In the Groove, Jazz and Beyond

We begin this week's episode celebrating Herbie Hancock's birthday with a set of great music from this influential pianist. Next up is new music from Greg Abate, Sam Hirsh and a fine debut album from John Hasselback III. San Diego's Holly Hofmann is represented here too. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Herbie Hancock ~ Maiden Voyage ~ Maiden Voyage Herbie Hancock ~ Hang Up Your Hang Ups ~ Man-Child Herbie Hancock ~ Canaloupe Island ~ Empyrian Isles Greg Abate ~ And Then Again ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron Sam Hirsh ~ Pop's Delight ~ Quite Frankly John Hasselback III ~ Kingsbridge ~ Entrance Lee Morgan ~ Ceora ~ Cornbread Holly Hofmann Quartet ~ Takin' Off / Driftin' ~ Live At Birdland

A set of new and old music from both coasts. We finish this episode with a Freddie Hubbard set on his birth anniversary. We play more of Greg Abate's latest release featuring Kenny Barron as well. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Carmen Lundy ~ Ola De Calor ~ Modern Ancestors Sam Hirsh ~ Ways of the Wise ~ Quite Frankly Holly Hofmann Quartet ~ Mood Indigo (Live) ~ Live At Birdland Greg Abate ~ Voyage ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron Greg Abate ~ Water Lily ~ Magic Dance: The Music of Kenny Barron Freddie Hubbard ~ Lament for Booker ~ Hub-Tones Milt Jackson ~ Sunflower ~ Sunflower

This week's episode features the anticipated album from Greg Abate, Magic Dance, the music of Kenny Barron (with KB on piano). After Greg's release, let's hear more Kenny B in a trio and duet setting. Also featured are some great female jazz artists with Holly Hofmann and Artemis. The show concludes with a young talented guitarist, Dan Liparini. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Greg Abate ~ Innocence ~ Magic Dance Greg Abate ~ Rain ~ Magic Dance Kenny Barron Trio ~ In the Slow Lane ~ Book of Intuition Kenny Barron & Dave Holland ~ Seascape ~ The Art of Conversation Larry Young ~ Softly As In A Morning Sunrise (Remastered) ~ Unity ARTEMIS ~ Step Forward ~ Artemis Holly Hofmann Quartet ~ Brown Bossa (Live) ~ Live At Birdland Dan Liparini ~ 06 Convergence ~ Tessellations

Shake off those Winter doldrums and get into the feeling of Spring with this weeks playlist. We feature those Spring standards you love and some new Spring tunes you may not have heard. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Freddie Hubbard ~ Up Jumped Spring (LP Version) ~ Backlash Holographic Principle ~ Spring ~ Dance Of The Great Spirit Joe Lovano Quintet ~ Birds Of Springtime Gone By ~ Village Rhythm Eric Alexander ~ You Must Believe In Spring ~ Revival Of The Fittest Toots Thielemans ~ Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most - West Coast ~ East Coast West Coast Jack McDuff ~ April In Paris ~ Brotherly Love Warren Byrd ~ Where Is Spring ~ Truth Raised Twice Hank Mobley ~ This I Dig Of You ~ Soul Station Pharoah Sanders ~ Lonnie's Lament ~ Crescent With Love (Disc 1)

A couple of Grammy related tunes to start the show. Than an eclectic mix of music spanning many generations of jazz from the 1930's till 2021. Playlist Artist ~ Name ~ Album Carmen Lundy ~ Jazz On TV ~ Modern Ancestors Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade ~ All Blues ~ Trilogy 2 (Live) Emmet Cohen ~ Dardanella ~ Future Stride Fats Waller ~ Spring Cleaning (Getting Ready for Love) ~ The Centennial Collection Lee Morgan ~ Ceora ~ Cornbread Lee Morgan ~ Tom Cat ~ Tom Cat Dezron Douglas & Brandee Younger ~ Equinox ~ Force Majeure Matt Dwonszyk ~ Pecan's Delight ~ Wonderful World