Modern Jazz Today
Modern Jazz Today – Episode #524 (Week of 2-23-2026)
This week’s playlist moves from modern straight-ahead jazz into big-band color and rhythmic crossover grooves. You’ll hear a balance of tight ensemble writing, expressive solo voices, and a few unexpected stylistic turns along the way. The arc stays melodic and forward-moving while still leaving room for deeper, moodier moments.
Hour #1
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corcoran Holt | Flatbush | Freedom of Art | Holthouse Music | 5:59 |
| The Messthetic & James Brandon Lewis | Gestations | Deface the Currency | Impulse Records | 5:07 |
| The Interplay Jazz Orchestra | The Congregation | Bite Your Tongue | Big Time Records | 5:37 |
| The Falconaires | Impressions | Watershed | United States Air Force Academy | 4:04 |
| Holly Cole* | Where Flamingo’s Fly | Dark Moon | Rumpus Room/Universal Music Canada | 3:46 |
| Russ Anixter’s Hippie Big Band | Dixie Chicken | What Is? | Self-Released | 5:20 |
| Yellow Jackets | Fasten Up | Fasten Up | Mack Avenue | 6:52 |
| Jackson Potter | Hey It’s Me Your Talking To | small things | Shifting Paradigm Records | 6:45 |
| Albare & Co | La Fiesta | Freedom | Alfi | 5:56 |
| The Jazz Professors | Dora Maar | Blues and Cubes | Flying Horse Records | 4:35 |
| Luis Deniz | Rumba Para Camaguey | El Tinajon | Modica Music | 7:58 |
Hour #2
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Hunt | Full Plate | Connections | Spice Rack Records | 7:13 |
| Norah Jones | Begin Again | Til We Meet Again | Blue Note | 4:17 |
| Hannah Baiardi | Distant Land | Hannah Baiardi | HBM | 4:06 |
| Dr. Lonnie Smith | Epistrophy – Live | Breathe | Blue Note Records | 4:23 |
| Steven Feifke | The Promised Land | Catalyst | La Reserve / Bandstand Presents | 8:44 |
| James McGowan Ensemble* | Internal Conflict | Reaching In | Self-Released | 1:18 |
| Projet Seb Parent* | Tome 3 (A La Recherche Du Groove Perdu) | Projet Seb Parent | Self-Released | 5:39 |
| Marc Ciprut | Jack Be Nimble | Blue House | White Label Records | 4:28 |
| 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 |
* Indicates Canadian Content
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