Jazz Today

The May 28, 2026 episode included music from Mai Sugimoto, Krissy Bergmark, Heat On, Wanees Zarour ونيس زعرور, Ishmael Ali, Janel Leppin, Janel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash, Jason Moran, Tom Oren, Teri Parker’s Free Spirits, JABFUNG, Anthony Fung, The Gus Moberg Travesty and Elsa Nilsson.

Cuneiform Records, Anzic Records, Adhyâropa Records

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. The episodes are available on the CJSW website, Apple and Google podcasts and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20260528

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“Little Dance” Mai Sugimoto • Sunlight Filtering Through Leaves
“You’re in the prime of your life.” Krissy Bergmark • Everything’s Glacial Shine
“Beltline, pt. 1 (feat. Lily Finnegan, Nick Macri, Ed Wilkerson Jr., Fred Jackson Jr.)” Heat On • Heat On
“Silwan” Wanees Zarour • Silwan
“Anathema” Ishmael Ali • Burn The Plastic, Sell The Copper
“Zonk” Janel Leppin • Slowly Melting
“Jazz is Resistance (feat. Anthony Pirog, Brian Settles, Luke Stewart, Larry Ferguson and Janel Leppin)” Janel Leppin’s Ensemble Volcanic Ash • Pluto in Aquarius
“Fleurette Africaine” Jason Moran • Jason Moran Plays Duke Ellington
“Dark Lights” Tom Oren • Dark Lights
“Waltz Boogie” Teri Parker’s Free Spirits • Waltz Boogie
“Stronger Still (feat. Anthony Fung, Julian Anderson-Bowes, Luis Deniz, Rafael Zaldivar, and Adam O’Farrill)” JABFUNG • In Real Life
“Duid Deed (feat. Luca Alemmano and Andrew Renfroe)” Anthony Fung • Common Language
“This Train is Bound for Glory” Luke Sellick and Andrew Renfroe • Silwan
“Neptune” The Gus Moberg Travesty • Stray Bullet Navigation
“Mourning For Two” Elsa Nilsson • Liminal

The May 7, 2026 episode included music from Audrey Ochoa, The Westerlies, Bill Frisell, Ambrose Akinmusire & Mary Halvorson, Madeleine Elkins, William Chernoff, Last Ark Out, Nate Waters, Bobby Wiens, Valerie Lacombe, Maude Fortier, Remi Bolduc, Remi Cormier, Bria Skonberg and Brandon Woody.

Nonesuch Records, Rhea Records, Blue Note Records

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. The episodes are available on the CJSW website, Apple and Google podcasts and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20260507/

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“Let’s Give Up” Audrey Ochoa • The Sorceress
“Have You Heard?” The Westerlies • Have You Heard? The Music of Bill Frisell, Vol. 1
“Never Too Late” Bill Frisell • In My Dreams
“Soundcheck” Ambrose Akinmusire & Mary Halvorson • Slo-Mo Luminate Hoverings
“Tuna Melt Machine” Madeleine Elkins • Brighton Train
“22 or Never” Willian Chernoff • Queen’s Park
“It’s That Dream Again” Last Ark Out • Lift
“Come Back From Wherever You Went” Nate Waters • Fact Contrafact
“Devoted Heart” Bobby Wiens • Focus
“I Found a Friend Here” Valerie Lacombe • State of Garden and Shadow
“Uncertain Times” Maude Fortier • Echoes of Change
“Reciprocate” Remi Cormier • Rich State of Mind
“Jazz Buzz” Remi Bolduc • Le Bolduc Groove Quintet
“Markham Sunrise” Bria Skonberg • Brass
“Wisdom; Terrace on St. Paul St.” Brandon Woody • For the Love of it All

The April 23, 2026 episode included music from Janel Leppin, Janel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash, The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, Luke Stewart's Silt Remembrance Ensemble, Tomeka Reid, Dave Douglas, Ishmael Ali, Wanees Zarour ونيس زعرور, The Avant-Garde Flamenco Trio, Elisa Thorn, Jairus Sharif, Sarah Clausen and Andrew MacKelvie’s Many Worlds.

Cuneiform Records, Impulse Records, Out Of Your Head Records, Greenleaf Music

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. The episodes are available on the CJSW website, Apple and Google podcasts and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20260423

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“The Brink is Home” Janel Leppin • Slowly Melting
“Susan Was a Warrior” Janel Leppin’s Ensemble Volcanic Ash • Pluto in Aquarius
“30 Years of Knowing” The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis • Deface The Currency
“Remember” Luke Stewart & Silt Remembrance Ensemble • The Order
“Oo long!” Tomeka Reid • dance! skip! hop!
“Gentle Collapse (feat. Tomeka Reid, Ian Chang, Rafiq Bhatia & James Brandon Lewis)” Dave Douglas • Transcend
“The Cut and The Turn” Ishmael Ali • Burn The Plastic, Sell The Copper
“Lifta” Wanees Zarour • Silwan
“Lunar” The Avant-Garde Flamenco Trio • Lunar
“My Moon” Elisa Thorn • xiik
“Bear Witness” Jairus Sharif • Basis of Unity
“Rosebud” Sarah Clausen • With Many Hands
“Realities Blossom” Andrew MacKelvie’s Many Worlds • Many Worlds

The April 9, 2026 episode featured my talk with Anthony D’Allesandro about his Juno-nominated album, “City Lights.” The episode included music from April Varner Music , Kieran Brown, Caelancardello, Lisa Hilton, Noah Franche-Nolan, Don Thompson, Teri Parker’s Free Spirits, Anthony D'Alessandro Music, Laura Anglade Music, Tyler Henderson, Jacob Chung Music and Jacob Wutzke - Music.

Modica Music Ltd, Justin Time Records

See below for the complete track list.
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This program airs weekly on Thursday mornings from 5:30 to 7:00 am (Mountain time zone) on CJSW 90.9 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and streams on CJSW.com around the world. This week’s episode (and past episodes) can be found on Apple and Google podcasts. Past episodes and track lists are on the CJSW website and the CJSW Radio mobile app. This week’s episode can be found here:

https://cjsw.com/program/jazz-today/episode/20260409

All album covers are courtesy of the respective artists.
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The track list was:
“A-Tisket, A-Tasket” April Varner • Ella
“I’ll Love You Just The Same” Kieran Brown • Loving You
“Music For The People” Caelan Cardello • Chapter One
“It’s Just For Now” Lisa Hilton • Extended Daydream
“Haxan” Noah Franche-Nolan • Rose-Anna
“A Waltz in 3 Quarter Time (feat. Daniela Spalletta)” Don Thompson • Dreams
“For Fr. Peter O’Brien” Teri Parker’s Free Spirits • Waltz Boogie
“City Lights” Anthony D’Alessandro • City Lights
“Four Minute Mile” Anthony D’Alessandro • City Lights
“Charleston” Anthony D’Alessandro • City Lights
“A New Day, A New Life, A New Love” Laura Anglade • Get Out of Town
“Get Out of Town” Tyler Henderson • Love Endures
“Embraceable You” Jacob Chung • The Sage
“Pedalling Falsehoods” Jacob Wutzke • Pedalling Falsehoods