band | Free For All | Free For All | Doodlin’ Records | 4:56 |
| Anat Cohen Tentet | Footsteps and Smiles | Triple Helix | Anzic | 4:52 |
| Kevin Sun | Greenlit | <3 Bird | Endectomorph Music | 4:16 |
| Kenny Shaker | Orange and Gray | Beautiful Things | Wise Cat Records | 7:54 |
| Rachel Eckroth | Low Hanging Fruit | The Garden | Rainy Days Records | 4:44 |
| Ana Luisa Ramos* | Céu Azul | Céu Azul | Self-Released | 2:40 |
| Jon McCaslin* | Sunalta | Sunalta | Cellar Live | 5:24 |
| Tom Botting Quintet | Mt. Aspiring | Tititea | Rogue | Self-Released | 9:44 |
| Makram Aboul Hosn | Mine Or Blues | Transmigration | Self-Released | 5:11 |
* Indicates Canadian Content
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