This playlist covers many facets of jazz music. New modern sounds of Makaya McCraven, Gerald Clayton and Guillermo Klein; more traditional jazz from Greg Abate, Jimmy Cobb and George Coleman; to a couple of icons of jazz music with posthumously released material from John Coltrane and Louis Armstrong.

PlaylistArtist ~ Track ~ Album Makaya McCraven ~ Mantra/Holy Lands ~ Universal BeingsGerald Clayton ~ Squinted ~ Tributary TalesGreg Abate & the Tim Ray Trio ~ Dracula ~ GratitudeLouis Armstrong ~ Way Down Yonder In New Orleans ~ Live In EuropeLouis Armstrong ~ Coquette ~ Live In EuropeJohn Coltrane ~ Naima/Village Blues ~ Blue WorldKurt Elling & James Morrison ~ Save Your Love for Me ~ Live In New YorkJimmy Cobb ~ Willow Weep for Me ~ Remembering UGeorge Coleman ~ When I Fall In Love ~ The QuartetGuillermo Klein - Los Chuachos ~ Melodia de Arrabal ~ Cristal

This episode features bluegrass/jazz crossover. Grisman, Garcia, Fleck take over the first part of this show. A few more tunes including Chick's new trio album. Then we finish with a tribute to Larry Willis, who recently passed on but leaves us a great legacy of piano work as heard here.

This podcast features new releases by John Coltrane and Miles Davis. For jazz fans, nothing can be better. Other new music is from New Chordet and bassist Ben Wolfe. The podcast concludes with early Chick.

This podcast episode introduces Orice Jenkins and the release of his CD Centennial Cole. We play three tracks from this great new CD and speak with Orice about Nat King Cole as well as James Rich about his original musical play about Cole's life and music. The podcast concludes with another Hartford based musician Matt Dwonszyk's latest release and finally something new from pianist Eric Reed.

This podcast episode is dedicated to Harold Mabern who passed away on September 19 at 83 years of age. Mabern's music bookends this podcast. In between Mabes we feature great new albums by Ben Wolfe inspired by fatherhood and Roxy Coss making with a strong political statement.

I'm not the superstitious type, but when your radio show falls on Friday The Thirteenth, you just have to play some of these tunes.

Let's begin with a send-off to Summer with music from Redman, Terry, Brubeck and Wonder. After classics from Cannonball and Byrd, a set of Preminger, we finish this broadcast with the ever changing Miles.

We'll recognize Labor Day 2019 by opening this episode with a couple versions of Work Song. That is followed by a couple from pianist Keith Jarrett and Dexter Gordon. The podcast concludes with creative covers of West Side Story tunes as interpreted by saxophonist Ted Nash and his trio. 

PlaylistArtist ~ Track ~ Album Oscar Brown Jr. ~ Work Song ~ In A New MoodCannonball Adderly ~ Work Song ~ PhenixKeith Jarrett ~ My Funny Valentine ~ Up For ItKeith Jarrett ~ Country ~ My SongDexter Gordon ~ Laura ~ Sophisticated GiantDexter Gordon ~ Moontrane ~ Sophisticated GiantHolographic Principle (Ronnie Burrage) ~ Chanda ~ Dance of the Great SpiritRonnie Burrage ~ You Can Call feat. Shenel Johns ~ HealKenny Garrett ~ Sing a Song of Song ~ SongbookTed Nash ~ One Hand One Heart ~ Somewhere Else: West Side StoryTed Nash ~ Tonight ~ Somewhere Else: West Side Story

This episode is the first half of my radio show and ends with classic Miles to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the recording of Bitches Brew.

An eclectic episode to say the least. Three birthdays to celebrate; Mulgrew Miller, Bill Evans and Woodstock. Wait for it... I totally rock out in the end.