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 September 17th, 2025:
Jazz with strings attached - 2025 releases featuring strings

Rabble Without A Cause

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Date	Host	Highlight	On Demand
Sep. 17, 2025	Ian M	New releases with strings attached - Isabelle Olivier, The Hemphill Stringet, Ivo Perlman and Matthew Shipp String Trio, Amy Climini and Collateral
Sep. 10, 2025	Ian M	New ensemble releases, including Heat On, Hyperboreal Trio, Tropos and the Eva Novoa Trio	available
Sep. 3, 2025	Ian M	New solo piano releases - including Amina Claudine Myers, Sophie Agnel and Dorian Wallace as well as the compositions of Ottawa-based composer, Sean Clarke (featuring Roger Feria Jr. On piano)	available
Aug. 27, 2025	Ian M	Barry Guy - bassist and band leader - with the London Jazz Composers Orchestra and solo	available
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

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.