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Jazz Today, Room 312 MacEwan Student Centre, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB (2024)

08/29/2024

The August 29, 2024 episode featured my talk with Kassa Overall and included music from Brittany Anjou, Sean Fyfe, Andy Milne, Daniel Janke, Arooj Aftab, Ginger Beef, Kassa Overall, Alabaster DePlume, Vitamin D and Sullivan Fortner.

It was a pleasure to speak with Kassa Overall about his current tour, the best music career advice that he has received, and more. His three recommended artists were Alabaster DePlume, Vitamin D and Sullivan Fortner.

Sunnyside Records, Verve Records, Brownswood, Warp Records, International Anthem, Artwork Records

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240829

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“Petrouchka: Russian Dance” Brittany Anjou • Petrouchka: Russian Dance - single
“See Ya!” Sean Fyfe • Stepping Stones
“Lost and Found (feat. John Hebert & Clarence Penn)” Andy Milne and Unison • Time Will Tell
“Man of Constant Sorrow” Daniel Janke Winter Trio • Available Light
“Saaqi (feat. Vijay Iyer)” Arooj Aftab • Night Reign
“Dew” Ginger Beef • Ginger Beef
“Find Me (Live)” Kassa Overall • Live at Third Man Records
“Still Ain’t Find Me” Kassa Overall • Animals
“Halfway House” Kassa Overall • I Think I’m Good
“Prison and Pharmaceuticals” Kassa Overall • Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz
“What Can It Take” Alabaster DePlume • Come With Fierce Grace
“Touch of Magnificence” Vitamin D • Ultimate Broken Beats
“Congolese Children” Sullivan Fortner • Solo Game

08/22/2024

The August 22, 2024 episode featured music from Meshell Ndegeocello, Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, Charlie Ballantine, Dun-Dun Band, Colin Fisher, Eric Chenaux, Parade - Band, Jessica Ackerley, John Kameel Farah and Nick Fraser, Lina Allemano's Ohrenschmaus, Dead Leaf Butterfly and Peter Van Huffel’s CALLISTO.

Blue Note Records, We Are Busy Bodies, Murailles Music, Constellation Records, Elastic Recordings, AKP Recordings, Lumo Records, jazzwerkstatt, Clean Feed

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240822

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“Travel” Meshell Ndegeocello • No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin
“Beautiful Dreamer” Bill Frisell • Orchestras
“Speak To Me” Julian Lage • Speak To Me
“Strange Idea” Charlie Ballantine • Love Letters & Graffiti
“No. 7 (Nilan)” Dun-Dun Band • Pita Parka, Part 1 - Xam Egdub
“Luminous Light” Colin Fisher • Suns of the Heart
“Frozen Portrait” Parade (Stefan Hegerat, Laura Swankey, Chris Pruden) • Lullabies After Storms and Floods
“Delights of My Life” Eric Chenaux Trio • Delights of My Life
“Conclusion: In Four Micro Parts” Jessica Ackerley • All of the colours are singing
“Twigs” John Kameel Farah & Nick Fraser • Farahser
“Sideswipe” Lina Allemano’s Ohrenschmaus • Flip Side
“Not the End of the World (Els Vandeweyer, Lucia Martinez, Lina Allemano, Maike Hilbig)” Dead Leaf Butterfly • Ontmoeting
“Meandering Demons” Peter Van Huffel’s CALLISTO • Meandering Demons

08/15/2024

The August 15 2024 episode featured music from Suzan Veneman, Bria Skonberg, Danny Jonokuchi, Michael Sarian, Kari van der Kloot, Mark Kelso, Igor Willcox, Jacob Wutzke - Music, Lucas Dubovik, Jon Gordon, Baritone saxophonist Leigh Pilzer's Seven Pointed Star, Dayna Stephens, April Varner Music , Hilary Gardner, Richard Cortez, Milton Suggs, Martina DaSilva and Michael Mayo.

