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:

March 6th at 6 PM Hour
6:48 PM Leap Day Trio “Gospel Flowers” — Live At the Cafe Bohemia BUY
6:40 PM Christian McBride's New Jawn “Obsequious” — Prime BUY
6:32 PM Danielle Wertz “Rest Your Head (One for Natalie)” — Other Side BUY
6:26 PM Danielle Wertz “Spring is Here” — Other Side BUY
6:18 PM Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orchestra “Lake Fire” — Olympians BUY
6:12 PM Chick Corea & Bobby McFerrin “Armando's Rumba” — Rendezvous In New York BUY
6:03 PM Billy Childs “Twilight Is Upon Us” — Acceptance BUY
March 6th at 5 PM Hour
5:55 PM Billy Childs “The Starry Night” — Rebirth BUY
5:48 PM Billy Childs “Backwards Bop” — Rebirth BUY
5:40 PM George Coleman “Blues for B.B. (Featuring Peter Bernstein” — A Master Speaks BUY
5:29 PM Miguel Zenon “Giggin'” — Law Years: The Music of Ornette Coleman BUY
5:23 PM Ornette Coleman “Bird Food” — Change Of The Century BUY
5:17 PM Ornette Coleman “Forerunner” — Change Of The Century BUY
5:13 PM Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman “Mob Job” — Song X BUY
5:05 PM Angela Hagenbach feat. James Williams & Jimmy Heath “Poetry of Love” — Never Let Me Go BUY
5:02 PM Buddy Rich Big Band “Naptown Blues” — Swingin' New Big Band BUY
November 1st at 5 PM Hour
5:00 PM w/NEIL TESSER “JAZZ ACROSS AMERICA: CHICAGO” — 10-26-23 BUY
September 27th at 6 PM Hour
6:57 PM Count Basie “After Supper” — The Complete Atomic Basie BUY
6:34 PM Count Basie “Flight Of The Foo Birds” — The Complete Atomic Basie BUY
6:01 PM Count Basie “Whirly-bird” — The Complete Atomic Basie BUY
September 27th at 5 PM Hour
5:47 PM Count Basie “Li'l Darlin'” — The Complete Atomic Basie BUY
August 23rd at 11 PM Hour
11:41 PM Dannie Richmond Quartet “Ode To Mingus” — Ode To Mingus BUY
May 31st at 6 PM Hour
6:37 PM Dave Holland Quintet “Metamorphos” — Extended Play: Live at Birdland BUY
6:32 PM Michael Feinberg “Year of the Ox” — Blues Variant BUY
6:26 PM Jochen Reuckert “Pherothstrorium” — With Best Intentions BUY
6:10 PM Brian McCarthy “The Beginning” — After-Life BUY
6:03 PM Nick Finzer “I Thought I Should Take The Road Less Traveled” — Dreams, Visions and Illusions BUY
May 31st at 5 PM Hour
5:56 PM Walter Smith III “River Styx” — Return to Casual BUY
5:51 PM Dara Starr Tucker “September Song” — Dara Starr Tucker BUY
5:43 PM Artemis “Slink” — In Real Time BUY

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