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Port Jazzlantis with Kalanen

Astor Piazzolla brought a bandoneon to a jazz fight and somehow walked out with a whole new genre: nuevo tango. By mixing Argentina’s smoky dance halls with jazz's improvisational tomfoolery, he created something bold and totally unexpected.

Jazz legends like Gerry Mulligan and Gary Burton didn’t just admire Piazzolla, they jammed with him. And jazz musicians ever since have been trying to figure out how he made tango sound so, dunno, maybe mellow and diabolic at the same time.

In today’s Port Jazzlantis, we’ll explore how this Argentine rebel gave jazz a whole new accent. :cowboy:
 
This is early introduction of next Port Jazzlantis theme,

TELEVATOR MUSIC!

Elevator classics and some new shit! Perfect background music for your three second (depending on lag ofc) journey from level one to, say, level three!

Enjoy the ride at sun 2300-000 MA time!
 
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Greetings from the Lakeland!

Tonight I'm promoting Finnish jazz, rising stars and few old dogs.

Enjoy the sounds :)
 
Only in New Orleans can a funeral feel like a block party. Tonight, we’re talking jazz funerals—where the tears are real, the brass is loud, and the dearly departed get a send-off so funky, they might just dance their way to the afterlife. It starts with sorrow, ends with swing, and somewhere in between, someone’s grandma is waving a handkerchief and two-stepping down Bourbon Street. Stick around—this is grief with groove.

 
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We’re tuning into the unique sound world of Ralph Towner — guitarist, pianist, and master of musical storytelling. His nylon-string guitar playing blends classical elegance with jazz spontaneity, creating textures that are both intimate and expansive.

As a classical guitarist myself, I find real joy in playing Towner’s music. His compositions are often rooted in improvisation built over clever chord progression, yet they leave room for me to shape the technical challenges freely, making each performance a personal exploration of sorts. Recommended for any musician!

From his work with Oregon to collaborations with ECM legends, Towner always brings depth, grace, and a touch of mystery.

Let’s dive in and let the strings speak. 🎶

 
Crap! I forgot to introduce last sundays Port Jazzlantis!

So here comes a listening recommendation; fully improvized legendary Köln concert by Keith Jarret.

 
Hiya! Tonight's Port Jazzlantis is composed of picks from the most interesting jazz records of 2025! Familiar names have again captured the attention of critics and listeners alike blablabla ffs I'll just let Hiromi speak:

 
This episode explores the subtle presence of global influences in modern jazz, without leaning on the obvious. Rather than spotlighting overt fusions or genre hybrids, the selections here trace quieter threads: rhythmic echoes, tonal colors, and cultural textures that enrich the music without dominating it.

Collecting this set was a rewarding dive into nuance, revealing a few new names that have since earned a deeper place in my listening rotation.

If I had to name the most interesting new find, that'd be Koma Saxo & co. https://open.spotify.com/album/0Kg10FOiXQVIsBAoMRhzLh?si=jqxT0XWNRcKblBDDaBrepg

Tune in tonight at 23 MA time! :beerchug:
 
Bebop is rhythm, rebellion, and virtuosity. The Spark of Bebop refers to that pivotal moment when jazz broke free from danceable swing and plunged into faster tempos, more complex harmonies, and the untamed flame of improvisation. It was a musical revolution ignited by Charlie Parker’s saxophone, Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet, and Thelonious Monk’s piano. Majority of toningt's tunes are from original recordings, however few newer interpretations were just too good to ignore.

And then some sad news: Hermeto Pascoal has passed away! I wish him bubbly afterlife, GLUB GLUB!

 
Tonight's Port Jazzlantis is random selection from my recent playlist. Tad mellow, autumny note.

Oh, by the way. I ran into name Saul Williams while selecting tonight's tunes. I saw this combo live ten or so years back at Tampere Jazz. Pure gold <3
 
Songs for passersby

A slow Sunday. I grabbed a six-pack of beer and headed to the park to sit for a while. Tonight’s tracks play through my noise-cancelling headphones as I watch people walk by. Each song I’ve chosen for the evening carries a certain hard-to-define emotional charge - perfect as a soundtrack for the ordinary folks around me.

Ha! That older lady fussing with a dog poop bag and trying to cram it into an overflowing trash bin has no idea she’s being accompanied by GoGo Penguin’s tune Hopopono!

