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This episode features music from the releases by the very eclectic and foward-thinking Belgium-based record label, El Negocito – quartets led by drummer Raf Vertessen and saxophonist Daniele Martini, bassist Paul Van Gysegem’s quintet, and the trio Orange Moon. There’s also samplings from new releases by trios, Ocelot, Split-Bit and Continue Reading

This edition of One Man’s Jazz, the 1200th since it began at CKUW in Winnipeg in May 1999, is a departure from the usual fare. I’ve always stated that the show is about the music and the artists who make it, so I decided to approach a number of artists Continue Reading

In Poland, it’s almost a rite of passage for jazz musicians to take on the challenge of playing the music of Krzysztof Komeda. For many other musicians, there’s almost a  “necessity”  to be tackle the music of Thelonious Monk at some point, and that’s what saxophonist Dan Willis and his Continue Reading