Cheryl K.
@ckdisturbance.bsky.social
Independent Jazz and improvised music print and broadcast journalist...recovering carbo junkie....loves walks outside when the temperatures hits 15 degrees F...call me crazy...https://www.jazzfluxus.com/
Perk up your ears for this week's RWD of new music - choice cuts from pianist/composer Ellen Rowe’s “Vinton’s Cove”; trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker’s “Swimming by Moonlight”; and guitarist Tom Ollendorff’s “Where in The World”.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
*photo cred/ALT
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
*photo cred/ALT
November 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Perk up your ears for this week's RWD of new music - choice cuts from pianist/composer Ellen Rowe’s “Vinton’s Cove”; trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker’s “Swimming by Moonlight”; and guitarist Tom Ollendorff’s “Where in The World”.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
*photo cred/ALT
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
*photo cred/ALT
WITHIN EARSHOT
Aretha Tillotson
“Kinda Out West”
arethatillotson.com
A spirited sophomore effort from the Canadian bassist. Her bold statements match the twinning fluid lines of the Jensen siblings and steady sticks of drummer Dave Laing.
Rec: Jill of All, Sphere of Influence
Aretha Tillotson
“Kinda Out West”
arethatillotson.com
A spirited sophomore effort from the Canadian bassist. Her bold statements match the twinning fluid lines of the Jensen siblings and steady sticks of drummer Dave Laing.
Rec: Jill of All, Sphere of Influence
November 12, 2025 at 6:33 PM
WITHIN EARSHOT
Aretha Tillotson
“Kinda Out West”
arethatillotson.com
A spirited sophomore effort from the Canadian bassist. Her bold statements match the twinning fluid lines of the Jensen siblings and steady sticks of drummer Dave Laing.
Rec: Jill of All, Sphere of Influence
Aretha Tillotson
“Kinda Out West”
arethatillotson.com
A spirited sophomore effort from the Canadian bassist. Her bold statements match the twinning fluid lines of the Jensen siblings and steady sticks of drummer Dave Laing.
Rec: Jill of All, Sphere of Influence
This week's "Situation Fluxus" guest is saxophonist John O'Gallagher. His fabu release "Ancestral" has captured drummers Andrew Cyrille and Billy Hart performing together for the first time! Listen in for the chat and cuts from other new releases!
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
*photo creds/ALT
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
*photo creds/ALT
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This week's "Situation Fluxus" guest is saxophonist John O'Gallagher. His fabu release "Ancestral" has captured drummers Andrew Cyrille and Billy Hart performing together for the first time! Listen in for the chat and cuts from other new releases!
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
*photo creds/ALT
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
*photo creds/ALT
Your RWD of new music for the week!
Singer-songwriter Ola Onabule w/The Hazelrigg Brothers, guitarist Louis Stewart and flute/reed player Brian Dunning from 1979, and bassist and composer Jakob Dreyer.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
*photo cred/ALT
Singer-songwriter Ola Onabule w/The Hazelrigg Brothers, guitarist Louis Stewart and flute/reed player Brian Dunning from 1979, and bassist and composer Jakob Dreyer.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
*photo cred/ALT
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Your RWD of new music for the week!
Singer-songwriter Ola Onabule w/The Hazelrigg Brothers, guitarist Louis Stewart and flute/reed player Brian Dunning from 1979, and bassist and composer Jakob Dreyer.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
*photo cred/ALT
Singer-songwriter Ola Onabule w/The Hazelrigg Brothers, guitarist Louis Stewart and flute/reed player Brian Dunning from 1979, and bassist and composer Jakob Dreyer.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
*photo cred/ALT
The first "Disturbance" of November! Tune in for new material from vibraphonist Yuhan Su, DJ Nicola Conte, composer/arranger Zhengtao Pan, and trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Payton.
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
*photo creds/ALT
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
*photo creds/ALT
November 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The first "Disturbance" of November! Tune in for new material from vibraphonist Yuhan Su, DJ Nicola Conte, composer/arranger Zhengtao Pan, and trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Payton.
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
*photo creds/ALT
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
*photo creds/ALT
WITHIN EARSHOT
Sean Mason
“A Breath of Fresh Air”
Seanmason.net
The title nudges at what we regularly seek. With a recurring four-on-the-floor backbeat, his quintet messages his personal growth and rejuvenation in one of the most satisfying releases to date.
