August 23, 2019
This week on Notes from the Jazz Underground, it's all about great trumpeters, old and new - Freddie Hubbard, Dave Douglas, Marquis Hill, Miles Davis, Russell Gunn, Donald Byrd and more. You won't wanna miss this one! World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @…
August 16, 2019
This week, we'll hear modern Jazz fusion. Some with a distinctly American accent, and some with an Indian one. Trilok Gurtu, Tabla Beat Science, Fareed Haque, Chris Potter, and Snarky Puppy all get features in this episode of Notes from the Jazz Underground. World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on…
August 09, 2019
On this edition of Notes from the Jazz Underground, let's take a listen to a few examples of Jazz folks exploring the music of Black Sabbath, plus some jams from Brad Mehldau and Jimmy Herring, too! World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen…
August 02, 2019
The annual Notes from the Jazz Underground Jerry Garcia episode. We'll hear Jerry with Ornette Coleman, Jerry with Merl Saunders, and of course, Jerry with the Dead, too. World Cafe airs weekdays at 2:00 pm on KRCB-FM Radio 91 / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Listen live on-the-go with the…
July 26, 2019
This week, Notes from the Jazz Underground explores the Jazzy side of prog-rock with jams from Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Rush, King Crimson, Umphrey's McGee and more! Notes from the Jazz Underground airs Saturday nights at 11:00 pm on KRCB-FM / streaming @ norcalpublicmedia.org / Download the FREE…
July 19, 2019
This week, we'll hear Jazz fused with hip-hop, the music of Johannesburg and the music of India, too. New jams from Theo Croker, Ryan Keberle and SPAZA are all on the way, along with classics from Shakti and Medeski, Martin and Wood. Notes from the Jazz Underground airs Saturday nights at 11:00 pm…
Jul 12, 2019
This week on Notes from the Jazz Underground, Sonny Rollins stretches out, we'll take a listen to Jazz versions of a couple of epic Grateful Dead…
Jun 28, 2019
This week on Notes From the Jazz Underground, we will get funky with Grant Green, Dr. Lonnie Smith and DJ Greyboy, we'll get jammy with Phish's Trey…
Jun 06, 2019
This week, we'll hear John Coltrane in the 60's, Ornette Coleman in the 80's, Steve Coleman in the 90's, and the latest from Linda May Han Oh! All…
May 23, 2019
This week, we take a look back at Miles Davis, post 1969, plugged in and on fire.
Apr 25, 2019
This week, Notes from the Jazz Underground gets wild and woolly, with jams from Dave King's Happy Apple, Tim Berne's Science Friction, and a musical…
Apr 11, 2019
This week, Notes from the Jazz Underground goes on an intergalactic journey with music from Sun Ra, multiple Coltranes, John McLaughlin, Bjork and…
Apr 04, 2019
This week, we'll listen to some chicken-pickin', some out of this world music, some down to earth funk, and a whole set of some of the new guys…
Mar 28, 2019
This week on Notes From the Jazz Underground, Jazz gets re-mixed with Bill Laswell, Jazz gets re-imagined with Dave Liebman, and GangStarr gives us a…
Mar 21, 2019
This week, Paul drops the "F" bomb. FUSION! Music from Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, Frank Zappa, The Tony Williams Lifetime, Dixie Dregs,…
Mar 14, 2019
This week, it's a bonanza of off-kilter saxophones, with superb music from Albert Ayler, Eddie Harris, Tim Berne, Seamus Blake and more! Notes from…
Mar 07, 2019
This week on Notes from the Jazz Underground, the big bands are coming back, and this time, they're gonna rock.
Feb 28, 2019
This week, we'll hear new music from Nik Bartsh, Chris Greene and New York United, classics from Santana and Elis Regina, and some off the wall stuff…
Feb 21, 2019
This week, we head back to the 90's with jams from Medeski, Martin and Wood, Zony Mash, we get weird with Joel Harrison and Jim Black's AlasNoAxis…
Feb 14, 2019
New music from Greg Ward and the Gil Evans Orchestra, plus Miles from the '90s, Maceo from the '70s, and more! Notes from the Jazz Underground airs…
Feb 07, 2019
This week, we take a look at the fun side of the avant-garde, with songs from Colin Stetson, John Zorn, Bill Frisell, DJ Logic and more! Notes from…
Jan 31, 2019
Heavy Jazz and Heady Jazz: music from Dave Holland, Frank Zappa, The Aristocrats and brand new music from Angel Bat Dawid, Ben Lamar Gay and Dayramir…
Jan 24, 2019
When the going gets weird, the weird end up on Notes From the Jazz Underground.
Jan 10, 2019
This week on Notes from the Jazz Underground, it's a show heavy on modern fusion, with songs from Donny McCaslin, Jeff Parker, Marcus Strickland, and…
Jan 03, 2019
This week on Notes From the Jazz Underground, your host, Paul Abella explores the music of the Beatles, classic Jazz from the '70s with Keith Jarrett…
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Notes from the Jazz Underground is produced by Paul Abella at WDCB in Chicago. A show that focuses on the fringes of Jazz, Notes From the Jazz Underground is where you'll hear avant-garde Jazz, Fusion, Modern Jazz and Jazz that's outside the mainstream.
