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Episode 386: Wonderful Canadian Jazz Albums From This Year, Part 2

2026/10/27

Fantastic discoveries! All these albums should be on somebody's Best of 2026 list.

Episode 385: Some Favourite Canadian Albums From This Year

2026/10/20

Canadian artists have released some spectacular albums so far this year. Here are some of them.

Episode 384: Jazz Albums Created Out Of Love

2026/10/13

Experiences of love that led to the creation of some amazing jazz recordings

Episode 383: Jazz Recordings Inspired by Love

2026/10/06

Not just love songs, but recordings actually inspired by love.

Episode 382: More Child Oriented Jazzy Music

2026/09/29

Child Friendly Jazz- Mr. Rogers to Salt Peanuts

Episode 381: Jazz Greats, Nursery Rhymes, and Children's Songs

2026/09/22

Coltrane, Marsalis,Cory Weeds, etc Play Children's Songs

Episode 380: Favourite Epsisodes from 10 Years of Discovering Jazz

2026/09/15

I Talk about some notable episodes and play some tracks.

Episode 379: 10 Years of Discovering Jazz--a Celebration

2026/09/08

Some Favourite Recordings From 10 Years of Discovering Jazz

Episode 378: Jazz Albums Released in 2026, Part 4

2026/09/01

Some of the best albums released this year.

Episode 377: Selected Albums From 2026, Part 3

2026/08/25

More fascinating new releases from 2026

Episode 376: Selected Albums From 2026, Part 2

2026/08/18

Old meets new on these 2026 releases.

Episode 375: Discover Interesting or Anticipated New Albums

2026/08/11

I discover and play some interesting albums from 2026

Episode 374: This Year's Albums---A Random Selection

2026/08/04

Has jazz changed much over the years? This random selection of 2026 albums might help answer that question.

Episode 373: Richard Rodgers and Ted Gioa's Jazz Standards Book

2026/07/28

Richard Rodgers songs and Ted Gioia's Jazz Standards book

Episode 372: Richard Rodgers, life and jazz interpretations, part 2

2026/07/21

Blossom Dearie,Joshua Redman, & even Eugene Chadbourne play Richard Rodgers

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Joel Matthews 2026/10/14

Missed Opportunity - Maybe Next Time

Surprised the two episode Love arc did not include Bill Evans’ Laurie. Evans’ muse for the song, Canadian Laurie Verchomin wrote a haunting account o...

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Dr_Josh_E 2026/10/01

A jazz show for anyone

Get your weekly dose of carefully measured, precisely refined, and generously shared soul-affirming jazz and jazz history made to be accessible to any...

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Drdavegerhart 2026/09/08

Great Jazz Podcast

This is one of my favorite podcasts. I learn something new ever week. The host plays jazz from all over the world. Highly recommended!!

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Jackie Jack07 2025/06/11

Best Intro Series for anyone

I’ve been listening to Larry’s show for a while now and often send episode links out far and wide to friends who want to get to know the huge vast wor...

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JesseKLS 2024/03/12

Learning so much

I learn so much from you, Larry, about the history of jazz and asp get exposed to great new music. Thank you for all that you do!

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Hjjjwh 2022/04/07

What a gem!

Thank you for such an amazing podcast! My evening is filled with great jazz now!

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Crash_Reynolds 2022/02/21

A Treasure of a Podcast

I discovered Discovering Jazz by accident and dang was that a fortuitous mishap! Larry has been keeping me company at work for several months now with...

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Laura from C T 2022/02/06

Awesome Delve into jazz!!

I 'discovered' this podcast about 3 months ago. Truly enjoy them & and always learn something from each show. It's a fun day when I hear a player on ...

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TChop100 2019/02/19

What a Wonderful Podcast

Enjoying this podcast. Very informative with great music!

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a wonderful name 2018/05/09

An enjoyable experience

A cheerful, velvety host with a public radio feel and a bright enthusiasm for the stories of jazz artistry. Tales and trivia are skillfully woven with...

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