In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

By Ken Laster

From Jazz masters of past and present to emerging new artists performing modern jazz and fusion. No smooth jazz here!... more

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In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond episodes:

April 20, 2025 Episode April 20 2025
Lots of new music on today's episode beginning with Gerald Clayton on his new album One's and Two's and a collaboration on Out Of/Into. That is followed by more new releases from Lovano and Branford.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Out Of/Into ~ Ofafrii ~ Motion I
Gerald Clayton ~ For Peace ~ Ones & Twos
Gerald Clayton ~ More Always ~ Ones & Twos
Joe Lovano & Marcin Wasilewski Trio ~ Golden Horn ~ Homage
Branford Marsalis Quartet ~ ‘Long As You Know You’re Living Yours ~ Belonging
Pat Metheny & Charlie Haden ~ The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress ~ Beyond the Missouri Sky
Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner & Peter Bernstein ~ Ditty for Dewey ~ Solid Jackson
Jeremy Pelt ~ Invention #2 / Black Conscience ~ Woven
...more
1h 1min
April 13, 2025 Spring 2025
This episode celebrates the coming of Spring. We begin with the classic jazz standard Up Jumped Spring.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Steve Davis ~ Up Jumped Spring ~ We See
Wynton Marsalis ~ The Magic Hour ~ The Magic Hour
Branford Marsalis Quartet ~ Belonging ~ Belonging
Alex Tremblay ~ 280 Starr St. (The Dojo) ~ People and Places
Doug Walker ~ Reality Winner ~ Concurrent Lines
Emmet Cohen ~ Henei Ma Tov ~ Vibe Provider
Ambrose Akinmusire ~ Bloomed (the ongoing processional of nighas in hoodies) ~ honey from a winter stone
...more
1h
April 06, 2025 New Music 2025
This episode features mostly new music released in the first quarter of this year. We begin with my favorite new recording from the band Artemis. Also in this show new releases from Branford Marsalis, Noah Preminger and more.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
ARTEMIS ~ Olive Branch ~ ARBORESQUE
Jeremy Pelt ~ Afrofuturism ~ Woven
Out Of/Into ~ Synchrony ~ Motion I
Branford Marsalis Quartet ~ The Windup ~ Belonging
Alex Tremblay & Vanisha Gould ~ Your Love Is Home ~ People and Places
Emma Rawicz & Gwilym Simcock ~ The Drumbledrone ~ Big Visit
Noah Preminger ~ Democracy ~ Ballads
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart ~ FU Donald ~ Perpetual Pendulum
...more
1h
March 30, 2025 Opening Day Baseball 2025
One of my favorite days of the year is Opening Day for the Baseball season. It signifies the start of spring and the joys of America's greatest pastime. Here we celebrate baseball with a jazz twist.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Joey DeFrancesco ~ Take Me out to the Ballgame ~ Joey D!
The Les Brown Orchestra & Betty Bonnie ~ Joltin' Joe DiMaggio ~ Baseball! The Ultimate Collection Vol. 2
Nina Simone ~ Baseball Boogie ~ A Single Woman
Count Basie ~ Did You Ever See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? ~ The Count Basie Story
Alan Pasqua ~ Take Me Out to the Ball Game ~ Baseball's Greatest Hits: Take Me Out to the Ball Game & Other Sports Classics
Carla Bley ~ Baseball ~ 4 X 4
George Carlin ~ Baseball and Football ~ Carlin on Campus
Michael Franks ~ Baseball ~ One Bad Habit
Vince Guaraldi Trio ~ Baseball Theme ~ A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Jeremy Pelt ~ Labyrinth ~ Woven
Keith Jarrett ~ The Old Country ~ The Old Country (Live at the Deer Head Inn)
...more
1h
March 23, 2025 Vinyl Record Fair
This show reviews some recordings I picked up at a vinyl fair in San Diego recently. It is a mixture of 70's prog-rock and jazz music. This music will take you back to the great music being created in this era of rock, fusion and free jazz.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Tower Of Power ~ Only So Much Oil In the Ground ~ Urban Renewal
