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The Empress, John Ellis, Nnenna Freelon, Chicago Jazz Orchestra and more

By Benjamin Boddie | Ben Boddie On Jazz
March 27, 2025
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Today's Music—Right Now! Fantastic music by The Empress, Jon Bentley, John Ellis, Nnenna Freelon, Kevin Fort, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Dave Robbins, Rodney Whitaker, Laura Dreyer, Carloss Mena, Ben Patterson, David Caffey, Jackson Potter, Fred Hersch, Jeremy Pelt, Nels Cline, Bob James & Dave Koz, Caili O'Doherty, Lisa Hilton, Billy Hart, Yuval Cohen, Dave Hanson, Artemis, Nanami Haruta and more.

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The Empress "Bolivia" from Square One (Cellar Music Group) 00:00

Jon Bentley

saxophone, tenor
b.1973

" data-original-title="" title="">Jon Bentley "Trane's Terrain" from Go Ahead! (Cellar Music Group) 06:38

John Ellis

saxophone, tenor
b.1974

" data-original-title="" title="">John Ellis "Three Jewels" from Heroes (Blue Room Music) 12:32

Nnenna Freelon

vocals
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Nnenna Freelon "Here's Your Hat" from Beneath The Skin (Origin Records) 19:40

Kevin Fort

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Kevin Fort "Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?" from Everything I Love (JeruJazz) 25:02

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) 29:35

Dave Robbins

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Dave Robbins "Asiatic Raes" from Happy Faces (Reel To Real) 34:54

Rodney Whitaker

bass
b.1968

" data-original-title="" title="">Rodney Whitaker "Still Life With Tuba" from Mosaic: The Music Of Gregg Hill (Origin Records) 40:10

Laura Dreyer

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Laura Dreyer "Dancing Through Time" from Agua E Sol (Lavasphere) 46:17

Carlos Mena

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Carlos Mena "Con Personas (With The People)" from Con Personas With The People (Pinch) 52:53

Ben Patterson

trombone

" data-original-title="" title="">Ben Patterson "The Mixup" from Mad Scientist Music (Mad Scientist Music) 59:54

David Caffey

composer / conductor

" data-original-title="" title="">David Caffey "One By One" from The Edge Of Spring (RHDC Music Publications) 1:07:18

Jackson Potter

guitar

" data-original-title="" title="">Jackson Potter "The Duke" from Small Things (Shifting Paradigm Records) 1:13:26

Fred Hersch

piano
b.1955

" data-original-title="" title="">Fred Hersch "Awakenings" from Suspended in Time (Resilience Music Alliance) 1:19:55

Jeremy Pelt

trumpet
b.1976

" data-original-title="" title="">Jeremy Pelt "Afrofuturism" from Woven (HighNote Records) 1:24:23

Nels Cline

guitar, electric
b.1956

" data-original-title="" title="">Nels Cline "The 23" from Consentrik Quartet (Blue Note) 1:29:40

Bob James

piano
b.1939

" data-original-title="" title="">Bob James "Sommation" from Just Us (Just Koz) 1:34:56

Caili O'Doherty

piano
b.1992

" data-original-title="" title="">Caili O'Doherty "Let's Get Happy Together" from Bluer Than Blue (Outside In Music) 1:40:21

Lisa Hilton

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Lisa Hilton "Escapist Fantasy" from Lucky All Along (Ruby Slippers Productions) 1:47:06

Billy Hart

drums
b.1940

" data-original-title="" title="">Billy Hart "South Hampton" from Just (ECM) 1:53:39

Yuval Cohen

saxophone
b.1973

" data-original-title="" title="">Yuval Cohen "The Dance of the Nightingale" from Winter Poems (ECM) 2:00:47

Dave Hanson

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Dave Hanson "Across That Bridge" from Blues Sky (Origin Records) 2:07:25

Brent Jarvis

piano
b.1978

" data-original-title="" title="">Brent Jarvis "Tomorrow, The World" from Dragonfly (Brent Javis Music) 2:14:43

Elaine Dame

vocals
b.1962

" data-original-title="" title="">Elaine Dame "Reminiscing" from Reminiscing (Elaine Dame) 2:21:15

Fernando Ferrarone

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">Fernando Ferrarone "In A Daze" from Now Till Forever (Independent) 2:27:12

Richard Baratta

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Richard Baratta "Purple Haze" from Looking Back (Savant) 2:32:47

Max Leake

piano
b.1958

" data-original-title="" title="">Max Leake "Just In Time" from Threads (MCG Jazz) 2:37:22

Michelle Nicolle

vocals
b.1969

" data-original-title="" title="">Michelle Nicolle "With A Song In My Heart" from The Silent Wish (Purple Lead Music) 2:41:19

Mark Grandfield "Nature Boy" from It's Getting Late (Mark Grandfield Music) 2:45:25

MTB "Ditty For Dewey" from Solid Jackson (Criss Cross) 2:48:37

Carl Allen

drums
b.1961

" data-original-title="" title="">Carl Allen "Alter Ego" from Tippin' (Cellar Music Group) 2:54:55

Artemis

band / ensemble / orchestra

" data-original-title="" title="">Artemis "Komorebi" from Arboresque (Blue Note) 3:01:49

Dave Stryker

guitar
b.1957

" data-original-title="" title="">Dave Stryker "Moonglow" from Stryker With Strings Goes To The Movies (Strikezone Records) 3:07:31

Alan Chaubert

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">Alan Chaubert "Poinciana" from Just the Three of Us (Pacific Coast Jazz) 3:13:44

Jenna McLean

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Jenna McLean "The Girls Of Summer" from For Your Love (Jenna McLean Music) 3:21:54

Harry Allen

saxophone
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Harry Allen "It's You Or No One" from t Takes Three (Night Is Alive) 3:26:44

Nanami Haruta

trombone

" data-original-title="" title="">Nanami Haruta "Woodpecker" from The Vibe (Origin Records) 3:31:21

Paul Vornhagen

saxophone
b.1950

" data-original-title="" title="">Paul Vornhagen "Gravy Waltz" from Live At The Blue Llama (Global Pulse) 3:36:47:05

Renee Rosnes

piano
b.1962

" data-original-title="" title="">Renee Rosnes "Essa Mulher" from Crossing Paths (Smoke Sessions) 3:42:05

Judy Wexler

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Judy Wexler "No Wonder" from No Wonder (Jewel City Jazz) 3:46:47

Rick Roe

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Rick Roe "Floating Candles" from Tribute (Cold Plunge Records) 3:51:26

Kasan Belgrave

saxophone, alto

" data-original-title="" title="">Kasan Belgrave "Ponder" from Dual Citizens (Tribe Records) 3:56:31

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