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Overlooked: Overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music

Hosted by Rob Saffer.
2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Rob Saffer

Rob Saffer. Photo courtesy Rob Saffer. (Jun 19, 2019)

The Hard Machine, Trinary System, 2025 Cuneiform Records

The Hard Machine, Trinary System, 2025 Cuneiform Records. (Jan 13, 2026)

Example of "acoustic" recording; funnel-like metal horns capture sound vibrations sent to a stylus that cut into a soft wax master, Library of Congress.

Example of "acoustic" recording; funnel-like metal horns capture sound vibrations sent to a stylus that cut into a soft wax master, Library of Congress.. (Dec 23, 2025)

Dream Up, Tomas Fujiwara, Out of Your Head Records, 2025

Dream Up, Tomas Fujiwara, Out of Your Head Records, 2025. (Dec 09, 2025)

Orchestra Gold, 2019

Orchestra Gold, 2019. (Nov 25, 2025)

Of the Near and Far, Patricia Brennan, Pyroclastic Records, 2025

Of the Near and Far, Patricia Brennan, Pyroclastic Records, 2025. (Nov 11, 2025)

Overlooked: Newly Released Jazz

Overlooked: Newly Released Jazz. (Nov 11, 2025)

Listen Ship, Henry Threadgill, Pi Recordings, 2025

Listen Ship, Henry Threadgill, Pi Recordings, 2025. (Oct 28, 2025)

Jim Black & The Schrimps, Better You Don't, 2025, Intakt Recordings

Jim Black & The Schrimps, Better You Don't, 2025, Intakt Recordings. (Oct 14, 2025)

John Coltrane, Ole, 1961 Atlantic Records

John Coltrane, Ole, 1961 Atlantic Records. (Sep 23, 2025)

Alex Paxton, Delicious (2025 New Amsterdam Records)

Alex Paxton, Delicious (2025 New Amsterdam Records). (Sep 09, 2025)

Lester Young & Charlie Parker (public domain)

Lester Young & Charlie Parker (public domain). (Aug 26, 2025)

Mary Halvorson, About Ghosts, Nonesuch Records, 2025

Mary Halvorson, About Ghosts, Nonesuch Records, 2025. (Jul 22, 2025)

Classic Chu Berry: Columbia and Victor Sessions, Mosaic Records, 2007.

Classic Chu Berry: Columbia and Victor Sessions, Mosaic Records, 2007.. (Jul 08, 2025)

Shri Camel, 1980, CBS Masterworks/Sony

Shri Camel, 1980, CBS Masterworks/Sony. (Jul 08, 2025)

Stef.in – Icterus II (Barnyard Records, 2025)

Stef.in – Icterus II (Barnyard Records, 2025). (Jun 24, 2025)

Bard College Conservatory of Music, 2025

Bard College Conservatory of Music, 2025. (Jun 10, 2025)

Julia Ulehla, Understories, courtesy Pi Recordings, 2025

Julia Ulehla, Understories, courtesy Pi Recordings, 2025. (May 27, 2025)

Overlooked: Big Ears 12 (Part Two)

Overlooked: Big Ears 12 (Part Two). Big Ears 2025 (May 13, 2025)

Overlooked: Big Ears 12 (Part One)

Overlooked: Big Ears 12 (Part One). Big Ears 2025 (Apr 22, 2025)

Marshall Allen, aged 100, Wikipedia Simple English

Marshall Allen, aged 100, Wikipedia Simple English. (Apr 08, 2025)

Onilu, Eremite Records, 2025

Onilu, Eremite Records, 2025. (Mar 25, 2025)

Brian John McBrearty, Remembering Repeating, Love Beyond Measure Records, 2025

Brian John McBrearty, Remembering Repeating, Love Beyond Measure Records, 2025. (Mar 11, 2025)

What happened there?, Natsuki Tamura/Keiji Haino, Libra Records, 2025

What happened there?, Natsuki Tamura/Keiji Haino, Libra Records, 2025. (Feb 25, 2025)

Overlooked: First New Releases of 2025

Overlooked: First New Releases of 2025. Ambrose Akinmusire, honey from a winter stone, Nonesuch Records, 2025 (Feb 11, 2025)

Overlooked: Points of Departure, Part 5 (Accidents, Murder, Mystery & Mayhem - Series Finale)

Overlooked: Points of Departure, Part 5 (Accidents, Murder, Mystery & Mayhem - Series Finale). Krewe of Red Beans parade on Lundi Gras (New Orleans), Forbes.com/RyanHodgson-Rigsbee (Jan 28, 2025)

Overlooked Everywhere

Overlooked Everywhere. (Jan 14, 2025)

Happy Chrismukkah "ornament" (Walmart.com)

Happy Chrismukkah "ornament" (Walmart.com). (Dec 24, 2024)

Jeff Lederer, "Guilty", Little I Music, Cover design by Jamie Breiwick@bsidegraphics

Jeff Lederer, "Guilty", Little I Music, Cover design by Jamie Breiwick@bsidegraphics. (Dec 10, 2024)

Thanksgiving Turkey, Snellville Studio, GA (https://www.masterpiecemixerssnellville.com)

