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Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Caleb Wheeler Curtis is a musician known for his "intensely focused and garrulously inventive" style, which draws from a wide range of influences including progressive bop and post-Coltrane/Ornette free improvisation. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Caleb is a leader and core member of several bands, including Ember, Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band (2x GRAMMY Nominated), Walking Distance, and the Fat Cat Big Band. His third album as a leader, HEATMAP, was released on Imani Records in 2022 and features pianist Orrin Evans, bassist Eric Revis, and drummer Gerald Cleaver. The album received widespread critical acclaim, with All About Jazz calling him "one of the more interesting alto saxophonists to emerge since 2000," and Jazzwise describing it as "exhilarating post-Ornette free-jazzmaking." DownBeat Magazine said HEATMAP "radiates with brilliance," and Musica Jazz (Italy) described it as "a masterpiece."
Ritual
Label: Chill Tone Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Fantasmas; Bleakout; Florence; Black Box Extraction; You Can't Just Keep the Music; Pond; Tenastic; The End of Power; Ritual.
Fantasmas
Album: Ritual
By Caleb Wheeler Curtis
Label: Chill Tone Records
Released: 2026
Duration: 5:57
Clarinetist Virginia MacDonald's Debut + Steve Bernstein and Carlin Lee
by Hobart Taylor
Make way for clarinetist Virginia MacDonald's stunning debut release plus new tunes from Emily Kuhn, Alden Hellmuth, Steve Bernstein and a peace anthem from Qasim Naqvi, Wadada Leo Smith and Andrew Cyrille. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Daphne Parker Powell “Perpetual Light of the Void" from The Death of Cool (Self-Produced) 00:00:08 Steven Bernstein “Two ...
Peter Erskine, Bryan Lynch, Bria Skonberg, Carolyn Trowbridge & David Basse
by Joe Dimino
We kick off Episode 954 of Neon Jazz with serious firepower--one of the most commanding voices in jazz today, especially out of Kansas City, David Basse. The acclaimed singer, drummer, radio host, and advocate sets the tone with music from his powerful 2025 album War Within. From there, we dive into the compelling artistry and stories ...
Caleb Wheeler Curtis: Ritual
by Alberto Bazzurro
Alla testa di un gruppo nuovo di zecca (le incisioni risalgono all'ottobre 2025) che evolve dal quartetto fino al sestetto, il polistrumentista newyorchese Caleb Wheeler Curtis confeziona un album (il sesto a suo nome) dai colori piuttosto decisi, sia sui brani più tirati che, anche, su quelli più compassati (almeno parzialmente): non manca mai qualcosa in ...
Genre jambalaya this week, exploratory jazz, third stream, straight ahead and the blues
by Hobart Taylor
Dave Adewumi, Yelena Eckimoff, Tomas Janzon, Jesse Davis and Dida Pelled. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Dave Adewumi" Is" from The Flame Beneath the Silence (Giant Step Arts) 0:11 Erica von Kleist “Picc a Peck" from Picc Pocket (Self-Produced) 05:25 Tomas Janzon “ Did I Say" from Jazz Diary (Changes) 11:02 Host Speaks 16:01 Alicia ...
New Music from Smith, Wendel, Fraser, Sweenie & More
by Bob Osborne
This selection offers a sophisticated journey through the expansive landscape of contemporary and classic jazz, seamlessly blending intricate post-bop textures with avant-garde exploration and orchestral grandeur. From the evocative, cinematic atmospheres to the raw, legendary improvisations, the tracks traverse a broad spectrum of emotional and technical brilliance. Modern leaders provide a fresh dialogue between tradition and ...
Meredith Bates, Vesna Duo, Soft Machine, Oná Ensemble
by Cheryl K.
During this week's two-hour program of jazz and improvised music, selections from new releases by saxophonist Ben Wendel; string experimentalist Meredith Bates; Vesna Duo (pianist Liana Pailodze Harron and percussionist Ksenija Komljenović); Soft Machine; pianist Yelena Eckemoff; the Oná Ensemble; and the Mark Wade Trio.Playlist Shirley Scott “What Makes Harold Sing?/" from One for ...
Return of Trumpet Master Shunzo Ohno, New Tunes from Caleb Wheeler Curtis, Marta Sanchez and Camila Nebbia
by Hobart Taylor
Return of a Japanese Master Trumpeter Shunzo Ohno, New Tunes from Irreversible Entanglements, Caleb Wheeler Curtis, and Anthony Branker.Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band “Wawasint8da" from Incarnadine (Outside In) 00:11 Joshua Idehen “What Is Redemption?" from I know you're hurting, everyone is hurting, everyone is trying, you have got to try ...
