Jazz Across America- Chicago

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. Chicago was the nation’s first records capital, where Louis Armstrong gained fame, Benny Goodman came up, and Lennie Tristano challenged bebop. Gene Ammons, Ramsey Lewis, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and now Marquis Hill and Makaya McCraven-all of them shaped by the city's mix of grit and silk. You'll find them and more, along with new discs from across the spectrum, and unique insights, with GRAMMY-winning writer/broadcaster Neil Tesser.

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

July 2nd at 6 PM Hour
6:58 PM Eubie Blake “Stars and Stripes Forever” — The 86 Years of Eubie Blake BUY
6:52 PM Kurt Elling “American Song” — The Questions BUY
6:46 PM Dave Douglas “Dreams We Hold” — Four Freedoms BUY
6:37 PM Anthony Branker “When Past Is Prologue” — Manifestations of a Diasporic Groove & Spirit BUY
6:29 PM Charles Mingus “Fables Of Faubus” — Mingus Ah Um BUY
6:20 PM Sharon Minemoto “Maurice” — Goodbye, Strawberry Hill BUY
6:15 PM Dick Sisto & Fred Hersch “Maurice” — Love Grows Deep BUY
6:11 PM Jason Moran “Sophisticated Lady” — Plays Duke Ellington BUY
6:02 PM Marcel Bonfim “Berimbau” — Farewell/Despedida BUY
July 2nd at 5 PM Hour
5:55 PM Michael Eckroth “Canto 1” — New Paths BUY
5:49 PM Lee Morgan “Rio” — The Procrastinator BUY
5:42 PM Julian Lage “Speak to Me” — Speak To Me BUY
5:36 PM Janice Borla “I'll Take Les” — From Every Angle BUY
5:29 PM Eddie Harris “Sham Time” — The Electrifying Eddie Harris BUY
5:20 PM Seamus Blake “Mean Greens” — EH! BUY
5:14 PM Horace Silver “Gregory Is Here” — In Pursuit Of The 27th Man BUY
5:06 PM Jimmy Farace “DST” — Big Shoulders, Big Sound BUY
5:00 PM Louis Armstrong “Fireworks” — Complete Hot 5s and Hot 7s BUY
June 25th at 6 PM Hour
6:56 PM Alexa Tarantino “This is For Albert” — The Roar and the Whisper BUY
6:51 PM Brian Citro “Trains of Thought” — Keep Moving (Home) BUY
6:42 PM Tierney Sutton “Things Are Swingin'” — Spring BUY
6:38 PM Mick Goodrick & Fred Hersch “Liyoze Line Nangathini” — The Myth We Choose BUY
6:33 PM Nduduzo Makathini “Liyoze Line Nangathini” — The Myth We Choose BUY
6:29 PM Trio Globo “Ghost in My Heart” — Steering by the Stars BUY
6:20 PM Derrick Gardner “Lazara” — A Ride To The Other Side BUY
6:13 PM Jackie McLean “Appointment in Ghana” — Jackie's Bag BUY
6:03 PM Bobby Hutcherson “Goin' Down South” — San Francisco BUY
June 25th at 5 PM Hour
5:58 PM San Barsh, Keyon Harrold, Mark Giuliana “Earl of Essex County” — Straight08 BUY
5:50 PM Eddie Allen's Push “Rhythm People” — Rhythm People BUY
5:43 PM Barry Greene “Green Street” — Giants BUY

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