Excellence In Jazz Playlist, February 23, 2026

Saxophonist Wayne Escoffery was born on this day in 1975.
7:00 p.m.
Darius Babazadeh
Beatrice
Endless Stars
7:04 p.m.
Gil Goldstein
In My Life
City Of Dreams
7:10 p.m.
Elio Villafranca
Song For Freedom
Standing By The Crossroads
7:15 p.m.
Theo Hill
Song Of The Wind
Reality Check
7:20 p.m.
Triology
Luna
The Slow Road
7:29 p.m.
Wayne Escoffery
AKA Reggie
The Humble Warrior
7:34 p.m.
Melissa Aldana
No Te Empenes Mas Feat. Cecile McLorin Salvant
Filin
7:39 p.m.
Monty Alexander
Trust
Harlem-Kingston Express, Vol. 2
7:44 p.m.
Kei Akagi
Wade Park Morning
Circlepoint
7:49 p.m.
Charles Chen
These Foolish Things
Charles, Play!
7:55 p.m.
Darren Litzie
On My Own Time
On My Own Time
8:00 p.m.
Out Of/Into
Familiar Route
Motion II
8:04 p.m.
Monika Herzig
Look Out
Transparent
8:12 p.m.
James Moody
I'm In The Mood For Love
Masters Of Jazz, Vol. 7: Jazz Hit Singles
8:14 p.m.
King Pleasure
Moody's Mood For Love
Golden Days
8:17 p.m.
Xaver Hellmeier
I Could Write A Book
X-Man In New York
8:22 p.m.
Scott Hamilton
Dance Song
Danish Ballads...& More
8:31 p.m.
Reid Hoyson
When Lights Are Low
Your Move
8:36 p.m.
Hank Mobley
No Room For Squares
No Room For Squares
8:44 p.m.
Joe Henderson
Felicidade
Double Rainbow: The Music Of Antonio Carlos Jobim
8:49 p.m.
Eliane Elias
Bananeira
Light My Fire
8:52 p.m.
Cory Weeds
I Had The Craziest Dream
Cory Weeds Meets Jerry Weldon
9:00 p.m.
Wayne Escoffery
Idle Moments
Like Minds
9:06 p.m.
Monika Herzig
All In Good Time
All In Good Time
9:13 p.m.
Lizz Wright
Love You Madly
Ella 100: Live At The Apollo!
9:17 p.m.
Ensemble Novo
Look To The Sky
Look To The Sky
9:22 p.m.
George Kahn
Just One Of Those Things
Dreamcatcher
9:27 p.m.
Rosa Passos
S'wonderful
Amorosa
9:31 p.m.
Nanny Assis
Chovendo Na Roseira (Portugese version)
Double Rainbow
9:36 p.m.
Antonio Adolfo
Corcovado
Samba Jazz Alley
9:43 p.m.
Melissa Aldana
La Sentencia
Filin
9:47 p.m.
Jack Brandfield
Vignette
I'll Never Be The Same
9:52 p.m.
John Coltrane
Like Sonny
Coltrane Jazz
10:00 p.m.
Emmet Cohen
My Heart Stood Still
Future Stride
10:04 p.m.
Wayne Shorter
El Gaucho
Adam's Apple
10:12 p.m.
Wayne Escoffery
Shuffle
Like Minds
10:18 p.m.
Eddie Henderson
Shuffle And Deal
Shuffle And Deal
10:24 p.m.
Opus 5
Red Clay
Pentasonic
10:32 p.m.
NOLA Resistance Quintet
Bleu Sketch
Morpheus
10:39 p.m.
McCoy Tyner
Contemplation (feat. Bill Frisell)
Guitars
10:46 p.m.
Joe Magnarelli
D.J.
Decidedly So
10:54 p.m.
Lou Rawls
It Was A Very Good Year
The Best Of Lou Rawls
10:57 p.m.
George Shearing & The Montgomery Brothers
And Then I Wrote
George Shearing & The Montgomery Brothers
11:00 p.m.
Gregory Groover Jr.
Go For Broke
Old Knew
11:04 p.m.
David Benoit
6 PM
Timeless
11:10 p.m.
Betty Bryant
You Are Not My First Love
Nothin' Better to Do
11:15 p.m.
Thom Rotella
This Is For Lou
Right Time Left
11:20 p.m.
Larry Vuckovich
Somethin' Special
Somethin' Special
11:28 p.m.
Curtis Brothers
Afro Blue
Syzygy
11:35 p.m.
Falkner Evans
Hidden Gem
Marbles
11:40 p.m.
Wayne Shorter
Dance Cadaverous
Speak No Evil
11:48 p.m.
Monika Herzig
Invincible
Transparent
11:53 p.m.
Alexa Tarantino
All Along
The Roar and the Whisper