Modern Jazz Today
Modern Jazz Today – Episode #550 (Week of 8-24-2026)
This week’s program moves across contemporary jazz settings ranging from intimate small-group performances to larger ensemble textures. The two hours balance lyrical passages, Latin-influenced rhythms, modern improvisation, funk-inflected grooves, and acoustic interplay. The pacing shifts naturally between concise statements and more expansive performances while maintaining a broad contemporary jazz focus.
Hour #1
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Michel Pilc, François Moutin and Ari Hoenig* | Impressions | You Are The Song | Justin Time Records | 4:24 |
| Laila Biali* | Bye Bye Blackbird | Your Requests | Self-Released | 4:18 |
| Benjamin Lapidus | Cachita | Blues for Ochun | Self-Released | 4:43 |
| Marc Ciprut | Roll It Out | Blue House | White Label Records | 4:17 |
| 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 |
| Silvano Monasterios | Dance on the Wire | The River | Self-Released | 7:32 |
| Rob Clearfield | When We Were Kings | Voice in the Wilderness | Jazz & People | 3:35 |
| The Steve Holt Jazz Impact Quartet* | Impact | Impact | Self-Released | 5:17 |
| Eric St-Laurent* | El Choclo | El Choclo | Kazenmuzik | 3:40 |
Hour #2
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Erskine | Leaving LA | Peregrine | Hard Wag Records | 2:09 |
| Dave Schumacher & Cubeye | Amosaya | Agua Con Gas | Cubeye Music | 5:31 |
| Black Nile | Exposure | Indigo Garden | Mass MoCA | 3:56 |
| Mike Bruzzese* | The Elements | Another Space | Bent River Records | 8:28 |
| The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble | Makin’ Moves | Gemini | Colemine Records | 3:02 |
| ARTEMIS | Smile of the Snake | Arboresque | Blue Note Records | 5:27 |
| Reginald Cyntje | Fragility of Existence | Mosaic | Self-Released | 3:49 |
| Geoffrey Dean Quartet | Prism | Phoenix Rising | Cellar Music Group | 3:24 |
| Paul Hanson and Raze the Maze | When Enough Is Enough | Calliope | Manzanita Ranch Music | 5:38 |
| David Berkman Sextet | Cynical Episode | Six of One | Palmetto Records | 6:32 |
| Luca di Luzio | Elisir | Globetrotter | Self-Released | 4:21 |
| Cynthia Tauro* | Cara Valente | Moments | Self-Released | 4:13 |
* Indicates Canadian Content
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