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Concert review of successive sets, pianist Sylvie Courvoisier played with her partners for two acclaimed duo albums in 2025: trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, and guitarist Mary Halvorson.

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Black and white photo of pianist Sylvie Courvoisier performing with trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith.
December 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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Mark prefers a "what I listened to most this past year" list. Even so, the discs below would likely make a "best of" list, but that's not my preference. These are discs (and digital files) Mark kept on a heavy rotation.
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Album cover of the group’s name, Chicago Edge Ensemble in brown capital letters with diagonal bands of grey, light grey and yellow underneath the group’s name, with the album title, in capital burgundy letter, Paradoxes in Freedom
December 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Released in 1970, Blue Mode was Hammond B3 organist’s Reuben Wilson’s third album for Blue Note. Wilson was a graduate of the soul jazz school and a complete natural when it came to serving up finger-clicking grooves.

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‘Blue Mode’: Organist Reuben Wilson’s Tasty Soul Jazz Manifesto
Released during a transitional phase for Blue Note, the ‘Blue Mode’ album revealed Hammond disciple Reuben Wilson to be a soul-jazz master.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Mention Johnny Hartman and most jazz fans think instantly of John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, a seductive LP of ballads recorded for Impulse in 1963. The album remains one of jazz’s best-selling and most beloved records.

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Johnny Hartman: 'The Last Balladeer'
A new three-CD set of the jazz singer's singles, rarities and live recordings, 1947-1961
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December 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Streamed live on Dec 8, 2025
Presented by Open Studio.
Emmet Cohen - Piano
Joshua Redman - Tenor Saxophone
Philip Norris - Bass
Kyle Poole - Drums

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Emmet’s Place Revival: Joshua Redman Ignites the New Era (Ep. 137)
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December 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Drummer Billy Hart—whose musical sensibilities continually surprise regardless of context-releases his first live album “Multidirectional” with his esteemed quartet: tenorist Mark Turner, pianist Ethan Iverson, bassist Ben Street.
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Billy Hart - Multidirectional — JazzTrail | NY Jazz Scene | Album Reviews | Jazz Photography
Label: Smoke Jazz Sessions Records, 2025 Personnel - Mark Turner: tenor saxophone; Ethan Iverson: piano; Ben Street: bass; Billy Hart: drums.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Trio of Bloom is the inspired brainchild of veteran producer David Breskin, a bass-less unit with keyboardist Craig Taborn, guitarist Nels Cline and drummer Marcus Gilmore.

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The Fiery Poetry of Trio of Bloom
The art of the trio is a sturdy yet intimate, changeable and sometimes fragile phenomenon. Triangular geometry has its own set of rules and structural strengths, in music as well as architectural and ...
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December 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Tis the season for giving — and receiving! Josh Jackson and Nate Chinen are rummaging through their stockings, to talk about some of the jazz boxed sets and other goodies that they’re most excited about this year.

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Holiday Gift Guide!
As a tie-in to the WRTI Holiday Gift Guide, Josh and Nate are rummaging through their stockings to talk about some of the boxed sets and other goodies they're most excited about this year.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Herbie Hancock began attending Iowa’s Grinnell College in the late 1950s, as an electrical engineering major. His lifelong fascination with how things work fueled his interest in circuitry and mechanics.

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Dubbed the 'gadget guy' of jazz, Herbie Hancock used tech to change music forever. He honed his skills in Grinnell - Little Village
In his last performance in Iowa City, jazz great Herbie Hancock mentioned how he felt “at home in Iowa” because of his years at Grinnell College. For most artists, a […]
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December 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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New York Times: Best Jazz Albums of 2025. The most compelling releases of the year.
In a year that saw the deaths of drummers, Jack DeJohnette and Al Foster, other drummers both young and old, shone as elite bandleaders.

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Best Jazz Albums of 2025
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December 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Kenny Washington’s rich, soulful voice and masterful scatting have enchanted jazz lovers worldwide. A live recording as he performs at Jazz St. Louis. The concert begins at the 7:19 mark. Enjoy

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Kenny Washington - Live at Jazz St. Louis
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December 5, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Teddy Edwards was a superb West Coast jazz tenor saxophonist. He’s known for recording The Duel with Dexter Gordon in 1947; and being the first tenor saxophonist in a quintet co-led by Clifford Brown and Max Roach...

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Video: Teddy Edwards Sextet (1962)
Teddy Edwards was a superb West Coast jazz tenor saxophonist.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Jaco Pastorius often told people that he was the greatest bass player in the world. During his brief, mercurial career, there was enough truth to his contention that his words didn’t seem all that brash or uncouth.

