The 2026 German Jazz Prize nominees have been announced and by chance it happens one of the woodwind nominees is featured in this episode: saxophonist Peter Ehwald, whose music has been played many times on OMJ. In this show, he’s featured leading his Tee Trio recorded live at Berlin’s B-Flat Club and in duet performance with the legendary drummer, Bill Elgart. As is usually the case, there are some European groups making their debuts: the Ragini Trio from Belgium, pianist Pierpaolo Zenni from Italy, the fiery Sheen Trio from Berlin, Italy’s Xangorchestra. There are also a handful of “tributes” as well: saxophonist Muriel Grossmann’s look into the music of McCoy Tyner and the Grateful Dead, Kahil El’Zabar’s Ehtnic Heritage Ensemble’s track for AACM icon Kelan Philip Cohran, French bassist Stéphane Kerecki’s “Liberation Songs” which honours the music of Charlie Haden’s Liberation Orchestra, and my own goodbye to radio legend Bob Rogers, the man who started taintradio.org to which I was a humble contributor for twelve years. Lots more great tunes for you too.
00:00 Muriel Grossmann * Plays The Music Of McCoy Tyner & The Grateful Dead – RR GEMS * The Other One * Austria
13:42 Host speaks
16:39 Sheen Trio * Transitory – Unit Records * Transitory * Germany
20:41 Kahil El Zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble * Let The Spirit Out Live At mu London – Spiritmuse * Kelan (For Phil Cohran) * USA
27:09 Amalie Dahl’s Dafnie * Extended – Sonic Transmissions * Floating * Denmark
36:02 Host speaks
37:53 Peter Ehwald Tee Trio * Tee Trio Live From Berlin – Self-released * Birthday * Germany
47:31 Aaron Quinn & Sunchoke * To Be Held – Endectomorph * Beet * USA
52:44 Peter Ehwald & Bill Elgart * Meanwhile – Self-released * Squall * Germany
58:34 Host speaks
1:00:21 Kent Carter, Gianni Lenoci & Bill Elgart * Plaything – NoBusiness * Contusion * Italy/Germany
1:06:15 Jon Irabagon Quartet * Focus Out – Irabbagast * Indigo Stains * USA
1:15:33 Kenny Warren * Sweet World – Out Of Your Head * Q To Canal Light Show * USA
1:18:34 Host speaks
1:20:08 Pierpaolo Zenni * N.O.P.E. – Aut Records * The Piano Player * Italy
1:25:01 Gordon Grdina’s Nomad * Ash – Attaboygirl * Ash Canada
1:32:38 Isaiah Collier * The World Is On Fire – Division 81 * The Hate You Give Is The Love You Lose * USA
1:43:10 Host speaks
1:45:31 Xangorchestra * Quando Le Tigri Fumanavo – Aut Records * Funambolee * Italy
1:50:20 The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis * Deface The Currency – Impulse * Rules Of The Game * USA
1:54:24 The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis * Deface The Currency – Impulse * Clutch * USA
2:00:45 Host speaks
2:02:05 Ragini Trio * 3 – W.E.R.F. * Abheri * Belgium
2:06:12 Living With Tollways * Eponymously Titled – Sign Bearer * News From Home * USA
2:12:55 Stephane Kerecki * Liberation Songs A Charlie Haden’s Liberation Orchestra Songbook – Self Two Music * La Pasionaria * France
2:20:54 Dan Clucas, Christian Molenaar & Nathan Hubbard * Further Into The Corner – Castor Pollux * Three Hearts (Toshiro Mifune) * USA
2:25:45 Host speaks
2:27:38 Johnny Adams * One Foot In The Blues – Rounder * One Foot In The Blues * USA