Modern Jazz Today
Modern Jazz Today – Episode #541 (Week of 6-22-2026)
This week’s Modern Jazz Today playlist moves through a wide range of contemporary jazz voices, from large ensemble writing and electric grooves to intimate small-group interplay. Hour #1 balances exploratory textures, strong melodic statements, and rhythm-forward momentum. Hour #2 expands the arc with modern composition, Canadian content, and a mix of lyrical, progressive, and hard-driving performances.
Hour #1
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Di Pietro* | Hangtet | Live at Mackenzie Hall Jazz | Self-Released | 5:14 |
| Zen Zadravec | First Impressions | New Paradigm | Marmite Records | 8:15 |
| WDR Big Band, the Music of Ayn Inserto | Mr. Jones and Company | Jagged Edges & Elegant Lines | Summit Records | 6:34 |
| 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 |
| Joe Bowden* | The Bounce | Black to the Roots | Toronto Sound | 4:13 |
| Carsten Rubeling* | Shunda Creek | Headwaters | Inner Ocean Records | 4:32 |
| The Winston Brothers | Hang On | Drift | Colemine Records | 3:04 |
Hour #2
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donny McCaslin | Body Blow | I Want More | Edition Records | 5:48 |
| Jeff Richman | Ray Baretto | XYZ | Blue Canoe Records | 5:22 |
| The Composers Collective Big Band* | Transit | The Toronto Project | Self-Released | 7:19 |
| Alex Lefaivre* | Time of the Barracudas | Naufragés | Multiple Chord Music | 5:34 |
| Billy Test Trio | Mother’s Day With Freud | Coming Down Roses | ATM | 7:44 |
| Dan Pitt Quintet* | Wrongs | Wrongs | Self-Released | 5:18 |
| William Carn* | The Inertia Of Complacency | Choices | Self-Released | 5:37 |
| Avi Granite 6* | Crushing Beans | Operator | Pet Mantis Records | 3:54 |
| 3D Jazz Trio | Blues for C-G | 9 to 5 | DIVA | 3:53 |
| Anthony Branker & Imagine | Indivisible | What Place Can Be For Us? A Suite in Ten Movements | Origin Records | 6:05 |
* Indicates Canadian Content
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