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Notes From The Jazz Underground Gets Topical

This edition of Notes From The Jazz Underground is based on the playlist from July 8, 2016.There was disturbing news from Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas last week, and NFTJU host Paul Abella used the power of music to speak to injustice, civil rights and protest.Nearly they whole show revolves around Charles Mingus' "Meditations for...

Devadip Carlos Santana, Jazzman: A Jazz Underground Playlist

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the January 10th show.Everybody knows about Carlos Santana's career as a trailblazing Latin Rock psychedelic fusioneer from the 60's. Others know his pop leaning hits from the 80s and beyond. But Carlos was captivated with jazz, particularly fusion, in the seventies...

Barrier Breakers and Hendrix / Jaco Tribute In The Jazz Underground

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the November 29th show.From the previous weeks unthemed set, host Paul Abella provides two themed shows in one.The first hour was the barrier breakersBenny Goodman was the very first (major) jazz artist to integrate his band, heard here with Charlie...

Some Mini Sets From The Jazz Underground

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the November 8th show.Paul divided this show up into mini sets, each with their own theme. Dive in to this playlist to explore modern jazz themes, guitar themes, an Ellington theme, a solo bass theme, and an electro theme, amongst others....

Miles and Miles Of Jazz Underground

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the November 1st show.This was an uncharacteristially short show, based all around electric Miles. It features the whole A Tribute to Jack Johnson album, some Weather Report, and in Paul's assessment, the greatest of the Miles' alumnus bands: Tony Williams Lifetime....