Eduardo Betancourt is undoubtedly a leader in his field... With his acoustic harp, he brings together traditional Venezuelan musical styles and creates new jazz fusions. He expands the horizons of his instrument, carving out new identities for it in the twenty-first century.

Highly acclaimed Boston classical guitarist, John Muratore, has appeared extensively across the US, Canada, Europe and Russia and he came to DreamFarm to play gorgeous guitar music. We explore classical guitar repertoire that is touched by jazz idioms. It's fascinating to hear those sounds flowing from John's fingers. I took my favorite place on th…

Pianist Steve Hunt, throughout his career, has stayed true to an uncompromising vision of composing and performing Jazz music from his heart. Steve has continued to push himself technically, focusing on a musical styl which is both challenging and meaningful. Steve's desire towards challenging himself is nowhere more evident than with his long time…

Truly a collaborative and original band. With influences from Israel, Turkey, South America Asia and America. I loved working with them on their music as well as mine.

Penny Muse Band is fetching vocalist Panayota Haloulakou, pianist Lefteris Kordis, and saxophonist Edmar Colon. This week our guests aspire to take listeners on a musical journey through Mediterranean Jazz and Greek Folklore. Imagine this incredible synergy of sound and culture flowing out of the barn!…

Glorious moments of eclectic and jazzy guitar collaborations unfolding here at the farm and beyond…

Today's program, "Dreamy Shared Synergies" is the first volume of this feast for the heart and the ears. After 8 years of DreamFarm Radio events and broadcasts we are rolling out a series of the very sweetest dreamy collaboratoins Julie has enjoyed with the unparalled musicians who have graced the farm with their music.…

The six members of Amethyst have joined their love of contemporary jazz, acoustic pop, and various Latin genres with undeniable skill and taste. The unique voice of each musician enriches improvisational arcs throughout every performance. Featuring Rivera’s originals, as well as collaborative cover arrangements, this group delivers accessible inter…

This week on the program we feature the smooth and seasoned duo of vocalist Wendee Glick and pianist Steve Heck. Wendee's infectious singing, and her joy in the enterprise are evident to anyone who listens to her and Steve's masterful melodic playing and vocal contributions make their duo a winner.

Even if you've never heard of composer/pianist Peter Primamore, there's a good chance you've heard his award winning film and television scores. Having built an extensive resume as a commercial composer, Primamore has produced Grancia, an ambitious and highly personal collection of original music, mixing the intimacy of a chamber ensemble with a hi…

Yulia Musayelyan is a master of the flute and together with her equally masterful bassist and duo partner, Fernando Huergo, you'll hear elements of tango, jazz, classical and latin folk music that will delight as this duo unleashes their impressive and winning musicianship at the farm.

This week we feature an absolutely stunning duo project of four-time Grammy-award-winning cellist, Eugene Frisen and pianist Joel A. Martin who meet to record their Perfect Sunday project at the intersection of Jazzical and Classi-Cool Streets. Their music is unexptectedly moving and grooving all at once.…

Today's program, "DreamFarm Gems with Julie" is the second volume of this feast for the heart and the ears. After 8 years of DreamFarm Radio events and broadcasts we are rolling out a series of the very sweetest dreamy collaboratoins Julie has enjoyed with the unparalled musicians who have graced the farm with their music.…

Jazz pianist, Matt Savage, started his professional career at age 9! He is now 26, so that means he's been on a 17 year piano journey. This week on DreamFarm Radio we highlight music from his "Piano Voyages" solo album. Performed live here in barn Matt lights up the keys and the ears - just as he has since he performed his first concert here when h…

Internationally known, Grammy nominated alto saxophonist, orchestra leader, composer and arranger, Kim Richmond joins Julie to share his latest recording “Artistry.” Artistry is Richmond’s tribute to one of the most innovative bandleaders in jazz, Stan Kenton. While that is certainly noteworthy, there's much more here than memories. Augmenting the …

I just love quality, classic vocal Jazz standards from the American Songbook and beyond. Today Sandi Bedrosian delivers the goods with her bluesy-beautiful stylings.

