Rabble Without A Cause is a program devoted to the Avant-garde side of Jazz.
Hosted by: Ian Mackenzie
Airs: Every Wednesday from 11:00 PM to 12:00 AM

Coming up at 11:00 PM on August 27th, 2025:
Bassist Barry Guy - new releases of a performance with the London Jazz Composers Orchestra from 2020 plus solo performances from the 1970s

Rabble Without A Cause

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Date	Host	Highlight	On Demand
Aug. 20, 2025	Ian M	Swedish-based Kommun with their new release, "Kalpa"	available
Aug. 13, 2025	Ian M	Pat Thomas - British keyboardist. Celebrating his 65th birthday last month with two new releases	available
Aug. 6, 2025	Ian M	New releases from the archives: Jimmy Lyons, Irène Schweizer, and Misha Mengelberg with Sabu Toyozumi	available
Jul. 30, 2025	Ian M	"A Love Supreme" at 60 - the John Coltrane suite was released in 1965 and we will hear interpretations of all four parts	available
Jul. 23, 2025	Ian M	A profile of Pyroclastic Records, including a conversation with label founder, Kris Davis	available
Jul. 16, 2025	Ian M	Dipping into a new reissue of The Piano Choir and their 1973 release, 'Handscapes" -- if you have ever wondered what seven keyboardists playing together sounds like, this will satisfy that wonder	available

Rabble Without a Cause

Rabble Without A Cause is a program focused on avant-garde jazz, free jazz, and improvisational jazz -- both historic and current. An hour of music that pushes the boundaries, or colours outside of the lines, carrying on the legacy of the late Bernard Stepien, the longstanding host of Rabble Without a Cause.

Music on the show will include artists such as Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra and Anthony Braxton as well as many Canadian artists, such as Marianne Trudel, Peggy Lee and Francois Bourassa.

Join host Ian M. in the discovery of new frontiers in jazz.