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Favorite Jazz of 2022

By Jerome Wilson | The Outer View
January 4, 2023
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This show looks back at 2022 by playing my favorite jazz recordings of the past year. Musicians featured include

Nate Wooley

trumpet
b.1974

" data-original-title="" title="">Nate Wooley (with his group Columbia Icefield), Hedvig Mollestad,

Tyshawn Sorey

drums
b.1980

" data-original-title="" title="">Tyshawn Sorey,

Wayne Shorter

saxophone
1933 - 2023

" data-original-title="" title="">Wayne Shorter, and

Bill Frisell

guitar, electric
b.1951

" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Frisell.

Playlist

Henry Threadgill Sextett "I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00
Tyshawn Sorey Trio "Two Over One" from Mesmerism (Yeros7) 1:02
Mary Halvorson
guitar
" data-original-title="" title="">Mary Halvorson "Amaryllis" from Amaryllis (Nonesuch} 8:14
Host Speaks 14:04
Zoh Amba
woodwinds
b.2000
" data-original-title="" title="">Zoh Amba "Hymn to the Divine Mother" from O, Sun (Tzadik) 15:53
Janel Leppin
cello
" data-original-title="" title="">Janel Leppin "I Pose" from Ensemble Volcanic Ash (Cuneiform) 23:03
Host Speaks 29:52
Hedvig Mollestad & Trondheim Jazz Orchestra "All Flights Cancelled" from Maternity Beat (Rune Grammofon) 32:03
Tomas Fujiwara
drums
" data-original-title="" title="">Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double "Life Only Gets More" from March (Firehouse 12) 38:44
Host Speaks 43:18
Youn Sun Nah
vocals
" data-original-title="" title="">Youn Sun Nah "Round And Round" from Waking World (Nplug) 44:25
Natalie Cressman
trombone
" data-original-title="" title="">Natalie Cressman &
Ian Faquini
guitar, acoustic
" data-original-title="" title="">Ian Faquini "Auburn Whisper" from Auburn Whisper (GroundUP) 48:32
Aubrey Johnson
vocals
b.1985
" data-original-title="" title="">Aubrey Johnson &
Randy Ingram
piano
b.1978
" data-original-title="" title="">Randy Ingram "Olha Maria" from Play Favorites (Sunnyside) 53:15
Host Speaks 58:54
Charles Lloyd
saxophone
b.1938
" data-original-title="" title="">Charles Lloyd Trio "Blood Count" from Chapel (Blue Note) 1:01:14
Wayne Shorter/
Terri Lyne Carrington
drums
b.1965
" data-original-title="" title="">Terri Lyne Carrington/
Leo Genovese
keyboards
b.1979
" data-original-title="" title="">Leo Genovese/
Esperanza Spalding
bass
b.1984
" data-original-title="" title="">Esperanza Spalding "Midnight In Carlotta's Hair" from Live At The Detroit Jazz Festival (Candid) 1:08:35
Host Speaks 1:14:41
Columbia Icefield "A Catastrophic Legend" from Ancient Songs of Burlap Heroes (Pyroclastic) 1:16:21
Host Speaks 1:31:22
Miles Okazaki
guitar
b.1974
" data-original-title="" title="">Miles Okazaki "In Some Far Off Place" from Thisness (Pi) 1:33:14
Randal Despommier
saxophone
" data-original-title="" title="">Randal Despommier "Igloo" from A Midsummer Odyssey (Sunnyside) 1:42:37
Talk 1:45:28
Tom Skinner
drums
" data-original-title="" title="">Tom Skinner "Voices (of the Past)" from Voices of Bishara (International Anthem) 1:46:32
Bill Frisell "Waltz For Hal Willner" from Four (Blue Note) 1:51:21
Art Ensemble Of Chicago
band / ensemble / orchestra
" data-original-title="" title="">Art Ensemble Of Chicago "Odwalla/The Theme" from Selected Recordings (ECM) 1:54:04

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Oct 11 Sat

Ingardens Festival

First Street Green Cultural Park
New York, NY

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Ingardens Festival

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