Albino Mbie was born in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, a country in southern Africa known for its rich musical and cultural heritage. Fueled by the resourcefulness and determination that have always characterized Mozambicans, he built his first guitar at 16 from a 5-liter can of oil, scrap wood, and strings made out of electrical cords. As with…

This week on DreamFarm Radio, we are excited to share the sublime solo piano work of young Japanese powerhouse pianist, Yuki Futami, and his gleamningly sensitive solo album, "Underrated." Yuki also shows off the work of vocalist, Gina Rushansky, an up and coming jazz singer and composer who does not fail to capture attention and deliver a big voca…

The musicians of Trio Por Do Sol are modern practitioners of a tradition that's about 140 years old but continues to be re-defined. At its very core, Choro is a hybrid style, with roots in Europe and Africa. Brazil claims Choro as its first own urban music (from Rio). It's also very important to Brazilian identity, which is profoundly multi-racial.…

A special selection of some of DreamFarm Radio’s loveliest love songs.

Singer, Songwriter, and DreamFarm Radio host, Julie Lavender, takes her audience behind the scenes of the show and life at DreamFarm, her New England country home. She talks about what inspires her own music and the creativity and art that flows in the midst of family, school, community, live performances, and radio recording sessions at the farm.…

A paradise for Jazz vocal explorations! Karrin Allyson brings us famous instrumental standards that have been enhanced with lyrics into a singer's delight.

Esthema is a progressive music ensemble composed of virtuoso musicians hailing from Boston, MA. Esthema defies musical boundaries and creates their unique sound by blending rock and jazz-fusion with the sounds of the traditional music of the Balkan region and the Near and Middle East. The musicians that shape the sound of Esthema bring together bot…

Bennett's futuristic avant-pop collides with opera themes by Giuseppe Verdi. Conceived after Bennett arranged the score for 'Whitman at the Whitney' at the Whitney Museum. Daniel Bennett & Mark Cocheo play all the wind, string and percussion parts, creating the sound of a large ensemble.

One talented and imaginative musician and his electric cello layers creates a landscape of orchestral sounds and expansive stories.

Sublime in deed. I was deeply moved and delighted by the rich, soulful and truly thrilling music of 4 time Grammy Award-Winning cellist and composer, Eugene Friesen who was my guest on DreamFarm Radio along with pianist Tim Ray and trumpet player Greg Hopkins. As if it weren't enought to swim in the vibrations of Eugene's pulchritudinous cello play…

This week from DreamFarm we bring you a celebration of glorious vocal jazz Christmas songs. It's the sound of Chrismas swinging, grooving and souflfully seranading you like never before. Our gift to you from the farm. Merry Christmas!

DreamFarm Radio takes you to a live CD release concert in the historic Amoskeag Mill in Manchester, NH where we are introduced to the music of Fugue Mill. Fugue Mill weaves jazz through the fabric of Americana, world, and classical music, creating a complex yet attractive blend of musical and improvisational styles. Original group pieces are featur…

Great classic Jazz recorded live for DreamFarm Radio at River Walk Jazz Café in Nashua, NH. Featuring veteran Jazz players from the LA and Boston areas. http://www.riverwalknashua.com

What do dreidels, latkes, overcoming and existential threat all have in common with jazz? Everything! DreamFarm Radio brings you a very hip Hannukah celebration featuring Kenny Ellis's Hannukah album and some of the best big band swing around. Get ready to dig it.

