guest session
09.18.25
The Sound of Healing
The past two years have challenged me in ways I couldn’t have imagined. Some bad, some devastating, but a whole lot of good. During that time — thanks to therapy and my inner circle of trusted loved ones — I’ve learned to lean into the moment, appreciate my progress, and not be so fixated on the future. My ambition is still there, I just had to temper the urgency.
On purpose, “The Sound of Healing” is mid-tempo and ascendant, jazz with a pulse yet decidedly reflective. By assembling older and contemporary artists, I also wanted to connect the past and present, showing today’s listeners that the genre is still quite viable. This is the music I play on long drives and walks. It reminds me that while the challenges persist, I recognize the healing and feel things getting better.
With love,
MJM
Tracklist:
Michael Naura Quartet — Soledad De Murica Joel Ross — nublues Henry Franklin — Soft Spirit Luke Stewart & Jarvis Earnshaw Quartet — Red Hook Blues Got Me Smiling Grachan Moncur III — Space Spy Kenny Barron — Sunset Wayne Shorter — Joy Out Of / Into — Synchrony Joe Henderson — Black Narcissus Junius Paul — Spocky Chainsey Has Re-Emerged Ahmad Jamal — Swahililand Cecil McBee — Voice of the 7th Angel Ambrose Akinmusire — Bloomed (the ongoing processional of nighas in hoodies) Albert Tootie Heath — Baraka Leroy Vinnegar — Funny Time Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra — Little A’s Chant Dick Griffin — Now is the Time Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Max Roach — Fleurette Africaine The Awakening — Glory to the Sun Doug Carn (featuring Jean Carn) — Naima Harold McKinney — Dolphin Dance Stanley Cowell — Lullabye
