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Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show

Welcome to Straight No Chaser, the Award-winning Podcast hosted by Jeffrey Siegel

Sep 30, 2021

We live in a nearly unparalleled time for the discovery of previously unreleased and archival music from jazz legends. Just recently we’ve seen important releases from Lee Morgan, Miles Davis, Roy Hargrove, Mulgrew Miller, and Roy Brooks, with promises of more from Bill Evans and Art Blakey before the year is out....


Sep 28, 2021

When drummer/composer Jared Schonig says he wants to go big, he’s not kidding. The music on Schonig’s debut recordings as a leader on Anzic Records, Two Takes Vol. 1: Quintet & Vol. 2: Big Band are meticulously crafted, played with the freedom, abandon, joy and excellence that only top New York City players seem to...


Sep 27, 2021

It’s not hard to see David Finck as a consummate professional musician. His instrument – the bass – and his knowledge of an extraordinary number of musical styles and genres make him a first call player in jazz, rock and pop circles. Two gigs in August provide perfect examples. Finck was in the pit at Radio City...


Sep 25, 2021

Jason Miles and his group Kind of New had big plans for 2020. Their funky new album, Black Magic, was released by Ropeadope to critical acclaim in spring 2020, as the world braced for lockdown. Tour plans in Europe to perform the music were canceled, and Jason, like all of us, found himself at home looking for positive...


Sep 23, 2021

We need more music.

That’s true almost anytime, but it rings even truer in the world we live in today

An that’s where Joey DeFrancesco comes in, bringing us More Music, his latest release on Mack Avenue Records.

The legendary organ player has expanded his recorded legacy over the past five years, releasing the...