Visions: Celebrating Marcus Belgrave and Geri Allen
Listen to “Visions” with host Kaleigh Wilder every Monday from 8-10 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET.
Trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, saxophonist Wendell Harrison, trombonist Phil Ranelin during a 2011 reunion of the Tribe collective.
This week on Visions, I celebrate the music of Geri Allen and Marcus Belgrave ahead of their June 12 birthday. I also play a track from Chick Corea who shares the same June 12 birthday.
This episode also features a lot of new music. I play brand new releases from Hannah Marks, Teiku, the James Brandon Lewis Quartet, Kenji Lee’s Fortune Teller Trio, and a never-before released record from the Kenny Barron Trio that will release Friday, June 12.
In the mix I also include the late Sonny Rollins, Robert Glasper, Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy, and Happy Apple.
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 June 8, 2026
- “Zec” – Marcus Belgrave*
- “500 Miles High” – Chick Corea & Return to Forever
- “Who Is Your Midwest Representation?” – Happy Apple
- “Open-Handed Reach” – Kurt Rosenwinkel & Geri Allen*
- “Three Little Words” – Sonny Rollins
- “Time Was” – Kenny Barron Trio
- “Cohran Blues” – Kelan Phil Cohran & Legacy
- “Feed the Fire” – Geri Allen
- “Two Ships Passing in the Night” – Marcus Belgrave
- “Ki Le Noeh (Krumholz Melody)” – Teiku*
- “Liver Juice” – Kenji Lee’s Fortune Teller Trio*
- “Blue Skies” – Robert Glasper Trio
- “Feed the Fire” – Hannah Marks
- “The Sermon” – James Brandon Lewis, Aruan Ortiz, Brad Jones & Chad Taylor
- “Space Odyssey (feat. Marcus Belgrave)” – Geri Allen
- “The Bridge” – Sonny Rollins
* indicates a Detroit artist
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