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Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #557 (Week of 10-12-2026) This week’s playlist moves between intimate small-group jazz, big-band sounds, and rhythm-driven …
by Susan Frances Multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger David Howard began his profession by playing and creating a fusion of jazz, funk, blues, and soul. …
by Susan Frances Toronto-based drummer, bandleader, composer, arranger, and producer Ernesto Cervini has a number of ensembles to his credit, including his eponymous quartet, …
by Susan Frances Jazz artists have a long history of not only being effective musicians who evoke emotions and meaningful thoughts in their listeners, …
by Susan Frances Latin jazz has nurtured several generations of musicians known to American audiences, from singer, dancer, and actress Carmen Miranda in 1929 …
by Susan Frances A prolific composer, arranger, performer, and educator, Dr. Anthony Branker’s breadth of music is, in comparison, as extensive as the body …
by Susan Frances It takes an unique trombone and keyboard player to pursue being a leader and an equally unique leader to find inspiration …
The music of Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion encourages listeners to look inward while simultaneously inspiring them to be swept away by the musical experience, …
by Susan Frances The fusion of flamenco, jazz, and orchestral tones offers infinite possibilities for the Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion. Based in Denver, Colorado, …
by Susan Frances Growing up in the Northwest Pacific, guitarist-songwriter Harry Bartlett marches to his own drum while listening and absorbing the music of …
by Susan Francis Jazz played with style, soul, spirit, and sophistication isn’t just a fade or a trend for pianist Lisa Hilton; it is …
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #367 WEEK OF 02-13-2023 * Indicates Canadian Content
Samara Joy was named the at the 65th Annual, 2023 GRAMMY Awards, claiming victory in a crowded field of 10 rising acts. Joy defeated …
by Susan Francis Noted for his lyrical introspection and admired for his exploration of improvisational patterns and harmonic combinations, Oslo-based pianist and composer Eyolf …
by Susan Francis JazzSpeak, the 2012 release from guitarist, composer, and freelance educator, Ralf Buschmeyer, remains a relevant recording ten years later. In the …
By Susan Frances The big band format is one of the founding fathers of jazz. Its origins can be traced to the turn of …
By Susan Frances Composer, bassist, and bandleader Jasper Høiby embraces his craft with a passion that stirs the human mind. His latest release, What It …
By most musicians’ standards, critically acclaimed composer, pianist, bandleader, and vocalist Michael Wolff has led a charmed life. His musical experiences include performing …
By Susan Frances Amassing an album collection that is fourteen records deep, singer, songwriter, pianist, and solo artist Carol Welsman remains as motivated and …
Montreal native Jim West is one of many behind-the-scenes figures who, unknown to most audience members, make it possible for them to access …
By Susan Frances A solo artist, a support musician, and a member of the jazz trio Extended, pianist and composer Oscar Rossignoli has earned …
By Susan Frances For bassist Matt Booth, who joins the jazz trio Extended, music evolves from letting it happen. Similar to ad-libbing in an …
By Susan Frances The jazz trio Extended is coming into their prime. Comprised of pianist Oscar Rossignoli on piano, Matt Booth on bass, and …
By Susan Frances Composer, saxophonist, and bandleader Kenny Shanker has all the makings of what audiences desire in a dynamic bebop/free jazz artist. His …
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #333 WEEK OF 06-20-2022 * Indicates Canadian Content
By Susan Frances The roots music chart at Roots Music Report online has become a 21st-century hub for listeners. There, audiences will find artists …
By Susan Frances Linda Carone’s musical journey begins as a collector of fine jazz, actively seeking a myriad of popular, rare, and sometimes risque …
Benjamin Schnake: Transforming Photographic Images into Music hat guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger Benjamin Schnake communicates in his compositions affects audiences the way …
By Susan Frances The ruminating verses of composer-pianist Teri Parker take audiences into other worlds. Sometimes venturing into abstract formations and other times wheedling …
By Susan Frances New Orleans isn’t the only town cultivating hot jazz bands these days. Canada’s Toronto has become a hotbed of musicians turning …
By Susan Frances The Roots Music Report covers a verdant field of artists who play rhythmic blues, acoustic rock, soul, country, Celtic folk, gypsy …
By Susan Frances Multiple factors go into an artist’s drive to pursue making music and performing professionally. For vocalist Carolyn Lee Jones, she reveals …
By Susan Frances Canadian jazz is not a term often used by music journalists, but trombonist and composer Christian Overton illustrates openly that Canadian …
By Susan Frances Vocalist, composer, and pianist Ori Dagan discovered, early on, the potential that jam sessions unleash. Such opportunities to promote spontaneity to …
oundscapes are intangible to describe, but audiences know them when they hear them. Soundscapes can transport listeners from the temporal plane and experience an …
By Susan Frances t the age of 80, Chicago-based jazz pianist Jodie Christian passed away in 2012. Still, his contributions continue to surface …
By Susan Frances ontemporary Fusion Reviews columnist Dick Metcalf wrote about singer-songwriter Kristin Callahan claiming, “What sets her apart from all the others is …
By Susan Frances lassic jazz vocalists have often honed a stage presence that identifies them. For instance, part of Ella Fitzgerald’s stage presence was …
By Susan Frances Beyond being a musician, a composer, and an educator, Xander Naylor has the spiritual awareness of a Tibetan monk and the …
By Susan Frances Playing in a jazz collective offers each member collaborative opportunities to open up their imagination, contribute, and react to the other …
