Carolyn Lee Jones: Songs from My Mother’s Piano Bench
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 …
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #306 WEEK OF 12-13-2021
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Christian Overton: Chasing That Euphoric Feeling
By Susan Frances Canadian jazz is not a term often used by music journalists, but trombonist and composer Christian Overton illustrates openly that Canadian …
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #305 WEEK OF 12-06-2021
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Ori Dagan: The Potential that Jam Sessions Unleash
By Susan Frances Vocalist, composer, and pianist Ori Dagan discovered, early on, the potential that jam sessions unleash. Such opportunities to promote spontaneity to …
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #304 WEEK OF 11-29-2021
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MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #303 WEEK OF 11-22-2021
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MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #302 WEEK OF 11-15-2021
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MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #301 WEEK OF 11-08-2021
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Modern Jazz Today EPISODE #300 WEEK OF 11-01-2021
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MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #299 WEEK OF 10-25-2021
EPISODE #299 WEEK OF 10-25-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This weeks feature album is Troy Roberts & Tim Jago
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #298 WEEK OF 10-18-2021
EPISODE #298 WEEK OF 10-18-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This weeks feature album is Michael Feinberg.
Barrett Martin: Channeling the Natural and Spirit Worlds into Music
oundscapes are intangible to describe, but audiences know them when they hear them. Soundscapes can transport listeners from the temporal plane and experience an …
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #297 WEEK OF 10-11-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #297 WEEK OF 10-11-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This weeks feature album is Serafin LaRiviere.
Diane Delin: Looking To The Past To Pilot the Future
By Susan Frances t the age of 80, Chicago-based jazz pianist Jodie Christian passed away in 2012. Still, his contributions continue to surface …
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #296 WEEK OF 10-04-2021
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MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #295 WEEK OF 9-27-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #295 WEEK OF 9-27-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This Weeks Featured Artist is Arturo O’Farrill.
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #294 WEEK OF 9-20-2021
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Kristin Callahan: Conveying the Feel of the Song
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 …
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #293 WEEK OF 9-13-2021
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MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #292 WEEK OF 9-06-2021
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MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #291 WEEK OF 8-30-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #291 WEEK OF 8-30-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This Weeks Featured Artist Helen Sung.
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #290 WEEK OF 8-23-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #290 WEEK OF 8-23-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This Weeks Featured Artist is Rachel Eckroth.
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #289 WEEK OF 8-16-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #289 WEEK OF 8-16-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This Weeks Featured Artist is Gerry Gibbs.
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #288 WEEK OF 8-9-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #288 WEEK OF 8-09-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This Weeks Featured Artist is Chris Potter.
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #287 WEEK OF 8-02-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #287 WEEK OF 8-02-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This Weeks Featured Artist is Antônio Adolfo.
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #286 WEEK OF 7-26-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #286 WEEK OF 7-26-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This Weeks Featured Artist is Chuck Owen and The Jazz Surge.
Aubrey Wilson: Classic Ideals in Music and Performance
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 …
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #285 WEEK OF 7-19-2021
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Xander Naylor: Viewing Music as One of the World’s Greatest Treasures
By Susan Frances Beyond being a musician, a composer, and an educator, Xander Naylor has the spiritual awareness of a Tibetan monk and the …
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #284 WEEK OF 7-12-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #284 WEEK OF 7-12-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This Weeks Featured Artist is Scott Reeves Quintet.
Sebastien Lovato: The Collective Experience of Playing Jazz
By Susan Frances Playing in a jazz collective offers each member collaborative opportunities to open up their imagination, contribute, and react to the other …
Jesse Ryan: Bridging Traditional Themes with Modern Tropes
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 – EPISODE #283 WEEK OF 7-05-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #283 WEEK OF 7-5-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This Weeks Featured Artist is Adaya Godlevsky and Haggai Fershtman
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #282 WEEK OF 6-28-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #282 WEEK OF 6-28-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This Weeks Featured Artist is Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado y Orquesta.
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #281 WEEK OF 6-21-2021
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MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #280 WEEK OF 6-14-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #280 WEEK OF 6-14-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This Weeks Featured Artist is Mark Masters Ensemble.
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #279 WEEK OF 6-07-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #279 WEEK OF 6-07-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This Weeks Featured Artist is The Joel Frahm Trio
Tony Koch: The Art of Cross-Pollinating Musical Styles
By Susan Frances ross-pollination is a phenomenon that horticulturists use to create a new plant by transferring pollen from one plant to another plant. …
MODERN JAZZ TODAY – EPISODE #278 WEEK OF 5-31-2021
MODERN JAZZ TODAY EPISODE #278 WEEK OF 5-31-2021 * Indicates Canadian Content This Weeks Featured Artist is Alchemy Sound Project.