LightNews LightNews
mcgeetony.bsky.social
@mcgeetony.bsky.social
58 followers 22 following 700 posts
Posts Replies Media Videos
mcgeetony.bsky.social
An interview from The Late Set Vault, featuring saxophonist, composer, bandleader, Gary Bartz.

Taped in Brooklyn during the 2024 Winter Jazzfest, with the original Late Set hosts, Nate Chinen and Greg Bryant.

#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
#Music

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Radio Repost: Deep River with Gary Bartz
Podcast Episode · The Late Set · 11/24/2025 · 31m
podcasts.apple.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
At 95, David Amram Still Makes Music. And Nobody Can Put Him in a Box. Amram is a composer, musician, author, conductor and boundlessly connected collaborator who has been cheerfully ignoring musical categories since the 1940s.

#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
#Music

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/a...
At 95, David Amram Still Makes Music. And Nobody Can Put Him in a Box.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
Kate Kortum wins the Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Her debut album, Good Woman, reimagines jazz standards originally written by men, reclaiming them through bold arrangements and a distinctly female perspective.

#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
#Music

www.wbgo.org/music/2025-1...
Kate Kortum wins the 14th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition at NJPAC
Kate Kortum won the 14th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition on Sunday night (Nov. 23) at NJPAC
www.wbgo.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
There is never a bad time to celebrate the music of Weather Report, as Kurt Elling and The Yellowjackets proved. Over a decade and a half, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul and their cast of bandmates created a towering body of work.

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

ukjazznews.com/kurt-elling-...
Kurt Elling and The Yellowjackets Celebrate Weather Report at Cadogan Hall - UK Jazz News
There is never a bad time to celebrate the music of Weather Report, as Kurt Elling and The Yellowjackets proved last Saturday. Over a decade and a half, Wayne Shorter, Joe Zawinul and their ever-chang...
ukjazznews.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
Latine sounds meet classic jazz, and suddenly, “Latin Jazz” clicks. It’s not just a fusion of genres—it’s the meeting of spirits, a shared language of rhythm, melody, and cultural expression. And it’s making a comeback.
#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#LatinJazz

remezcla.com/lists/music/...
The Afro-Latine Jazz Revival You Didn't See Coming – 8 Artists You Must Know
Latine jazz is not just a fusion of genres—it’s the meeting of spirits, a shared language of rhythm, melody, & cultural expression.
remezcla.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:07 AM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
An old axiom among jazz musicians says, “Don’t shake hands when you take the bandstand because people will know you haven’t played together before.” Jazz musicians love playing with people they haven’t worked with before.

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

www.earrelevant.net/2025/11/the-...
The Branford Marsalis Quartet: Familiarity breeds innovation | EarRelevant
www.earrelevant.net
November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
The contrast in their approaches makes for an interesting repertoire. John Scofield has always been more like a songwriter, whereas Dave Holland, like Mingus, favours ambiguous chord structures.

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

ukjazznews.com/john-scofiel...
John Scofield/Dave Holland – ‘Memories Of Home’ - UK Jazz News
Allen Ginsberg apparently told fellow poet Robert Creeley that, following several critical and artistic successes, he needn’t worry about writing a bad poem anymore, he could “afford to”. I’m not sure...
ukjazznews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
Pulitzer Prize-winning drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey may just be the busiest musician on planet Earth. Depending on the day, Sorey is on the road with his energetic trio, innovative larger ensembles, or various bands led by others.
#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

indyweek.com/music/tyshaw...
Talking With Tyshawn Sorey About Max Roach, Spontaneous Composition, and North Carolina's Musical History
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey will play on November 21 as part of Duke Arts' "Max Roach at 100" program.
indyweek.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
Reviews of new releases by, Trio of Bloom that challenges and rewards attentive listening.
Plus, a new release by Mark Turner, perhaps the most highly regarded tenor saxophonist of his generation.

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

artsfuse.org/320016/jazz-...
Jazz Album Reviews: Sounding Freedom - Two Journeys Through the Avant-Garde and History - The Arts Fuse
Two jazz albums whose uncompromising visions succeed.
artsfuse.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
Miles Davis wasn’t always the jazz icon the public know and revere today. In fact, his superstar status only came in the wake of his catalytic appearance at the second-ever Newport Jazz Festival, held in July 1955.

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/the-...
How ‘Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet’ Put The Legendary Trumpeter On The Map
By Miles Davis’ own estimation, the group that recorded the album ‘Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet’ made the jazz trumpeter ‘a legend.’
www.udiscovermusic.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
There’s no shortage of ideas, or personality, in Ted Rosenthal’s new album, Classics Reimagined: Impromp2.
Ted Rosenthal has long occupied a unique place at the intersection of jazz and classical music.

#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
#Music

www.paris-move.com/reviews/ted-...
Ted Rosenthal Trio - Classics Reimagined: impromp2
Ted Rosenthal Trio - Classics Reimagined: impromp2. The result is not a crossover gimmick but an act of genuine renewal.
www.paris-move.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
Through her vocals and storytelling, seven-time Grammy-nominated jazz artist Nnenna Freelon turned the stage at UNC's Sonja Haynes Stone Center into a conversation about loss and diversity.