Rec: Secrets, Kiss Me
*photo cred/ALT
Sean Mason
“A Breath of Fresh Air”
Seanmason.net
The title nudges at what we regularly seek. With a recurring four-on-the-floor backbeat, his quintet messages his personal growth and rejuvenation in one of the most satisfying releases to date.
Rec: Secrets, Kiss Me
*photo cred/ALT
November 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
WITHIN EARSHOT
Sean Mason
“A Breath of Fresh Air”
Seanmason.net
The title nudges at what we regularly seek. With a recurring four-on-the-floor backbeat, his quintet messages his personal growth and rejuvenation in one of the most satisfying releases to date.
Rec: Secrets, Kiss Me
*photo cred/ALT
Sean Mason
“A Breath of Fresh Air”
Seanmason.net
The title nudges at what we regularly seek. With a recurring four-on-the-floor backbeat, his quintet messages his personal growth and rejuvenation in one of the most satisfying releases to date.
Rec: Secrets, Kiss Me
*photo cred/ALT
Back with your RWD of new music - vibraphonist and composer Mark Sherman, the piano trio Prawntail, and composer Zihua Tan with the group No Hay Banda.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
November 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Back with your RWD of new music - vibraphonist and composer Mark Sherman, the piano trio Prawntail, and composer Zihua Tan with the group No Hay Banda.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
WITHIN EARSHOT
The Charlie Rouse Band
“Cinnamon Flower”
resonancerecords.org
The archival release of tenor man Rouse’s '77 Brazilian album comparatively may sound showy to his work with Monk, but his congenial delivery and the collective talent overrides that notion.
Rec: Clove and Cinnamon
The Charlie Rouse Band
“Cinnamon Flower”
resonancerecords.org
The archival release of tenor man Rouse’s '77 Brazilian album comparatively may sound showy to his work with Monk, but his congenial delivery and the collective talent overrides that notion.
Rec: Clove and Cinnamon
October 14, 2025 at 11:17 AM
WITHIN EARSHOT
The Charlie Rouse Band
“Cinnamon Flower”
resonancerecords.org
The archival release of tenor man Rouse’s '77 Brazilian album comparatively may sound showy to his work with Monk, but his congenial delivery and the collective talent overrides that notion.
Rec: Clove and Cinnamon
The Charlie Rouse Band
“Cinnamon Flower”
resonancerecords.org
The archival release of tenor man Rouse’s '77 Brazilian album comparatively may sound showy to his work with Monk, but his congenial delivery and the collective talent overrides that notion.
Rec: Clove and Cinnamon
Your RWD has been posted - multi-instrumentalist and composer Nicholas Payton, drummer Phil Haynes and his quartet Free Country, bassist and composer Anne Mette Iversen and Ternion Q Expanded, and pianist Chris Rottmayer.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
October 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Your RWD has been posted - multi-instrumentalist and composer Nicholas Payton, drummer Phil Haynes and his quartet Free Country, bassist and composer Anne Mette Iversen and Ternion Q Expanded, and pianist Chris Rottmayer.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
WITHIN EARSHOT
Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura
“Ki”
librarecords.com
I, too, listened with “quiet fascination”. Its stark, emotive delivery fits with a 1960’s suspense thriller (“Wait Until Dark”) or could drape a reading by Kerouac.
Rec: Keyaki, Kusunoki
[photo credits in ALT]
Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura
“Ki”
librarecords.com
I, too, listened with “quiet fascination”. Its stark, emotive delivery fits with a 1960’s suspense thriller (“Wait Until Dark”) or could drape a reading by Kerouac.
Rec: Keyaki, Kusunoki
[photo credits in ALT]
October 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
WITHIN EARSHOT
Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura
“Ki”
librarecords.com
I, too, listened with “quiet fascination”. Its stark, emotive delivery fits with a 1960’s suspense thriller (“Wait Until Dark”) or could drape a reading by Kerouac.
Rec: Keyaki, Kusunoki
[photo credits in ALT]
Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura
“Ki”
librarecords.com
I, too, listened with “quiet fascination”. Its stark, emotive delivery fits with a 1960’s suspense thriller (“Wait Until Dark”) or could drape a reading by Kerouac.
Rec: Keyaki, Kusunoki
[photo credits in ALT]
"The Jazz Disturbance" is up and runnin'! Picks from new releases by pianist Simon Chivallon, the Shout Section Big Band, saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Gwilyn Simcock, and bassist Rich Brown.
