Playlist, July 26, 2026

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

DaveStryker; The Folks Who Live on the Hill; Blue Fire: The Van Gelder Sessions (2026 Strikezone)

Amstel Jazz Ensemble; Tiny Capers; First State Blues (2026 Summit)

Red Garland; Please Send Me Someone to Love; Red Garland's Piano (1957 Prestige)

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Set Two

Emmet Cohen; I. Eternal Glimpse; Universal Truth (2026 Mack Avenue)

Buckhead; Will the Real Kenny G. Plesae Stand Up!!; Exchange (2026 Birckhead Music Group)

Douyé; In My Solitude; Stay with Me (2026 Betsy Blue Music)

Wallace Roney; Atlantis; Mystikal (2005 HighNote)

[mic break 9:59 a.m.]

Set Three

McCoy Tyner; Atlantis; Atlantis (1975 Milestone)

[mic break 10:21 a.m.]

Set Four

NicoleYvette; Night and Day; Say Yes (2026 self)

The Brecker Brothers; Sponge; The Brecker Brothers (1975 Arista)

Raul de Souza; Festival; Colors (1975 Milestone)

Hiromi; Spiral; Spiral (2005 Telarc)

Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane; Why Was I Born?; Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (2006 Concord)

Supersax; Groovin' High; Salt Peanuts (1974 Capitol)

[mic break 10:57 a.m.]

Set Five

Chicago; A Hit by Varèse; Live in Japan (1996 Chicago)

Chicago; Lowdown (Japanese version); Live in Japan (1996 Chicago)

Chicago; Ballet for a Girl in Buchhannon; Live in Japan (1996 Chicago)

Chicago; Mississippi Delta Blues; Live in Japan (1996 Chicago)

Chicago; Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is; Live in Japan (1996 Chicago)

Phish; Reba; LivePhish 13 (10.31.94 Glens Falls, NY (2002 Elektra)

[11:55 a.m.]

Playlist, July 19, 2026

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

Charles Ives; Piano Sonata No. 2 “Concord, Mass. 1840-1860”: III. The Alcotts; Bear's Sonic Journals - Concordance: 150 Years of Charles Ives (2026 Owsley Stanley Foundation)

Schapiro 17; Moment's Notice; Best Laid Plans (2026 Summit)

Ron Carter & Yotam Silberstein; Blues from Brother Malone; Duets (2026 JOJO)

[mic break 9:24 a.m.]

Set Two

Barry Greene; Question and Answer; Giants (2026 Origin)

Alternative Guitar Summit; A Blues for Mickey O (feat. Cheryl Bailey & Ed Cherry; Honoring Pat Martino, Volume 2 (2026 HighNote)

Catherine Russell; Now You're Talkin' My Language; Live @ Jazz at Lincoln Center (2026 DOT Time)

Catherine Russell; Never Too Old to Swing; Live @ Jazz at Lincoln Center (2026 DOT Time)

[mic break 9:52 a.m.]

Set Three

The Namedroppers; Chain of Fools; Let's Live Together (2026 Horizon)

Steely Dan; Your Gold Teeth; Countdown to Ecstasy (1973 ABC)

Tierney Sutton meets Charlier/Sourisse; Modinha; Talking to the Sun (2025 Gemini)

Miles Davis; The Pan Piper; Sketches of Spain (1960 Columbia)

Milt Jackson & John Coltrane; The Late, Late Blues; Bags & Trane (1961 Atlantic)

[mic break 10:28 a.m.]

Set Four

Amstel Jazz Ensemble; Joy Spring; First State Blues (2026 Summit)

Barry Greene; Green Street; Giants (2026 Origin)

Miroslav Vitous; Pegasos; Atmos (1993 ECM)

Roy Haynes with Phineas Newborn & Paul Chambers; Sugar Ray; We THree (1959 New Jazz)

Douyé; Love You Madly; Stay with Me (2026 Betsy Blue Music)

[mic break 10:56 a.m.]

