Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet

About Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet

Podcast of a jazz radio show that airs live on WRFR.org on the first 3 Fridays of the month 9-11am. Featuring the music of drummer, composer & bandleader Paul Motian. There are also readings from his autobiography, interviews and liner notes. Visit my blog for more info: www.jazzcloset.blogspot.com.

Publisher

Cindy McGuirl

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jan 2020

Latest episode

10 May 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 132 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 307: 09_03_18 Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet 1981 Live In Europe

   Host Paul Motian shares unreleased live jazz recordings from his 1981 European tour featuring Joe Lovano, Billy Drewes, Bill Frisell, and Ed Schuller.

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   15 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 306: 01_22_18 Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet Tethered Moon & Unreleased Kikuchi Pt 2/2

   Hear a reading about Paul Motian's thoughts on racial identity and the story of his only known relative who was also a musician–she played the oud. Thanks to Andreas Schmidt for sharing his 'Poo' recordings!Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2026/02/tethered-moon-unreleased-kikuchi-part.html

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   8 Feb 2026

   Episode 305: 01_15_18 Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet Tethered Moon & Unreleased Kikuchi Pt 1/2

   1990s Jazz Trio with Paul Motian, Gary Peacock and Masabumi Kiluchi. Interspersed with unreleased solo piano Home Recordings by Masabumi Kikuchi.Set List: https://jazzcloset.blogspot.com/2026/02/tethered-moon-unreleased-kikuchi-011518.htmlPhoto: Masabumi 'Poo' Kikuchi, Paul Motian and Gary Peacock 1991 photo: ©Yukio Ichikawa courtesy King Records

Inside a recent episode

Episode 307: 09_03_18 Uncle Paul's Jazz Closet 1981 Live In Europe

Published 10 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So, back to our show. Paul had a whole box of cassettes from 1981, from this concert tour. Last year, I had local musician Vince Gabriel put them all on digitized them all, and finally getting around to separating out the tracks and labeling the songs. And as usual, when I do that, I appreciate the listener's help if I make a mistake, because sometimes I do things aren't actually as he wrote them down, or I get songs mixed up. So, I'm just a newbie at this music thing. So, I'm going to read first this letter from ECM, from Thomas at ECM to Paul, dated November 25, 1981. Dear Paul, welcome to Europe again. […]

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35 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

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Engagement

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