Recent Playlists
Ben Boddie On Jazz Ep 253 – 04.18.2024
TODAY'S MUSIC - RIGHT NOW! Artist - Song Title - CD Title - Label – Year Noon Altin Sencalar - Maiden Voyage - Discover The Present - Posi-Tone Records - 2024 Allen Dennard - Unexplained - Flashback - Allen Dennard Music - 2022 Monty Alexander - Restoration - D Day -...
The First Instrument Jazz Show – Two Episodes (April 2 & 6, 2024 and April 9 & 13, 2024)
April 2 & 6, 2024 Artist - Song - Album - Label - Year Rene’ Marie - Tired - Black Lace Freudian Slip - Motema - 2011 Lynne Fiddmont - Holiday - Flow - MidLife - 2006 Billy Eckstine - Sunday Kind of Love - Billy’s Best - Mercury ...
The Jazz Disturbance – 4/13/2024, 4/15/2024
PLAYLIST ARTIST/SONG/TITLE/LABEL Marian McPartland/A Kiss from You/Marian McPartland Plays the Benny Carter Songbook/Concord [4:50] Roberto Magris/In the Days of Our Love/Love is Passing Thru/JMood [4:32] Daniel Janke Winter Trio/Available Light/Available...
Situation Fluxus – 4/11/2024, 4/15/2024 – bassist Mike Downes
PLAYLIST ARTIST/SONG/TITLE/LABEL Rodney Sharman and Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa/Wounded - Opera Transcription Bk 3/Known and Unknown/Redshift [4:47] Glazbene Staze/Parafraza na Daquinovu Kukavicu [Tomislav Uhlik]/Pierrot Project, Op.1/ Glazbene Staze [3:03] [excerpt] Mike...
The Jazz Disturbance – 4/6/2024, 4/8/2024
PLAYLIST ARTIST/SONG/TITLE/LABEL Bill Evans/When I Fall In Love/Portraits in Jazz: Bill Evans Trio/Riverside [4:57] Brian Bromberg/Scotty’s Song/LaFaro/Be Squared Productions [6:49] Ephemeris/The First Dragon/Ephemeris/Marsken [8:59] Ineke Vandoorn, Jasper Van...
The Jazz Disturbance – 3/30/2024, 4/1/2024
PLAYLIST ARTIST/SONG/TITLE/LABEL Thad Jones/I’ve Got a Crush On You/The Magnificent Thad Jones/Blue Note [10:31] Allen Dennard/Dusk/Flashback/Allen Dennard Music LLC [9:31] Willie Rodriguez/Beyond the Struggle/Seeing Sounds/Coucs Music [4:07] Sammy Davis, Jr./Why Try...
The First Instrument Jazz Show – 3/26/24 & 3/30/24
Artist - Song - Album - Label - Year Chaka Khan - And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night in Tunisia) - What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me - Warner Bros. - 1981 Ulysses Owens Jr. feat. Theo Bleckmann - Balm in Gilead - Songs of Freedom - Resilience Music...
Situation Fluxus – 3/28/2024, 4/2/2024 – pianist Kelly Green
PLAYLIST ARTIST/SONG/TITLE/LABEL Louis Stewart/Footprints/Louis The First/Livia [5:42] Mary Halvorson/Tailhead/Cloudward/Nonesuch [4:35] Dave Stryker/Summit/Groove Street/Strikezone [6:27] Nicholas Mycio/Inner Urge/Nonstandard/Nicholas Mycio [3:39] [excerpt] Kelly...
Jazz In The A.M. Ep 294 – 03.25.2024
TODAY'S MUSIC - RIGHT NOW! Artist - Song Title - CD Title - Label – Year 8:00 A.M. Eastern Kenny Burrell - Salty Papa - The Road to Love - HighNote Records - 2015 Joey DeFrancesco - Who Shot John - Trip Mode - HighNote Records - 2015 Amina Figarova - Marians - Blue...
The First Instrument Jazz Show – 3/19/24 & 3/23/24
Artist - Song - Album - Label - Year Rachelle Ferrell - I Know You Love Me - Rachelle Ferrell - Capitol - 1992 Brianna Thomas - Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer - You Must Believe in Love - Sound on Purpose Records - 2014 Opaluna - ...
Blog Posts
Ben Boddie On Jazz
Ben Boddie On Jazz is dedicated to the preservation and the promotion of Jazz. While recognizing the genius and contributions of Jazz Masters, we are equally dedicated to supporting the achievements of musicians that are keeping the music alive today. Your comments...
The Triangle Jazz Calendar
The Triangle Jazz Calendar, or the TJC, is a comprehensive guide to all things Jazz in the thriving music community, for musicians, venue owners, and most importantly loyal Jazz listeners, of the North Carolina Triangle area. The TJC can be found on...
What Is Harpo?
Harpo is uninterrupted music during Taintradio's program day when there are not independent produced shows airing. The music is eclectic and continuously updated for your listening pleasure. See the Taintradio Schedule for specific days and times.
April Is Jazz Appreciation Month
Smithsonian Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month 2022: Latin Jazz and the Spirit of “Cachao” López In the pantheon of Latino contributions to Jazz, one name that continues to stand out is Israel “Cachao” López. The Cuban bass player helped invent the mambo style in the...
New Release By Catherine Russell – Send For Me
SEND FOR ME Grammy nominated vocalist Catherine Russell, when asked to characterize her new album, Send For Me, replied, “I love romance that swings.”