On this episode of Visions and in typical fashion, I head all over the musical map with my selections.

This week features classic cuts from John Coltrane, Joe Henderson, Curtis Fuller, and Detroit’s Barry Harris. I also feature newer releases from Esthesis Quartet, Heat On, Brandee Younger, and Detroit’s Louis Jones III and William Hill III.

I venture slightly into the avant-garde with Eric Dolphy and Marion Brown. And finally, a great track from Roy Hargrove featuring Wynton Marsalis.

There are a few others in the mix, but with music spanning from the 1960’s to the 2020’s, there’s something in here for everyone to enjoy.

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 Dec. 15, 2025

• “‘Snuff” – Jackie McLean
• “Black Bath” – Curtis Fuller
• “Mr. Day” – John Coltrane
• “Country Boy” – John Lee Hooker
• “Breaking Point” – Brandee Younger
• “Stay the Course” – William Hill III*
• “Horace Silver” – The New York Bass Violin Choir & Bill Lee
• “Nicaragua” – The Barry Harris* Sextet
• “Homestretch” – Joe Henderson
• “Peek-A-Boo” – Louis Jones III*
• “Ace of Pentacles” – Esthesis Quartet
• “Bye-Ya” – Carmen Staaf
• “Gazzelloni” – Eric Dolphy
• “West India” – Marion Brown
• “Nostalgia” – Roy Hargrove
• “Rimrock” – Heat On
• “Feed the Fire (feat. esperanza spalding & Karriem Riggins*)[Bonus Track]” – Nicholas Payton

*indicates Detroit artists

On this episode of Visions, I play sounds from the now. In previous episodes, I played a lot of music from the 60’s and 70’s, but not many selections from recent decades. This episode highlights music almost exclusively from the 21st century.

You hear from Nubya Garcia, Kassa Overall, Terri Lyne Carrington, Detroit’s Geri Allen and Allen Dennard, and Tomeka Reid. I work one of my all time favorite artists, Meshell Ndegeocello, into the mix with her free-ish jazz record from 2005. And I explore my new music discoveries with Nala Sinephro, Nicola Conte, Joshua Moshe, and Gregory Groover Jr.

There are a few tracks from Terence Blanchard‘s “Malcolm X Jazz Suite” which is coming to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra this Friday, Dec. 5. Blanchard worked on the soundtrack of Spike Lee’s 1992 film, “Malcolm X,” and reimagined the music as its own album which came out the following year. This Friday, Blanchard will play new arrangements from the record with an all new band. 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 Dec. 1, 2025

• “A Little Max (Parfait)” – Terri Lyne Carrington
• “Malcolm’s Theme” – Terence Blanchard
• “The Healer” – Joshua Moshe
• “Hastings Street” – Allen Dennard*
• “Odyssey” – Nubya Garcia
• “C.R.E.A.M. (CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME)” – Kassa Overall
• “Papillon (feat. Matthew Garrison, Federico Gonzalez Pena & Kenny Garrett)” – Meshell Ndegeocello
• “Malcolm Makes Hajj” – Terence Blanchard
• “All Blues” – Mary Lou Williams
• “Go for Broke (feat. Joel Ross, Paul Cornish, Harish Raghavan & Kendrick Scott)” – Gregory Groover Jr.
• “Space 4” – Nala Sinephro
• “Home Grown” – Geri Allen*
• “The Nation” – Terence Blanchard
• “Life Forces” – Nicola Conte
• “Wabash Blues (feat. Tomeka Reid, Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara & Jason Roebke)” – Tomeka Reid Quartet
• “The Thump (Live)” – Marquis Hill

*Indicates Detroit artists