Jazz Today

Anthony Fung, Henry Solomon & Logan Kane, Malachi Whitson & Paul Cornish, Genevieve Artadi, Nicole McCabe, Daniel Rotem, saje, Scott Mayo, Alexia Bomtempo, Melissa Stylianou, Amaro Freitas, David Lavoie, Jacques Kuba Seguin, Lina Allemano Four, Up and Over Trio

Playlist:

• Anthony Fung, featuring Michael Ragonese, Mark Pelli, David Binney & Aaron Janik - Writer's Block Party
• Henry Solomon, Logan Kane, featuring Paul Cornish & Benjamin Ring - Great Lengths
• Malachi Whitson, Paul Cornish, featuring Genevieve Artadi & Lenard Simpson - Everything I've Ever Felt For You
• Genevieve Artadi - Forever Forever
• Nicole McCabe, featuring Logan Kane, Myles Martin & Paul Cornish - Landscapes
• Daniel Rotem, featuring Jonathan Pinson - Connective Tissue
• saje, featuring Michael Mayo - (You Are) The Oracle
• Scott Mayo, featuring Michael Mayo - Samba Gringo
• Alexia Bomtempo, featuring Fernanda Abreu - Domingo
• Melissa Stylianou, featuring Ike Sturm & Gene Bertoncini - Corcovado
• Amaro Freitas - Melanina
• David Lavoie - If I Were Me
• Jacques Kuba Seguin - Candeur
• Lina Allemano Four - Banana Canon
• Up and Over Trio - Windswept

My talk with Nicky Schrire about her new album "Nowhere Girl" available on June 9. Also, music from William Carn, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Sanah Kadoura, Ed Cherry, Avi Granite 6, Rebecca Hennessy, Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble + Jodi Proznick Trio, Laila Biali and Anat Cohen

Playlist:

• William Carn - Get Up
• Jane Bunnett and Maqueque - Playing with Fire
• Sanah Kadoura, featuring Joanna Majoko - Rise
• Ed Cherry - Are We There Yet?
• Avi Granite 6 - Crushing Beans
• Rebecca Hennessy - You Make Our Dreams
• Nicky Schrire - Traveler
• Nicky Schrire, featuring Julio Sigauque - My Love
• Nicky Schrire, featuring Laila Biali - Heart Like a Wheel
• Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble, Jodi Proznick Trio - On and On
• Laila Biali, featuring Anat Cohen - But Not For Me
• Anat Cohen - The Old Guitar

Ayumi Ishito, Kevin Sun, Melissa Pipe, Ally Fiola, Andrew Jackson & Sam Wilson, Tyshawn Sorey, Linda May Han Oh, Carmen Q. Rothwell, Kalia Vandever, Lesley Mok, Devin Gray, Gerald Cleaver, East Axis, Dylan Fujioka & Patrick Shiroishi, Jessica Ackerley

Playlist:

• Ayumi Ishito & the Spacemen - Liquid Bends Light
• Kevin Sun - Ghosts of Repetition
• Melissa Pipe Sextet - In Due Time
• Ally Fiola, featuring Jeff Coffin - Interblaze
• Andrew Jackson, Sam Wilson - Isfahan
• Tyshawn Sorey, featuring Greg Osby, Russell Hall & Aaron Diehl - Chelsea Bridge
• Linda May Han Oh, featuring Mark Turner, Sara Serpa, Fabian Almazan & Obed Calvaire - Circles
• Carmen Q. Rothwell - Nowhere
• Kalia Vandever - Mirrored Solitude
• Lesley Mok - floral and full
• Devin Gray - Pull to Refresh
• Gerald Cleaver, featuring Brandon Lopez & Hprizm - GLP 3
• East Axis, featuring Gerald Cleaver, Kevin Ray, Scott Robinson & Matthew Shipp - At the Very Least
• Dylan Fujioka, Patrick Shiroishi - In the Frame of Incarceration
• Jessica Ackerley, Patrick Shiroishi - The Crevices Between My Heart

Richie Goods & Chien Chien Lu, Miki Yamanaka, Mali Obomsawin, Hailey Brinnel, Vincent Ding, Danny Jonokuchi, Robert Edwards, Vanessa Perea, Martina DaSilva & Dan Chmielinski, Benny Benack III & Michael Stephenson, Lucy Yeghiazaryan, Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher, Laila Biali, Mira Choquette, Linda Carone, Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding, Tina Hartt, and 3D Jazz Trio

Playlist:

