Different Noises

Telepathic interplay between musicians is a common theme in this selection of tracks from mostly new releases. Whether it is on written material or pure improvisation the interaction by both seasoned professionals and younger faces on the scene is demonstrated clearly in this exciting playlist.

PLAYLIST

Max Light “Talking To You” from Unlearning (Chill Tone Records) 00:00

Joey DeFrancesco “Vibrations In Blue” from Live At Keystone Korner (Mack Avenue Records) 08:14

Charged Particles with Tod Dickow, Special Guest Randy Brecker “When Can I Kiss You Again” from Celebrating Michael Brecker (Origin Records) 16:31

Simon Nabatov feat. Ralph Alessi, Tony Malaby, John Hebert, Ches Smith “Trumpet-Up Story” from Head Out (Fundacja Słuchaj) 26:22

Reza Khan “Sky Rise ft. Nathan East, Philippe Saisse” from Shadow Dancers (Painted Media LLC) 31:29

UNLV Combos “Sam Hose” from Back Home (Vegas Records) 37:58

Caleb Wheeler Curtis and Jason Moran “Restin” from Incantation (Imani Records) 45:56

Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp “Three (Volume One)” from Duologues 7: Distillation (Squid Note Records) 53:03

S.O.S. -John Surman, Mike Osborne, Alan Skidmore “Country Dance” from Looking For The Next One (Cuneiform Records) 1:00:22

Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp “Seven (Volume Two)” from Duologues 7: Distillation (Squid Note Records) 1:08:02

UNLV Jazz Ensemble 1 “Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise” from My Favourite Things (Vegas Records) 1:15:12

Shirantha Beddage “Autumn In New York” from Departures (Rhea Records) 1:22:02

Dony Felix” “Amazona (Featuring Welmyr Jean-Pierre & Lavie)” from Chosen Solitude (Self Released) 1:29:38

Esteban Seunarine “Arts & Crafts For Robots” The Expanding Whatever (Rice And Beans) 1:35:28

Jason Robinson “Fifth Saga” from Blue Salience for Yusef Lateef (Circumvention Music) 1:43:02

Hendrik Meurkens & Steve Sandberg “Duke’s Paradise” from Just Born (Height Advantage) 1:50:24

James Brandon Lewis Red Lily “Ode To P.L.D,” from Calling Antonin (Tao Forms) 1:56:26

The return of Peter Hammill is always a cause for celebration. I will be featuring the new album over the next couple of months. He is fine company with new music from the inestimable Half Edge Records and a prowl around those corners of the music universe which get scant attention. Some fascinating listening on this one.

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Peter Hammill - For A Rainy Day - Tears In Time

2 Lost Souls - They Don’t Dance - They Don’t Dance

Signs Of Tranquility - The Rise - The Rise

Monkey Under The Mountain - King’s Council - Flamebound

Hiram - Album - Shade Songs

Amarok - Legacy (Remixed by Andrew Black) - Overcome

S.C.R.A.M. - Forgotten Language - Come Filament

Tana Delle Pigri - lo, ho, fatto il mio - Figli delle sette cascate

Moff Skellington & Occult Character - Doorstep - The Unfailing Leprosy Of Monsters

Moongoose - Continental Drift - In Reverse

Vinyl Floor - Jacaranda Blossoms - Balancing Act

SoSaLa - The Promise And The Proof - 2026 American Dream Trash

Christine Tobin - Women - Pseudologia Fantastica

Tobia Poltronieri - Tropic Of Dalston - La Voce della Padrona

Erin Propp - Has It Been - The Longing Years

The Jack Rubies - Witch-Hunt In Lotusland - Witch-Hunt In Lotusland

Sanchez By The Sea* - The Bee 10 Years Later - The Bee Ten Years Later

Raised on Candy - Pickle Eyes - Pickle Eyes

Dan Pocettti & Noel Morroni - ECOS - CARBONO 14

Jack’s Maze - Let It Go - Let It Go

The Go-Betweens - Something For Myself (Band Demo) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3

Cracked Hands - Happy Valley - Cautionary Tales

The Dave Graney Show - Outing The Suits - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Neon Kittens - Post Deleted - Pinku Promise

Cor De Lux - Cannibals — Year Of The Horse

Moff Skellington - Gordon Take Your Medicine - Not Me On The Piano

2 Lost Souls - They Don’t Dance (Take It To The Bridge Mix) - They Don’t Dance

Janel Leppin - Comet Ping Pong - The Realist

Jeff Parker featuring Chris Speed, Kaveh Rastegar, and Aaron Steele - Miles’ Mode - Miles Mode

Double releases from Phil Haynes and Kevin Sun top and tail a playlist packed with new music from a cross-section of the best in contemporary jazz.

