On this episode of Visions, I play a mix of classics, recent cuts, and music made by musicians from Detroit.

I have classics from Eddie Gomez, Patrice Rushen, Leon Thomas, Thelonious Monk, Gloria Coleman, Luis Gasca, and Ed Blackwell. I play cuts from Detroit artists Kenny Garrett, Robert Hurst, Yusef Lateef, Pepper Adams and Donald Byrd.

I have a brand new single from saxophonist Tomoki Sanders featuring Mélanie Charles and Nicholas Payton, and two of the many artists you can hear at this week’s Edgefest in Ann Arbor: Hannah Marks and Junk Jazz. 

Check out the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Visions Playlist for October 5, 2026

• “Jazz Is Just A Game (feat. Nicholas Payton & Mélanie Charles)” – Tomoki Sanders
• “Thumbs Up” – Ed Blackwell
• “Twelve Tone Blues (Live At Pep’s Lounge, Philadelphia / 1964)” – Yusef Lateef*
• “I Am” – Leon Thomas
• “Hackensack” – Thelonious Monk
• “Unconditional Love” – Hannah Marks
• “Down Stretch” – Eddie Gomez
• “La Raza” – Luis Gasca
• “3 for Lawrence (feat. Bennie Maupin* & Marcus Belgrave*)” – Robert Hurst*
• “My Lady’s Waltz (feat. Pola Roberts)” – Gloria Coleman Quartet
• “I Wanted To Talk About Jazz” – JUNK JAZZ*
• “Curro’s” – Pepper Adams* & Donald Byrd* Quintet
• “Vashkar” – Carla Bley
• “Puttered Bopcorn” – Patrice Rushen
• “Mack the Knife” – Kenny Garrett*

* indicates Detroit artist

This week on Visions, I play a lot of newly released music. You’ll hear the Kris Davis Trio, Jeff Parker, Brandon Seabrook, Emma Dayhuff, Josh Johnson, Detroit’s Marcus Elliot, Andrew Toombs, Marty Ehrlich, and Benny Green.

I also play classics from Detroit’s Wendell Harrison, Sam Rivers, Cannonball Adderley, Emily Remler, Trio 3, Woody Shaw, Muhal Richard Abrams and Gary Bartz.

Happy listening!

Check out the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Visions Playlist for September 28, 2026

• “Libra” – Gary Bartz Quintet
• “Miles’ Mode (feat. Chris Speed, Kaveh Rastegar & Aaron Steele)” – Jeff Parker
• “Where Does That Tunnel Go? (feat. Robert Hurst* & Johnathan Blake)” – Kris Davis Trio
• “Planet Earth” – Cannonball Adderley Sextet
• “The Wind (feat. Isaiah Collier, Jonathan Pinson, Corey Wilkes, Paul Cornish, Akenya & Andrew Renfroe)” – Emma Dayhuff
• “Where Am I?” – Wendell Harrison*
• “Reece” – Josh Johnson
• “Star-Crossed Phantasms (feat. Bill Frisell, Rashaan Carter & Marcus Gilmore)” – Brandon Seabrook
• “Palmer” – Marcus Elliot*
• “The Goat And The Archer” – Woody Shaw
• “Revue” – Marty Ehrlich
• “The Slot (feat. Makaya McCraven, Junius Paul & Marquis Hill)” – Andrew Toombs
• “Helix” – Sam Rivers
• “Cedar Would (recorded live at Dizzy’s Club in New York City on April 18, 2026) [Live]” – Benny Green
• “Hymn To the East” – Muhal Richard Abrams
• “In A Sentimental Mood” – Emily Remler
• “Wha’s Nine (Live)” – Trio 3

* indicates Detroit artist