The Groove Series With Daniel Long

This week in the Groove Break, you and I listen to the new installment in the Jazz Is Dead series. This time the featured artist is long-time Gil Scott-Heron collaborator, Brian Jackson. We'll hear 3 selections from JID008: Brian Jackson, as well as music from Veronica Swift, Lionel Loueke, Dinah Washington, and Weather Report.

Orrin Evans has a new date out on Smoke Sessions Records. You and I listen to a few tracks off this recording, as well as some Afrobeat, and some Roots and Blues sounds.

Detroiter Dave McMurray has a new album out on Blue Note Records. The title of the effort is Grateful Deadication, and it's a tribute to the Grateful Dead. This episode of the Groove Break you and I listen to a feature on this terrific outing.

This week in the Groove Yard, you and I wrap up the 60th Anniversary celebration of Impulse! Records.

This week in The Groove Break, you and I listen to a feature on the new recording from Maria Muldaur & Tuba Skinny! 

This week in the Groove Break, you and I listen to the featured album, Purest Form by James Francies. We also listen to music from Ron Carter, Lou Donaldson, Veronica Swift, and Dinah Washington.

This week in The Groove Break, you and I listen to a feature on the new recording from Dara Tucker, Dreams of Waking: Music for a Better World. We also hear music from Wayne Shorter, Sons of Kemet, Veronica Swift, and Detroiter Thad Jones.

This week in the Groove Break, you and I dig a feature on the new recording from Rahsaan Barber, Mosaïc. We also hear music from Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Sarah Vaughan, Roy Hargrove, and Ben Wendel.

This week in the Groove Break, we listen to the new recording from 17-year-old vocalist Anaïs Reno, Lovesome Thing: The Music of Ellington and Strayhorn. We also hear from Lizz Wright, Quiana Lynell, and Rhiannon Giddens.

This week in the Groove Yard we've got some great grooves from Blue Note records from Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, and Jimmy Smith. The Coltrane Pick of the Week comes from his time at Atlantic, and we've got some great piano sounds from Bill Evans and Thelonious Monk.

This week in The Groove Break, you and I celebrate a Local Music Monday. We've got lots of great Detroiters and musicians who call Michigan home. Those include Gayelynn McKinney, Ellen Rowe, Marcus Elliot, and Dave McMurray.

This week in the Groove Yard, you and I share the last segment in the Prestige Records feature. Music today includes Etta Jones, Betty Roché, Miles Davis, and Brother Jack McDuff. The Coltrane Pick of the Week comes from the Prestige date Soultrane. And we hear Donald Byrd and Art Tatum as well.

This week in the Groove Break, you'll hear a feature on the new album from trumpeter Jeremy Pelt. It's titled Griot: This Is Important, and it is a remarkable blend of storytelling and instrumental work. You'll also hear music from drummers Makaya McCraven and Teri Lynn Carrington, as well as Lakecia Benjamin and Veronica Swift

On this Easter Sunday, we got a little soulful and spiritual with Nina Simone, Hampton Hawes, and Mahalia Jackson. The Coltrane Pick of the Week came from 1961 and his Live at the Village Vanguard release for Impulse! Records. And we continued with part 14 of the Prestige Records feature, with week number 2 exploring the catalogue of the subsidiary New Jazz Records.

This week in the Groove Break, as we celebrate one last Monday of Women's History Month, Daniel presents you with a feature on newer artists who are pushing the music and the artform forward. You'll hear from Lakecia Benjamin, Nubya Garcia, Brandee Younger, and Veronica Swift, just to name a few.

This week in the Groove Break, Daniel presents you with music from Pearl Bailey, Veronica Swift, and Takuya Kuroda. You also hear a feature on the new recording from pianist Yoko Miwa and her trio, titled Songs of Joy.

This week in the Groove Break, you and I listened to a feature on the new Mack Avenue recording This Bitter Earth from vocalist Veronica Swift. We also had music from Valerie June, Miriam Makeba, Ron Carter with Cedar Walton, and Joan Armatrading to name a few.

This week in the Groove Break, you'll hear a feature on the new recording from pianist and composer Jihee Heo. You'll also hear a set of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian sounds, and a whole heap of strong women artists to celebrate International Women's Month

This week in the Groove Break, we kicked off International Women's Month with a feature on Zoot Suit Funk the new recording from Detroit drummer Gayelynn McKinney. We also heard from Shirley Scott, Rhiannon Giddens, and Herbie Hancock, among others.