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In a career that now spans five decades, pianist Ran Blake has created a unique niche in improvised music as an artist and educator. With a characteristic mix of spontaneous solos, modern classical tonalities, the great American blues and gospel traditions, and themes from classic Film Noir, Blake’s singular sound has earned a dedicated following all over the world. His dual musical legacy includes more than 30 albums on some of the world’s finest jazz labels, as well nearly 30 years as a groundbreaking educator at Boston’s New England Conservatory. Blake first discovered the dark, image laden and complex character driven films that would so influence his music at age 12 when he first saw Robert Siodmak’s Spiral Staircase
Dave Adewumi: The Flame Beneath the Silence
by Alberto Bazzurro
Di origini nigeriane e cresciuto nel New Hampshire prima di trasferirsi a New York, il giovane e talentuoso trombettista Dave Adewumi ha studiato e collaborato nel corso degli anni con musicisti del calibro di Ralph Alessi, Ran Blake, Frank Carlberg e svariati altri, il che gli ha consentito di arrivare a questo che è il primo ...
Glenn Makos, Serge Chaloff, and Tord Gustavsen
by Jerome Wilson
This show features recent music by Glenn Makos and Gregory Groover Jr. along with older releases by Serge Chaloff and Tord Gustavsen. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Alex Coke & Carl Michel Sextet “After ...
Monika Herzig, Benjie Porecki, Ashley Jackson, The Falconaires and Kurt Elling & the WDR Big Band
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast begins the tenth year of A Broad Spectrum on the air and includes new music from Monika Herzig, Benjie Porecki, Ashley Jackson, The Falconaires and Kurt Elling & the WDR Big Band, with birthday shoutouts to Claire Daly, Patti Wicks, Roseanna Vitro, Sara Serpa, Dena DeRose, Gentiane MG, Svetlana, Jessica Jones, Anne Phillips and ...
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Jeff Beck, and Dave Wilson
by Jerome Wilson
This episode features music from Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Jeff Beck, Joe Lee Wilson, and Dave Wilson. Due to equipment malfunctions, there are brief interruptions in the show's flow at the 30-and 90-minute marks. Despite that, I was able to play almost everything I originally intended.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get ...
Mal Waldron: His Journey Across 12 Albums
by Carl Medsker
Mal Waldron's life story is compelling, and to mark his 2025 centenary, this article aims to introduce his work to those less familiar with it by tracing his journey across 12 distinctive recordings. Max Roach once singled him out, along with Thelonious Monk, Herbie Nichols, Hasaan Ibn Ali and Randy Weston, as uniquely original ...
Ralph Towner (RIP), Brandon Sanders, and Anat Fort
by Jerome Wilson
This episode features the music of the recently deceased Ralph Towner. It also includes the work of Anat Fort, Sarah Jane Morris, Brandon Sanders, and Amancio D'Silva.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosiac) 00:00 Dizzy Gillespie “You ...
Alyssa Allgood, Michael Dease, Lena Bloch, The Sistering (Lois Deloatch, Nnenna Freelon, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Kate McGarry)
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes fundraising for the station, new music from Alyssa Allgood, Michael Dease, Lena Bloch and a single from The Sistering (Lois Deloatch, Nnenna Freelon, Lenora Zenzalai Helm, Kate McGarry), with birthday shoutouts to Lil Hardin Armstrong, Jutta Hipp, Jeanne Lee, Dolly Parton, Caili O'Doherty, Lena Bloch, Lucy Yeghiazaryan, Kaisa Maensivu and Teri Roiger, among ...
Satoko Fujii Quartet: Burning Wick
by Glenn Astarita
Few pianists alive match the relentless invention of Satoko Fujii. Born in Tokyo in 1958, she trained classically before studying jazz at Berklee and the New England Conservatory under mentors such as Paul Bley and Ran Blake. Since the 1990s she has released more than 100 albums, often marking her birthday with a new project that ...
Shuteen Erdenebaatar, Anthony Braxton, and Jim McNeely
by Jerome Wilson
This eclectic show includes music from Shuteen Erdenebaatar, Jim McNeely, Chris Connor. Anthony Braxton. and Juan Pastor.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Ben Tiberio “Midwife Crisis" from Rare Peace (Outside In) 00:50 Lello Molinari “Na ...