By Susan Frances omposer, multi-instrumentalist, and bandleader Jesse Ryan is quoted in his biography, found on his website HERE, saying, “I consider myself to …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #555 (Week of 9-28-2026) This week’s program moves through contemporary jazz in a wide range of …
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, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #553 (Week of 9-14-2026) This week’s program moves through contemporary small-group jazz, modern improvisation, soulful ensemble …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #552 (Week of 9-7-2026) This week’s program moves through contemporary hard bop, modern ensemble writing, funk-driven …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #551 (Week of 8-31-2026) This week’s program moves through contemporary straight-ahead jazz, groove-driven electric textures, modern …
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 …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #549 (Week of 8-17-2026) This week’s program moves through contemporary small-group jazz, Latin-influenced settings, organ-driven grooves, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #548 (Week of 8-10-2026) This week’s program moves through a broad range of modern jazz settings, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #547 (Week of 8-3-2026) This week’s program moves through contemporary small-group jazz, vocal features, orchestral settings, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #546 (Week of 7-27-2026) This week’s program moves through contemporary acoustic jazz, groove-centered ensembles, and rhythmically …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #545 (Week of 7-20-2026) This week’s program moves through contemporary electric grooves, small-group interplay, Latin jazz, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #544 (Week of 7-13-2026) This week’s program moves through contemporary small-group jazz, modern composition, organ-driven grooves, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #543 (Week of 7-06-2026) This week’s playlist moves through groove-centered modern jazz, contemporary ensemble writing, and …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #542 (Week of 6-29-2026) This week’s playlist moves through brass-driven energy, modern small-group interplay, groove-based ensemble …
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 …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #540 (Week of 6-15-2026) This week’s playlist moves through a wide range of modern jazz settings, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #539 (Week of 6-8-2026) This week’s episode offers a diverse listening experience, spanning solo artists, ensembles, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #538 (Week of 6-1-2026) This week’s playlist moves through contemporary small-group jazz, vocal features, modern groove, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #537 (Week of 5-25-2026) This week’s Modern Jazz Today moves through a wide range of contemporary …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #536 (Week of 5-18-2026) This week’s Modern Jazz Today moves through contemporary large ensemble writing, small-group …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #535 (Week of 5-11-2026) This week’s Modern Jazz Today moves through contemporary small-group sessions, large ensemble …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #534 (Week of 5-4-2026) This week’s Modern Jazz Today moves through contemporary vocal features, small-group interplay, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #533 (Week of 4-27-2026) This week’s Modern Jazz Today moves through contemporary small-group jazz, orchestral colors, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #532 (Week of 4-20-2026) This week’s episode moves through contemporary groove, large ensemble writing, lyrical vocals, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #531 (Week of 4-13-2026) This week’s program moves through a wide stylistic range, from tightly arranged …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #530 (Week of 4-6-2026) This week’s playlist moves across modern jazz, soul-jazz, vocal work, and groove-centered …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #529 (Week of 3-30-2026) This week’s playlist moves across straight-ahead swing, modern post-bop, big band textures, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #528 (Week of 3-23-2026) This week’s playlist moves through contemporary large-ensemble writing, intimate trio settings, and …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #527 (Week of 3-16-2026) This week’s playlist moves through contemporary small-group interplay, modern straight-ahead expression, and …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #526 (Week of 3-9-2026) This week’s playlist moves through lyrical modern jazz, groove-forward small groups, and …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #525 (Week of 3-2-2026) This week’s playlist moves from intimate modern trio and quartet grooves into …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #524 (Week of 2-23-2026) This week’s playlist moves from modern straight-ahead jazz into big-band color and …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #523 (Week of 2-16-2026) This week moves from lyrical modern grooves and bright big-band energy into …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #522 (Week of 2-9-2026) Episode #522 of Modern Jazz Today delivers a wide-ranging modern jazz experience, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #521 (Week of 2-2-2026) Episode #521 of Modern Jazz Today continues the journey across the global …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #520 (Week of 1-26-2026) 10 Year Anniversary Show Episode #520 marks the 10 Year Anniversary of …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #519 (Week of 1-19-2026) This week’s Modern Jazz Today blends contemporary acoustic jazz, groove-driven modern fusion, …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #518 (Week of 1-12-2026) This week on Modern Jazz Today, Episode #518 delivers a vibrant mix …
Modern Jazz Today Modern Jazz Today – Episode #517 (Week of 1-5-2026) A wide-ranging hour of contemporary jazz, funk, soul, and global influences, featuring …