Jazz Across America- Kansas City

About The Program

Every weekday at 5PM (Pacific), KSDS, San Diego's Jazz 88.3 brings the flavor of a great American Jazz city to your ears. Join us for Jazz Across America. Sam Wisman strives to honor Kansas City's musical legacy and future by showcasing definitive voices such as Buck Clayton, Mary Lou Williams, Jay McShann and Charlie Parker to modern innovators like Pat Metheny, Logan Richardson, Marcus Lewis and Hermon Mehari. Each week, Sam also champions the living, breathing reality of this music by featuring new releases from around the world.

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Here are the 30 most recent tracks played on this show:

January 28th at 6 PM Hour
6:55 PM The Sons of Brasil “Triste” — The Sons of Brasil BUY
6:50 PM The Sons of Brasil “Desafinado” — The Sons of Brasil BUY
6:43 PM Airmen Of Note “Inutil Paisagem” — Global Reach BUY
6:37 PM Brad Mehldau “Wave/Mother Nature's Son” — Largo BUY
6:32 PM Jane Monheit “Come Dream With Me” — Waters of March BUY
6:29 PM Antonio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina “Fotografia” — Elis & Tom BUY
6:28 PM Antonio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina “Brigas, Nunca Mais” — Elis & Tom BUY
6:20 PM Dave Stryker, Bob Mintzer & the WDR Big Band “Aha” — Blue Soul BUY
6:11 PM SF Jazz Collective “March Madness” — SF Jazz Collective BUY
6:00 PM Nicholas Payton “Stablemates” — Relaxin' With Nick BUY
January 28th at 5 PM Hour
5:52 PM Fred Hersch “Whisper Note” — Open Book BUY
5:45 PM Matt Otto “Along Came Betty” — Kansas City Trio BUY
5:33 PM Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers “Blues March” — First Flight To Tokyo: The Lost 1961 Recordings BUY
5:30 PM Hot Lips Page “Lafayette” — Kansas City legends 1929-1942 BUY
5:27 PM Hot Lips Page “Gone With the Gin” — Kansas City legends 1929-1942 BUY
5:19 PM Martin Wind “The Feeling of Jazz” — Stars BUY
5:12 PM Joel Ross “Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) ” — Gospel Music BUY
5:07 PM Julian Lage “Talking Drum” — Scenes From Abova BUY
5:02 PM Alexa Tarantino “This is For Albert” — The Roar and the Whisper BUY
January 14th at 6 PM Hour
6:52 PM Christian McBride Big Band “Moanin'” — Without Further Ado Vol. 1 BUY
6:45 PM Joe Farnsworth “You Already Know” — The Big Room BUY
6:34 PM Miguel Zenon “Perdoname” — Vanguardia Subterranea BUY
6:28 PM Ryan Keberle & Collective do Brasil “Quintessence” — Choro das Aguas BUY
6:21 PM Joshua Redman “So it Goes” — Words Fall Short BUY
6:12 PM Rico Jones “Across Time” — Blood Lines BUY
6:03 PM John Yao “First Step” — Points In Time BUY
January 14th at 5 PM Hour
5:55 PM Julian Shore “Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)” — Sub Rosa BUY
5:44 PM John Sturino “Bonafides” — Blow Globe BUY
5:38 PM Isaiah J. Thompson “The Feeling of Freedom” — The Book of Isaiah: Modern Jazz Ministry BUY
5:31 PM Rez Abbasi “Questar” — Sound Remains BUY

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