Ole & Gard

Vijay Iyer - Human Nature

Eryk Nowacki; sitar; Jeff Gburek: acoustic guitar. After two years of being unable to meet, we are back at the crossroads. Photo of sculpture by Albert Gyorgy

ErykJeff 151 mix, 2025

Life Will Go On

White lies

South African jazz is a pertinent reminder of the intrinsic link between music and the dismantling of oppression. This Rough Guide celebrates the legacy of many of the great players and showcases the wealth of burgeoning jazz talent emerging from the Rainbow Nation.

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Abdullah Ibrahim: Soweto (taken from the Rough Guide To South African Jazz)

A cover of the track Seattle from Gently Disturbed, an album by the Avishai Cohen Trio. Part of my solo piano set.

Seattle - Avishai Cohen

Dreamcatcher

For Lee Ritenour, there aren’t many ‘firsts’ left to achieve. During his dazzling five-decade career, the fabled LA guitarist has taken his music to the outer limits, alighting on every genre and occupying every position in the rock ‘n’ roll firmament. He’s been an enfant terrible of ’70s fusion, a crossover star of the ’80s pop chart, an honorary exponent of Brazilian jazz, and the fingers behind ’90s supergroup, Fourplay. Ritenour’s accolades include: 45 albums,16 Grammy nominations, Alumnus of the year at USC, Los Angeles’ Jazz Society Honoree (2019), plus thousands of sessions with legends such as Frank Sinatra, Pink Floyd, B.B. King, Tony Bennett, among others.