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Don DixonRahsaan Roland Kirk: The Mercury/Limelight Recordings, 1961-1965, Part 2. The great multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk at his very finest, and joined by the likes of Horace Parlan, Jaki Byard, Richard Davis, Elvin Jones, and more. -
Native American jazz singer, Julia Keefe first came to Jazz Inspired in 2019, two days after receiving her master’s degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Now, seven years later, Julia has created her own path, celebrating her heritage by creating the Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band, one of the only jazz big bands comprised exclusively of Native and Indigenous people. With this band and her smaller ensembles, Julia has opened for Tony Bennett, Esperanza Spalding and two weeks after we recorded this show, Julia would open for one of her longtime heroes, Bonnie Raitt.
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Tamir Hendelman. Pianist Tamir Hendelman and vocalist Tierney Sutton’s CD Spring honors the season that Tierney views as a metaphor for hope and renewal, a perfect focus for our unsettling times. Tamir and Tierney have enjoyed a long musical partnership, and creating Spring was an opportunity to celebrate their collaboration and enjoy the creative freedom and flexibility a duo affords. I talked to Tamir Hendelman from Tierney’s alma mater, Wesleyan University, before their teaching activities that day and their performance that night. -
Aanya Sengupta. One of the rising stars of jazz, New Delhi native Aanya Sengupta heads off to Julliard but not before a Northeast Ohio farewell performance. The two-time DownBeat Student Award winner finished 2025 as the vocalist chair for the Oberlin College Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble. Featuring Aanya on Vocals, Wilson Woods on Piano, Ahmed McLemore on Bass and Paul Samuels on Drums, and from June 8th, 2025 Daniel Peck is your host for the Aanya Sengupta Quartet…Live at the Bop Stop. -
Nate Smith and Kinfolk with strings. This Newport Jazz Festival weekend, we're spotlighting newly named Artistic Director Nate Smith — hear his sextet Kinfolk join forces with members of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra for a one-of-a-kind concert at the Crosstown Theater in Memphis.