P.S.: Here's a listening recommendation: New Record by Brad Mehldau, Ride into the Sun https://open.spotify.com/album/2ulLCUuxrYYuHjOqnhBkx9?si=OxdYMHW1RbO_q7O7oRAZCw
 
Visiting Dubrovnik!

Yesterday, I decided to sit down at a little café in the old town, drawn in by the sound of jazz classics being played on the piano with a pleasantly confident touch. I ordered a bottle of white wine and thought, well, why not - this is what relaxing is all about. I stayed to listen.

The pianist was a charming woman, maybe in her forties, and a true musician - the kind you just know is the real deal. Okay, at this point I should mention that scenes set in King's Landing from Game of Thrones were filmed on these very streets, so...

She looked me in the eyes with an apologetic gaze and began to play the Game of Thrones theme. You just don’t do that in the middle of jazz unless your kids are kept hostage by a restaurant owner. After the opening bars, her look shifted from apologetic to quietly desperate: “Get me out of here.”

All I could offer in return was a glance that said, “Sorry, I’ve got a wife and all that - you’ll survive.”

When the melody circled back to the “tantan-tadadantan-tadadantan”, I saw in her eyes a flicker of hope for the future, a longing to return to jazz: “Maybe it’ll be okay.”

I left a generous tip and the widest most encouraging smile my face could manage.

P.S. Miles Davis at Port Jazzlantis, 2300 MA time! :beerchug:
 
More the mellower!

Tonight's selection is all about dark jazz from the ambient end of the jazz spectrum. Slow-burning sax, haunted harmonies and cinematic melancholy. Stuff for nursing the noir mood.

The playlist: The Lovecraft Sextet, Joel Fausto & Illusion, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, The Dale Cooper Quartet, Bohren & Der Club Of Gore, The Mount Fuji Doomjazz, Manet, Trigg & Gusset, Blackfilm, Free Nelson and Bersarin Quartett.

Tune in at 23 MA time and enoy!

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My liver is still, well, present at least! 🥳

Therefore joyful jazz tunes tonight at 23 MA time! Tune in!
 
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"And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out.'"

But lo! In the Book of Syncopations, Chapter Five, Verse Seven, it is written:

"Blessed are the rhythm-breakers, for they shall inherit the groove."

And thus it came to pass that the faithful did swing - not rigidly, but with divine elasticity, letting the beat fall not on the beat, but near it, around it, and sometimes nowhere near it at all. For in the temple of jazz, the counting is not always three. Nay, it may be five, or seven, or even eleven-and-a-half, as the prophets of odd meter have proclaimed.

Let the congregation rejoice in the polyrhythms of the Ethiopians, the tala cycles of the Carnatic sages, and the sacred offbeats of the Afro-Cuban saints. For the Spirit moveth not only in 4/4, but in the mysterious 7/8, the holy 5/4, and the divine 9/8 that swingeth like a censer in the wind.

And the soloist shall say unto the drummer: "Lay down thy groove, that I may testify in modal tongues." And the drummer shall reply: "Yea, but let it swing, lest the people be unmoved."

Amen, and one-two-three-four-five-six-seven - Aaaaameeeeen!



Today’s spotlight is on crafty rhythmic twists and how they play out in Oregon’s sound.

Whereas prog bands love switching time signatures just because they can, with Oregon, rhythmic motion feels like part of the landscape.

Tonight on AHR at 23 MA time!

Don't forget to challenge yourselves as listeners and Lootius bless!

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Free tip!

When hung over, ditch the drums!

Lovely piano & bass album Jasmine by Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden tonight on AHR at 23 MA time!
 
Oh, the undisputable impact of John Abercrombie! <3

You may recognise his sound in tje work of great names like Scofield, Metheny and Frisell.

Hear it yourself tonight at 23 MA time on Port Jazzlantis AHR!
 
Guitarist John Scofield and bassist Dave Holland, two legends who have played together in various bands since the late 60s', have finally recorded an album together! Memories of Home is intimate, stripped-down set, just guitar and bass, showcasing decades of shared musical history. Lovelylovely! <3

Tonight in Port Jazzlantis at 2300 MA time, AHR.
 
Tonight, some tunes that have deserved multiple listens "in passes". You know, when the song is not necessarily the most catchy but there's something in it; certain uneasy feel in Lilies of the Valley by Jun Miyake, peculiar drum flow in OCEAN by Moses Yoofee Trio or bold "haha! i'll sail everywhere outside the key except for 4 single notes" attitude in Oregon's Queen of Sydney.

Tonight in AHR / Port Jazzlantis at 23 MA time.
 
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