Modern Jazz Today
Modern Jazz Today – Episode #534 (Week of 5-4-2026)
This week’s Modern Jazz Today moves through contemporary vocal features, small-group interplay, guitar-led textures, and modern big-band writing. The episode balances lyrical ballads, groove-centered ensemble pieces, and harmonically rich originals across both hours. The set also includes a strong mix of independent releases and label recordings from across the current jazz landscape.
Hour #1
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Wilkins & Rebecca Patterson | Sulk City | The Vigil and The Sleeping Giant | Adhyâropa Records | 7:21 |
| Audrey Ochoa* | Petra and Schoobie | The Sorceress | Chronograph Records | 5:26 |
| Gabrielle Cavassa | Prisoner of Love | Diavola | Blue Note Records | 2:26 |
| Erica von Kleist | Picc Up Lines | Picc Pocket | Self-Released | 4:21 |
| Doug Wilde* | The Sixth Dimension | The Sixth Dimension | Self-Released | 4:40 |
| Russ Brannon* | Pauline | Sojourn | Self-Released | 4:16 |
| Sergio Pereira | Bossa | BOSSA+ | Tiger Turn | 4:16 |
| David Bixler | Down Up | BEATitude | Tiger Turn | 5:46 |
| Tineke Postma | Sankalpa | Aria | Edition Records | 4:59 |
| Blue Moka | Lotus Night | Enjoy | RNC Music | 4:06 |
| Mr. Chair | Fuchsia | Better Days | Self-Released | 8:10 |
Hour #2
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jesse Fischer | The Intrepid Fox | Flipped II | Self-Released | 6:18 |
| Chris Monson* | Where the Leaf Has Been | Seldom in the Well | Self-Released | 4:16 |
| Melbreeze | Mas Que Nada | Animazonia | Blue Canoe Records | 4:14 |
| Reginald Cyntje | The First Time | The First Time | Self-Released | 8:20 |
| Danette McMahon | Innocent Bystander | No More Excuses | Self-Released | 4:45 |
| Will Régnier* | Smoke and Mirrors | Traces | Self-Released | 6:47 |
* Indicates Canadian Content
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