There's so much good jazz being recorded around the world....a lot of it on small labels....and yet it rarely gets airplay. JAZZ TODAY....in it's own small way....tries to put that right!

JAZZ TODAY is a weekly radio show on Cambridge105 Radio. It is broadcast live in Cambridge UK on 105FM, on DAB digital and at cambridge105.co.uk.

JAZZ TODAY ONLINE is a quarterly cloudcast of some of the best tracks to appear on JAZZ TODAY.


Friday 29 January 2021

Jazz Today Online - Playlist Winter 2021

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Mario Rom’s Interzone: Eternal Fiction from Eternal Fiction (Traumton). Mario Rom, trumpet; Lukas Kranzelbinder, bass; Herbert Pirker, drums.

Samo Salamon & Friends: Crooswijk from Almost Alone Vol 1 (Samo). Cenk Erdogan and Samo Salomon, guitars.

Alberto Pinton Trio: Never There Intro / Dark from All the Difference (Clear Now). Alberto Pinton, reeds; Vilhelm Bromander, bass; Konrad Agnas, drums.

Susan Alcorn Quintet: Pedernal from Pedernal (Relative Pitch). Susan Alcorn, pedal steel guitar; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Michael Feldman, violin; Michael Formanek, bass; Ryan Sawyer, drums.

Keith Jarrett: Part V from Budapest Concert (ECM). Keith Jarrett, piano.

Serge Lazarevitch, Ben Sluijs & Teun Verbruggen: Evidence from Still Three, Still Free (RAT). Ben Sluijs, sax; Serge Lazarevitch, guitar; Teun Verbruggen, drums.

Dalgoo: Eens Oneens from Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite (Jazzwerkstatt). Tobias Klein and Luther Ohlmeir, reeds; Meinrad Kneer, bass; Christian Marien, drums.

Elina Duni & Rob Luft: Flying Kites from Lost Ships (ECM). Elina Duni, vocals; Rob Luft, guitar; Fred Thomas, drums.

Will Glaser, Matthew Herd & Liam Noble: I’m An Old Cowhand from Climbing in Circles (UbuntuMusic). Matthew Herd, sax; Liam Noble, piano; Will Glaser, drums.

Michal Tomaszczyk & Petter Olofsson: Home from Sketches from the North (self-released). Michal Tomaszczyk, trombone; Petter Olofsson, bass.

Fergus McCreadie: North from Cairn (Edition). Fergus McCreadie, piano; David Bowden, bass; Stephen Henderson, drums.

Max Nagl 5: Morgen from Pdorvk (RudeNoises). Max Nagl, sax; Martin Eberle, trumpet; Phil Yaeger, trombone; Georg Vogel, piano; Gregor Aufmesser, bass.

 

Sunday 24 January 2021

Playlist - Jan 24th / 25th 2021

Emmet Cohen: Future Stride from Future Stride (Mack Avenue)

Jaromir Honzak: Rain Cloud from Hard to Understand (Animal Music)

Jaromir Honzak: Tamquam from Hard to Understand (Animal Music)

Klokke: Hojt At Flyve from Hjem Til Det Gra (self-released)

Fergus McCreadie: North from Cairn (Edition)

Daniel Weber: Edwin Booth from Dramatis Personae (Jazzhausmusik)

Jim Rattigan: Saudade from When (Three Worlds)

Trio Pipeline: Otri from Kakuan Suite (We Insist)

Elina Duni & Rob Luft: Lux from Lost Ships (ECM)

Roberto Negro: Odile from Papier Ciseau (Label Bleu)

Ron Miles: Average from Rainbow Sign (Blue Note)

Bence Vas & Big Band: Overture from Overture et al (self-released)

Klokke: Maskin Mand from Hjem Til Det Gra (self-released)

Fergus McCreadie: Across Flatlands from Cairn (Edition)

Gabriele Fava Group: Colder and Colder from I Can See the Darkness Fall (Dodicilune)

Michael Thomas: Fox and Cat from Event Horizon (Giant Step Arts)



Monday 11 January 2021

2020 El Intruso International Critic's Poll

As always, it was an honour to be asked to contribute to the annual El Intruso International Critics Poll. Full results can be found HERE.


Sunday 10 January 2021

Playlist - Jan 10th / 11th 2021

Mario Rom’s Interzone: Eternal Fiction from Eternal Fiction (Traumton)

Santi Quintans’ Tiptrick: Reflexif from Kiss the Joy (Yolk)

Will Glaser, Matthew Herd & Liam Noble: I’m An Old Cowhand from Climbing in Circles (Ubuntu Music)

Chris Potter: I Have a Dream from There is a Tide (Edition)

Philip Zoubek Trio: Silver from Nonplaces (WhyPlayJazz)

Max Nagl 5: Morgen from Pdorvk (RudeNoises)

John Pal Inderberg Trio: Den Lyse Dag Forgangen Er from Radio Inderberg (AMP Music & Records)

John Pal Inderberg Trio: No Splice from Radio Inderberg (AMP Music & Records)

Mikkel Ploug: Julia from Balcony Lullabies (Stunt)

Sara Decker: I Measure Every Grief I Meet from Poetryfied (Acoustic Motion Concepts)

Andrea Keller: Too Soon from Curates Monday Nights Live at the Jazzlab Vol 2 (self-released)

Joel Ross: The Nurturer from Who Are You ? (Blue Note)

Betty Accorsi Quartet: The Golden Wave from The Cutty Sark Suite (self-released)

Mario Rom’s Interzone: You’ll Find Me No More from Eternal Fiction (Traumton)

Rudresh Mahanthappa: The Windup from Hero Trio (Whirlwind)

Will Glaser, Matthew Herd & Liam Noble: Lonely from Climbing in Circles (Ubuntu Music)

Max Nagl 5: Sabotage from Pdorvk (RudeNoises)

Chris Potter: Rest Your Head from There is a Tide (Edition)

Val Bonetti: Igor from Hidden Star (Dodicilune)

Val Bonetti: Tram 5 Rag from Hidden Star (Dodicilune)

Jorgen Emborg: Running from Swan Songs (Stunt)