#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
#Music

dailytarheel.com/article/life...
Jazz artist Nnenna Freelon reads debut memoir on grief at Stone Center
Artist Nnenna Freelon performed a reading of her newly released, debut novel about her experiences with loss.
dailytarheel.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
Live Jazz, from Smalls Jazz Club,

Steve Nelson / Vibraphone
Rick Germanson / Piano
Kiyoshi Kitagawa / Bass
Charles Goold / Drums
For the complete Smalls and Mezzrow archive visit www.smallslive.com
Smalls Jazz Club - 11/11/2025

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

youtube.com/live/SLFS634...
Steve Nelson Quartet - Live at Smalls Jazz Club - 11/11/2025
YouTube video by SmallsLIVE
youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
Vocalist Kandace Springs discusses her latest album with Brian Pace and what Billie Holiday means to her. She also reflects on some of her musical influences as well as her career.

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

youtube.com/watch?v=wTZh...
The Pace Report: "A Lady Named Kandace" The Kandace Springs Interview
YouTube video by Brian Pace a.k.a The Pace Report
youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
The nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards are in, with plenty to smile about for the worlds of jazz, blues and beyond.

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

downbeat.com/news/detail/...
The Grammy Nominations Are In
The nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards are in, with plenty to smile about for the worlds of jazz, blues and beyond. Below we’ve got complete nominations for the jazz and blues categories as well a...
downbeat.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
No other group in jazz, past or present, sounds quite like Mary Halvorson’s Amaryllis. A septet that places her guitar within a shifting matrix. About Ghosts is the group’s latest album. The Late Set with Josh Jackson & Nate Chinen.
#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

www.wrti.org/podcast/late...
Expand and Adapt, with Mary Halvorson
About Ghosts is the latest album from Mary Halvorson's Amaryllis, and on our short list for Album of the Year. Before a recent show at Solar Myth, Halvorson sat down with Josh Jackson to talk about he...
www.wrti.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
There are legends in jazz — and then there’s Sonny Rollins.

They call him the Saxophone Colossus, and for good reason. For nearly nine decades, Rollins has set the gold standard for what it means to be a true improviser.

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

www.wabe.org/an-interview...
An Interview with Saxophonist Sonny Rollins
There are legends in jazz — and then there’s Sonny Rollins. They call him the Saxophone Colossus, and for good reason. For nearly nine decades, Rollins has set the gold […]
www.wabe.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
Jazz Is a Four Letter Word by Grammy Award-winning artist, producer, and composer Nicholas Payton, with Esperanza Spalding and Karriem Riggins, will have you feeling like you are front row at a private after-hours jam session.

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

www.wclk.com/2025-11-11/n...
New Music On WCLK: Nicholas Payton-Jazz Is A Four Letter Word
Trumpeter Payton evokes the spirit of Max Roach with help from Esperanza Spalding and Karriem Riggins on his new album Triune on Smoke Sessions.
www.wclk.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
For Loren Schoenberg, the musician, the scholar, the seeker, this latest project, he has brought back to life the long-lost arrangements Eddie Sauter wrote for vibraphonist Red Norvo.

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

www.paris-move.com/reviews/lore...
Loren Schoenberg and His Jazz Orchestra - So Many Memories
Loren Schoenberg and His Jazz Orchestra - So Many Memories: Jazz still has the power to make the past sound astonishingly alive.
www.paris-move.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
At the Tiny Desk, Pianist and composer Kris Davis and her trio turns her layered compositions into a mosaic of emotional expression.

Kris Davis: piano
Robert Hurst: bass
Johnathan Blake: drums

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV4o...
Kris Davis Trio: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
On the lookout for new jazz? Here’s the JazzWax monthly roundup of freshly released albums that are worth a listen:

#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
#Music

open.substack.com/pub/marcmyer...
New Albums Worth a Listen
On the lookout for new jazz?
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 AM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
With the rise of stereo sound in the late 1950s, many record labels and producers sought to widen theLP’s audio dimensions. One of these albums was The Trombones, Inc. Recorded for Warner Bros in December 1958.

#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
#Music

open.substack.com/pub/marcmyer...
'The Trombones, Inc.' (1958)
With the rise of stereo sound in the late 1950s, many record labels and producers sought to widen theLP’s audio dimensions.
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 AM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
Saxophonist, composer and bandleader Kamasi Washington joins Terence Blanchard to discuss his early obsession with anime, working with Kendrick Lamar, DJ Battlecat’ss influence on his sound, and future projects.

#JazzSky
#JazzMusic
#Jazz
#Music

youtube.com/watch?v=JLea...
Kamasi Washington on Anime, Kendrick Lamar as “the John Coltrane of rap,” DJ Battlecat & more.
YouTube video by SFJAZZ
youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
Concert review of Larry Goldings on Hammond B-3 organ, Peter Bernstein on guitar, and Bill Stewart on drums, performing in New York at the Smoke Jazz & Supper Club. This trio first played at Smoke, 30 years ago.

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

www.allaboutjazz.com/goldings-ber...
Picture of the three musicians performing, Peter on the left on guitar, Bill in the middle on drums and Larry at the organ.
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
mcgeetony.bsky.social
Charles Lloyd latest recording “Figure in Blue” feels like a summation—a deeply felt meditation on the artists and traditions that have shaped his sound. He is joined by
Jason Moran on piano and guitarist Marvin Sewell.

#Jazz
#Music
#JazzSky
#JazzMusic

www.allaboutjazz.com/figure-in-bl...
The album cover of Charles Lloyd 2025 release “Figure in Blue”. Three human figures appears in yellow, orange and blue. The cover lists the names in white Charles Lloyd, Jason Moran, Marvin Sewell and the recordings title in dark blue letters figure in blue.
November 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM