Latest from The Tonearm:
Evolfo Draws a Line in the Sand | The Tonearm
Evolfo’s Rafferty Swink and Matt Gibbs on ‘Of Love,’ the collective improvisational process behind it, and why a seven-piece Brooklyn band decided Spotify wasn’t worth the compromise.

Charlotte Cornfield’s Hard-Won Reckoning | The Tonaerm
Charlotte Cornfield’s album ‘Hurts Like Hell’ maps a songwriter’s life from drink-ticket gigs in Montreal to the steadier ground of family, community, and creative confidence in Toronto.

Beibei Wang & Hannah Peel on ‘The Endless Dance’
Wang’s grounding in Beijing opera, Peel’s synthesizer instincts, and their shared Taoist faith in following the flow converge in a series of improvised sessions tracing the full arc of the Chinese solar calendar.

The Radically Earnest Legacy of Arthur Russell
Poet Reuben Gelley Newman and scholar Matt Marble join Carolyn Zaldivar Snow for a roundtable on Arthur Russell’s radical gentleness, his uncategorizable output, and the serendipitous webs his music keeps spinning.

Phil Manzanera — Latin Roots in the Art Rock Canopy
The Roxy Music guitarist discusses his memoir ‘Revolución to Roxy,’ his lifelong immersion in Latin music and culture, the family secrets unearthed along the way, and a career built in close collaboration with everyone from Brian Eno to Enrique Bunbury.

Latest from The Tonearm Podcast:
Meredith Bates: The Observer Effect | The Tonearm
Canadian violinist Meredith Bates discusses her new album The Observer Effect — improvisation, quantum physics, and feminine intuition.

Nick Fraser on Areas, Improv, and Toronto Jazz
Toronto drummer Nick Fraser talks about his atmospheric trio album Areas, long-term collaboration with Kris Davis and Tony Malaby, and Canadian creative music.

Maria Schneider on Jazz, Democracy, and American Crow
Composer Maria Schneider on her EP American Crow, jazz as democratic practice, the 2026 Rolf Schock Prize, and decades of music advocacy on The Tonearm.

Caroline Davis: Fallows, Prepared Saxophone & Advocacy
Saxophonist Caroline Davis discusses Fallows, her debut solo album recorded in Wyoming, prepared saxophone, the Organelle, and her work as a prison abolitionist.

Miho Hazama on Frames, Jim McNeely, and Big Band Jazz
Composer and conductor Miho Hazama discusses her new album Frames, studying with Jim McNeely, and leading the Danish Radio Big Band.