ZenneZ Records, Bandstand Presents, Shifting Paradigm Records, TPR Records, Modica Music Ltd, ArtistShare NYC, Strange Woman Records, Anzic Records, La Reserve Records, IMANI Records/88 KEYS Productions, Mack Avenue Records

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240815

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“Sunbathing” Suzan Veneman • Zinder
“Comes Love” Bria Skonberg • What It Means
“This Can’t Be Love” Danny Jonokuchi • A Decade
“Primo” Michael Sarian • Live at Cliff Bell’s
“Cost” Kari van der Kloot • Window
“Abbots Cross” Markj Kelso • The Antrim Coast
“North Zone” Igor Willcox • North Zone - single
“Everything Happens to Me (feat. Lucas Dubovik)” Jacob Wutzke • Take It In Stride
“I Wish” Lucas Dubovik • I Wish - single
“7th Ave South” Jon Gordon • 7th Ave South
“Beatin’ the Odds” Leigh Pilzer’s Seven Pointed Star • Beatin’ the Odds
“Scrutiny” Dayna Stephens • Closer Than We Think
“April Again” April Varner • April
“I’m an Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)” Hilary Gardner • On the Trail with the Lonesome Pines
“That Old Black Magic” Richard Cortez • Mood Swings
“Nzingah (Pure Intention)” Milton Suggs • Pure Intention
“If I Loved You” Martina DaSilva • Living Room Petit
“Four” Michael Mayo • Fly

08/08/2024

The August 8 2024 episode featured music from Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, Beings, Ganavya, Shabaka, Raagaverse, Mike Clement Guitarist, Mimosa, Jeremy Gignoux violinist, composer, arranger, Tendavillage, Caity Gyorgy Music & Mark Limacher /dɒtkɔm/, Caity Gyorgy, Laura Anglade Music, Stella Cole and Noah Haidu.

Verve Records, ECM Records, Native Rebel Recordings, Impulse Records, La Reserve Records, Justin Time Records, Sunnyside Records

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240808

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“Autumn Leaves” Arooj Aftab • Night Reign
“Tempest” Vijay Iyer • Compassion
“Happy To Be (feat. Zoh Amba, Steve Gunn, Jim White & Shahzad Ismaily)” Beings • There is a Garden
“forgive me my” Ganavya • like the sky I’ve been too quiet
“I’ll Do Whatever You Want (feat. Floating Points & Laraji)” Shabaka • Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace
“Naina (feat. Shruti Ramani, Jodi Proznick, Noah Franche-Nolan & Nicholas Bracewell)” Raagaverse • Jaya
“That’s It” Mike Clement • Hittin It
“Bien ensemble” Mimosa • Bien ensemble
“Brustred (feat. Mark DeJong)” Jeremy Gignoux • Odd Stillness
“Time Alone” Tendavillage • The Tenda Dimension
“Yesterdays” Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher • You’re Alike, You Two
“Fly Baby” Caity Gyorgy • Hello! How Are You?
“A New Day, A New Life, A New Love” Laura Anglade • A New Day, A New Life, A New Love – single
“Moon River” Stella Cole • Stella Cole
“Days of Wine and Roses (feat. Buster Williams & Billy Hart)” Noah Haidu • Standards II

08/01/2024

The August 1, 2024 episode featured music from Alicyn Yaffee, Steve Cardenas Fan Page, Ben Allison Music / Steve Cardenas / Ted Nash, Fay Victor, Michaël Attias Music, ChristopherHoffman, Alfredo Colon Music, Amirtha Kidambi & Elder Ones, Luke Stewart, Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek, Luka Kuplowsky, John Kameel Farah & Nick Fraser, FYEAR, H ii Regions and Gabriel Genest - Saxophoniste, compositeur.