PLAYLIST

Phil Haynes 2Horns & What “Blu Dop” from JazZ nOW (Corner Store Jazz) 00:00

Kevin Sun “Between Night and Day” from Kevin Sun 1 (Endectomorph Music) 06:03

Lisa Hilton “Carefree Chronicles” from Naturally (Ruby Slipper Productions) 12:51

Agneya Chitke “Naima” from AGNEYA (Self Released) 19:48

Trio Imaginations - David Virelles, Reggie Workman, Andrew Cyrille “Universal Sketches” from Creative Inspiration (Pi Recordings) 25:15

JUMP (Pat Thomas, Maria Dybbroe, Andrea S. Giordano) “Roasted” from Of All People... (577 Records) 31:54

Carla Marciano “Daydreaming” from Daydreaming My Beloved Father Giovanni (Challenge Records) 37:36

Kris Davis Trio “Congestion Pricing” from Lost In Geneva (4166 Records) 45:26

Sam Wilson “Toad” from Sowing Spring (Self Released) 53:27

Stephan Moccio “Room 3A” from Scenes From A Velvet Room (Decca) 58:13

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson “Compassion” from Ananta : Spirit Of Coltrane (Impulse! Records) 1:02:57

Rebecca Minten & Luz González “Have We Always Been Here” from Ruins of a non-existent place (Aut Records) 1:07:34

Danilo Gallo EDE - Euristic Data Exchange “Gallossiennes” from L’expérience est une forme de paralysie (Aut Records) 1:13:51

Sean Mason Trio “One United” from State of the Art (Taylor Christian Records) 1:23:07

Ally Fiola & The Next Quest “Cumberland” from Exit 10 (Self Released) 1:32:13

Jerry Z “Zoya” from Break Allegro (Drawbar Records) 1:35:30

Hania Derej Trio “September” from Don’t Look Behind Always Forward (ZenneZ Records) 1:40:56

Nick Maclean’s SNAGGLE feat. Ali Bros “Arkady” from Arkady (Browntasauras Records) 1:47:38

Kevin Sun “Unformed, Shrouded by Fog (Souls Prologue)” from Kevin Sun 2 (Endectomorph Music) 1:54:23

Phil Haynes 2Horns & What “Never Doubt I Love” from AvAnt MODerN (Corner Store Jazz) 2:02:15

Kicking off with a slice of Psych magic from an Aussie supergroup there is a journey through the best in new music, some current favourites and some Miles to close a trip including rock, pop, modern composition, improv, Eddodi, and other weirdness.

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The Silversound - Hands - The Brightness Will Come

Cor De Lux - Ping Pong - Year of the Horse

A Shoreline Dream - 20 - 20

Thresher/Watt - Hive Mind Daydreams - Beekeeper

AKVZ - No Love/Insanity - Delusion

Convulsif - Useful Curses - Anatomy of Rage

Isproject - A Thousand Decades Without Me (feat. Anneke Van Giersbergen) - What Remains of us?

Plasticsoul - J’Adore - J’Adore

Then Comes Silence - Remaker Redeemer - Remaker Redeemer

Emma Ruth Rundle - Human Kindness - These Killing Times

TFS - Moscovium (Live at TV Eye NYC) - Inflatable Graveyard Vol. 2

Christopher Cerrone, Hub New Music - South Catalina - New Addresses

Mark Giuliana - M.OVE - BEAT MUSIC 2.0

Alfredo Ovalles, Black Page Orchestra - singing in our chains - The Art Of Parties

The Go-Betweens - Crooked Lines (Band Demo) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3

The Dave Graney Show - You’re On Your Own Now - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Moff Skellington - Theme From Comet Full Of Pigeons - The Umbershaw Palimpsest

Neon Crabs - Prison of Imagination/Letter to Dog - A Big Dumb Racket

Peter Hammill - Primo On The Parapet - A Headlong Stretch: The Fie! Albums 1992-1996 - The Noise (2026 Remaster)

Miles Davis - John McLaughlin/Trevere/The Big Green Serpent - The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions

On the show a selection of the very best in new and forthcoming releases where industry legends mix with new upcoming stars. The featured release is a significant box set by Michael Moss which covers a wide variety of music and instrumentation.

