The Musik Lounge

Last Fall I was honored to receive the opportunity to contribute to the fantastic publication issued quarterly by We Jazz Records , easily referred to as We Jazz Magazine. This was a full circle moment of sorts for me as I hadn’t thought about returning to music journalism since getting sober . But when presented with the chance to submit a review for the Nate Mercereau, Josh Johnson & Carlos Niño Blue Note release Openness Trio I had to go for it and I’m so glad I did! Here we are ~7 months later and I’ve just submitted my fifth and sixth “record essays” for the forthcoming Summer issue and while at work on them it struck me that I need to get into a more consistent writing practice rather than just diving into it when I have an assignment. What better place to practice than right here on The Musik Lounge blog where it all began for me 20 years ago while in college, full of hopes and dreams of what a career in music writing could be. I don’t know what it will look like. I have so...

Kicking off 2025 with a fresh show for your ears! After a few weeks of special editions it was nice to just fall into a flow and let the sounds come as they did! A good chunk of brand new tunes, lots of jazz and a few hiphop bangers for your ears! Thank you for listening and catch me every Sunday from 1 - 3 PM PST @ KTQA.org! UPDATE: This show is no longer available to stream, if you'd like to listen back holler at me ! Tracklist: Kate Carr “City of Bridges” Alabaster DePlume ft. Momoko Gill “Did You Know” Shin Sasakubo ft Carlos Niño “Actualization” Thoto_Leing “MajorA ClocktowN” Miles Davis “One And One” The Tablist “Untitled 1” Raj Mahal “Let’s Join The Earth Kids” Errol Eats Everything “Eye Said What I Said” Elucid “Hushpuppies” Lophae “Heddon Street” Makaya McCraven “Time Travel” Willie Morris “The Folks Who Live Down The Hill” Darius Jones “We Outside” James Brandon Lewis Trio “Five Spots To Caravan” Charles Mingus “Mood Indigo” Kyle Shepherd Trio “Theme From Unseen” Binker ...

A live show full of fresh new sounds and some old classics, kinda like we always do but something about this edition felt right! Press play and get dialed into a diverse array of sounds from around the world. As always catch me live every Sunday from 1 - 3 PST @ KTQA.org ! UPDATE: This show is no longer available to stream, if you'd like to hear it holler at me ! Tracklist: Luke Stewart “Works For Upright Bass & Amplifier, Vol. 2 - Part 3” ShrapKnel & Controller 7 “Worry Doll” Økse “Fragrance (Some Days Dosn’t Have Fragrance)” Elucid ft. billy woods “Instant Transfer” Previous Industries “White Hen” Surreal & DJ Balance “Moment In Time” Nas “Black Zombie (Zilla Rocca Remix)” Waajeed “Make Doe” Amaro Freitas ft. Hamid Drake, Shabaka Hutchings & Aniel Someillan “Encantados” High Pulp ft. MonoNeon “Never In My Short Sweet Life (Makaya McCraven Remix)” Alabaster DePlume “The Sound Of My Feet On This Earth Is A Song To Your Spirit” Dave Harrington “Acid Western” DJ Harr...