Destiny Records, Newvelle Records, TAO Forms, Out Of Your Head Records, We Jazz Records, Pi Recordings, International Anthem, Next Door Records, Elastic Recordings, Constellation Records, ODDSOUND records

Luke Stewart, Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek, Luka Kuplowsky and Nick Fraser are among the artists performing at the 2024 Guelph Jazz Festival, which takes place September 13 to 15.

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240801

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“Inner T’pau (feat. Steve Cardenas)” Alicyn Yaffee • The Liquid
“Pocket Full of Cherry” Steve Cardenas • Charlie and Paul
“Swan Song” Ben Allison, Steve Cardenas, Ted Nash • Tell The Birds I Said Hello: The Music of Herbie Nichols
“The Culprit is You” Fay Victor • Life is Funny That Way
“Hexway Liner (feat. Christopher Hoffman)” Michael Attias • Quartet Music, Volume 1 – LuMiSong
“Farewell Forever (feat. Alfredo Colon)” Christopher Hoffman • Vision is the Identity
“V.M.C.S.” Alfredo Colon • Blood Burden
“The Great Lie” Amirtha Kidambi’s Elder Ones • New Monuments
“Unknown Rivers” Luke Stewart • Unknown Rivers
“The Concord Hour” Damon Locks & Rob Mazurek • New Future City Radio
“How Can I Possibly Sleep When There Is Music” Luka Kuplowsky • How Can I Possibly Sleep When There Is Music
“Waltz” John Kameel Farah & Nick Fraser • Farahser
“Trajectory” FYEAR • FYEAR
“A Joyful Sound (feat. Aaron Leaney, Nicolas Caloia & Jahsun)” H ii Regions • H ii Regions
“Stalemate (feat. Jean-Nicolas Trottier)” Gabriel Genest • As It Is

07/25/2024

The July 25 2024 episode featured music from Nathalie Joachim, Obed Calvaire, Charles Goold, Dan Loomis, Noa Fort, Open Question, Ayumi Ish*to, Stephen Gauci, Tevet Sela, OVK Trio, Mark Kelso, Michael Sarian, Steph Richards, Alex Sipiagin and Jim Rotondi.

Nonesuch Records, Ropeadope, La Reserve Records, Adhyâropa Records, 577 RECS, Modica Music Ltd, ears&eyes Records, Northern Spy

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240725

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“Kouti yo” Nathalie Joachim • Ki moun ou ye
“Haiti’s Journey” Obed Calvaire • 150 Million Gold Francs
“Charles’s Vibe” Charles Goold • Triptych Lespri
“Dessalines” Dan Loomis • Revolutions
“Improvisation VI (feat. Sam Newsome & Sean Conly)” Noa Fort • Live at Scholes Street Studio
“Improvisation I (feat. Daniel Carter, Ayumi Ish*to, Erik Plaks, Zach Swanson & Jon Pannikar)” Open Question • Live at Scholes Street Studio
“Sugar High People” Ayumi Ish*to • Wondercult Club
“Improvisation II (feat. Shinya Lin, Adam Lane & Kevin Shea)” Stephen Gauci • Live at Scholes Street Studio
“Better Days (feat. John Roney, Mike Downes & Mark Kelso)” Tevet Sela • Sweet Tears
“Convergence (feat. Roberto Occhipinti, Manuel Valera & Mark Kelso)” OVK Trio • Meeting Point
“Tates Avenue Bridge” Markj Kelso • The Antrim Coast
“Cinta Marina (feat. Camila Meza)” Michael Sarian • Living at the End of the World
“Prey (feat. Joshua White, Stomu Takeishi, Gerald Cleaver & Max Jaffe)” “Horizon I” Alex Sipiagin • Horizons
“For Curtis” Jim Rotondi • Finesse

07/18/2024

The July 18, 2024 episode featured music from Linda May Han Oh, Sara Serpa & André Matos, Jen Shyu, Ambrose Akinmusire, Bill Frisell, Ron Miles, Rudy Royston Music, Dan Balmer, Pat Metheny, Sam Wilson, Jessica Ackerley, Laura Swankey and Sarah Jerrom.

