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 a few CD selections featured most recently:



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

March 18th at 6 PM Hour
6:51 PM Walter Smith III “Casual - Lee” — Twio, Vol. 2 BUY
6:45 PM Brian Landrus “Just When You Think You Know” — Just When You Think You Know BUY
6:37 PM Aubrey Johnson “Don't Be Afraid” — The Lively Air BUY
6:29 PM Kurt Elling & The WDR Big Band “I Like the Sunrise” — In The Brass Palace BUY
6:20 PM Dave Adewumi “The Light You Left Behind” — The Flame Beneath The Silence BUY
6:11 PM Corcoran Holt “Kiss to the Skies” — Freedom of Art BUY
6:01 PM Harold Mabern “The Iron Man” — To Love And Be Loved BUY
March 18th at 5 PM Hour
5:55 PM spanish harlem orchestra “Latin Perspective (feat. Joe Locke & Jeremy Bosch)” — The Latin Jazz Project BUY
5:47 PM Joe Locke “Suite Di Morfeo: Now in Darkness I Dream” — 4 Walls of Freedom BUY
5:41 PM Bill Frisell “Isfahan” — In My Dreams BUY
5:22 PM Charles Lloyd New Quartet “Dream Weaver” — Passin' