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:

February 4th at 6 PM Hour
6:50 PM Gerald Spaits Quartet “This Time” — Sunday Night Live at Green Lady Lounge BUY
6:44 PM Gerald Spaits Quartet “This Must Be” — Sunday Night Live at Green Lady Lounge BUY
6:34 PM Al Foster “Pent-Up House” — Live at Smoke BUY
6:27 PM Mark Sherman “Love Always Always” — Bop Contest BUY
6:22 PM Alexa Tarantino “Provoking Luck” — The Roar and the Whisper BUY
6:17 PM Martin Wind “Black Butterfly” — Stars BUY
6:12 PM Julian Lage “Red Elm” — Scenes from Above BUY
6:07 PM Joel Ross “The Shadowlands” — Gospel Music BUY
February 4th at 5 PM Hour
5:59 PM Ingrid Jensen “Amsterdam after Dark” — Landings BUY
5:54 PM Melissa Aldana “Ocaso” — Filin BUY
5:47 PM Joshua Redman “Icarus” — Words Fall Short BUY
5:40 PM Joshua Redman “So It Goes” — Words Fall Short BUY
5:33 PM Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra “Tiptoe” — Consummation BUY
5:29 PM Count Basie & His Orchestra “Midnite Blue” — The Complete Atomic Basie BUY
5:25 PM Count Basie & His Orchestra “Whirly-Bird” — The Complete Atomic Basie BUY
5:19 PM Stan Getz & Bob Brookmeyer “Who Could Care” — Recorded Fall 1961 BUY
5:11 PM Stan Getz & Bob Brookmeyer “Love Jumped Out” — Recorded Fall 1961 BUY
5:04 PM Sonny Stitt “Hootie Blues” — Stitt Plays Bird BUY
5:02 PM Sonny Stitt “Au Privave” — Stitt Plays Bird BUY
January 28th at 6 PM Hour
6:55 PM The Sons of Brasil “Triste” — The Sons of Brasil BUY
6:50 PM The Sons of Brasil “Desafinado” — The Sons of Brasil BUY
6:43 PM Airmen Of Note “Inutil Paisagem” — Global Reach BUY
6:37 PM Brad Mehldau “Wave/Mother Nature's Son” — Largo BUY
6:32 PM Jane Monheit “Come Dream With Me” — Waters of March BUY
6:29 PM Antonio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina “Fotografia” — Elis & Tom BUY
6:28 PM Antonio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina “Brigas, Nunca Mais” — Elis & Tom BUY
6:20 PM Dave Stryker, Bob Mintzer & the WDR Big Band “Aha” — Blue Soul BUY
6:11 PM SF Jazz Collective “March Madness” — SF Jazz Collective BUY
6:00 PM Nicholas Payton “Stablemates” — Relaxin' With Nick BUY
January 28th at 5 PM Hour
5:52 PM Fred Hersch “Whisper Note” — Open Book BUY

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