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 December 17th, 2025:
A recently released concert performance from British band Mujician

Rabble Without A Cause

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Date	Host	Highlight	On Demand
Dec. 10, 2025	Ian M	Sam Rivers, part 2: live and studio recordings between 1995 and 2004 with Sam Rivers on piano, flute, sax and voice	available
Dec. 3, 2025	Ian M	New Canadian Releases: Webber/Morris Big Band, Matt Robert McLennan Quintet, Karen Ng, Geraldine Eguiluz and Michel F Côté, Talk Show and Squid in Chains	available
Nov. 26, 2025	Ian M	Solo Piano Improvisations - new releases from Laura Cole, Pat Thomas and Masabumi Kikuchi	available
Nov. 19, 2025	Ian M	Yusuf Mumin and the Black Unity Trio - new music plus a recent reissue	available
Nov. 12, 2025	Ian M	Avant chill mix - the post-Funding Drive show	available
Nov. 5, 2025	Ian M	Funding Drive Show #2 - a tribute to the Rabble hosts that came before	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.