Set Five

Chicago; A Hit By Varèse; Chicago V (1972 Columbia)

Chicago; All is Well; Chicago V (1972 Columbia)

Chicago; State of the Union; Chicago V (1972 Columbia)

Chicago; Alma Mater; Chicago V (1972 Columbia)

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Set Six

Conrad Herwig; Matrix; The Latin Side of Chick Corea (2026 Savant)

Richard Baratta; Donna Lee; Another Kind of Bird: Reimagining Charlie Parker (2026 Savant)

Stephen Philip Harvey Jazz Orchestra; Multiversal; Live at Bop Stop (2026 Hidden Cinema)

Rebecca Rafla; Fundamentally Unfinished; Fundamentally Unfinished (2025 self)

[11:55 a.m.]

Playlist, July 12, 2026

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

Tierney Sutton Meets Charlier/Sourisse; Talking to the Sun; Talking to the Sun (2026 Gemini)

Tomas Janzon; All Neighbors; Jazz Diary (2026 Changes Music)

Mary Flower & Leon Cotter; Half Moon; Chnts of Rain (2026 Little Village)

Bobby Matos Heritage Ensemble; Gratitude; Live at La Peña (2026 Lifeforce Jaxz)

[mic break 9:27 a.m.]

Set Two

Tal Mashiach; Paco; WHo's Around? (2026 Anzic)

Conrad Herwig; 500 Miles High; The Latin Side of Chick Corea (2026 Savant)

Aubrey Johnson; Chorinho; The Lively Air (2026 Greenleaf Music)

Charles Lloyd; Chulahoma; Figure in Blue (2025 Blue Note)

Dave McMurray; The Plum Blossom; I Love Life Even When I'm Hurting (2025 Blue Note)

[mic break 9:57 a.m.]

Set Three

Schapiro 17; Ugly Chic; Best Laid Plans (2026 Summit)

Helen Sung Big Band; Diana; Oracles (2026 Sunnyside)

Pat Bianchi; Jitterbug Waltz; Confluence (2026 21H)

Barry Greene; Backtrack; Giants (2026 Origin)

[mic break 10:33 a.m.]

Set Four

The Ali Ryerson Quartet; Chuck's Tune/Solar; The Ali Ryerson Quartet (2026 self)

Christine Fawson; It Could Happen to You; It Could Happen to You (2026 self)

Chicago Soul Jazz Collective; Message to a Child; No Wind & No Rain (2026 Calligram)

Joe Krown Trio + 1 (feat. Papa Mali); Qualified; Qualified (2026 Sledgehammer Blues)

[mic break 10:58 a.m.]

Set Five

Chicago; South California Purples; At Carnegie Hall (1971 Columbia)

Chicago; A Song for Richard and His Friends; At Carnegie Hall (1971 Columbia)

Chicago; Lonlieness is Just a Word; Live 1971 at the Kennedy Center (2024 Rhino)

Chicago; Poem for the People; Live 1971 at the Kennedy Center (2024 Rhino)

Chicago; A Hit by Varèse; Live 1971 at the Kennedy Center (2024 Rhino)

Chicago; Goodbye; Live 1971 at the Kennedy Center (2024 Rhino)

Chicago; Saturday in the Park; Live 1971 at the Kennedy Center (2024 Rhino)

[11:55 a.m.]

Playlist, July 5, 2026

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

Darren Litzie; Time of the Season; On My Own Time (2026 Summit)

Mary Flower & Leon Cotter; Daupine; Chants of Rain (2026 Little Village)

Dave Stryker; Blue Fire; Blue Fire: The Van Gelder Sessions (2026 Strikezone)

[mic break 9:20 a.m.]

Set Two

Steve Wilson; Pieces of Dreams; Enduring Sonance (2026 Smoke Sessions)

Rich Willey; Rexand & Take it Easy; Laid Back, Vol. 1 (2026 Boptism)

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra; Tattooed Bride; Ellington Masterworks (2026 MCG Jazz)

[mic break 9:50 a.m.]