Biophilia Records, Robalo music, Pi Recordings, Nonesuch Records, Blue Note Records, Greenleaf Music, Portland Jazz Composers Ensemble, Primary Wave, AKP Recordings, TPR Records

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240718

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“Phosphorus” Linda May Han Oh • The Glass Hours
“From a distance” Sara Serpa and Andre Matos • Night Birds
“With Eyes Closed You See All” Jen Shyu • Zero Grasses: Ritual For The Losses
“Weighted Corners (feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley)” Ambrose Akinmusire • Owl Song
“Strange Meeting” Bill Frisell • Orchestras
“Rudy-Go-Round (feat. Bill Frisell & Brian Blade)” Ron Miles • Old Main Chapel
“Thank You For This Day” Rudy Royston • Day
“Lifesize Bright (For the Man from Missouri)” Dan Balmer • When the Night
“Lujon” Pat Metheny • The Henry Mancini 100th Sessions: Henry Has Company
“watersource” Sam Wilson • Wintertides
“All of the colours are singing” Jessica Ackerley • All of the colours are singing
“Alone Now (liar)” Laura Swankey • Once More: for solo voice & electronics
“Part VI: Carrion” Sarah Jerrom • Magpie

07/11/2024

The July 11, 2024 episode featured music from Hilary Gardner, Randy Napoleon Music, Aubrey Johnson & Randy Ingram, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Lux Quartet, Dayna Stephens, Troy Roberts, Vanessa Perica Orchestra, Gian Slater, Jo Lawry, Kristin Berardi, Jon Gordon, Aaron Shorr, Luke Sellick & Andrew Renfroe and Mike Clement Guitarist.

Anzic Records, Origin Records, Sunnyside Records, ECM Records, Biophilia Records, Whirlwind Recordings, MADE NOW MUSIC, ArtistShare NYC

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240711/

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“Cow Cow Boogie” Hilary Gardner • On the Trail with The Lonesome Pines
“Triple Play” Randy Napoleon • The Door is Open: The Music of Gregg Hill
“Conversation” Aubrey Johnson & Randy Ingram • Play Favorites
“Amelia (feat. Scott Colley & Brian Blade)” Wolfgang Muthspiel • Dance of the Elders
“Congratulations and Condolences (feat. Myra Melford, Allison Miller, Dayna Stephens & Scott Colley)” Lux Quartet • Lux Quartet
“ESP” Dayna Stephens • Closer Than We Think
“Green Lights” Troy Roberts • Green Lights
“The Eye is the First Circle” Vanessa Perica Orchestra • The Eye is the First Circle
“Ocean Love” Gian Slater • Grey is Ground
“You’re the Voice (feat. Linda May Han Oh & Allison Miller)” Jo Lawry • Acrobats
“Take Me to the Wilderness” Kristin Berardi • Wilderness
“Ponder This” Jon Gordon • 7th Ave South
“I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face” Aaron Shorr • Omand’s Creek
“We’ve Only Just Begun” Luke Sellick & Andrew Renfroe • Aberdeen Blues
“Actualization” Mike Clement • Hittin' It

07/04/2024

The July 4, 2024 episode featured music from Bea Labikova, Parade - Band, John Kameel Farah & Nick Fraser, Colin Fisher, Dun-Dun Band, Luka Kuplowsky, Eric Chenaux Trio, Kari van der Kloot, Lucas Dann, Tijs Klaassen Quintet and Suzan Veneman.

