If you’ve heard any of the previous Jazz With an Accent shows, you know they are usually loosely structured around a theme. I find it a practical way to present the work of artists from disparate backgrounds and traditions exploring a common idea.

Tonight, we’re going off-script. We’ll try this and that and zigzag between musical styles and settings, from duos to big bands. Some artists are old favorites; others are recent discoveries. Once the dust settled I realized that this program has a(n) (unplanned) Latin accent and that while there are no unexpected sharp left turns (and we’ve shared a few of them in previous programs), some tracks are unequivocally jazz with an accent, while others are um, jazz-adjacent (let’s consider them reminders of the impact of jazz on other genres.)

As always, I just hope you find something that moves you and intrigues you.

A housekeeping note: This shop will be closed for the next few weeks. We will have Jazz With an Accent radio on its regular day and time (we’ll replay some favorite programs), but no blog posts.

The crew at Jazz With an Accent wishes you and yours a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. Let’s meet again in mid-December in the same place, at the same time.

Thank you for listening,

Fernando

 Playlist

 

1. Vinicius Cantuaria & Bill Frisell “Calle 7”         Lágrimas Mexicanas
2. Vince Mendoza & Arif Mardin “Soy Gitano”    Jazzpaña I
   
3. William Cepeda & AfroRican Jazz             “Bomba Flamenca”  Expandiendo Raíces (Branching Out)
4. Neff Irizarry                   “Cuatro Minutos” (Four Minutes)    Cambio
5. Vienna Art Orchestra            “Blues for Brahms”                 Blues for Brahms
6. Yelena Eckemoff w Arild Andersen and Peter Erskine    “Dripping Icicles”  Glass Song
7. Wolfgang Muthspiel, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade    “Uptown”    Driftwood 
8. Vanderlei Pereira & Blindfold Test      “Mercado Modelo”  Vision for Rhythm
9. Vinicius Cantuaria & Bill Frisell   “Lágrimas de Amor”    Lágrimas Mexicanas