On this episode of Visions, I am thrilled, honored, and humbled to return to the Detroit airwaves. I wouldn’t have a home to return to if it wasn’t for Sam Beaubien, Liz Warner and W. Kim Heron who hosted the show, and I certainly wouldn’t be able to come back without the full support of WDET. Thank you to everyone working behind the scenes and behind the mic to ensure that Visions remained resonant.

On my homecoming episode, I cover almost every decade from the 1960’s to the 2020’s. I feature music made right here in Detroit by Kasan Belgrave, Louis Jones III and the Detroit Experiment; take it back to the 60’s with selections from Charles Mingus (solo piano, no less!), Duke Ellington, and a Jimmy Smith organ trio; celebrate the late greats Chick Corea and Jack DeJohnette; highlight Geri Allen as a pianist in a trio with Charlie Haden and Paul Motian and also as a composer with her song “Unconditional Love,” recently released by Nicholas Payton, esperanza spalding and Karriem Riggins‘ newest trio.

If that weren’t enough, I also have new music discovery that I’ve been dying to play on the airwaves. First from a group called SML whose second album will be released Friday November 7 on International Anthem. I follow that with Mauritanian Griot and singer, Noura Mint Seymali, whose newest record also comes out Nov. 7. 

I won’t give everything away, so check out the full episode and enjoy what I’ve selected for you as I celebrate my return to radio, Visions, and WDET. 

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 Nov. 3, 2025

• “Down 4 the Cause” – Kasan Belgrave
• “Caravan” – Duke Ellington
• “Citadel” – Tony Williams
• “Moon Dance” – Chick Corea
• “Lonely Woman” – Charlie Haden & Paul Motian feat. Geri Allen
• “Motions” – Louis Jones III
• “Spontaneous” – Makaya McCraven
• “People Puttin People Through Changes” – Shamek Farrah & Sonelius Smith
• “I Can’t Get Started” – Charles Mingus
• “Oh No, Babe (feat. Kenny Burrell & Grady Tate)” – Jimmy Smith
• “Unconditional Love (feat. esperanza spalding & Karriem Riggins)” – Nicholas Payton
• “Taking Out the Trash” – SML
• “Guérah” – Noura Mint Seymali
• “Space Odyssey” – The Detroit Experiment