• Richie Goods, Chien Chien Lu, featuring Bigyuki - Embrace the Now
• Miki Yamanaka, featuring Mark Turner and Orlando Le Fleming - Tea for Two
• Mali Obomsawin - Fractions
• Hailey Brinnel - There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow
• Vincent Ding, featuring Chloe Rowlands and Alex Hahn - I've Got the World on a String
• Danny Jonokuchi, featuring Shenel Johns - You Turned the Tables on Me
• Robert Edwards - My Way
• Vanessa Perea - This is the Moment
• Martina DaSilva & Dan Chmielinski - To Each Their Own
• Benny Benack III, featuring Michael Stephenson - Pretty Eyed Baby
• Lucy Yeghiazaryan, featuring Michael Kanan - There's a Lull in My Life
• Caity Gyorgy, Mark Limacher - Nobody Else But Me
• Laila Biali, featuring Caity Gyorgy - Pennies From Heaven
• Mira Choquette - There Are Worst Things I Could Do
• Linda Carone - Lemon Twist
• Fred Hersch & Esperanza Spalding - Girl Talk
• Tina Hartt - La vie en rose
• 3D Jazz Trio - 9 to 5

Nicky Schrire, Jean-Michel Pilc, Camille Bertault, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Jacques Kuba Seguin, Elizabeth Shepherd, Orchestre national de jazz de Montreal, Michael Johancsik, Aaron Leaney, Christopher McBride, Christian McBride's New Jawn, Nicholas Payton, Eric Reed, Lisa Hilton and Dan Weiss Trio.

Playlist:

• Nicky Schrire - Love is for the Birds
• Jean-Michel Pilc - Way to Go
• Camille Bertault - Bonjour mon amour
• Jacques Schwarz-Bart - Sun Salutation
• Jacques Kuba Seguin - La danse du hasard
• Elizabeth Shepherd - Call Up My Scene
• Elizabeth Shepherd, Orchestre national de jazz de Montreal - Start to Move
• Michael Johancsik - March 32nd
• Aaron Leaney, featuring Guy Thouin - Potential
• Christopher McBride - Bronx Unchained
• Christian McBride's New Jawn - East Broadway Rundown
• Nicholas Payton, featuring Buster Williams & Lenny White - Fall
• Eric Reed, featuring Luca Alemanno & Reggie Quinerly - Infant Eyes
• Lisa Hilton, featuring Igmar Thomas - What the World Needs Now is Love
• Dan Weiss Trio, featuring Jacob Sacks & Thomas Morgan - For Bacharach

Brandee Younger, Meshell Ndegeocello, Julius Rodriguez, Larry Goldings + Kaveh Rastegar + Abe Rounds, Nate Wood, Ben Wendel, Jose James, Lakecia Benjamin, Alvaro Rojas, Brad Allen Williams, Butterfly Black, Jacob Wutzke, Up and Over Trio, Redline Trio and Steve Hudson

Playlist:

• Brandee Younger - You're A Girl For One Man Only
• Meshell Ndegeocello, featuring Brandee Younger & Julius Rodriguez - Virgo
• Julius Rodriguez - Two Way Street
• Larry Goldings, Kaveh Rastegar, Abe Rounds - Yeah Yeah Yeah
• Nate Wood - It's Enough
• Ben Wendel, featuring Jose James - Tenderly
• Jose James - Out My Mind, Just In Time
• Lakecia Benjamin, featuring Georgia Anne Muldrow - Phoenix
• Alvaro Rojas, featuring Georgia Anne Muldrow - Past Lives
• Brad Allen Williams - inner life
• Butterfly Black, featuring Syndee Winters & Ben Williams - Lifetime
• Nate Smith, featuring Michael Mayo & Joel Ross - See the Birds
• Jacob Wutzke - Round
• Up and Over Trio - Truth Be Known
• Redline Trio, featuring Brad Turner & Steve Hudson - Galactic Diamonds
• Steve Hudson, featuring Hilliard Greene & Jerome Jennings - Armando's Rhumba

Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Rachel Therrien, Julian Gutierrez, Arturo O'Farrill, Sonido Solar, Kali Rodriguez-Pena, Tito Carillo, Miguel Zenon, Rafael Zaldivar, Dayramir Gonzalez, Jon Secada & Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Dafnis Prieto, Hilario Duran & David Virelles, Esteban Herrera Septet

Playlist:

• Jane Bunnett and Maqueque - Human Race
• Rachel Therrien, featuring Danae Olano, Roberta Riveron & Magdelys Savigne - Odessa
• Julian Gutierrez's Project - Flamingo Cubano
• Arturo O'Farrill, featuring Liany Mateo & Zack O'Farrill - Un Poco Loco
• Sonido Solar - Suite 176
• Kali Rodriguez-Pena - Yes or No
• Tito Carrillo - Justice & Mercy
• Miguel Zenón - Bambula
• Rafael Zaldivar, featuring Miguel Zenon - A Pray
• Dayramir Gonzalez, featuring Telmary Diaz & Mayito Rivera - Marilu
• Jon Secada, Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Hasta Mañana Vida Mia
• Dafnis Prieto, featuring Luciana Souza - Guajira en Sol
• Hilario Duran, David Virelles - Guajira for Two Pianos
• Esteban Herrera Septet - Un Paso al Vacio (A Step into the Abyss)

