May 8, 2025 #1410

Alto player Tom Weeks from San Francisco is a recent discovery, one I’m finding quite interesting. He’s definitely risk-taking and explorative as evidenced by the track with his trio that I played in a previous show, and on the two opening quartet tunes that open this episode. You’ll definitely hear Continue Reading

May 1, 2025 #1409

The honours keep pouring in for the venerable saxophonist Marshall Allen, leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra. He turns 101 this month and to celebrate, the Philadelphia Ars Nova Workshop organization and Otherly Love Records is releasing “Live In Philadelphia” which finds Allen, Arkestra guitarist DMHOTEP and a new ensemble Continue Reading

April 24, 2025 #1408

Bassist Luke Stewart continues his winning ways on the upcoming release “The Order”. In the midst of preparing for a live show with his Remembrance Quintet, he changed his plans to a combination of the front line of the quintet and his Silt Trio (2024’s “Unknown Rivers” is a must-have), Continue Reading