Don Davis, a friend and frequent guest musician at DreamFarm, has played for us numerous times times as well as performed on several of Julie’s albums. Don plays, soprano/alto/tenor and bass saxophones, various flutes clarinet, percussion and even his teeth! He has performed live and recorded with scores of well-known and accomplished musicians of …

This week on DreamFarm Radio we will hear the story of Albanian-born electric bassist, Ervin Dhimo, who grew up under the stifling weight of the Albanian Communist Cultural Revolution. Hearing about his freedom journey creates an essential backdrop for the sound of his "fierce, soulful, funky workouts on jazz, pop, and original tunes."…

Thanksgiving is our holiday and there is nothing quite like celebrating it at DreamFarm. This collection of some of Julie’s favorite music will enrich your celebration as you give thanks!

Returning to the farm, two masterful guitarists, each with their own distinct musical trajectories, join forces to create an exploration that traverses jazz, classical, and pop terrains to bring us a world of guitar.

Harmonica master, Roni Eytan brings us Jazz synergies and tribal sounds from the Middle East. It is music that showcases the folkloric styles of North Africa, Andalusia, Israel and beyond.

Joining us from Oslo Norway, arranger, and composer, Sverre Indris Joner shows off his amazing musicianship. This show will surprise you as Sverre bring together Norwegian and Cuban musicians to transform Norwegian oldies into incredible Latin-Jazz synergies.

In this program we continue our adventure with Max Ridley, a Boston-based bassist and composer has assembled a plethora of imaginative musicians who take his Jazz creation in and out of expected conceptions. This time we hear more of their influences and sounds, including the tap dancing! They call themselves the Basement Show Philharmonic and we w…

Two masterful guitarists, Peter Janson and Aaron Larget-Caplan, each with their own distinct musical trajectories, join forces to create an exploration that takes us through jazz, classical, and pop terrains to bring us a world of guitar.

Mozambican guitarist and singer Albino Mbie returns to DreamFarm with singer Isabel Novella who also hails from Mozambique. Together they share a rich blend of African sounds and jazz idioms. This week at the farm it's "Moz Jazz" and floating voices.

Seamlessly blending the sensibilities of classical excellence and precision, Latin folk music and Jazz improvisation, the Macayú chamber Jazz trio brings enchantment to DreamFarm.

What do you get when you cross the sounds and sensibilities of Argentinian composer, guitarist and vocalist, Cecilia Zabala with the talents of two top New Hampshire Jazz musicians? A Synergy-Jazz dream come true.

Norwegian born musician and composer Yngvil is a spirited, multi-talened stage performer and bandleader. She composes and produces music that is Jazz, Blues, Contemporary and Experimental and, very cool.

Chasing epic sax player Jerry Bergonzi down is no easy thing, but well worth the effort. Jerry is an internationally lauded composer, tenor saxophone player, educator and Boston native. When you hear his music you will understand why Jerry receives gets rave reviews wherever he plays across the globe. We couldn’t fit all of Jerry’s music into just …

Boston area pianist, bassist, composer, educator and bandleader, JohnFunkhouser, joins Julie at the farm to share his latest compositions and musical collaborations. Funkhouser takes an active interest in a wide spectrum of music, including all kinds of jazz, from avant-garde to straight ahead to New Orleans Jazz, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban music, fo…

Rinat Tregerman and Sagit Zilberman are sojourners to the East Coast from Israel. Attracted by the Jazz scene in Boston they came to expand their creative horizons and found a collaboration that spans musical styles and national cultures. Influenced by Middle Eastern rhythms and melodies and the improvisational language of Jazz, they perform togeth…

Guitarist and composer, John Baboian has performed around the world and now brings his swinging solo Jazz guitar sounds to the farm. The Boston-based educator and performer has a smooth and winning sound that soothes and shines.

Bruce Gertz takes us on a tour of his new recording, “A Different Take,” featuring four renowned Jazz improvisers make use of the malleable structures of Jazz form, harmony, and rhythm to give us a different take on classic sounds.

A very special DreamFarm tribute to beloved singer Mili Bermjo.

Seamlessly blending the sensibilities of classical excellence and precision, Latin folk music and Jazz improvisation, Macayú brings Enchantment to DreamFarm.