On this edition you can hear some of the best female timekeepers in Jazz, from the early days of Viola Smith to the funky grooves of our time, from Terri Lyne Carrington to Marilyn Mazur.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 09-12-2021 The Female Heartbeat/Drumbeat in Jazz
On this edition I pay tribute to the late great George Mraz one of the great Jazz bassist and composers, whose steady and tasteful playing enriched countless of recordings as a sideman and leader of his own groups.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 02.12.2021 George Mraz Remembered
On this edition you can hear a selection of music created with the support of the leading Irish Rhythm Section of Kevin Brady and Dave Redmond spurring on some of the best Jazz Musicians of our time including Bill Carrothers, Seamus Blake, Larry Coryell and Phil Ware.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 25.11.21 An Irish Rhythm Section-Kevin Brady+Dave Redmond
ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT LONG the magic of jazz at our fingertips with some extraordinary music by Bill Evans, Joe Pass, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Henderson, Abdullah Ibrahim, Horace Silver, Billie Holiday, Coleman Hawkins and others.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 18.11.21 Jazz Night and Day and all Night long
THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE OF JAZZ.........explored on this week's edition of TALES FROM THE FAR SIDE
with contributions by Wolfgang Puschnig, Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, Gerry Mulligan, Astor Piazolla, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jan Gabarek, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Gilad Atzmon and others
Read more: Tales from the far Side 11.11.21 The global language of Jazz
MAGIC FLUTES IN JAZZ ......
another Jazz-Fairytale, another chapter of my weekly Jazz Show.
And today I explore the music of Herbie Mann, Alberto Socarras, Wayman Carver, James Moody, Eric Dolphy, Charles Lloyd, Yusef Lateef, Nicole Mitchell, Frank Wess, Bobby Jaspar and others.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 04.11.21 All around the magic Jazz Flute
HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL JAZZ ........
another chapter of JAZZ-FAIRYTALES....
on this week's edition of TALES FROM THE FAR SIDE
where you can hear some "HALLOWEEN-themed" JAZZ from
Jason Rebello, Roland Rahsaan Kirk, Albert Ayler, Bill Evans, Renee Rosnes, Jackie McLean, Joshua Redman, Andrew Hill and others.
Read more: Tales from the far Side 28.10.21 Hauntingly Beautiful Jazz