Elastic Recordings, We Are Busy Bodies, Next Door Records, Constellation Records, TPR Records, ZenneZ Records

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240704

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“in the river’s flow (feat. Germaine Liu & William Parker)” Bea Labikova • no beginning, no end
“The Bridge” Parade (Stefan Hegerat, Laura Swankey, Chris Pruden) • Lullabies After Storms And Floods
“Flatland” John Kameel Farah & Nick Fraser • Farahser
“Acts of Light” Colin Fisher • Suns of the Heart
“No. 1” Dun-Dun Band • Pita Parka, Part 1 - Xam Egdub
“Fugitive Song” Luka Kuplowsky • How Can I Possibly Sleep When There Is Music
“Simply Fly” Eric Chenaux Trio • Delights of My Life
“Sprout” Kari van der Kloot • Window
“I” Lucas Dann • Solo
“Shallow Reflection” Tijs Klaassen Quintet • Adhocism
“Wind Dance” Suzan Veneman • Zinder

06/27/2024

The June 27, 2024 episode featured music from Sam Wilson, Malleus Trio, Why Choir (Roxanne Nesbitt and Ben Brown), Jeremy Gignoux violinist, composer, arranger, Last Ark Out, Larnell Lewis Music, Andy Milne, Clarence Penn, American Patchwork Quartet, Wayfaring (Katie Ernst and James Falzone), Jaimie Branch, Irreversible Entanglements, Luke Stewart, Aquiles Navarro, Lisa Cay Miller Music / James Falzone / Bonnie Whiting.

Sunnyside Records, Origin Records, International Anthem, Impulse Records, Pi Recordings, River Down Records

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240627

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“sandlines” Sam Wilson • Wintertides
“Little Tigers” Malleus Trio • On / Off
“Hunter (feat. Roxanne Nesbitt & Ben Brown)” Why Choir • Why Choir
“Meditempt (feat. Rebecca Bruton)” Jeremy Gignoux • Odd Stillness
“Dyab (feat. Larnell Lewis)” Last Ark Out • Lift
“Slice of Life” Larnell Lewis • Slice of Life
“No Matter What (feat. John Hebert & Clarence Penn)” Andy Milne and Unison • Time Will Tell
“Send One Your Love (feat. Aaron Marcellus)” Clarence Penn • Behind The Voice
“Wayfaring Stranger” American Patchwork Quartet • American Patchwork Quartet
“That Night at the Restaurant (for Jaimie Branch)” Wayfaring (Katie Ernst & James Falzone) • Intermezzo
“Borealis Dancing” Jaimie Branch • Fly or Die, Fly or Die, Fly or Die (World War)
“root < = > branch” Irreversible Entanglements • Protect Your Light
“Baba Doo Way” Luke Stewart • Unknown Rivers
“desconocido” Aquiles Navarro • Live from Tyrant Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia
“Sixth Artifact” Lisa Cay Miller, James Falzone, Bonnie Whiting • Six Artifacts

06/20/2024

The June 20, 2024 episode included my talk with saxophonist, composer, arranger and educator, Jim Brenan, about the new album called Valley of Silence by the Brenan Brothers, including a track-by-track review. In addition to music from the Brenan Brothers, the episode also featured music from Melissa Aldana, Earl MacDonald, Craig Brenan & Florian Ross, and Michael Leonhart Orchestra.

The Brenan Brothers will be performing album release concerts at the Edmonton and Calgary summer jazz festivals, on June 26 and 30, respectively. The artists that Jim Brenan recommended during our talk were Montuno West, Mark Limacher /dɒtkɔm/, Michael Leonhart and John Coltrane.

Blue Note Records, Sunnyside Records

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240620

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“The Solitary Seeker” Melissa Aldana • Echoes of the Inner Prophet
“Blackbird” The Brenan Brothers • Valley of Silence
“Rosewood” The Brenan Brothers • Valley of Silence
“Tri Seamair” The Brenan Brothers • Valley of Silence
“Theme for Maxine” The Brenan Brothers • Valley of Silence
“Fly With The Wind” The Brenan Brothers • Valley of Silence
“49th Parallel” The Brenan Brothers • Valley of Silence
“Blame It On My Youth” Earl MacDonald • Open Borders
“Fly Me To The Moon (feat. Florian Ross)” Craig Brenan • Small Rooms. Vol. II
“The Normyn Suite No. 1: Nostalgia” Michael Leonhart Orchestra • The Normyn Suites

06/13/2024

The June 13, 2024 episode featured music from Marta Sanchez, David Murray, Luke Stewart, Angelica Sanchez & Chad Taylor, Alan Braufman, The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, Janel Leppin, Tomeka Reid, Tomas Fujiwara, Tommy Crane, FYEAR, Erika Angell and Parade - Band.