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Josh Lawrence “Ola’s Bolero” from Philly Twisted (Posi-Tone Records) 00:00

Enrico Rava Fearless Five with Joe Lovano “Bowery Dance” from Corners (ECM Records) 05:42

Keith Jarrett “Part III” from Roma (ECM Records) 10:41

Bishu Chattopadhyay “BC to RC” from FRAGMENTS (577 Records) 16:23

Jane Ira Bloom “White Tower” from Light From A Person (Outline) 22:25

Michael Moss “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” from Quantum Butterfly (Fourth Stream Records) 28:38

Tim Berne, Giuseppe Doronzo, Jannis Anastasakis, Tom Rainey “Paradox Wire” from Koper8 (defkaz records) 35:47

Thompson Egbo-Egbo “Chant” from Just A Thought (T.Sound) 40:54

Azar Lawrence “Atlantis” from Turn The Music Up (Trazar Records) 45:55

Michael Moss “Samson’s Walk” from Quantum Butterfly (Fourth Stream Records) 52:55

Active Driveway “Let Me Tell You” from From Far Away (Park West Records) 1:01:34

The Elliott Caine Quintet “No Jive Boogaloo” from Furiositee! (ejc music) 1:08:54

Monty Alexander “Hope” from A Jamaican In Paris (Pee Wee! Records) 1:15:56

Michael Moss “Far Away” from Quantum Butterfly (Fourth Stream Records) 1:23:16

Sean Jaschek “May Flowers” from Portrait (Jazz Bird Records) 1:34:09

Amina Figarova “Focused” from Flying High Above (AmFi Records) 1:40:32

Johannes Enders “Wayne Ahead” from Phantom Happiness (Enja Records) 1:47:04

Michael Moss “Equinox” from Quantum Butterfly (Fourth Stream Records) 1:52:17

Caleb Wheeler Curtis & Jason Moran “That Which Cannot Be Replaced” from Incantation (Imani Records) 2:04:09

Kiefer “As She Was” from Memory Bomb (Blue Note Records) 2:08:57

Music rarely travels in a straight line, and this collection follows the winding paths of independent sound, where quiet acoustic reflections, cinematic jazz, and driving underground guitar pop exist in the same breath. Across these tracks, sharp lyricism rubs shoulders with textured drone, raw post-punk, and hazy chamber arrangements, creating a continuous thread out of disparate corners of the global underground. Settle in and let the sequence unfold across its many surprising turns.

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A continuing look into the fascinating orchestral works of Satoko Fujii bookends an impressive selection of new and forthcoming releases encompassing the best in contemporary jazz.

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Satoko Fujii Orchestra Nagoya “Korekara Part 1” from Korekara (Libra Records) 00:00

Russell Gunn and Blackhawk “Cahokia Pyramids” from Afrikan Amerikan Book of the Dead : The Book of Going Forth By Any Means Necessary (Vainglorious Arts) 14:26

Oscar Evans “Goose” from Sound Permutations (Self Released) 22:34

Stefan Orins New Trio “Richard Valet” from New Born (Circum-Disc) 27:30

Devin Gray- feat. Nathaniel Morgan “Ears For Eyes” from El Bronco (Rataplan Records) 31:59

Peter Brendler “More So Than Ever” from And Then Nothing (Lost Song Records) 37:36

Donald Vega “The Road To Happiness” from Play It Forward (Imagery Records) 43:38

Emma Dayhuff “The River” from Mountains (Division 81 Records) 47:59

Jeremy Cunningham “Beyond The Veil” from Passing Fires (Northern Spy Records) 57:41

Danny Thompson’s Whatever “Minor Escapade” from On The Road (Jazz In Britain) 1:03:20

Simon Comte Quartet “Chameleon Eyes” from Chameleon Eyes (Flak Records) 1:15:25

Terje Gewelt “Woodland” from The Old Tree (Resonant Music) 1:21:50

Dave Holland Freedom Call Sextet “Step To It” from Unity (Edition Records) 1:25:15

Samuel Bonnet Trio featuring Joe Magnarelli “Momentum” from Slow (Self Released) 1:34:20

Tara Davidson’s Marni Project “Lift” from The Reflection of an Echo (T.Sound) 1:40:21

Chad Smith “Danse Hongroise” from Saxophobia : Celebrating the Sax Craze of the 1920s (Chandos) 1:46:31

Camila Nebbia’s The Hanged One “Alas rotas” from Limbo (Relative Pitch) 1:50:49

Satoko Fujii Orchestra Berlin “Second Attempt Part 1” from Second Attempt (Libra Records) 1:59:22

For this special edition of World of Jazz I have put together playlist marking the eightieth birthday of one of jazz’s outstanding bass players. Dave Holland stands as one of the most visionary and enduring architects of modern jazz. From cutting his teeth in the adventurous British underground of the mid-1960s to joining Miles Davis at the cusp of the trumpeter’s memorable musical change, and, subsequently, as a leader, steering some of the most inventive small groups and large bands in contemporary music, the Wolverhampton-born bassist and composer has spent nearly six decades continuously redefining the genre. His milestone year celebrates a peerless legacy of rigorous innovation, exceptional craftsmanship, and a standard of leadership that has shaped the course of modern jazz across generations. The playlist provides examples from throughout his career and concludes with tracks from an excellent new box set released by Edition records and curated by Dave himself.

