Matt Heister

Join us promptly at 10 p.m. on Monday, April 1st, for a special edition of Freedom in the Groove featuring guest artist Adam Larson. During our discussion, we will feature music from his new album "Simple Beauty". Learn why the Chicago Tribune describes Adam as "A player for whom the word ‘prodigious’ was coined."

Join us Monday, May 14th at 10:00 p.m. for a special live studio session with The Steve Nelson Trio. The band is led by guitarist Steve Nelson, with Devin Starks on bass and Francesco Ciniglio on drums. These highly talented young, up-and-coming artists will be playing both original music and standards.

On Monday, March 12th at 10:00pm, legendary jazz bassist Gene Perla will be joining us for an exciting live interview. Gene has played with a who's who list of jazz legends including Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Nina Simone and Sarah Vaughn. We'll even be airing a special Frank Sinatra track featuring Gene, which has never been previously released anywhere!

Tune in Monday night, March 5th at 10:00pm for a live discussion with SteepleChase recording artist, pianist LeeAnn Ledgerwood. We'll gain insight into her compositional approaches as we discuss and feature tracks from her latest two albums.

Join us Monday night, February 6th at 10:00 p.m. for an interview with tenor sax man Joel Frahm. It will be a fun discussion with a truly original voice on saxophone. We'll hear music from his latest albums, and we'll also learn about his experiences with other major artists including Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkle, and Matt Wilson.