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:

December 18th at 6 PM Hour
6:59 PM Deborah Silver “Hannukah in Santa Monica” — Swingin' Through the Holidays BUY
6:56 PM Miles Davis “Blue Xmas” — Jingle Bell Jazz BUY
6:53 PM Lambert, Hendricks & Ross “Deck Us All With Boston Charlie” — Jingle Bell Jazz BUY
6:50 PM Matt Wilson “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” — Christmas Tree-O BUY
6:45 PM Dick Sisto “Boppy” — Soul Searching BUY
6:39 PM Orbert Davis “Orlando's Walk” — Havana Blue BUY
6:35 PM Harold Lopez-Nussa “Nina Con Violin” — Nueva Timba BUY
6:31 PM Camille Bertault “Cheio de Dedos” — Voz e Voces BUY
6:20 PM Larry Coryell “Dolphin Dance” — Inner Urge BUY
6:14 PM Bruce Gertz “Octopus Dreams” — Octopus Dreams BUY
6:10 PM Gary Burton “Dance of the octopus” — For Hamp, Red, Bags, and Cal BUY
6:01 PM Bill Ware “Little Lizzard” — Martian Sunset BUY
December 18th at 5 PM Hour
5:54 PM Frank Caruso “Bolivia” — Songs from the Kingdom of Jazz BUY
5:49 PM Alyssa Allgood “In the Sea” — Leap BUY
5:41 PM Josh Lawrence “Boo Boo's Birthday” — Still We Dream BUY
5:37 PM Thelonious Monk “Evidence” — Bremen 1965 BUY
5:30 PM Mferghu “Discovery and Inspection” — Manhattanville Serenade BUY
5:20 PM Dave Pietro “Svengali” — The Butterfly Effect BUY
5:14 PM Mike Allemana “Communion and Renewal” — Vonology BUY
5:08 PM McCoy Tyner “I'll Be Home for Christmas” — Jingle Bell Jazz BUY
5:00 PM Todd Herbert “The Mind's Eye” — Captain Hubs BUY
December 11th at 6 PM Hour
6:56 PM Rob Clearfield “New England” — Voice in the Wilderness BUY
6:47 PM Chad Taylor “Avian Shadow” — Smoke Shifter BUY
6:39 PM Joe Farrell “Moon Germs” — Moon Germs BUY
6:33 PM Phil Upchurch “Long Gone Bird” — Tell The Truth BUY
6:21 PM Jimmy Smith “The Sermon” — Sum Serious Blues BUY
6:18 PM Mose Allison “I Don't Want Much” — Hello There, Universe BUY
6:11 PM Charles Chen “On a Winter's Night” — Characters BUY
6:03 PM The Empress “Nica's Dr” — Square On BUY
December 11th at 5 PM Hour
5:58 PM Gary Smulyan “Sweet Life” — Tadd's All, Folks BUY

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