Set Three

Emmet Cohen; Well You Needn't; Universal Truth (2026 Mack Avenue)

Emmet Cohen; My Funny Valentine; Universal Truth (2026 Mack Avenue)

Count Basie & His Orchestra, arranged & conducted by Oliver Nelson; Hobo Flats; Afrique (1971 Flying Dutchman)

Spookey Ruben (feat. Vinnie Colaiuta); Pliny the Elder; Pliny the Elder (2024 Hi-Hat)

Billy Childs; Flamenco Sketches; Triumvirate (2026 Mack Avenue)

Gerald Clayton; Angels Speak; Ones & Twos (2025 Blue Note)

[mic break 10:27 a.m.]

Set Four

Fred Houn & The Afro-Asian Ensemble; Never Broken, Always Outspoken, The People Are Me Suite; We Refuse to be Used and Abused (1988 Soul Note)

Frank Zappa; Cleetus Awreetus-Awrightus; The Grand Wazoo (1972 Bizarre/Reprise)

Oliver Nelson and the Berlin Dreamband; Heidi; Impressions of Berlin (1971 Flying Dutchman)

Brad Goode; Goose Dance; Live Your Dream: Live at North Street Cabaret (2026 Origin)

[mic break 10:59 a.m.]

Set Five

Chicago; Sing a Mean Tune Kid; Chicago III (1971 Columb

ia)

Chicago; Travel Suite; Chicago III (1971 Columbia)

Chicago; Lowdown; Chicago III (1971 Columbia)

Katy Smith; Travel in a Circle; 2 (1971 Stormy Forest)

[11:55 a.m.]

Playlist, June 28, 2026

ARCHIVES 

Set One

Frank Zappa; Twenty-One; Chicago '78 (2016 Zappa Records)

Frank Zappa; Dancin' Fool; Chicago '78 (2016 Zappa Records)

Buffalo Springfield; For What it's Worth; single (1966 Atco)

Rush; The Spirit of Radio; Permanent Waves (1980 Anthem)

Tobin Mueller; An Empty Space to Fill In; Fragments (2025 ArtsForge)

Aubrey Johnson; Help Me; The Lively Air (2026 Greenleaf)

[mic break 9:36 a.m.]

Set Two

Bill Frisell; When We Go; In My Dreams (2026 Blue Note)

Afro Celt Sound System; Amber Volume 2: Relese (1999 Real World)

Steve Wilson; Helen's Song; Enduring Sonance (2026 Smoke Sessions)

[mic break 9:59 a.m.]

Set Three

Charles Lloyd; Heaven; Figure in Blue (2025 Blue Note)

Billy Hart; Sonnet for Stevie; Multidirectional (2025 Smoke Sessions)

Oliver Nelson; The Artists' Rightful Place; The Kennedy Dream (1967 Impulse!)

Oliver Nelson; Jacqueline; The Kennedy Dream (1967 Impulse!)

Pat Bianchi; It Was a Very Good Year; Confluence (2026 21H)

[mic break  10:35 a.m.]

Set Four

Jenny Klukken; Billie's Bounce; Marimba Standard (2026 self)

Ben Wolfe; Any Time After Now; Any Time After Now (2026 Resident Arts)

Emmet Cohen; Well You Needn't; Universal Truth (2026 Mack Avenue)

Professor Irwin Corey; The Psychedelic Professor; The World's Foremost Authority? (1967 VIVA)

Harry Skoler; Marian; Echoes (2026 Red Brick Hill)

Ray Bryant Trio; Smack Dab in the Middle; Gotta Travel On (1967 Cadet)

[mic break 11:03 a.m.]

Set Five

Chicago; Movin' In; Chicago II (1970 Columbia)

Chicago; Wake Up Sunshine; Chicago II (1970 Columbia)

Chicago; Fancy Colours; Chicago II (1970 Columbia)

Chicago; It Better End Soon; Chicago II (1970 Columbia)

[mic break 11:40 a.m.]

Set Six

Schapiro 17; The Uncluttered Mind; Best Laid Plans (2026 Summit)

[11:55 a.m.]

