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The First Instrument Jazz Show – 4/16/24 & 4/20/24

by | Apr 21, 2024

Artist  -  Song  -  Album  -  Label  -  Year  Robert Glasper Experiment  -  Human  -  ArtScience  -  Blue Note  -  2016 Melody Gardot and Philippe Powell  -  Perhaps You’ll Wonder Why (Strings Version)  -  The Paris Sessions EP  -  Decca Records  -  2023 Alyssa...

The Jazz Disturbance – 4/20/2024, 4/22/2024

by | Apr 20, 2024

PLAYLIST ARTIST/SONG/TITLE/LABEL Ella Fitzgerald/Black Coffee/75th Birthday Celebration: The Original Decca Recordings/GRP [3:06] John Minnock/What About Today/A Different Riff: Minnock Sings Shire/Dot Time [5:50] Eki Shola/Dead End/Kaeru/Eki Shola [3:26] Fred...

Ben Boddie On Jazz Ep 253 – 04.18.2024

by | Apr 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 Jazz Disturbance – 4/13/2024, 4/15/2024

by | Apr 13, 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...

The Jazz Disturbance – 4/6/2024, 4/8/2024

by | Apr 6, 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

by | Mar 30, 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

by | Mar 30, 2024

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

by | Mar 28, 2024

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...

Blog Posts

Ben Boddie On Jazz

by | Dec 14, 2022

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

by | Dec 14, 2022

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?

by | Dec 13, 2022

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

by | Apr 1, 2022

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...