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Jaco Pastorius, An Introduction To The Jazz Legend
Jazz legend Jaco Pastorius changed what people thought the bass could (and should) sound like. This introduction explains how.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Braxton Cook, an alumnus of jazz trumpeter Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah’s (formerly Christian Scott) band who went solo in 2017, has a talent for spinning the seasons of his life into arresting musical self-portraits.

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Braxton Cook Strikes a Balance of Art & Family
Braxton Cook, an alumnus of jazz trumpeter Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah’s (formerly Christian Scott) band who went solo in 2017, has a talent for spinning the seasons of his life into arresting musical se...
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December 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Here it is: the Best Jazz Albums of 2025 🎧
The Best Jazz Albums of 2025
For improvised music, an inspired and inspiring year.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Resplendent in a shimmering gold jacket, his long gray locks kissed by the evening breeze, Gary Bartz was floating untethered in the Charlie Parker zone. Physically, he was onstage at the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival,

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Gary Bartz: Finding Comfort in Chaos
Resplendent in a shimmering gold jacket, his long gray locks kissed by the evening breeze, Gary Bartz was floating untethered in the Charlie Parker zone. Physically, he was at its ground zero: onstage...
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December 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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James Francies X Joel Ross X Blaque Dynamite completed a two-night run at the newly opened Blue Note Los Angeles on Sunset, the city’s coolest lounge for live jazz.

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James Francies X Joel Ross X Blaque Dynamite: A Two-Night Improvised Run at L.A.’s Coolest New Jazz Spot - Los Angeles Sentinel
James Francies X Joel Ross X Blaque Dynamite completed a two-night run at the newly opened Blue Note Los Angeles on Sunset, the city’s coolest lounge for live jazz.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Lisa Fischer’s voice can feel like a force of nature, swelling from a quiet murmur to a gale-force roar within the space of a syllable.

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Lisa Fischer Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop
The star vocalist’s ability to put over songs in different styles comes from her years as a backup singer.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Cécile McLorin Salvant is a three-peat Jazz Vocal Album Grammy winner. She once put out a record sung mostly in French and can sing in languages like Haitian Kreyòl, Japanese and Occitan.

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Cécile McLorin Salvant is Reinventing Jazz, One Show at a Time
Don’t worry, Cécile McLorin Salvant is weird in all the right ways. Case in point: on her latest album “Oh Snap” there’s a 27-second interlude where she riffs on the
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December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians in Chicago has built community and pushed musical boundaries for 60 years. Hear 13 tracks from this jazz institution.

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5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the A.A.C.M.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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The previous May 20 1978, the Arkestra had appeared on Saturday Night Live. That must have been a treat. It was always better to see Sun Ra live, for his majestic pacing around the stage, and the costumes.

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Jazz Album Review: Sun Ra and his Arkestra Live at The Left Bank - Cosmic Swing and Ragged Glory - The Arts Fuse
Sun Ra was often deliberately far out, as we used to say, and also joyously entertaining.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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In a rare interview, Wes Montgomery revealed the insecurities that forced his retreat from jazz, even as he was celebrated as a giant of jazz

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“I never practice. From time to time, I just open my case and throw in a piece of raw meat.” The late guitar ace who spurned the jazz world, climbed the pop charts and lived in terror of taking a solo
In a rare interview, Wes Montgomery revealed the insecurities that forced his retreat from jazz, even as he was celebrated as a giant of jazz
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December 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Top Ten Jazz Releases of 2025, Adler Edition

1. Anthony Wilson Nonet, House of the Singing Blossoms (Sam First Records)

2. Mark Turner, Reflections on: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Giant Step Arts)

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Top Ten Jazz Releases of 2025, Adler Edition - JazzTimes
We’re heading toward the end of 2025 and tallying up lists, which might take a few different forms here as December unfolds. But this first … Read More "Top Ten Jazz Releases of 2025, Adler Edition"
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December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo teamed up again on 2023’s El Arte del Bolero Vol. 2, and this time they planned ahead, choosing their material to include songs from Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, and the Caribbean.

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Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo celebrate the Latin American songbook with a gorgeous, ruminative jazz duo - Chicago Reader
Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo teamed up on 2023’s El Arte del Bolero Vol. 2, choosing their material to include songs from Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, and the Caribbean.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Kelly Pribble opened a yellowed cardboard box and pulled out a master audio tape by the jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley from 1975.

“A horrible year for tape,” he groaned.

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The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes
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December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM