Aug 3, 2016
This week's Notes from the Jazz Underground is based on the playlist from the July 29th broadcast.It started off as host Paul Abella's yearly "back to basics" show, but soon morphed into this whole other idea: the jazz that made him who he is and makes Notes what it...
Feb 4, 2014
This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the January 3rd show.The prior two weeks celebrated Frank Zappa and John Scofield. This week: wall to wall John McLaughlin in celebration of his 72nd birthday. Seven decades leads to a ton of variety and many collaborations, so dig in to...
Nov 19, 2013
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....
Aug 6, 2013
Welcome to the first installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground on The Barn Presents. Mr. Paul Abella wears many hats: percussionist, bandleader, music director at WDCB 90.9 FM in Glen Ellyn, and also host of a weekly show, the titular Notes From The Jazz Underground, a two hour Friday night radio program that occupies that...