Breaking The Tethers

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Listen to Breaking The Tethers for music you could call jazz, broadly defined. Free, modal, experimental, avant, out there, and more are words you could use for the music that BTT feeds to your ears. ... more

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The podcast currently has 284 episodes available.

Breaking The Tethers episodes:

February 06, 2024Breaking The Tethers - Episode February 5, 2024
This week, from big band to experimental and a few spots in-between.

Playlist:
The Neal Kirkwood Big Band - Prelude: invitation
Mary Halvorson - The gate
Marshall Gilkes and the WDR Big Band - Sugar rush
Matthew Shipp - I've been to many places
Tony Jones and Jessica Jones - Loose talk part 2
Brion Gysin - Kick (discomix)
Kyle Brenders Quartet - Sciatica
The Dave Stryker Trio with Bob Mintzer - Code blue
Gerald Cannon - Contemporary focus
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January 30, 2024Breaking The Tethers - Episode January 29, 2024
A fair amount of Canadian music this week plus a fair bit of piano.

Playlist:
Ulysses Owens Jr and Generation Y - Sticks
Craig Brenan, Florian Ross - Kind folk
Writers' Guild - Boondoggle
Quentin Tolimieri - Pointslinesplanes
Josh Zubot Strings - Beach and car
Xavier Hellmeier - Midnight waltz
Charles Chen - Peter and the big bad wolf
Emmet Cohen featuring Houston Person - Blues everywhere
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January 23, 2024Breaking The Tethers - Episode January 22, 2024
Some shows just flow and fit together well. This was one of them. Part fairly straight-ahead jazz, part jazz from the outer rim.

Playlist:
Lisa Hilton - Anxiety society
Pat Metheny Unity Group - Adagio
Hutchinson Andrew Trio - Jig
Steve Lehman et Orchestre National de Jazz - Le seuil
Patrick Battstone - Film noir
Positive Catastrophe - Deebruhoe three
Steve Lehman et Orchestre National de Jazz - Le seuil (part 2)
Russ Speigel - The underdown groove
Elton Dean, Paul Dunmall, Tony Levin, Paul Rogers, Roswell Rudd, Keith Tippet - Too suchmuchness
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January 16, 2024Breaking The Tethers - Episode January 15, 2024
Playlist:
Krzysztof Penderecki - Actions for free jazz orchestra
Various Artists - African sun (Shabaka Hutchins remix)
Alice Coltrane - Sri Rama Ohnedaruth
Luther Thomas Human Arts Ensemble - Una New York
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January 09, 2024Breaking The Tethers - Podcast January 8, 2024
Not an "all-new" show this week but not far off. Maybe a tad more straight-ahead than usual?

Playlist:
The Flying Horse Big Band - Mosaic
Scott Emmerman - Judgement day
New York Art Quartet - Pa tirsdag
Donald Vega - Tomorrows II
Yuji Ohno - Speak low
Matias Formica Cinco - Sie rie uno
Joey Alexander - Blue
John & David Sneider - Sneid remarks
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January 02, 2024Breaking The Tethers - Episode January 1, 2024
For the first time in a long time, this was an "all-new" show. Everything played in the program was newly-released or newly-re-released.

Playlist:
Luther Thomas Human Arts Ensemble - Funky donkey
Jimi Prasad Orchestra - Simple dimple
Malleus Trio - Uncle Ubah
Casey MacGill - The camel's hump
I.P.A - Grimsta
Ruiqi Wang - A letter to L
Xavier Hellmeier - A night in Verona
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December 19, 2023Breaking The Tethers - Episode December 18, 2023
Solid, fun show, despite some butterfingers from the host!

Playlist:
Gato Barbieri - Gato gato
Randy Bernsen - Chant 881
Bill King Trio - Ivory town
The Budos Band - Crescent blade
Freddie Hubbard, İlhan Mimaroğlu - The crowd
Ruiqi Wang - A descent of lilies
Rubim de Toledo - The long way (down)
The Flying Horse Big Band - Free for all
Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath - Wood fire
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December 12, 2023Breaking The Tethers - Episode December 11, 2023
This show featured an interview with Arpana from Solidaridad Tango, who have a new record out, Distancia. Played two tracks from Distancia, including a great cover of Rush's "YYZ"!

Playlist:
Solidaridad - YYZ
Solidaridad - Charrua
Bobby Hutcherson - Nocturnal
Adam Shulman - We three kings
Bernie Senensky - Stand pat
Matthieu Bordenave - Le temps divise
The Muffins - Three days that won't soon fade
Nite Bjuti - Stolen voices
The Aaron Keele Contingent - What difference does it make
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December 05, 2023Breaking The Tethers - Episode December 4, 2023
A solid show, from straight to weird.

Playlist:
John Handy - Afro wiggle
Scott Emmerman - Spheres
Mario Romano Trio - Autumn leaves
Matias Formica Cinco - Cromapi vision
Nicole Rampersaud - Then again...
Matt Haimovitz, Uccello - Open country joy
Donald Vega - Baila! Dance like no-one's watching
Ivo Perelman & Nate Wooley - Four
Laura Misch - Hide to seek
Dave Young Quartet - Jordu
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November 28, 2023Breaking The Tethers - Episode November 27, 2023
Definitely a lean to the weird this week, including a big trip with Don Cherry!

Playlist:
Don Cherry - Humus - the life exploring force
Herb Silverstein - Synchrony
Pete La Roca - Malaguena
Nick Joliat - Rainbow
Josh Cole - Talking makes it worse
Rubim de Toledo - Out from under
Maddie Volger - Check engine light
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FAQs about Breaking The Tethers:

How many episodes does Breaking The Tethers have?

The podcast currently has 284 episodes available.