Thanksgiving Turkey, Snellville Studio, GA (https://www.masterpiecemixerssnellville.com). (Nov 26, 2024)

Big Majestic, Ellen Reid, 2024 New Amsterdam Records

Big Majestic, Ellen Reid, 2024 New Amsterdam Records. (Nov 12, 2024)

Overlooked: Bird in Kansas City plus New Jazz

Overlooked: Bird in Kansas City plus New Jazz. Charlie 'Bird' Parker in Kansas City, Verve Records/UMG, 2024 (Oct 22, 2024)

Overlooked: Points of Departure, Part 3 (Disease & Accidents)

Overlooked: Points of Departure, Part 3 (Disease & Accidents). Forbes.com/Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, October 4, 2024 (Oct 08, 2024)

Overlooked: More Newly Released Music

Overlooked: More Newly Released Music. Portrait of Arnold Schoenberg, by Egon Schiele, 1917. (Sep 24, 2024)

Overlooked: New Releases - Short & Spiky

Overlooked: New Releases - Short & Spiky. Thrill Jockey, 2024 (Sep 10, 2024)

Diva of Deva Loka - Kadef Agbi

Diva of Deva Loka - Kadef Agbi. Artwork by Ala Dehghan, courtesy of Akuphone Recordings (Aug 27, 2024)

Sam Rivers/Joe Daley, Studio Rivbea, 1976

Sam Rivers/Joe Daley, Studio Rivbea, 1976. Studio Rivbea, NYC, 1976 (Aug 13, 2024)

Overlooked: Newly Released Jazz

Overlooked: Newly Released Jazz. Design by Travassos | Photos by Tiago Fezas Vital - Clean Feed Records 2024 (Jul 23, 2024)

Overlooked: Points of Departure, Part 3 (Disease)

Overlooked: Points of Departure, Part 3 (Disease). Image credit: Forbes.com/RYAN HODGSON-RIGSBEE (Jul 09, 2024)

clair rousay

clair rousay. Photography by Zoe Donahoe and Adam Sputh, Thrill Jockey Records, June 18, 2024 (Jun 25, 2024)

Overlooked: More Newly-Released Music

Overlooked: More Newly-Released Music. Photography by Zoe Donahoe and Adam Sputh (Jun 25, 2024)

Rose City Band album cover.

Rose City Band album cover.. Image from Thrill Jockey Records. (Jul 11, 2023)

Baskot Lel Baltageyya album cover.

Baskot Lel Baltageyya album cover.. From Akuphone. (Jun 13, 2023)

Big Ears Festival logo.

Big Ears Festival logo.. Big Ears Festival logo. (Apr 25, 2023)

Giant Brain image.

Giant Brain image.. Image from Smallstone Recordings, 2023 (Apr 11, 2023)

The Beat of the Earth (1967)

The Beat of the Earth (1967). From Rob Saffer. (Jul 26, 2022)

Balungan / Kudu Bisa Kudu

Balungan / Kudu Bisa Kudu. From Rob Saffer. (Jun 28, 2022)

Iannis Xenakis

Iannis Xenakis. From Rob Saffer. (May 24, 2022)

David Friend and Jerome Begin, Post- (New Amsterdam Records)

David Friend and Jerome Begin, Post- (New Amsterdam Records). From Rob Saffer. (May 10, 2022)

Mingus: The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott’s

Mingus: The Lost Album from Ronnie Scott’s. From Rob Saffer. (Apr 26, 2022)

Overlooked: 20220322

Overlooked: 20220322. From Rob Saffer. (Mar 22, 2022)

Ornette Coleman

Ornette Coleman. From Rob Saffer. (Mar 08, 2022)

African Piano

African Piano. From Rob Saffer. (Feb 08, 2022)

Jazz Philadelphia logo

Jazz Philadelphia logo. From jazzphiladelphia.org (Jul 13, 2021)

Essential Aliens (2021) by Helvetia

Essential Aliens (2021) by Helvetia. From helvetiamusic.bandcamp.com. (Jun 22, 2021)

Thumbscrew by The Anthony Braxton Project

Thumbscrew by The Anthony Braxton Project. From Rob Saffer. (Aug 11, 2020)

Overlooked: Last Licks of 2019

Overlooked: Last Licks of 2019. From Beyond Beyond Is Beyond Records. (Jan 28, 2020)

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“Overlooked” is a show focusing on overlooked and underplayed music of all varieties: jazz, improvisational, international, and other fringe music, ancient to future, familiar to rare, classic to weird. Broadcast live from Overlook Mountain in Ulster County, “Overlooked” offers programs focused solely on newly released music along with others that focus on specific musical themes or history.

Host Rob Saffer is the former Executive Director and Producer of the Creative Music Foundation and Creative Music Studio. While living in Brooklyn for 25 years, he served on advisory boards for Celebrate Brooklyn! and Symphony Space. He also co-curated the Brooklyn Museum’s summer jazz series and helped found The Mingus Big Band with Mingus’s widow, Sue. Rob is also a judge for the annual Downbeat Magazine Critics Poll.