Pete will be sampling new releases from the UK, mainland Europe and the USA, including the QOW Trio, the Tomeka Reid Quartet and the quintet Petite Lucette. We’ll also be hearing from flautist Ruedi Hausermann and saxophonist Andrea Ayassot. And as part of our gig guide there will be music from guitarist Ant Law, who is be bringing his quartet to Stapleford later this week. Listen HERE at 4pm GMT.
jazz today.....
Friday, 13 February 2026
Sunday, 8 February 2026
Playlist - Feb 8th / 11th 2026
David Chevallier, Sebastien Boisseau & Christophe
Lavergne: 68 Ways of Whatever from ReSet (Yolk)
Airelle Besson & Lionel Suarez: Les Tuiles Bleues
from Blossom (Bretelles Prod / Papillon Jaune)
Mark Lockheart, Huw V Williams & Jay Davis: Rule
of Three from Shapeshifter (Subtone)
Zoe Rahman: Crystal Clear from Dreamland (self-released)
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Ole Morten Vagan: The
Far Out Suite from This is Wuppertal! (Jazzland)
Vision String Quartet: Ravel Reloaded from In
the Fields (ACT)
Hypno Disc: The Schwa from Till Och Fran (Havtorn)
Sunday, 1 February 2026
Playlist - Feb 1st / 4th 2026
Haeun Joo: Soft Collapse from Just
Gravity (577 Records)
Federico Calcagno & The Dolphians:
Terra Liberata from Face The Music (Da Vinci Jazz)
Iain Ballamy: Retrato em Branco e
Preto from Riversphere Vol 1 (Babel)
Karim Saber: Sister Song from Sundance
(self-released)
Joel Frahm Trio: Moonface Lament from
Lumination (Anzic)
Victoria Kirilova: Midnight Express from
Roots & Skies (Da Vinci Jazz)
Sunday, 25 January 2026
Playlist - Jan 25th / 28th 2026
Julian Lage: Night Shade from Scenes
From Above (Blue Note)
Tino Tracanna: L’Indice di Alfredo from
Panorchestra (Flying Robert Music)
Jasmine Myra: How Tall the Mountains from
Rising (Gondwana)
Tuva Halse: Duet from Reconnection
(Jazzland)
Ralph Towner: Red and Black from
Solstice (ECM)
Ralph Towner: Nimbus from Solstice
(ECM)
Sunday, 18 January 2026
Playlist - Jan 18th / 21st 2026
S-E-A: Laura in Limbo from Places
and Other Stories (Losen)
Christopher Hoffman: Spindrift from
Rex (Out of Your Head)
Misha Mullov-Abbado & James Davison:
Sunday’s Mudbath from Moon Beans (self-released)
Liam Noble: Head of Marketing from
The Long Game (Edition)
Airelle Besson & Lionel Suarez: Blossom
from Blossom (Bretelles Prod / Papillon Jaune)
Alon Farber Hagiga: Mingus Dream from
Dreams I Dream (Origin)
Misha Mullov-Abbado & James Davison:
Subsonic Glow from Moon Beans (self-released)
Max Nagl Ensemble: Kostum from
Live at Porgy and Bess Vol 6 (Rude Noises)
Intro / Outro – Stephane Huchard: Jakawa Jungle Spoon
from Toutakoustiks (Blue Note Fr)
Monday, 12 January 2026
El Intruso International Critics Poll 2025
As always, an honour to be invited to participate. Full results here:
https://elintruso.com/2026/01/10/encuesta-2025-periodistas-internacionales/
Sunday, 11 January 2026
Playlist - Jan 11th / 14th 2026
Johanna Summer: Giant Steps from
Upright (ACT)
Marty Ehrlich Trio Exaltation: Dusk from
This Time (Sunnyside)
Ted Morcaldi: Onward from Celestial
Stranger (Clonmell Jazz Social)
Ronan Guilfoyle’s Bemusement Arcade: Two
Blues from At Swing, Two Birds (Livia)
Verso: Now I Write from Echoes
of Remembered Things (AUT)
Johanna Summer: Stella By Starlight from
Upright (ACT)
Jonas Sorgenfrei: Dad’s Car from
Cracks in the Silence (Unit)





