Shawn Maxwell Stories

Notes From The Jazz Underground Says Goodbye (For Now)

This edition of Notes From The Jazz Underground was inspired by the September 2nd (and final) playlist.Yes, it was a bittersweet goodbye.  We've enjoyed featuring these playlists here weekly, but with a schedule change for show host Paul Abella, he's going to press the pause button on what was undoutably the most diverse...

Notes From The Jazz Underground In Memoriam

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground is based on the August 19th broadcast.Regrettably, the theme of this week's playlist was a bit of a downer.  It was an elegy for one of host Paul Abell's oldest friends, Reed, who was murdered in Milwaukee that week.Reed was a fan of...

Not Necessarily Jazz Underground

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the Februrary 14th show.The Valentine's Day show wasn't exactly about love, in fact it wasn't necessarily about anything.NFTJU host Paul Abella interviewed Shawn Maxwell about his new band -- a 10 piece band with two bassists, two french horns, two saxophones...

A Double Dose Of Notes From The Jazz Underground

This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist from two shows, first August 30th and the September 6th.Once again, Paul's playlists provided some Spotify puzzles so I had to make a handful of substitions and supplements (with some videos below). Some quick things to look out forOne of the videos features...