MJT Ep 517
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Modern Jazz Today – Episode #517

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 NameSong TitleAlbumRecord LabelTrack Time
Josh Rager Quartet*CenteredHeart’s PaceBent River Records6:31
Jay Danley*Home Cookin’Traigo De TodoSelf-Released5:09
Dave StrykerBlue FireBlue Fire – The Van Gelder SessionStrikezone Records6:13
Rick RoeModal Yodel #2Wake Up Call: The Music of Gregg HillCold Plunge Records4:56
IncognitoFor the Love Of You (feat. Phil Perry & Maysa)Tomorrow’s New DreamBluey Music Limited3:40
Spyro GyraSecret Agent MashVinyl TapAmherst Records, Inc.6:05
Brooklyn Funk EssentialsMiss MessStay GoodDorado Records5:32
Mark Wade TrioIn the MarketTrue StoriesSelf-Released6:00
Les Arrivants*BurkaanHomeAnalekta3:22
Aaron BazzellIncrease and PersistAestheticSelf-Released3:07
Ariane Racicot*Bicycle RideEnvoléeMultiple Chord Music5:16
Alison CrockettTheme There EyesEchoes of an Era ReduxSol Image Records / Antidote Sounds5:05
Artist / Group NameSong TitleAlbumRecord LabelTrack Time
Rich Willey’s Boptism Big BandFunk HeapDown & DirtyWise Cat Records6:19
Doug Carn and his West Coast Organ BandFree For AllFree For AllDoodlin’ Records4:56
Anat Cohen TentetFootsteps and SmilesTriple HelixAnzic4:52
Kevin SunGreenlit<3 BirdEndectomorph Music4:16
Kenny ShakerOrange and GrayBeautiful ThingsWise Cat Records7:54
Rachel EckrothLow Hanging FruitThe GardenRainy Days Records4:44
Ana Luisa Ramos*Céu AzulCéu AzulSelf-Released2:40
Jon McCaslin*SunaltaSunaltaCellar Live5:24
Tom Botting QuintetMt. Aspiring | TititeaRogueSelf-Released9:44
Makram Aboul HosnMine Or BluesTransmigrationSelf-Released5:11

* Indicates Canadian Content

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