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:

November 13th at 6 PM Hour
6:57 PM Kurt Elling “Glow Worm” — Wildflowers, v. 3 BUY
6:50 PM Nate Smith (feat. säje ) “Big Fish” — Live-Action BUY
6:48 PM Cecile McLorin Salvant “I Am a Volcano” — Oh Snap BUY
6:40 PM Patricia Brennan “Antlia” — Of the Near and Far BUY
6:31 PM John Patitucci “Lipim” — Spirit Fall BUY
6:25 PM Three Visitors “Nostalgia” — Three Visitors BUY
6:18 PM Jim McNeely, Concertgebouw Jazz Orchestra “Un Cri de Coeur” — Threnody BUY
6:08 PM Yoko Yates “Winding River” — Eternal Moments BUY
6:03 PM Jon Faddis “Naima” — Remembrances BUY
November 13th at 5 PM Hour
5:57 PM JD Allen “I Get Along Without You Very Well” — Love Letteers BUY
5:53 PM Josie Falbo “Lazy Afternoon” — Kickin' It BUY
5:48 PM George Wallington “Godchild” — Knight Music BUY
5:42 PM Stanley Cowell “Departure No. 1” — MUSA: Ancestral Streams BUY
5:36 PM Charles Mingus “Opus 4” — Moves BUY
5:29 PM Chad Taylor Quintet “Smoke Shifter” — Smoke Shifter BUY
5:19 PM Carlos Vega “Art of the Messenger” — Art of the Messenger BUY
5:13 PM Mel Torme “Autumn Serenade” — Velvet & Brass BUY
5:07 PM Eddie Johnson “Indian Summer” — Indian Summer BUY
5:00 PM Kenny Barron “Until Then” — Songbook BUY
November 6th at 6 PM Hour
6:56 PM Tyreek McDole “Won't You Open Up Your Senses” — Open Up Your Sense BUY
6:46 PM Jodie Christian “Chromatically Speaking” — Rain Or Shine BUY
6:40 PM Jimmy Greene “Unburdened” — As We Are Now BUY
6:34 PM Affinity Trio “To Wisdom the Prize” — New Outlook BUY
6:26 PM Jack DeJohnette “Jack In” — Parallel Realities BUY
6:22 PM Window “Choose” — Window BUY
6:18 PM aRT “Dancing About Sculpture” — aRT BUY
6:06 PM Terri Lyne Carrington “Tears for Johannesburg” — We Insist 2025 BUY
6:02 PM Ray Drummond “Penta-Major” — Excursion BUY
November 6th at 5 PM Hour
5:55 PM Bill Mays, Ray Drummond “Ray's Refrain” — One to One 2 BUY
5:51 PM Sir Roland Hanna “Everything I Love” — Everything I Love BUY

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