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. Join us for Jazz Across America. 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, Kurt Elling, and now Marquis Hill and Makaya McCraven—all of them shaped and spurred 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 gathered in a life covering jazz, with GRAMMY-winning writer/broadcaster Neil Tesser.

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Here are a few CD selections featured most recently:



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

July 25th at 6 PM Hour
6:55 PM Ben Paterson “TheHustler” — Live At Van Gelder's BUY
6:48 PM Hank Mobley “Gettin' Into Something” — Poppin' BUY
6:38 PM Alexis Cole “Civilization and Its Discontents” — I Carry Your Heart BUY
6:31 PM John Escreet “Erato” — The Epicenter of Dreams BUY
6:28 PM Lynne Arriale “Gratitude” — Being Human BUY
6:19 PM Sonny Rollins “Paul's Pal” — Freedom Weaver BUY
6:11 PM Roger Kellaway “Straight No Chaser” — Live at Mezzrow BUY
6:02 PM Charles Mingus “Black Bats And Poles” — Changes Two BUY
July 25th at 5 PM Hour
5:57 PM Erik Friedlander “Foot Stomp” — Dirty Boxing BUY
5:51 PM Mary LaRose “Out to Lunch” — Out Here BUY
5:43 PM Das Kondensat (Gebhard Ullman) “25 Rotations Later” — Alderen Planeten BUY
5:39 PM Makaya McCraven “This Place That Place” — In These Times BUY
5:35 PM Darren Barrett “The Get Down 4 Real” — Step Step Steppin' BUY
5:29 PM Herbie Hancock “Fat Albert Rotunda” — Fat Albert Rotunda BUY
5:21 PM Lakecia Benjamin “Amerikkan Skin” — Phoenix Reimagined BUY
5:13 PM Sharel Cassity & Colleen Clark “Maiden Voyage” — Alliance BUY
5:07 PM Allegra Levy “Que Pasa” — Out of the Question BUY
5:00 PM w/NEIL TESSER “JAZZ ACROSS AMERICA: CHICAGO” — 07-25-24 BUY
5:00 PM Milton Suggs “Firm Roots” — Pure Intention BUY
July 18th at 6 PM Hour
6:53 PM Cannonball Adderley “New Delhi” — In Concert BUY
6:42 PM Buster Williams “Estate” — Unalome BUY
6:34 PM Jan Harbeck “Silver String Valley” — Balanced BUY
6:26 PM Abbey Lincoln “The Music Is the Magic” — The Devil's Got Your Tongue BUY
6:20 PM Billy Bang “Don's Dream” — Bang On! BUY
6:14 PM Shanta Nurullah's Sitarsys “Sitar Black” — Phantoms BUY
6:07 PM Jim Pepper “Dakota Song” — Dakota Song BUY
6:02 PM Jan Garbarek “I Took Up the Runes” — I Took Up the Runes BUY
July 18th at 5 PM Hour
5:58 PM Michael Blake “Merle the Pearl” — Dance of the Mystic Bliss BUY
5:51 PM Bobby Hutcherson “Barcelona” — San Francisco BUY
5:43 PM Brad Good “Pain” — The Unknown BUY

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