Modern Jazz Today
Modern Jazz Today – Episode #554 (Week of 9-21-2026)
This week’s program moves through a broad range of contemporary jazz settings, from small-group performances to expansive ensemble arrangements. The two-hour set balances acoustic and electric textures, modern compositions, vocal selections, and varied rhythmic approaches. The pacing shifts naturally between energetic performances and more reflective moments.
Hour #1
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezra Collective | Jubilee Feeling | Here Because of Hope | Partisan Records | 4:15 |
| Eddie Parker’s Airborn feat. Rob Luft | Airborn 1 | Airborn | Pig Records | 5:35 |
| Alain Bradette | Pandemic | For My Loved Ones | Quantum Gravity Records | 6:55 |
| Iñaki Arakistain | Falando De Mais | Another Road | Malax Records | 4:15 |
| Nick Cuda* | Latin Terrain | After The Storm | Melaby Music Inc. | 3:55 |
| Lyle Workman | Noble Savage | Uncommon Measures | Blue Canoe Records | 4:02 |
| Roni Ben-Hur | Something For Kenny | Stories | Dot Time Records | 6:03 |
| Alexa Tarantino | Back in Action | The Roar and the Whisper | Blue Engine Records | 5:26 |
| Whitney Ross-Barris* | Bird of Paradise | Curtains of Light | Self-Released | 3:53 |
| Carl Schultz | The Spirit of Adventure | The Road to Trantor | Origin Records | 5:21 |
| John Vanore and Abstract Truth | Mvt II_Gods & Devils | Easter Island Suite | Acoustical Concepts | 7:08 |
Hour #2
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planet D Nonet | Some Of This ‘N’ Some of That | Doctor Professor Leonard King in Tribute to Joe Williams | Eastlawn Records | 4:56 |
| Ed Palermo Big Band | Long Distance Run Around | PROG vs FUSION: A War of the Ages | Sky Cat Records | 5:34 |
| Geoffrey Dean Quartet | Prism | Conceptions | Cellar Music | 3:24 |
| 3 Cohens & the WDR Big Band | Footsteps & Smiles | Interaction | Anzic Records | 7:03 |
| 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 |
| Alex Skolnick Trio | Culture Shock | Conundrum | Palmetto Records | 6:10 |
| Chris Lightcap | Djali (feat Nels Cline) | Superette | The Royal Potato Family | 5:54 |
| Sarah Vaughn | Have You Met Miss Jones | Sings the Standards | EMI Import | 2:22 |
* Indicates Canadian Content
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