Visions: Immanuel Wilkins, Nicole Mitchell, Charlie Parker + more
I hope you had a great time at the Detroit Jazz Festival and that my month of previews helped you...
Kaleigh Wilder is a multi-instrumentalist and improviser based in Detroit. Speaking primarily through the baritone saxophone, Kaleigh combines elements of classical, jazz, avant-garde and Afro Diasporic influence into a unifying sound. Using timbral extremes that shift between raw and polished, abrasive and sensitive, discomfort and catharsis, Kaleigh translates bodily and ancestral memory into sound to communicate viscerally. She hopes to amplify in the listener their own understanding of music and self.
Visions: Final Detroit Jazz Fest preview + more
On this episode of Visions, I do my fifth and final preview of artists coming to the 45th annual Detroit Jazz...
Visions: Previewing local artists performing at 2024 Detroit Jazz Fest
On this episode of Visions, I play a ton of local artists you can hear at the upcoming Detroit Jazz Festival,...
Visions: Detroit Jazz Fest 2024 preview + more
On this episode of Visions, I have another preview of artists you can soon see at the Detroit Jazz Festival, happening...
Visions: Ahmad Jamal, DOMi & JD Beck, Brandee Younger + more
This week on Visions, I hit just about every decade from the 1960s to the 2020s. From the late '60s I...
Visions: Music from Weather Report, Chief aTunde Adjuah, John Coltrane and more
On this episode of Visions, I play a little bit of a lot of things across all the decades, including...
Visions: A Detroit debut, big bands + new music discovery
On this episode of Visions, I play a debut record from right here in Detroit, a couple big band selections, and...
Visions: Music from Signal Quartet, Archie Shepp, Donald Byrd + more
On this episode of Visions, my playlist ranges from Archie Shepp to Linda May Han Oh — and so many...
Visions: Music from the inaugural International Music Creators + Collaborators Workshop
This week on Visions, I reflect on my week-long experience at the inaugural International Music Creators + Collaborators Workshop (IMCCW)...
Visions: Hear an eclectic mix from Andrew Hill, Eric Dolphy, Herbie Nichols + more
On this episode of Visions, join me for an eclectic mix of jazz through the decades.I feature music from Andrew...
Visions: Celebrating Black Music Month with Meshell Ndegeocello, Marcus Belgrave + more
This episode of Visions is celebrating Black Music Month!You'll hear music across all jazz genres and the decades exclusively from...
Visions: Celebrating influential Detroit music mentor Marcus Belgrave with son Kasan Belgrave
On this episode of Visions, I’m joined in-studio by saxophonist Kasan Belgrave to celebrate the birthday of Detroit trumpeter and...