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
[photo credits in ALT]
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
[photo credits in ALT]
October 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"The Jazz Disturbance" is up and runnin'! Picks from new releases by pianist Simon Chivallon, the Shout Section Big Band, saxophonist Tommy Smith and pianist Gwilyn Simcock, and bassist Rich Brown.
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
[photo credits in ALT]
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
[photo credits in ALT]
Awakening to another Monday and your RWD of new music - the quartet Earscratcher's "Otoliths"; pianist and composer Kate Wyatt's "Murmurations"; and bassist Nick Joz’s"Hieroglyph & Stuttering".
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
October 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Awakening to another Monday and your RWD of new music - the quartet Earscratcher's "Otoliths"; pianist and composer Kate Wyatt's "Murmurations"; and bassist Nick Joz’s"Hieroglyph & Stuttering".
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
WITHIN EARSHOT
Brittany Davis
“Black Thunder”
loosegroove.indiemerch.com
Each piece holds personal, pinching truths, expressing her wants and longings, so aligned with ours. The pathos of “Black Thunder” will break you and then build you back up.
Rec: Amid the Blackout of the Night, Mirrors
Brittany Davis
“Black Thunder”
loosegroove.indiemerch.com
Each piece holds personal, pinching truths, expressing her wants and longings, so aligned with ours. The pathos of “Black Thunder” will break you and then build you back up.
Rec: Amid the Blackout of the Night, Mirrors
October 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
WITHIN EARSHOT
Brittany Davis
“Black Thunder”
loosegroove.indiemerch.com
Each piece holds personal, pinching truths, expressing her wants and longings, so aligned with ours. The pathos of “Black Thunder” will break you and then build you back up.
Rec: Amid the Blackout of the Night, Mirrors
Brittany Davis
“Black Thunder”
loosegroove.indiemerch.com
Each piece holds personal, pinching truths, expressing her wants and longings, so aligned with ours. The pathos of “Black Thunder” will break you and then build you back up.
Rec: Amid the Blackout of the Night, Mirrors
If you don't know who pianist and composer Carole Nelson is, well, why don't you tune into this week's "Situation Fluxus" get to know her and "Through the Storm". Also, pianist Eva Novoa and saxophonist Ron Blake...and prepare yourself for a little Latin tinge...
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
September 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
If you don't know who pianist and composer Carole Nelson is, well, why don't you tune into this week's "Situation Fluxus" get to know her and "Through the Storm". Also, pianist Eva Novoa and saxophonist Ron Blake...and prepare yourself for a little Latin tinge...
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
Welcome to this week's RWD of new music - drummer Mike Clark, pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, vocalist and story-teller Allen Austin-Bishop, and composer and conductor Rin Seo’s Collective.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
September 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Welcome to this week's RWD of new music - drummer Mike Clark, pianist Sylvie Courvoisier and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, vocalist and story-teller Allen Austin-Bishop, and composer and conductor Rin Seo’s Collective.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
Greetings - coast-to-coast, across the pond - here's this week's "The Jazz Disturbance" - vocalist Stella Cole, keyboardist Joe Alterman and DJ, bassist and producer Mocean Worker, guitarist Heather McKay, and the group OKAN.
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Greetings - coast-to-coast, across the pond - here's this week's "The Jazz Disturbance" - vocalist Stella Cole, keyboardist Joe Alterman and DJ, bassist and producer Mocean Worker, guitarist Heather McKay, and the group OKAN.
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
WITHIN EARSHOT
Gary Bartz
“Damage Control"
facebook.com/garybartzofficial
Bartz conjures the soul spirits of six-plus decades for a relaxing drive. He made this recording for himself but let me in as a passenger.
Rec: In Search of My Heart/ Love Surrounds Us Everywhere
[photo creds in ALT]
Gary Bartz
“Damage Control"
facebook.com/garybartzofficial
Bartz conjures the soul spirits of six-plus decades for a relaxing drive. He made this recording for himself but let me in as a passenger.
Rec: In Search of My Heart/ Love Surrounds Us Everywhere
[photo creds in ALT]
September 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
WITHIN EARSHOT
Gary Bartz
“Damage Control"
facebook.com/garybartzofficial
Bartz conjures the soul spirits of six-plus decades for a relaxing drive. He made this recording for himself but let me in as a passenger.