Intakt Records, Pi Recordings, Valley of Search, Impulse Records, Cuneiform Records, Out Of Your Head Records, Elastic Recordings, Constellation Records

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240613

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“I Don’t Wanna Live the Wrong Life and Then Die (feat. Chris Tordini & Savannah Harris)” Marta Sanchez Trio • Perpetual Void
“Come and Go (feat. Marta Sanchez, Luke Stewart & Russell Carter)” David Murray Quartet • Francesca
“Amilcar” Luke Stewart • Unknown Rivers
“Liminal” Angelica Sanchez & Chad Taylor • A Monster Is Just An Animal You Haven’t Met Yet
“Brooklyn (feat. Patricia Brennan, James Brandon Lewis, Chad Taylor, Michael Wimberly & Ken Filiano)” Alan Braufman • Infinite Love Infinite Tears
“The Time Is The Place” The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis • The Messthethics and James Brandon Lewis
“As Wide As All Outdoors” Janel Leppin • To March Is To Love
“Turning Inward / Sometimes You Just Have To Run With It” Tomeka Reid Quartet • 3+3
“Swelter” Tomas Fujiwara • Pith
“Italian Weekend” Tommy Crane • Dance Music For All Occasions
“Misconception” FYEAR • FYEAR
“Open Eyes” Erika Angell • The Obsession With Her Voice
“Do You Know Where Your Friends Are Right Now?” Parade (Stefan Hegerat, Laura Swankey, Chris Pruden) • Lullabies After Storms And Floods

06/06/2024

The June 6, 2024 episode featured music from April Varner Music , Ulysses S. Owens Jr., Sarah Hanahan, Sean Mason, Summer Camargo, Emmet Cohen & Houston Person, Spike Wilner, George Coleman Sr., Yotam Silberstein, Noah Haidu, Caity Gyorgy Music, Anthony D'Alessandro Music, Sarah Jerrom and Aimee-Jo Benoit,

Blue Engine Records, Jojo Records, Sunnyside Records, La Reserve, TPR Records

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240606

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“I’ll Remember April (feat. Benny Benack III)” April Varner • April
“Better Days” Ulysses Owens Jr. • A New Beat
“We Bop!” Sarah Hanahan • Among Giants
“Final Voyage” Sean Mason • The Southern Suite
“JP Shuffle” Summer Camargo • To Whom I Love
“If You Could See Me Now” Emmet Cohen & Houston Person • Masters Legacy Series, Volume 5
“Contrafactus” Spike Wilner Trio • Contrafactus
“Blues for Smalls” George Coleman • Live at Smalls Jazz Club
“Never Let Me Go (feat. George Coleman, John Patitucci & Billy Hart)” Yotam Silberstein • Standards
“After You’ve Gone (feat. Buster Williams & Billy Hart)” Noah Haidu • Standards II
“Baubles, Bangles and Beads” Caity Gyorgy • Hello! How Are You?
“Tune for Monty (feat. Benny Benack III)” Anthony D’Alessandro • Searchin’
“Part IV: The White Elk” Sarah Jerrom • Magpie
“Moon at the Window” Aimee-Jo Benoit • Horns of Hope

05/30/2024

The May 30, 2024 episode featured music from Mingjia, Dun-Dun Band, Josh Cole, Nicole Rampersaud, Kate Gentile, John Kameel Farah & Nick Fraser, Rob Clutton, Iris Trio, Jeremy Gignoux violinist, composer, arranger, Nathalie Joachim, Elsa Nilsson, Kari van der Kloot and ladyybirdd Gina Izzo.

