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  1. Episode 330: East Meets West, Part 1

    Music from Asia and The Middle East combined with Afro-American Jazz. And Western jazzartists incorporating Asian and Middle Eastern scales and rhythms. Here is a list of what you'll hear in this episode: • Joshua Banks: From My Shores To Y

  2. Archives, Episode 124: What is Jazz and When Does It Stop Being Jazz

    From the archives, originally posted November, 2020. This episode explores the boundaries of the category of jazz---what defines jazz, and at what point it no longer makes sense to call a piece of music 'jazz'. A fascinating mix of musical

  3. Archives, Episode 109: Late Bloomers

    Taking a short break, and posting a few favourite episodes from my Discovering Jazz archives. This week it's one from June of 2020--another one from when I was living in Victoria, B.C. It starts with a song called "Late Bloomers", and ends

  4. Archives, Episode 108: Recent Discoveries Thanks to Online Friends

    I'm taking a few weeks off from posting new podcasts and re-posting some favourites from the past. This one is Episode 108, originally posted in May of 2020 when I was living in Victoria, B.C. Here I play music personally recommended by peo

  5. Episode 329: Albums on the Current JazzWeek Chart

    I did a fast perusal of few records on the Jazzweek chart over the past couple weeks. And I made some great discoveries. Some resonated with me and some didn't. But all 10 of the tracks I play on this episode stood out--at least after a qui

  6. Episode 328: Canadian Albums on the Jazzweek Charts

    I'm looking through the recordings that are being played on North American jazz radio and listening to tracks from some of the albums by Canadian artists. Some great music! I've found 10 that I decided to play for this episode. The artists

  7. Episode 327: Music I'm Exploring This Week

    Definitely a few here that might be considered on the 'fringes of the genre'. Three of them are by artists who will be appearing at the Edmonton Folk Festival early August. The artists here are Taj Mahal (playing a Duke Ellington classic),

  8. Episode 326: Songs That Remind Us Of Other Songs, Part 3

    This one starts and ends with the great Brazilian composer, Antonio Carlos Jobim. One tune that may have been influenced by a classic Miles Davis recording, and another inspired by Chopin. And speaking of Miles Davis, I also play a track fr

  9. Episode 325: A continuation of Songs That Sound Like Other Songs

    On feedspot's 100 Best Jazz Podcasts You Must Follow in 2025, Discovering Jazz has toggled between #33 and #35. At one time we were #7. You can also find some other great jazz podcasts through that site. https://podcast.feedspot.com/jazz_po

  10. Episode 324: Songs That Sound Like Other Songs

    Sometimes one tune may be influenced by an earlier one, and other times it's pure coincidence. But we find ourselves 'reminded' of another song. In this episode I play a recording of either a well-known or not so well known jazz tune, then

  11. Episode 323: Resilient Jazz Musicians, Part 4

    This is the last episode of my series on resilient musicians who thrived (at least for awhile) despite mental and/or physical challenges. The podcast starts with something fun....a Bud Freeman and Katie Lee project called Songs of Couch and

  12. Episode 322, Pat Martino and David K. Israel, Resilience Part 3

    The amazing guitarist, Pat Martino, while he was recovering from his near fatal seizure in the mid 1970's met with a highschooll junior, David K. Israel. They ended up recording a duet album together that was never released. Israel is now a

  13. Episode 321:Resilient Jazz Musicians Challenged by Illness or Disability, Part 2

    For Part 2 of this 4-part series, I talk about the following artists and play 10 musical selections. You'll learn something about: -Bud Powell -Lakecia Benjamin -John Coltrane -Brian Barley -Claude Ranger -Michael Wolff -Kate Hammet-Vaughan

  14. Episode 320: Resilient Jazz Musicians Challenged by Illness or Disability

    This is a start of a series where I play and talk about the resilience of jazz musicians facing challenges that would have stopped others in their tracks. Musicians in general have been shown to have the highest level of job satisfaction, b

  15. Episode 319: Fully Appreciating Sonny Rollins, Part 2

    Part two of my two part series on Sonny Rollins, inspired by Saxophon Colossus by Aidan Levy. I play and introduce eight selections, ranging from 1951 up to his last studio album in 2006. It includes two of his first recordings, a recording

