Modern Jazz Today
Modern Jazz Today – Episode #556 (Week of 10-5-2026)
This week’s program moves through contemporary jazz with a broad mix of ensemble settings, from intimate collaborations and trios to quartets and large-ensemble writing. The two hours balance groove-oriented performances, modern composition, and interpretations drawn from the jazz tradition. The pacing shifts between concise statements and more expansive performances while maintaining a varied instrumental and stylistic range.
Hour #1
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meshell Ndegeocello | Don’t You Want Me | Synonym | Blue Note Records | 4:36 |
| Nicole McCabe & Savannah Harris | Monstera | All Together Now | Sudden Quarterly | 2:39 |
| Chris Whiteman/John Toomey Quartet | Coming Home Baby | Live at Révéler | Self-Released | 6:47 |
| Jocelyn Gould | Cleo’s Countdown | So Delighted | La Reserve Records | 5:14 |
| Hiromi | Sonicwonderland | Sonicwonderland | Telarc | 8:15 |
| Chris Mondak | Skunk Funk | Blank With Colour | Summit | 4:10 |
| Seulah Noh Jazz Orchestra | Hear The Light | NohMAD | Self-Released | 8:56 |
| The Grass Tuxedo | South and Cold | The Grass Tuxedo | Self-Released | 3:30 |
| Nikos Syropoulos | Coral Tree | Looking Up At Trees Vol. 1 | Self-Released | 4:56 |
| Up Jumped Three | Scratch and Dent | Up Jumped Three | Self-Released | 6:41 |
Hour #2
| Artist / Group Name | Song Title | Album | Record Label | Track Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Pintchik | Over Easy | Prayer for What Remains | Pintch Hard Records | 6:02 |
| Jeff Rupert | Not My Blues | It Gets Better | Rupe Media | 4:59 |
| Neil Swainson Sextet | Bend | Here For A While | Cellar Music Group | 6:28 |
| Joel Frahm Trio | Catch 22 | Lumination | Anzic Records | 3:20 |
| 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 |
| Mike Miller | Furtive | Trust | Blue Canoe Records | 9:39 |
| Jazz Sabbath | N.I.B. | Jazz Sabbath – Vol. 2 | Blakelake Records | 5:47 |
| Christian McBride | Brouhaha | The Q Sessions | Mack Avenue | 4:57 |
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