Nicole Rampersaud and Kate Gentile were awarded 2024 Guggenheim fellowships (music composition).

New Amsterdam, Pi Recordings, Elastic Recordings, Nonesuch Records, ears&eyes Records, TPR Records, innova Recordings

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240530

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“Everything Looks Prettier From Afar” Mingjia • star, star
“No. 20 (Once Raw: The Ageing G)” Dun-Dun Band • Pita Parka, Part 1 - Xam Egdub
“red deer (feat. Karen Ng & Michael Davidson)” Josh Cole • Kind Mind
“Nor Foresaking” Nicole Rampersaud • Saudade
“recursive access” Kate Genitle • Find Letter X
“dissolution” Kate Genitle • Find Letter X
“clarion fluorescent” Kate Genitle • Find Letter X
“Dirge” John Kameel Farah & Nick Fraser • Farahser
“Asterballoo (feat. Karen Ng & Nick Fraser)” Rob Clutton Trio • Asterballoo 22
“Kinds of Blue IV - Berries” Iris Trio • Project Earth: The Blue Chapter
“Quimsie (feat. Jiajia Li)” Jeremy Gignoux • Odd Stillness
“Ki moun ou ye” Nathanie Joachim • Ki moun ou ye
“Bruising Darkness” Elsa Nilsson’s Band of Pulses • Pulses
“Trust Exercise” Kari van der Kloot • Window
“Into What Is Wanted” ladyybirdd (Gina Izzo) • Tomorrow’s Yesterday

05/23/2024

The May 23, 2024 episode featured music from Arooj Aftab, Moor Mother, Irreversible Entanglements, Jeff Parker, Josh Johnson, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Anthony Wilson, Josh Nelson, YOCOYA Angelo Velasquez-Drums, Keyon Harrold, Dan Rosenboom, Anthony Fung, Dayna Stephens, Allison Burik, Erika Angell and The Brenan Brothers.

Verve Records, Anti Records, Impulse Records, International Anthem, Northern Spy, BRAINFEEDER, Colorfield Records, Sam First Records, Concord Jazz, Orenda Records, Constellation Records

Jeff Parker and Irreversible Entanglements are among the artists performing during the 2024 Sled Island Music Festival in Calgary (June 19 to 23, 2024). Visit www.sledisland.com for tickets and information.

The Anthony Fung Quartet (featuring Dayna Stephens), Bellbird (Allison Burik, Claire Devlin, Mili Hong and Eli Davidovici), and The Brenan Brothers are among the artists performing at Calgary’s 2024 Summer Jazz Festival (June 25 to 30, 2024). Visit www.jazzyyc.com for tickets and information.

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW Radio 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and previous six episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. The last two months of episodes (and all previous track lists) are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20240523

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“Raat Ki Rani” Arooj Aftab • Night Reign
“All The Money” Moor Mother • The Great Bailout
“Free Love” Irreversible Entanglements • Protect Your Light
“Flour of Fur” Jeff Parker • Forfolks
“Quince” Josh Johnson • Unusual Object
“Kiseki” Miguel Atwood-Ferguson • Les Jardins Mystiques, Vol. 1
“Planetary Glide” Anthony Wilson • Collodion
“Feed the Birds (feat. Gaby Moreno)” Josh Nelson • LA Stories (Live at Sam First)
“Mariposas” YOCOYA • Tierra Y Alma
“Gotta Go (Outer Space)” Keyon Harrold • Foreverland
“War Money” Dan Rosenboom • Polarity
“Boo Boo’s Birthday” Anthony Fung • Fo(u)rth
“The Nomad” Dayna Stephens • Closer Than We Think
“Birka 581” Allison Burik • Realm
“One (feat. Mili Hong)” Erika Angell • The Obsession With Her Voice
“Serenity” The Brenan Brothers • Valley of Silence