All music used with permission by Dan Wilson Trio.     What can we say about Akron based guitarist Dan Wilson, at this point, that hasn’t already been said. From his work with Joey DeFrancesco and Christian McBride, to his extraordinary solo work, we were lucky to snag Dan for an intimate trio evening celebrating his release of his fourth album Things Eternal. For this performance, which draws on that album among a myriad of other influences, Dan once again engages Kip Reed on bass and welcomes Jessica Yefanaro on vocals. From a sold out performance from April 21st, 2023, it’s the ..read more

All music used with permission by Joey Skoch and Ava Preston.     Joey Skoch left Northeast Ohio to return to his musical roots in Chicago, but not before a weekend full of dynamite performances with some of the Midwest’s best up and coming jazz artists. For this performance, not only does Joey show off his considerable talents on piano, but he’s joined by teenage vocal sensation Ava Preston.   An eleven time Downbeat Student Music Award winner, Ava’s vocal abilities will very quickly become apparent for those of you who haven’t seen her perform at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Dizz ..read more

All music used with permission by Tamir Hendleman. Social Call/If You Could See Me Now/Our Delight - Dameron Tones for Joan's Bones/500 Miles High/Bud Powell - Corea Babushka - Hendleman It's Only a Paper Moon - Arlen Weather Medley - Hendleman Infant Eyes/Yes or No - Shorter Blues for Zoey - Hendleman Here's to Life - Mandel   Pianist/composer/arranger Tamir Hendelman is known for his dynamic and sensitive approach at the piano and his imaginative arrangements for his trio and as a long-time member of the Jeff Hamilton Trio. He has performed and recorded with an array o ..read more

All music used with permission by David Bixler and the Trio Incognito. 6-29-21 - Bixler Bomb - Bixler Nobody Else But Me - Standard Luminal Space - Bixler Old Dog, New Bix - Bixler Inside the Grief - Bixler   Saxophonist David Bixler keeps busy. When not hosting the podcast Liner Notes or leading the Jazz Studies program at Bowling Green State University, he tours in support of his most recent creative renaissance that culminated in the 2020 release of Inside the Grief with his Trio Incognito.   Featuring Fabio Rojas on drums, Dan Loomis on bass and David Bixler on saxo ..read more

All music used with permission by the Chris Hovan Organic Trio. Beatrice - Rivers Indonesian Nights - Monaco While We're Young - Wilder Your Mama's Got a Complex - Smith Cease the Bombing - Creque Bird of Beauty - Wonder Chris Hovan is an accomplished photographer, journalist and musician who dedicated himself to the drums in his early teens and never looked back. On this week’s show the Northeast Ohio native teams up with two Detroit heavyweights and one awesome Hammond B3 Organ for a show that celebrates the well-deserved renaissance and extensive catalog of one of the best ins ..read more

All music used with permission by Sammy DeLeon and Jackie Warren. Mambo Influenciado - Valdés Corcovado - Jobim My Little Suede Shoes - Parker Caravan - Ellington Triste - Jobim Armando's Rhumba - Corea   Jackie Warren and Sammy DeLeon need no introduction. Jackie is a star, a legend performing with the 3D Jazz Trio, the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, off Broadway as part of the DIVA Jazz Orchestra in Maurice Hines’ critically acclaimed Tappin’ Thru Life and at the Gilmore International Keyboard Festival among many, many places.   Sammy DeLeon is one of the most recognized t ..read more

All music used with permission by Grant Heineman. East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) - Bowman Janine - Adderly Emily - Plank How Little It Matters How Little You Know - Carmichael/Mercer I'm Deep In A Dream of You - Baker Blues for Ike - Reinhardt   Anyone who explores the rich history of jazz spends a good amount of time considering jazz pianists like Jim Hall, Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Geri Allen, to name four.    Joe Leaman is no different, and he leverages the trio format on this weeks program to explore works by these artists and others to provide a h ..read more

All music used with permission by Grant Heineman. Go East, Young Man - Miller Blue and Green - Evans Big Sky - Heineman Not Even Two Weeks - Regis Sarsaparilla Song - Heineman Lean Not - Heineman Danny Boy - Standard   Grant Heineman first caught our attention at the Bop Stop’s open jazz jam sessions. Back in Northeast Ohio after winning awards at the Berklee College of Music, Grant very quickly worked his way into being an in demand pianist on the scene before decamping for Los Angeles in the fall. One of the earlier episodes of our program featured him in a trio, but the ..read more

All music used with permission by Paul Francis. All I Do - Wonder Mother Nature's Son - Lennon/McCartney I Will - McCartney Walking On The Moon - Sting Truth - Flugge Something - Harrison We Didn't Start The Fire - Joel Let Him In/Revolution - Lennon/McCartney Black Bird - McCartney In Your Eyes - Gabriel   One of the enduring and arguably underappreciated aspects of music by The Beatles is how easily most of their catalog translates into jazz. There are a myriad of examples of this, one of my favorites happens to be Ben Paterson’s version of ‘Here, There and Everywh ..read more

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