April is jazz appreciation month. Joey Alexander, Nick Maclean Quartet, Carsten Rubeling, Mike Rud, Melody Diachun, Marivon, Arooj Aftab + Vijay Iyer + Shahzad Ismaily, Francesca Remigi, Helen Svoboda + Joe O'Connor + Tim Green, Paul Novotny, Stranger Still, Matt Greenwood, Mark Kelso & the Jazz Exiles, Igor Wlllcox

Playlist:

• Joey Alexander - On the Horizon
• Nick Maclean Quartet, featuring Brownman Ail, Ben Duff & Jacob Wutzke - Road Warrior
• Carsten Rubeling, featuring Andre Wickenheiser, Daniel Nava & Luis "El Pana" Tovar - Pathway
• Mike Rud, featuring Peter Bernstein - Shuffle Pants
• Melody Diachun, featuring David Restivo, Michael Occhipinti, Doug Stephenson & Tony Ferraro - I Burn for You
• Marivon, featuring Jillian McKenna, Matthew Stevens, Kweku Sumbry & Kelly Jefferson - Like a Tangled Hymn
• Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer & Shahzad Ismaily - To Remain / To Return
• Francesca Remigi - To Vijay
• Helen Svoboda, Joe O'Connor, Tim Green - A Proposition
• Paul Novotny & Robi Botos - The Flick (Live)
• Stranger Still - Biography
• Matt Greenwood - Redemption
• Mark Kelso & The Jazz Exiles - A Happy Life
• Igor Willcox, featuring Wagner Barbosa, Erik Escobar & Glecio Nascimento - Brotherhood (Live)

Julieta Eugenio, Jonathan Barber, Matt Dwonszyk, Mike Casey, Jesse Davis, Christopher McBride, Curtis Nowosad, Tyshawn Sorey, Sanah Kadoura, Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble + the Jodi Proznick Trio, Naama, Martina DaSilva & Dan Chmielinski, Kevin Sun, Caity Gyorgy and Florian Hoefner

Playlist:

• Julieta Eugenio, featuring Matt Dwonszyk and Jonathan Barber - Flamingo
• Jonathan Barber - Now and Forever
• Matt Dwonszyk - Solution Searcher
• Mike Casey, featuring Matt Dwonszyk and Corey Garcia - Click Bait
• Jesse Davis - Juicy Lucy (Live)
• Christopher McBride - Lady D
• Curtis Nowosad - Blues 4 Colin K (Misha Savage & Jett Carter Remix)
• Tyshawn Sorey, featuring Greg Osby, Aaron Diehl and Russell Hall - We'll Be Together Again
• Sanah Kadoura - Hidden Realities
• Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble, Jodi Proznick Trio - Moon Represents My Heart
• Naama - Oh! You Crazy Moon
• Martina DaSilva & Dan Chmielinski, featuring Joel Ross - Take a Picture of the Moon
• Kevin Sun - Frozen in Profile
• Caity Gyorgy, featuring Lucas Dubovik - Look the Other Way
• Florian Hoefner Trio, featuring Andrew Downing and Nick Fraser - It's All Part of the Plan

Gretchen Parlato, Lionel Loueke, Ziv Ravitz, Marcus Strickland, Christian McBride's New Jawn, Renee Rosnes, Chris Potter, Jim Head, Lina Allemano Four, Chris Andrew, P.J. Perry, Neil Swainson, Mike Downes and Jacob Wutzke.

Playlist:

• Gretchen Parlato, Lionel Loueke - I Miss You
• Ziv Ravitz, Lionel Loueke - Aziza's Dance
• Marcus Strickland Twi-Life, featuring Lionel Loueke - Dust Ball Fantasy
• Christian McBride's New Jawn, featuring Christian McBride, Marcus Strickland, Josh Evans and Nasheet Waits - Head Bedlam
• Renee Rosnes, featuring Chris Potter, Christian McBride, Carl Allen and Rogerio Boccato - Passing Jupiter
• Chris Potter - Ohla Maria (Live)
• Jim Head - Potter's Wheel
• Lina Allemano Four - Pipe Dream
• Chris Andrew - The Raven
• P.J. Perry - Too Soon Gone
• Neil Swainson - Cascades
• Mike Downes - Morning Sun Ringing
• Jacob Wutzke, featuring Caity Gyorgy - My Shining Hour