On this episode of Visions, I play sounds from the now. In previous episodes, I played a lot of music from the 60’s and 70’s, but not many selections from recent decades. This episode highlights music almost exclusively from the 21st century.

You hear from Nubya Garcia, Kassa Overall, Terri Lyne Carrington, Detroit’s Geri Allen and Allen Dennard, and Tomeka Reid. I work one of my all time favorite artists, Meshell Ndegeocello, into the mix with her free-ish jazz record from 2005. And I explore my new music discoveries with Nala Sinephro, Nicola Conte, Joshua Moshe, and Gregory Groover Jr.

There are a few tracks from Terence Blanchard‘s “Malcolm X Jazz Suite” which is coming to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra this Friday, Dec. 5. Blanchard worked on the soundtrack of Spike Lee’s 1992 film, “Malcolm X,” and reimagined the music as its own album which came out the following year. This Friday, Blanchard will play new arrangements from the record with an all new band. Happy listening!

Check out the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

Visions Playlist for Dec. 1, 2025

• “A Little Max (Parfait)” – Terri Lyne Carrington
• “Malcolm’s Theme” – Terence Blanchard
• “The Healer” – Joshua Moshe
• “Hastings Street” – Allen Dennard*
• “Odyssey” – Nubya Garcia
• “C.R.E.A.M. (CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME)” – Kassa Overall
• “Papillon (feat. Matthew Garrison, Federico Gonzalez Pena & Kenny Garrett)” – Meshell Ndegeocello
• “Malcolm Makes Hajj” – Terence Blanchard
• “All Blues” – Mary Lou Williams
• “Go for Broke (feat. Joel Ross, Paul Cornish, Harish Raghavan & Kendrick Scott)” – Gregory Groover Jr.
• “Space 4” – Nala Sinephro
• “Home Grown” – Geri Allen*
• “The Nation” – Terence Blanchard
• “Life Forces” – Nicola Conte
• “Wabash Blues (feat. Tomeka Reid, Mary Halvorson, Tomas Fujiwara & Jason Roebke)” – Tomeka Reid Quartet
• “The Thump (Live)” – Marquis Hill

*Indicates Detroit artists

Man, this was a heavy new music Friday to unload. So much stuff! And really all over the place, so consider this a stream of consciousness show because I did not know where we were going — but thanks for letting me drive!

Every show is like that, but this one felt like a rowdy ride, including new music from Wet Leg, Kassa Overall, Indigo De Souza, Shame, NewDad, Folk Bitch Trio and much more. Come along for this wild musical ride with me!

Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.

In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for July 11, 2025

• “Crossfire / So Into You” – Nai Palm
• “Falador Passa Mal” – Os Originais do Samba
• “Pontos de Luz” – Gal Costa
• “WEIGHT OFF (feat. BADBADNOTGOOD)” – Kaytranada
• “Let it Happen (Soulwax Remix)” – Tame Impala
• “Home (Tom Sharkett Edit)” – LCD Soundsystem
• “Waiting For The Punchline (Swallertrip Extended)” – Franc Moody
• “Butterfly” – Jamiroquai
• “Contusion” – Stevie Wonder
• “REBIRTH OF SLICK (COOL LIKE DAT)” – Kassa Overall
• “Be Like The Water” – Indigo De Souza
• “Telescope (feat. Hiatus Kaiyote)” – Tres Leches
• “DNM” – Mk.gee
• “Pond Song” – Wet Leg
• “What We All Want” – Gang of Four
• “Quiet Life” – Shame
• “Roobosh” – NewDad
• “Is She Weird” – Pixies
• “Like Eating Glass” – Bloc Party
• “Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks” – The Rapture
• “Holiday Destination” – Nadine Shah
• “Holiday In Cambodia” – Dead Kennedys
• “Someone Like You” – Matthew Herbert & Momoko Gill
• “Siesta Freestyle (Frisco version)” – Lewis OfMan & Alicia te quiero
• “Lo Siento (Lido Pimienta Edit)” – Reyna Tropical & Lido Pimienta
• “Reckoner” – Radiohead
• “Looking For You” – Nino Ferrer
• “Cathode Ray” – Folk Bitch Trio
• “The Wind Cries Mary” – Jimi Hendrix
• “If I’m Unworthy” – Blake Mills
• “Tenderly” – Luiz Bonfá
• “Dumb Feeling” – Mei Semones
• “Sometime / Someplace” – Cornelius
• “Prepare Your Coffin” – Tortoise
• “Overlander” – Budos Band

Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.