Today’s guest deejay is Muriel Grossman .

Muriel is an Austrian alto, soprano, tenor saxophonist, and composer. Muriel has released 13 albums, all on her Dreamlandrecords music label.

On today’s show, Muriel plays select tracks from her albums and music that have influenced her.

I was introduced to Muriel through Phil Freeman on Ugly Beauty, his long-form blog on Stereogum, where he shares his thoughts on jazz and new albums he has listened to. Phil’s turned me on to a lot of great stuff, and Muriel is no exception.

Muriel and her band have a distinct sound. You’ll know it when you hear it. They will lock into a groove, and that groove can be trance-inducing.

Sunday, January 23rd, Muriel will be performing at the Porgy & Bess Club in Viena and Jazzit in Salzburg Monday, January 24th. Muriel will also be performing at Le Duc de Lombard in Paris this Wednesday, January 26th.

Today’s interstitial music is “Traneing In” by Muriel Grossmann.

Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Phil Freeman.

I changed to saxophone because I got fascinated by sound. And it seemed to fit better to my energy. So I began to listen to jazz to the jazz greats. And I started off with Charlie Parker, which drew me even deeper into music.
—Muriel Grossmann
  1. Muriel Grossmann “Happiness” from Union
  2. Muriel Grossmann “Sundown” from Union
  3. Muriel Grossmann “African Call” from Quiet Earth
  4. Muriel Grossmann “Afrika Mahala” from Reverence
  5. Muriel Grossmann “Union” from Reverence
  6. John Coltrane “Tunji” from Coltrane
  7. Alice Coltrane “Journey In Satchidananda” from Journey In Satchidananda
  8. Pharoah Sanders “Thembi” from Thembi
  9. McCoy Tyner “Rebirth” from Sahara
  10. Joe Henderson & Alice Coltrane “Water” from The Elements
  11. Ornette Coleman “Lonely Woman” from The Shape of Jazz to Come
  12. Muriel Grossmann “Golden Rule” from Golden Rule

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