Stanley Clarke ~ Sea Journey ~ Children of Forever
Steely Dan ~ Home at Last ~ Aja
The Doors ~ Break On Through ~ The Doors
John Coltrane Quartet ~ Transition ~ Transition
The Oscar Peterson Big 4 ~ Night Child ~ Freedom Song
...more
59min
March 16, 2025 Episode March 16 2025
A varied playlist for this week's podcast beginning with Kurt Rosenwinkel and Artemis. Later in the set we hear from piano masters Kenny Barron, Chick and McCoy. We conclude the show with alto genius Cannonball.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Kurt Rosenwinkel & Jean-Paul Brodbeck ~ Hungarian Dance No. 1 ~ The Brahms Project
ARTEMIS ~ Komorebi ~ ARBORESQUE
Sullivan Fortner ~ Tres Palabras ~ Southern Nights
Rob Thorsen ~ Bohemia After Dark ~ Moon Ray
Kenny Barron & Dave Holland ~ In Walked Bud ~ The Art of Conversation
Chick Corea ~ Folk Song ~ Three Quartets
McCoy Tyner ~ Contemporary Focus ~ Today and Tomorrow
Cannonball Adderley Quintet ~ Star Eyes ~ The Quintet Plus
...more
1h
March 09, 2025 Episode Mar 9 2025
A playlist starting with the great Cannonball Adderley and concluding with honoring the late pioneer of Acid Jazz, Roy Ayers.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Cannonball Adderley Quintet ~ Arriving Soon ~ The Quintet Plus
Cannonball Adderley ~ One For Daddy-O ~ Somethin' Else
Sphere ~ Dual Force ~ Sphere: Live On Tour
ARTEMIS ~ Footprints ~ ARBORESQUE
Mackenzie Leighton ~ Pm/Am ~ I Remember
Andrew Wilcox ~ Old Devil Moon ~ Dear Mr. Hill
Out Of/Into ~ Gabaldon’s Glide ~ Motion I
Roy Ayers Ubiquity ~ Everybody Loves the Sunshine ~ Everybody Loves the Sunshine
...more
1h
March 02, 2025 Episode March 2 2025
This episode begins by paying our respects to Roberta Flack, who passed away last week. The recording featured here is my favorite track by Ms. Flack. Following that is new music by another fine vocalist Nicole Zuraitis. We have more great jazz in the following tracks. The podcast concludes with a live recording from 70's fusion band Weather Report.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Roberta Flack ~ Compared to What ~ First Take
Nicole Zuraitis ~ ode to billie jo ~ siren songs volume 1
Wynton Marsalis ~ Black Codes ~ Black Codes (From The Underground)
Miles Davis ~ All Blues ~ My Funny Valentine: In Concert
Joe Farnsworth ~ Someday We'll All Be Free ~ In What Direction Are You Headed?
Kurt Rosenwinkel ~ Minor Blues ~ The Next Step
Weather Report ~ A Remark You Made ~ 8:30
...more
59min
February 23, 2025 Classic 70's Fusion
An all Jazz/Rock Fusion podcast episode. This is what introduced me to jazz. These ar classic fusion pioneers from the 1970's. From Miles to McLaughlin and much more. It all began here. Enjoy!
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Weather Report ~ Havona ~ Heavy Weather
Freddie Hubbard ~ The Intrepid Fox ~ Red Clay
Mahavishnu Orchestra ~ You Know You Know ~ Inner Mounting Flame
Chick Corea ~ Shadow of Lo ~ Where Have I Known You Before
Herbie Hancock ~ Sly ~ Head Hunters
Miles Davis ~ Miles Runs the Voodoo Down ~ Bitches Brew
...more
1h
February 16, 2025 Episode Feb 16, 2025
No real theme to today's show, just music I have been listening to this past week. We start with classic fusion (1975) from Return To Forever with Chick Corea and conclude with West Coast jazz with drummer Shelly Manne. In between, we have modern jazz, mostly released in the last year.
Playlist
Artist ~ Name ~ Album
Return to Forever ~ No Mystery ~ No Mystery
Lori Bell Quartet ~ Recorda Me ~ Recorda Me - Remembering Joe Henderson
ARTEMIS ~ Komorebi ~ ARBORESQUE
Charles Lloyd ~ Cape to Cairo ~ The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow
Marquis Hill ~ Meshell ~ Composers Collective: Beyond The Jukebox
Jonathan Barber ~ Can't Call It ~ In Motion (feat. Vision Ahead)
Elvin Jones ~ Lady Luck ~ Elvin!
Shelly Manne and His Men ~ Summertime ~ Shelly Manne & His Men At the Blackhawk, Vol. 1
...more
1h 1min

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