Rec: In Search of My Heart/ Love Surrounds Us Everywhere
[photo creds in ALT]
Gary Bartz
“Damage Control"
facebook.com/garybartzofficial
Bartz conjures the soul spirits of six-plus decades for a relaxing drive. He made this recording for himself but let me in as a passenger.
Rec: In Search of My Heart/ Love Surrounds Us Everywhere
[photo creds in ALT]
Welcome to the Fall Equinox 2025 and to this week's RWD - pianist David Kikoski, keyboardist Joe Alterman and DJ, bassist and producer Mocean Worker, and NEA Jazz Master saxophonist Gary Bartz and his group NTU.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
September 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Welcome to the Fall Equinox 2025 and to this week's RWD - pianist David Kikoski, keyboardist Joe Alterman and DJ, bassist and producer Mocean Worker, and NEA Jazz Master saxophonist Gary Bartz and his group NTU.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
During this week's "Situation Fluxus", I spoke with Rob Adams, UK journalist and operator of his own Rob Adams Music Touring. Also, for your listening pleasure, selections from vocalists Allen Austin-Bishop and Nicole Zuraitis.
Voila! www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
Voila! www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
September 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
During this week's "Situation Fluxus", I spoke with Rob Adams, UK journalist and operator of his own Rob Adams Music Touring. Also, for your listening pleasure, selections from vocalists Allen Austin-Bishop and Nicole Zuraitis.
Voila! www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
Voila! www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
Dig into this week's RWD with pianist-composer Satoko Fujii and trumpeter-composer Natsuki Tamura, pianist and composer Federico Bonifazi, and drummer Johnathan Blake.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
September 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Dig into this week's RWD with pianist-composer Satoko Fujii and trumpeter-composer Natsuki Tamura, pianist and composer Federico Bonifazi, and drummer Johnathan Blake.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
This week's "The Jazz Disturbance" - with vocalist Shiri Zorn, saxophonist Timo Vollbrecht, violinist Jason Kao Hwang, vocalist Samara Joy, and other suspects - is right here -
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
September 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This week's "The Jazz Disturbance" - with vocalist Shiri Zorn, saxophonist Timo Vollbrecht, violinist Jason Kao Hwang, vocalist Samara Joy, and other suspects - is right here -
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
WITHIN EARSHOT
Ledisi
“For Dinah”
candidrecords.shop.musictoday.com
Ledisi brings forth the spirit of The Queen of the Blues with class, sensitivity and the Dionysiac power that Black women possess.
Rec: What a Difference a Day Makes, Let’s Do It
Ledisi
“For Dinah”
candidrecords.shop.musictoday.com
Ledisi brings forth the spirit of The Queen of the Blues with class, sensitivity and the Dionysiac power that Black women possess.
Rec: What a Difference a Day Makes, Let’s Do It
September 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
WITHIN EARSHOT
Ledisi
“For Dinah”
candidrecords.shop.musictoday.com
Ledisi brings forth the spirit of The Queen of the Blues with class, sensitivity and the Dionysiac power that Black women possess.
Rec: What a Difference a Day Makes, Let’s Do It
Ledisi
“For Dinah”
candidrecords.shop.musictoday.com
Ledisi brings forth the spirit of The Queen of the Blues with class, sensitivity and the Dionysiac power that Black women possess.
Rec: What a Difference a Day Makes, Let’s Do It
Your RWD of new music served up now - pianists Paul Harrison and Billy Lester and vocalists Jamile and Peter Campbell.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
September 9, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Your RWD of new music served up now - pianists Paul Harrison and Billy Lester and vocalists Jamile and Peter Campbell.
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
On the homepage of Jazz/Fluxus - www.jazzfluxus.com
[photo credits in ALT]
Yes, it's the official unofficial start to fall - cooler temps and plenty of Jazz and improvised music! Tune in to this week's "Situation Fluxus" with my guest bassist, composer, and founder of Out of Your Head Records Adam Hopkins.
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
[photo credits in ALT]
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
[photo credits in ALT]
September 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Yes, it's the official unofficial start to fall - cooler temps and plenty of Jazz and improvised music! Tune in to this week's "Situation Fluxus" with my guest bassist, composer, and founder of Out of Your Head Records Adam Hopkins.
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
[photo credits in ALT]
www.jazzfluxus.com/episodes
[photo credits in ALT]