  16. Episode 318: Why Sonny Rollins Is So Legendary

    This episode was inspired by my reading Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins. Thanks to Mark Vasey for giving me this book. For these two episodes I focus more on the music than on his life....although both are fascinatin

  17. Episode 317: CD's I Recently Acquired

    I listened to this podcast after recording it and really enjoyed it. I think you will too! It consists of tracks from cd's that I acquired over the past month, with some explanation as to why I acquired them. Artists include: -Wynton Marsal

  18. Episode 316: Why'd They Call It That, Jazz Tune Titles, Part 3

    The last in this series where I talk about the 'meaning' or (sometimes) lack of meaning behind the titles of certain jazz compositions. In this episode I play: Think of One-Thelonious Monk Salt Peanuts--Charlie Parker w. Dizzy Gillespie Elb

  19. Episode 315, Why'd They Call It That, Part 2

    Along with some great music, I explore some of the difference between jazz titles that are "programmatic" vs those that are more "impressionistic". And then there are those that seem to have nothing to do with the actual music. Compositions

  20. Episode 314: Why'd They Call It That? Part 1

    Ever wonder how (and why) jazz composers decide on a particular title for their compositions? I try to answer that question. Sometimes I just have to guess. And other times I'll get some hints from the composers or from jazz scholars. At ti

  21. Archives: Episode 108, Discoveries Thanks to Online Friends

    I'm taking a bit of a break and posting a couple episodes from my archives. This is from 2020 when I was living in Victoria. I listened to a few of them in order to find those that would speak to me. And here they are! I also talk a bit abo

  22. Archives: Episode 106, Caravan,Smile,Days of Wine & Roses,Solar,Speak Low,Stella by Starlight

    From the archives, a program originally published May 2020. Six compositions jazz players like to play, with tidbits of information about each one. Some of the recordings I play are by Ben Braum and his vocal quartet, Alan Pasqua, Tony Benn

  23. Episode 313: Albums Currently on the Jazz Charts, Part 2

    As I type this description, I'm listening to this episode and so enjoying it! The music is both interesting AND accessible. I'll give you a list of the album's I'm playing here: • Lisa Hilton: Lucky All Along • Don Moretti and Brazilia: Liv

  24. Episode 312: Albums High on Jazz Charts for 2025

    I was interested in listening to a few of the albums that jazz radio are featuring so far in 2025, and playing a few that stood out for me. This week you'll hear tracks by Eugenie Jones, Scott Hamilton, Joe Alterman with Houston Person, Ren

  25. Episode 311-Art Tatum,Oscar Peterson,Geri Allen,Brad Mehldau

    Part 3 of pianists described by Robert Doerschuk in his book 88-The Giants of Jazz Piano. I start by talking about Art Tatum who is " by consensus the greatest jazz pianist who ever lived". Then I move on to the man that Tatum himself consi

  26. Episode 310: Giants of Jazz Piano Part 2

    Four more pianists as described by Robert L. Doerschuk in his book 88: The Giants of Jazz Piano. You'll hear two tracks from Jelly Roll Morton and what to look for as you listen to them. Then I play 3 1/2 tracks from Thelonious Monk, includ

  27. Episode 309: 88 The Giants Of Jazz Piano, Part 1

    "An outstanding example of freedom built on form and of the possibilities suggested when romanticism and abstraction find each other". Guess what pianist is being described here? And what do you think that description might actually sound l

  28. Archives: Episode 110, Racism-Jazz As Part of the Solution

    It's important to remember, especially during Black History Month, that jazz is music born of the African American experience---and it is now played and listened to all over the world. To quote Randall Cline, Artistic Director of SF Jazz: "

  29. Archives: Episode 95, Black History Month

    Taking a couple weeks off and posting programs from the archives. This week it's Jazz and Black History Month....originally posted February of 2020. Now, despite the efforts of certain racist politicians to eliminate our honouring black his

  30. Episode 308: A Final Kick at 2024

    To conclude what has turned out to be an 8 part series on The Best of 2024---I've randomly selected some albums that were chosen by one or more 'experts'. There are a lot of artists of whom I was totally unfamiliar...and randomly selecting

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