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Randal Despommier

Likened to a “Rimbaud hipster” (The Rest is Jazz), Randal Despommier’s music is a genres-and-centuries spanning amalgam of jazz, blues, and western classical idioms, resulting in a distinct twenty first-century compositional voice. Since moving to New York City in 2013, Despommier, a native of Metairie, Louisiana, has become a part of the New York jazz scene, performing in the ‪Williamsburg Music Center‬, ‪Cornelia Street Café‬, The Cell Theater, and other NYC jazz havens. All At Onceness, a “compelling new album” (Boston Globe) on Red Piano Records, is Despommier’s first recording project with pianist/composer Jason Yeager

South

By Randal Despommier

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Go to the Mardi Gras; Southern Nights; 'Round 3AM (A Blues Nocturne); Si tu vois ma mère; Jelly Roll's Living Room; Goodbye Pork Pie Hat; Dying to Live; Blues Rheumatica; Just a Closer Walk with Thee.

Anouar Brahem, Joona Toivanen, Sullivan Fortner, Claudio Filippini & More

by Ludovico Granvassu
March 25, 2025

A playlist featuring music inspired by New Orleans, Gaza and Africa, and then an unearthed live gem.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Sullivan Fortner “Southern Nights" Southern Nights (Artwork) 0:16 Host talks 5:48 Randal Despommier “Go to the Mardi Gras" South (Sunnyside) 7:38 Host ...

Randal Despommier: South

by Dan Bilawsky
March 6, 2025

Growing up in Metairie, Louisiana--a mere six miles from New Orleans--alto saxophonist Randal Despommier's formative experiences were rooted in the Crescent City's fertile sonic soil. A stone's throw away from the action, he was able to cut his teeth on the local scene(s) and put his horn to good use in Mardi Gras parades. In addition, ...

New Releases From Sarmiento, Despommier, Shovaly & More

by Bob Osborne
February 20, 2025

New and more recognisable faces from the jazz world combine to create a varied playlist of recent and forthcoming releases. The variety of material on offer demonstrates the wealth of excellent music out there. Established musicians explore new avenues and newcomers honour the Jazz tradition.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Lucia Sarmiento “Dreamland" from Escape (Self ...

Lux Quartet, Warren Wolf, and Archie Shepp

by Jerome Wilson
October 9, 2024

This show features recent music from Warren Wolf and the Lux Quartet led by Myra Melford and Allison Miller as well as older work from Jamie Baum and Don Byron's New Gospel Quintet. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill ...

Favorite Jazz of 2022

by Jerome Wilson
January 4, 2023

This show looks back at 2022 by playing my favorite jazz recordings of the past year. Musicians featured include Nate Wooley (with his group Columbia Icefield), Hedvig Mollestad, Tyshawn Sorey, Wayne Shorter, and Bill Frisell. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of ...

A Midsummer Odyssey

By Randal Despommier

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Toka Voka Oka Boka; Igloo; Danny's Dream; BBC Blues; Mazurka; Dyningar; Silhouette; I Min Smala Säng; I Hope It's Spring for You.

Bill Evans, Graham Collier and Impossible Gentlemen

by Jerome Wilson
December 7, 2022

This is an eclectic show featuring the clarinets of Darryl Harper and Tony Scott, the pianos of Bill Evans and Horace Silver, and groups such as The Impossible Gentlemen and the Leadbelly Legacy Band.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can;t Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill ...

Randal Despommier: A Midsummer Odyssey

by Jerome Wilson
October 24, 2022

Lars Gullin was a Swedish baritone saxophonist active mainly in the Fifties and Sixties and known for his work on his native jazz scene as well as playing with American stars such as Chet Baker and Lee Konitz. His compositions were an early example of a European musician mixing the sounds of his home country with ...