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Playlist, June 21, 2026

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

Richard Baratta; Donna Lee; Another Kind of Bird: Reimagining Charlie Parker (2026 Origin)

The Dana Legg Stage Band; A Hard Day's Night; Scoopin' the Loop (2026 Summit)

Roosevelt Hoover III; Back at the Chicken Shack; Backyard Blues (2026 RH III Music)

[mic break 9:24 a.m.]

Set Two

Roosevelt Hoover III; If You Want Me to Stay; Backyard Blues (2026 RH III Music)

Brad Goode Quintet; For Michael; Live Your Dream (2026 Origin)

Freddie Hubbard; Spacetrack; The Black Angel (1970 Atlantic)

Freddie Hubbard; Eclipse; The Black Angel (1970 Atlantic)

[mic break 10:06 a.m.]

Set Three

Sean Imboden Large Ensemble; Flowing Currents; Uncharted Realms (2026 self)

The Kingston Trio; M.T.A.; At Large (1959 Capitol)

Frank Zappa; Big Swifty (Live in Hollywood, CA March 23, 1973); Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Edition (2023 Zappa)

Oliver Nelson; Stolen Moments; The Blues and the Abstract Truth (1961 Impulse!)

[mic break 10:40 a.m.]

Set Five

Chicago; Introduction; Chicago Transit Authority (1969 Columbia)

Chicago; Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is; Chicago Transit Authority (1969 Columbia)

Chicago; Questions 67 and 68; Chicago Transit Authority (1969 Columbia)

Chicago; Poem 58; Chicago Transit Authority (1969 Columbia)

Chicago; I'm a Man; Chicago Transit Authority (1969 Columbia)

[mic break 11:46 a.m.]

Playlist, June 7, 2026

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

Darren Litzie; Maybe We'll Try; On My Own Time (2026 Summit)

The Dana Legg Stage Band; Yo Dude, You Got the Time? (Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is); Scoopin' the Loop (2026 Summit)

Santana; Incident at Neshabur; Abraxas (1970 Columbia)

Louis Armstrong; The Rhythm Man; Hot Fives and Sevens (2026 Strikezone)

[mic break 9:24 a.m.]

Set Two

Dave Stryker; Summer Night; Blue Fire: The Van Gelder Session (2026 Strikezone)

Helen Sung Big Band; Convergence; Oracles (2026 Sunnyside)

Ben Patterson; David and Francis; Stretch (2026 Origin)

Vincent Herring; Ends and Means; Ends and Means (2006 HighNote)

[mic break 9:54 a.m.]

Set Three

Al Foster; Amsterdam Blues; Live at Smoke (2026 Smoke Sessions)

Baltimore Jazz Collective; Intercession; Baltimore Jazz Collective (2026 Stricker Street)

Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet; Teach Me Tonight; A Blue Time (2026 Circle 9)

Sonny Rollins; Duke of Iron; Dancing in the Dark (1987 Milestone)

[mic break 10:23 a.m.]

Set Four

Frank Zappa; Joe's Garage; Joe's Garage (1979 Zappa)

Frank Zappa; Village of the Sun; Chicago '78 (2016 Zappa)

Frank Zappa; Any Kind of Pain; Broadway the Hard Way (1988 Rykodisc)

Frank Zappa; You Are What You Is; Thing-Fish (1984 Barking Pumpkin)

Frank Zappa; When the Lie's So Big; Broadway the Hard Way (1988 Rykodisc)

[mic break 10:57 a.m.]

Set Five

Interview with Paul Kahn

Paul Kahn; Stain on My Sleeve; Willingness (2026 BespokeJazz)

Ike Willis; Do/Don't; Shoulda Gone Before I Left (1987 Enigma)

Ike Willis; Ounces O' Prevention; Shoulda Gone Before I Left (1987 Enigma)

The Fowler Brothers; Kaiparowitz High; Breakfast for Dinosaurs (1988 Fossil)

[mic break 11:46 a.m.]

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