Jazz Scene & News

Mindi Abair with saxophone, podcast graphic. Green background, red bow, and festive sparkle.
By Warren Buchholz December 10, 2025
Meet Mindi Abair. She’s is a 2x GRAMMY nominated saxophonist, vocalist, author and wine entrepreneur. She’s recorded and toured with ensembles and musicians like Aerosmith, Gerald Albright, Gregg Allman, Dave Koz and Trombone Shorty.
Cozy winter jazz mix cover art with text on blurred sweater and bokeh lights.
December 4, 2025
Settle into the season with warm jazz melodies, soft swing, and smooth ballads. This mix captures the feeling of falling snow, glowing lights, and quiet nights spent in comfort.
Promotional poster: Ron Carter & Ricky Dillard.
By Warren Buchholz December 3, 2025
Meet jazz bassist Ron Carter. He is a performer, band leader, author, and educator with a prolific record of performing with some of the greats like Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Eric Dolphy, Cannonball Adderley, Dexter Gordon, Wes Montgomery, and so many more.
Podcast ad featuring Dave Koz, smiling, and text for a
November 26, 2025
Meet Dave Koz. He’s an American saxophonist, composer, and radio host. Over the past 30 years, he’s earned nine Grammy nominations and performed with artists like Celine Dion and Stevie Nicks–to say the very least.
Podcast graphic: Robert Callender singing, colorful rainbow background,
November 11, 2025
In the late ’60s, Robert Callender — then recording as Bobby Callender — was a young singer-songwriter with a vision that defied his era. On Rainbow (1968, MGM), he fused Eastern raga textures with Western psychedelic rock, crafting a concept-driven song cycle long before such albums became common.
Rod Alnord Quartet performing in a studio. The drummer is in the center. Podcast logo visible.
November 6, 2025
Rod Alnord is Haitian-born drummer with multiple musical influences including Jazz, Gospel/Worship, and Afro-Caribbean Music. He studied at the University of South Florida under Ric Craig and Bob McCormick.
Woman in gown with band, singing at a concert with a mask. Stage lit with purple and blue lights.
October 29, 2025
Experience an unforgettable night of jazz in the Palladium Side Door, where the spirits of Nina Simone and Ella Fitzgerald meet in a magical, one-night-only concert. Featuring the captivating Siobhan Monique, who channels the soul of Simone and the elegance of Fitzgerald, this concert will transport you through timeles
Bryan Hughes & The Crew, performing in a studio. Man sings into a mic. Text:
October 29, 2025
Trained in both traditional and contemporary jazz, American Jazz Vocalist Bryan J. Hughes mixes the seasoned sound of a classic jazz frontman with big band popular stylings and a contemporary R&B smoothness that breathes life into songs both old and new.
Podcast graphic: Hayes Carll portrait,
By Warren Buchholz October 28, 2025
Hayes Carll isn’t preaching or teaching. He’s not interested in telling the rest of us what to do or think. But he is charting out a personal guide for his life, quieting the noise, and sitting with his real voice – the one that’s candid, consistent, and often inconvenient.
Stanley Jordan promoting a
By Warren Buchholz October 21, 2025
Meet Stanley Jordan, a jazz guitarist and composer who has performed in 70 countries on 6 continents. His Magic Touch album was an instant classic, and it stayed at #1 on Billboard’s jazz chart for 51 weeks.
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