
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #265 WEEK OF 3-01-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #265 WEEK OF 3-01-2021 Thank you for all your support for the past five YEARS! Support these artists and support their music by buying, listening, streaming …
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #265 WEEK OF 3-01-2021 Thank you for all your support for the past five YEARS! Support these artists and support their music by buying, listening, streaming …
artners possess a magical quality that puts ego aside and champions excellence and distinction. Partners in music that have made such a lasting impression have included Richard Rodgers and Oscar …
cclaimed pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader David Restivo has called many different cities home, having lived in Lansing, Michigan then moving to Toronto, Canada. Along the way, he had found …
Wayne Alpern: Riding An Endless Creative Existential Journey By Susan Frances Composer and multi-instrumentalist Wayne Alpern has been on a proverbial magic carpet ride. An endless journey motivates him to …
Tal Yahalom: Jazz Music’s Duality of Individualism and Community By Susan Frances Born in Isreal, guitarist-composer Tal Yahalom has been based in Brooklyn, New York since 2014. The move, inspired …
Christian Tamburr: Boundless Creativity By Susan Frances From Cocoa Beach, Florida to the world stage, composer, bandleader, vibraphonist and multi-instrumentalist Christian Tamburr is a welcome sight to the jazz emporium. …
Brian Kooken: Leading a Blues Trio with Soul By Susan Frances The BK Trio are pros at creating harmony in their dialogue, using the languages of blues, jazz, funk, soul, …
Mark Lettieri: The Beauty of Instrumental Music By Susan Frances If audiences can imagine one guitar that has traveled through the decades since its inception, used for playing across the …
Jeff Reed: The Art of Musical Conversation By Susan Frances Few listeners would disagree that jazz allows musicians to practice their skills at holding musical conversations. The genre not only …
Santiago Leibson: 9 Bars of Self-Expression By Susan Frances Born in Argentina and based in Brooklyn, New York, jazz pianist and composer Santiago Leibson straddles the line between classical music …
Amy Shook: The Power of a Trio By Susan Frances 3D Jazz Trio, where the D stands for Divas, is a swinging jazz ensemble comprised of drummer Sherrie Maricle, pianist …
Nubya Garcia: Expanding the Vision of Jazz By Susan Frances The jazz spectrum is one of the few breeds of music that invite visionaries to blaze new trails, challenge traditional …
Nicholas Brust: Expressing Personality Through Music By Susan Frances Frozen in Time, the latest offering from composer/saxophonist Nicholas Brust is more than merely an exercise in composing music with his …
Mick Hayes: Philly Soul Meets Buffalo Blues By Susan Frances Singer-songwriter-guitarist Mick Hayes entered 2020 with the intention of resetting his recording career, forging new friendships, and embarking on new …
John Santos: Drums Are the Voices of Our Ancestors By Susan Frances Unknowingly, one of the first instruments children begin to play is the drums whether it’s banging on their …
Eddie Paton: The Infinite Possibilities of Guitar Playing by Susan Frances Multi-faceted guitarist Eddie Paton quickly discovered that the journey of a guitarist is never-ending. The possibilities to structure chord …
Kevin Laliberté: Jazz Harmonies With No Limits by Susan Frances Canadian born and bred guitarist, vocalist, and composer Kevin Laliberté is known for his solo work in addition to being …
by Susan Frances The digital age has proven to have a wide range of benefits and also disadvantages. One benefit allows listeners the opportunity to stream music for free. At …
by Susan Frances Every artists journey is truly their own with no journey identical to one another. For drummer, composer, and bandleader Paul Shaw, the winding road has enticed him …
by Susan Frances Trombonist, guitarist, composer, and bandleader Curtis Hasselbring has found a vehicle by which his music will continue to be fresh sounding, innovative, and relevant in contemporary times. …
by Susan Frances Canadian-born drummer Ernesto Cervini has performed and recorded with a handful of groups, some led by him and others contributing as a collaborating member. One accidental benefit …
by Susan Frances Like a daffodil bulb that contains numerous buds in its single capsule, so too does Bob Baldwin’s brand of Jazz. A prolific arranger, composer, producer, keyboardist, business …
by Susan Frances Drummer, bandleader, improviser, collaborator, and instructor of Drum School, a master class sold at the Mac App Store and Google Play, Ferenc Nemeth embraces the 21st century. …
Simon Thacker: Discovering the Music within Him by Susan Frances Jazz trumpet player Miles Davis was once quoted as saying, “Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound …
Jazz Congress 2020 in Review by Susan Frances Monday, January 13, 2020 Building Buzz for gigs in the post-listings era Google Analytics will tell you which site people came from …
Igor Willcox: The Thrill of Playing in the Moment by Susan Frances The Igor Willcox Quartet led by Brazilian born and bred drummer/composer Igor Willcox can teach everyone a lesson …
Emilio Solla: Letting Music Find Its Own Path by Susan Frances Grammy nominee pianist, composer, and bandleader Emilio Solla has embarked on a new venture with his latest release Puertos: Music …
James Hill: Trailblazer of Electric Jazz by Susan Frances Electrifying the instruments used in jazz music isn’t a part of the music form’s origins but it is certainly inching its …
Michal Martyniuk: From Poland To Going Global by Susan Frances Jazz improvisation is one of those musical styles that reach across borders of nations. Its origins are native everywhere from …
Alex Cuba: A Flare for Contemporary Music by Susan Frances Having a continental mind was imperative for musicians through the 20th century. Meaning, they desired to be broadminded about music, …
Vincent Duhaime Perreault: Keeping Tertio Spontaneous by Susan Frances Founded by guitarist and Montreal’s homegrown Vincent Duhaime Perreault, Tertio straddles the thin line between traditional jazz fundamentals and contemporary jazz …
Yvette Norwood Tiger: Open Mind and an Open Heart by Susan Frances Singer-songwriter Yvette Norwood-Tiger is known by her audiences as a woman with a golden voice. But her talents …
Sara Gazarek: The Always Changing Story of Life by Susan Frances he story of life has been represented in books like John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. It’s been told …
Wayne Wallace: Seizing Moments of Epiphany by Susan Frances any people have experienced an epiphany. They come while alone with one’s thoughts, doing a mundane task like taking a shower, …
Spaga: Think Globally, Act Locally by Susan Frances Spaga’s founder, frontman, co-collaborator, and pianist Aron Magner instills in the band to think globally and act locally. Thus, setting the band’s …
Allison Miller: The Magic of Collective Negotiation by Susan Frances Traditionally, drums have been thought to require brawn and stamina, qualities that people attribute to the male gender. However, a …
Vivian Sessoms: Talks about Life Jazz practitioner Vivian Sessoms has made a name for herself as an international vocalist, composer, and arranger. Three separate skill sets which she employed on …
Larry Corban: The Album of His Dreams Guitarist Larry Corban is known for his daredevil solos and instinct for well-placed excursions into the realm of improvisation. His talents are demonstrated …
Dave Stryker: A Guitarist on a Mission What does one do when he has a discography as a leader and collaborator the length of a full page ad in …
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Modern Jazz Today is a radio program that focuses on today’s jazz. Modern Jazz Today hopes to give this generation of improvisational makers, standard’s arrangers and original composers a place to have their music heard, and discover other like-minded music.
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