Visions: Listen to Detroit’s BALANCE, Shabaka, Melissa Aldana and more

This week on Visions, I play a new release from Detroit’s BALANCE — a duo between Marcus Elliot and Michael...

Visions: Hear Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, Yvonne Rogers and more

This week on Visions, I venture into the world of avant-garde. You’ll hear Art Ensemble of Chicago, Ornette Coleman, Sun...

Visions: Celebrate early-April jazz birthdays with Robert Glasper, Benny Green and more

This week on Visions, I celebrate some early-April jazz birthdays: Robert Glasper, Benny Green, Gary Smulyan, Stanley Turrentine, Gerry Mulligan...

Visions: Hear Alice Coltrane, Ellen Rowe Octet, Lakecia Benjamin and more women in jazz

This week on Visions, I play a selection from a previously unreleased recording of Alice Coltrane live at Carnegie Hall...

Visions: Celebrate Women’s History Month with music from Sarah Vaughan, Mary Lou Williams, jaimie branch, more

This week on Visions, we celebrate Women's History Month! You'll hear music made exclusively by women, including Mary Lou Williams,...

Visions: Listen to music from Karriem Riggins, Sun Ra, Kenny Garrett + more

This week on Visions, I play recent Detroit releases from Russ Macklem, De'Sean Jones' Urban Art Orchestra, and a new...

Hear Dorothy Ashby, Griot Galaxy, Robert Hurst and more on ‘Visions’

On this week's episode of Visions, I play a selection from the 2024 Grammy-winning album The Omnichord Real Book by...

Listen to the premiere episode of ‘Visions’ Monday on WDET

Starting in 1968 and stopping in 2024, the series premiere of Visions is a selection of jazz by artists you...