Episode 28: Ep28: The Rabbit, WaterBears, Cows, Blackbirds, Moles, extraordinary machines + a BusyBody! What?!!

Courtney Pine Global Jazz

Courtney’s playing refreshingly cool new jazzy vibes for you to work, rest and play to! Jam-packed full of new releases and plenty of fun, including many of the artists introducing their own tracks! This wk Johnny Hodges tribute, the return of Headhunters! Spring moves from Canada, classic Wayne Shorter, Swiss Waterbears and Vinnie the Cow! What should you be listening to this spring? Stay with Courtney to find out!!
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[0'00] Owen Broder - 18 Carrots for Rabbit (Hodges Front & Center Vol 1 OUTSIDE IN) Broder sx Riley Mulherkar tpt Carmen Staaf pno Barry Stephenson bs Bryan Carter dr. In the follow-up to his acclaimed 2018 debut, Heritage, Broder shines the spotlight on Johnny Hodges through explorations of nine compositions associated with the Rabbit, including pieces from his legendary work with Duke Ellington as well as his oft overlooked catalogue of small group albums.
[3'36] Headhunters - Rocking at the Mole House (Speakers in the House Ropeadope) Bill Summers perc keys vc prod Mike Clark dr/prod Donald Harrison sx Stephen Gordon keys Reggie Washington bs Scott Roberts dr. The legendary jazz-funk ensemble's first new album in 11 years. Co-lead by percussionist Bill Summers and drummer Mike Clark with support from NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison on alto saxophone.

[7'13] Sara Gazarek - Extraordinary Machines VANITY Sara Gazarek vc/comp Miro Sprague pno Alex Boneham bs Christian Euman dr Michael Stever tpt Alan Ferber tb/orch Lenard Simpson sx Daniel Rotem tnr Adam Schroeder bari Brad Allen Williams gtr. THE next important jazz singer?? "I wanted to capture the yin and yang of every day love and life, and the movement, modulations, and meditative repetition that can become more of an undercurrent than a miracle if we let it."

[11'51] sunking - Bad Habits (SMUG) Rob Granfelt/Antoine Martel comp/eng Contains samples from ‘East Meets West (Intro)’ Evan MacDonald. Featuring two members of the Seattle-based collective High Pulp, sunking are indie jazz alchemists who incorporate indie-rock, electronic and hip-hop elements into a jazz framework. For fans of BADBADNOTGOOD and Flying Lotus.

[13'25] Simon Belelty - United (Shorter) Pee Wee (Jojo Records) Simon Belelty gtr Kirk Lightsey pno Jason Brown dr Gilles Naturel bs Asaf Yuria sx Josh Evans tpt. Belelty’s deep love for jazz began in his childhood home in Jerusalem. His father, jazz drummer Jojo Belelty, would share his vinyl records with his family as well as the contagious joy the records brought him.

[19'01] Ostara Project - Bye Bye Blackbird (Cellar Music Group) Jodi Proznick bs Amanda Tosoff pno
Joanna Majoko vc Rachel Therrien tpt Allison Au sx Jocelyn Gould gtr Sanah Kadoura dr For Canadians, the arrival of spring is momentous: the scent of the air is fresh and full of possibility as tender green shoots reach up towards light and warmth: outstanding Canadian jazz artists embodying the geographic, cultural and ethnic diversity of the Canadian mosaic.
[25'00] Sam Blakeslee - Busy Body OUTSIDE IN Sam Blakeslee tb Brandon Coleman gtr Chris Coles sx Matt Wiles bs/keys Jamey Haddad perc Dan Pugach dr Brian Krock fl.“Leading up to this point, I was writing a great deal for the big band medium. However, with no safe situations for big band performances in the near future, turning to electronic production gave me the timbral contrast that has always drawn me to composing for large ensembles. All of a sudden, I felt like I had an orchestra at my fingertips!”

[31'50] Kuma - Tardigrada (Honey & Groat Rocafort) Matthieu Llodra keys/comp Arthur Donnot sx/comp Fabien Iannone bs Maxence Sibille dr Cyril Moulas gtr
Kuma is the resident band of Switzerland's renowned Cully Jazz Festival. Classically trained and highly skilled, the young band play with tradition and innovation, challenging their boundaries and exploring the intersection of jazz, hip hop and house.

[34'46] Jeff Coffin: Vinnie The Cow (Between Dreaming and Joy EAR UP) Jeff Coffin sx Vicente Archer bs Richard Aspinwall gtr, Keith Carlock, dr Nigel Hall keys Emmanuel Echem tpt Ray Mason tb Bernardo Aguiar Michael League perc Sarah Ariche Jennifer Hartswick vc DJ Logic. Jeff Coffin is a globally celebrated saxophonist, composer, educator, member of legendary U.S. rock group, Dave Matthews Band. You may also know him from his 14 years, and 3 Grammy Awards, with the genre-defying Bela Fleck & the Flecktones.
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