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LOS ANGELES: World-traversed and genre-fluid guitarist Ethan Margolis, aka “Emaginario,” is a prime example of an artist who has become greater than the sum of his many parts and pathways.

Through the eclectic filter of his musical passions, studies and influences, Margolis has evolved into a creative and worldly artist, whose deep connections with Romaní people, flamenco, jazz, blues and even punk coalesce into a unique musical voice.

Elements of that Margolis style can be heard coming to fruition on his forthcoming album, Interlude of the Duende, in trio form with bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer Eric Harland, set for July 19 release on Ropeadope.

Come welcome Emaginario to our show!

As always, all information about upcoming shows may be found at www.simeonmorrow.com

NEW YORK CITY: The legendary trumpeter Roy Hargrove is usually – and justly – depicted as a generation-defining voice and a radiant, troubled genius.

What gets lost in that characterization is Hargrove’s equally vital role as a mentor for younger musicians who shared his deeply felt commitment to exploring the full spectrum of jazz and in carrying the blazing torch of tradition determinedly forward.

Among those whose life and career were touched by Hargrove’s influence is the multi-instrumentalist and composer Michael Dease.

With his enthralling new album Grove’s Groove – the second on which the acclaimed trombonist focuses solely on the baritone saxophone – pays tribute, says thanks, and bids farewell to one of modern jazz’s most iconic figures.

Grove’s Groove, Due out August 23 via Le Coq Records, features a superb band with Hargrove alumni and friends Steve Davis, Rodney Whitaker, Terell Stafford and Ulysses Owens Jr., joined by Bill Cunliffe and Jocelyn Gould.

Come welcome Michael to our show!

As always, all information about upcoming shows may be found at www.simeonmorrow.com

LONDON: her first ECM recording in six years finds British jazz singer Norma Winstone in a new duo with pianist Kit Downes.

A unique artist as both jazz vocalist and lyricist, here Norma brings her poetic sensibilities to new pieces by Downes as well as compositions by Carla Bley, Ralph Towner, and John Taylor.

The programme is completed with fresh perspectives on two traditional tunes, “Black Is The Colour” and “Rowing Home.”

Don’t miss this chance to meet the legendary artist whose music even Drake is in love with!

ESSEX QUARRY, NEW YORK: before we Westerners thought of music as a universal human language, it was considered a celestial power that, together with the stars, mysteriously influenced mankind through space and time.

Today, pianist Ben Cosgrove has dedicated his career to further exploring the undeniable phenomenon that all spaces and environments are trying to tell us something and that music is the key revealing those messages. He travels far and wide to discover the physical world and record what he experiences through music.

Ben is coming on Vienna Live to present us with Bearings, his latest album of experiences.

Let’s welcome Ben to our show and see if he can convince us there’s no such thing as “empty” space!

NEW YORK CITY: saxophonist Oded Tzur’s meditative new ECM album, My Prophet, anoints music as the epicenter of a spiritual discipline: a prophet that tells us not about the future, but about who we really are.

Through a myth-like suite of five movements, the bandleader tells the story of an all-powerful deity, experiencing everything from sobering murmurs to cathartic, unabashed ecstasy.

Recorded right at the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, the events of October 2023 put the project on the verge of cancellation multiple times.

With its eventual green light, the studio session took on the shape of a meditation on its original theme — an unequivocal offering of faith in one single person as an attempt to regain our collective faith in who we are.

Come welcome Oded to our show and he will show us how music can be a spiritual practice!

BOSTON: social media is an inescapable part of life today. To Boomers, Generation X and Millennials, that means the privilege of staying in constant touch with far-away friends and online dating.

But to Generation Z, social media is not a “fun” virtual space that complements physical reality, it is physical reality. In other words, the physical and social media realms are one and the same.

Why is that a problem? Well, it means that their day has no beginning nor end. Teenagers are in the middle of something happening, and they are always missing out on it.

Sound stressful? It is and “digital depression” has become the leading cause of anxiety, depression and suicidality in teens.

Let’s get out of our comfort zone and face digital depression head on. Professor Nassir Ghaemi (Tufts University), the field’s leading expert, joins us for an in-depth conversation that every parent needs to hear.

(Cover Image: Too much in the sun: In the social media realm, clouds are few and far between)