Navigating the fringes of sound this episode brings together an eclectic lineage of underground architects, sonic voyeurs, and genre-defying outcasts. This collection wanders far off the beaten path, tracking mutated post-punk rhythms, avant-garde classical explorations, sprawling space-rock odysseys, and obscure stylistic detours. Eschewing easy categorization in favour of restless reinvention, the sequence celebrates the curious textures, idiosyncratic visions, and independent grit of artists who operate entirely on their own terms.

PLAYLIST

King Crimson - Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part 1) - Larks’ Tongues In Aspic

Neon Kittens - Pinkie Swear - Pinku Promise

Ecce Schnak - Anna O - Anna O

Lizard Brain - Dark Times - Dark Times

A Shoreline Dream - Legacy - Legacy

Quiz Show - XONO - XONO

EXP - Strange Fluctuations - EXP

Bad Waitress - Lovin’ Kind - In The Hollow

Benny J Ward - Watch Outside - Split EP

Lava Fangs - Nothing Better - Split EP

Kali Malone - Heavy With Fruit - Burning Song

Susan Fancher and Ināra Zandmane - Freely - Strange Lights

Alvin Singleton/Jackie Leung - Baked In The Cake - Inside Out

Jin Hi Kim - Sun Rising in Berlin - The Jin Hi Kim Collection

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol - A Poignant Truth - The Electic Oud Man Speaks And You Listen…

India Galley, Leah Plave - Bee and her Wildflower - The Way Appears

Engage - Mirage - The Master Plan

Gary Calamar featuring Mark Mothersbaugh - I Got An Idea

Hawkwind - The Psychedelic Warlords - Hall of The Mountain Grill

Xenonaut - Untethered Adrift - In Caelum

The Junta - Goodbye - Euphoria

Things of Stone And Wood - The Year of the River Song - Rae Street

The Go-Betweens - Mrs Morgan (Band Demo) - G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3

The Dave Graney Show - I Need Some Scratch - Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Cracked Hands - Get Worse - Cautionary Tales

Lava Fangs - Get Together - Split EP

Benny J Ward - Short Lived - Split EP

Moff Skellington - Triangular Coats Come Hiding - The Corduroy Bridge

Neon Kittens - K-Walkin’ - Pinku Promise

King Crimson - Larks’ Tongues In Aspic (Part 2) - Larks Tongues In Aspic

JMood Records, the Kansas City jazz label, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To mark this special occasion, five new CDs were released simultaneously on September 1, 2026, they all feature Roberto Magris, a track from each release is included in the show. In between those tracks there are brand new releases from across the jazz spectrum.

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Roberto Magris “Chromatic Atmosphere” from Live In Hollywood (JMood Records) 00:00

James Brandon Lewis Red Lily “Dilemma Of Hearts” from Calling Antonin (TAO Forms) 10:25

Jamie Safir “Mad Sad Bad” from Momentism (Chill Tone Records) 12:36

Herb Geller & Roberto Magris “Lonely Woman” from Come Lately (JMood Records) 18:03

Mitch Marcus Quintet “InAround” from InAround (mmm mitch marcus music) 25:25

John Wadham “Footprints” from Drums and Friends (Livia Records) 36:17

Roberto Magris Trio “Song For An African Child” from Live In Mexico (JMood Records) 45:25

David Bode “Cold Train Funk” from Live at the 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (MunckMix) 52:56

Matt Wilson’s Good Trouble “Fuller Love” from Love Is the Whole Thing, We Are Only Pieces (Palmetto Records) 1:00:27

Roberto Magris “Alone Again” from Wind Summit (JMood Records) 1:06:53

Josh Cohen “My Lima” from We Are Home (T.Sound) 1:15:16

Wadada Leo Smith “Meditation On Love” from Constellations And Hemispheres (Burning Ambulance Music) 1:24:17

Roberto Magris “Village Blues” from Broken Barriers (J Mood Records) 1:30:52

Florian Hoefner “Force of Nature” from Into The Aquasphere (ALMA Records) 1:42:07

Emma Rawicz “Particles of Change” from Inkyra (ACT Music) 1:49:44