Visions: Hear new music from Kris Davis, Blue Note’s Immanuel Wilkins, Walter Smith III + more

I don't know what it was about this episode, but it truly energized me! On this episode of Visions I play mostly...

Visions: A Tribute to John Coltrane

I return to my usual programming this week to bring a special Visions episode all about John Coltrane. It was...

Visions: Jazz music from the 1970s and more

On this episode of Visions, I unintentionally do a blast from the '70s past. When I started crafting this playlist, I...

Mic Check: Harpist Brandee Younger on pushing musical boundaries, Detroit’s influence on her sound

Following in the footsteps of legends like Alice Coltrane and Dorothy Ashby, harpist Brandee Younger has transformed one of the...

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...

The Progressive Underground: Revisiting Alice Coltrane’s 1971 album ‘Journey into Satchidananda’

Welcome to Liner Notes, where we dive into the stories behind some of the most iconic albums you know and...

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...

The Metro: Jazz concert at the Aretha to pay tribute to Ed Love

Back in 2020, during the height of the pandemic, longtime radio broadcaster Ed Love was honored with the Spirit of...