Jan 14, 2014
Guest Post by Paul Abella. Paul is a musician, radio host, pundit and early supporter of The Barn Presents. As a jazz guy who actively embraces and celebrates jambands like Grateful Dead and Phish, and even champions jammers on our local scene, his sensibilities are a natural fit for the site. He offered to provide...
Jan 14, 2014
This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the November 15th show.This was an all new show as in, nothing older than June of 2013. Host Paul Abella explains, "It works because in the last few months, there has been an explosion of outstanding jazz discs hitting the shelves. I...
Oct 17, 2013
This installment of Notes From The Jazz Underground features the playlist based on the October 4th show. Without an underlying theme, it still manages to feel pretty cohesive while covering a lot of ground. Highlights from the first half include:One of the hottest latin jazz bands working right now, led by Conrad HerwigA great...
Sep 24, 2013
For the week of September 13th, the broadcast ofNotes From The Jazz Undergroundburst from its normal 2 hour confines and turned into a 3 hour affair. Highlights from this overstuffed show included:An interview with Chicagoan Ben Scholz about his band's (the Elec Tet) new disc, Shiny Metal Objects, Three tracks from the album, which alsofeatures the...