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By Benjamin Boddie | Ben Boddie On Jazz
April 10, 2025
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Today's Music—Right Now! Fantastic music by Branford Marsalis, Altin Sencalar, Reginald Cyntie, Marianne Solivan, Thomas Marriott, Mitch Towne, Paul Hecht, Lorraine Feather, Eric Alexander, Geoffrey Dean, Jackson Potter, Willie Morris, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Jerry Gimble, Allan Chaubert, Billy Hart, Russ Spiegel, Elaine Dame, MTB, Posi-Tone Swingtet, The Empress, Nnenna Freelon, Rachel Therrien, Yellowjackets, and more.

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Branford Marsalis

saxophone
b.1960

" data-original-title="" title="">Branford Marsalis "Long As You Know You're Living" from Yours Belonging (Blue Note) 00:00

Altin Sencalar

trombone

" data-original-title="" title="">Altin Sencalar "Straight Street" from Unleashed (Posi-Tone Records) 8:47

Reginald Cyntje

trombone

" data-original-title="" title="">Reginald Cyntje "Shattered Structures" from Mosaic (Reginald Cyntje) 13:49

Marianne Solivan

vocals
b.1976

" data-original-title="" title="">Marianne Solivan "Spark" from Break's Over (Imani Records) 20:56

Thomas Marriott

trumpet
b.1975

" data-original-title="" title="">Thomas Marriott "Reading Rainbow" from Screen Time (Imani Records) 24:51

Mitch Towne

organ, Hammond B3

" data-original-title="" title="">Mitch Towne "Ode To Kenny" from Refuge (Across Towne Records) 29:59

Paul Hecht

" data-original-title="" title="">Paul Hecht "Come La Sete" from Pyrography (yes&eyes Records) 35:22

Lorraine Feather

vocals
b.1948

" data-original-title="" title="">Lorraine Feather "Disappearing Universe" from The Green World (Relarion Inc.) 39:19

Eric Alexander

saxophone, tenor
b.1968

" data-original-title="" title="">Eric Alexander "Angel Eyes" from Chicago To New York (Cellar Music Group) 45:05

Geoffrey Dean

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Geoffrey Dean "Came And Went" from Conceptions (Cellar Music Group) 53:56

Jackson Potter

guitar

" data-original-title="" title="">Jackson Potter "Trams" from Small Things Shifting (Paradigm Records) 59:30

Willie Morris

saxophone, tenor

" data-original-title="" title="">Willie Morris "Dialect" from Unbound Inner (Posi-Tone Records) 1:07:27

Chicago Jazz Orchestra

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">Chicago Jazz Orchestra "Four On Six" from More Amor -A Tribute To Wes Montgomery (CJO Records) 1:14:17

Jeffrey Gimble

vocals
b.1962

" data-original-title="" title="">Jeffrey Gimble "Tryin Times" from Brand New Key (Cafe Pacific Records) 1:19:36

Alan Chaubert

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">Alan Chaubert "Misterioso" from Just The Three of Us (Pacific Coast Jazz) 1:24:26

Billy Hart

drums
b.1940

" data-original-title="" title="">Billy Hart "Naaj " from Just (ECM) 1:29:30

Russ Spiegel

guitar
b.1962

" data-original-title="" title="">Russ Spiegel "Soul Station" from Nitty Gritty (Ruzztone Music) 1:34:17

Elaine Dame

vocals
b.1962

" data-original-title="" title="">Elaine Dame "Midnight At The Oasis" from Reminiscing (Elaine Dame) 1:39:02

MTB "Ode To Angela" from Solid Jackson (Criss Cross) 1:45:54

Posi-Tone Swingtet

band / ensemble / orchestra
b.2020

" data-original-title="" title="">Posi-Tone Swingtet "Song Title" from In Jazz We Trust (Posi-Tone Records) 1:51:53

The Empress "Yearnin'" from Square One (Cellar Music Group) 1:58:22

Rachel Therrien

trumpet
b.1987

" data-original-title="" title="">Rachel Therrien "Orun" from AMi Hogar ll (Lula World) 2:05:16

Nick Hempton

saxophone, alto
b.1976

" data-original-title="" title="">Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds "Polkadots & Moonbeams" from Horns Locked (Cellar Music Group) 2:11:28

Nnenna Freelon

vocals
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Nnenna Freelon "Last Dream Home" from Beneath The Skin (Origin Records 2:18:36

Yellowjackets

band / ensemble / orchestra
b.1977

" data-original-title="" title="">Yellowjackets "The Lion" from Fasten Up (Mack Avenue) 2:23:25

Jeremy Pelt

trumpet
b.1976

" data-original-title="" title="">Jeremy Pelt "Michelle" from Woven (HighNote Records) 2:28:28

Nanami Haruta

trombone

" data-original-title="" title="">Nanami Haruta "Girlie's World" from The Vibe (Origin Records) 2:33:40

Liz Cole

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Liz Cole "I'm Still Here" from I Want To Be Happy (Liz Cole) 2:38:49

Michelle Nicolle

vocals
b.1969

" data-original-title="" title="">Michelle Nicolle "When Your Lover Has Gone" from The Silent Wish (Purple Lead Music) 2:42:50

Jim Snidero

saxophone, alto
b.1958

" data-original-title="" title="">Jim Snidero "Confirmation" from Bird Feathers (Savant) 2:46:58

Jon Bentley

saxophone, tenor
b.1973

" data-original-title="" title="">Jon Bentley "Trane's Terrain" from Go Ahead! (Cellar Music Group) 2:51:55

John Ellis

saxophone, tenor
b.1974

" data-original-title="" title="">John Ellis "Linus And The Lyre" from Heroes (Blue Room Music) 2:57:54

Kevin Fort

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Kevin Fort "If You Could See Me Now" from Everything I Love (JeruJazz) 3:04:47

Carlos Mena

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Carlos Mena "Con Personas (With The People)" from Con Personas (With The People) (Pinch) 3:10:52

Rodney Whitaker

bass
b.1968

" data-original-title="" title="">Rodney Whitaker "Unknown Ballad" from Mosaic: The Music Of Gregg Hill (Origin Records) 3:17:47

Richard Baratta

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Richard Baratta "Purple Haze" from Looking Back (Savant) 3:22:35

Artemis

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">Artemis "The Smile Of The Snake" from Arboresque (Blue Note) 3:27:08

Jonah David

drums
b.1977

" data-original-title="" title="">Jonah David "Pretenderly" from Waltz For Eli (Swish Tap Records) 3:32:27

Mafalda Minnozzi

vocals
b.1967

" data-original-title="" title="">Mafalda Minnozzi "Corcovado" from Riofonic (MPI) 3:38:00

Paul Vornhagen

saxophone
b.1950

" data-original-title="" title="">Paul Vornhagen "Long Ago And Far Away" from Live At The Blue Llama (Global Pulse) 3:41:42

Bigger Badder Bones "Livi's Waltz" from Sliders (Summit) 3:45:41

Ben Markley

piano
b.1981

" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Markley "Don't Bring It Up" from Tell The Truth (OA2 Records) 3:51:08

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