#5104, New Music for Trumpet, Plus

New Sounds | Feb 5

Listen to trumpeters as varied as New Yorker and third generation musician and composer Adam O’Farrill, Norwegian Nils Petter Molvaer, American trumpeter Jordan McClean (Antibalas), and the late American trumpeter Jaimie Branch.

Hear part of “Sea Triptych”, from New York trumpeter and composer Adam O’Farrill from his 2026 quartet record, ELEPHANT. There’s also music featuring Adam O’Farrill from songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and polymath Gabriel Zucker. Then listen to music by Antibalas trumpeter and bandleader Jordan McClean, who uses dance production techniques on his latest record, Resistance is Fertile.

There’s also an ambient ode to Miles Davis' In A Silent Way, from Canadian synthesist and drummer Nick Schofield, featuring trumpet player Scott Bevins and more. - Caryn Havlik

Program #5104, New Music for Trumpet, Post- Miles Davis (First aired 2/5/26)

ARTIST: Miles Davis
WORK: In a Silent Way [2:07]
RECORDING: In a Silent Way
SOURCE: Columbia/Legacy
INFO: Available at AppleMusic, Amazon.com, Spotify, YouTube

ARTIST: Nick Schofield, Scott Bevins
WORK: Sky Café [3:42]
RECORDING: Blue Hour
SOURCE: Forward Music Group
INFO: https://nickschofield.bandcamp.com/album/blue-hour

ARTIST: Miles Davis
WORK: Shhh / Peaceful [3:42]
RECORDING: In a Silent Way
SOURCE: Columbia/Legacy
INFO: Available at AppleMusic, Amazon.com, Spotify, YouTube

ARTIST: Nick Schofield, Scott Bevins
WORK: Hidden Corner [4:43]
RECORDING: Blue Hour
SOURCE: Forward Music Group
INFO: https://nickschofield.bandcamp.com/album/blue-hour

ARTIST: JMMR (Jordan McLean's Musical Resistance)
WORK: Vitamin C (CAN) [3:48]
RECORDING: Resistance is Fertile
SOURCE: Nublu Records
INFO: https://nublu.bandcamp.com/album/resistance-is-fertile

ARTIST: Nils Petter Molvaer
WORK: Khmer [4:57]
RECORDING: Khmer
SOURCE: ECM
INFO: ecmrecords.com

ARTIST: Jaimie Branch
WORK: borealis dancing [7:01]
RECORDING: Fly or Die Fly or Die Fly or Die (World War)
SOURCE: International Anthem
INFO: https://intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/fly-or-die-fly-or-die-fly-or-die-world-war

ARTIST: Gabriel Zucker, ft. Adam O'Farrill
WORK: Away, Carelessly [7:32]
RECORDING: Confession
SOURCE: Boomslang Records
INFO: https://gabrielzucker.bandcamp.com/album/confession

ARTIST: Adam O'Farrill
WORK: Sea Triptych, Pt. 1 - Along the Malecon [2:35]
RECORDING: ELEPHANT
SOURCE: Out Of Your Head Records, Due out March 2026
INFO: https://adamofarrill.bandcamp.com/album/elephant

ARTIST: Jon Hassell
WORK: Moons of Titan [2:07]
RECORDING: Seeing Through Sound (Pentimento Vol. 2)
SOURCE: Ndeya Records
INFO: https://jonhassell.bandcamp.com/album/seeing-through-sound-pentimento-volume-two

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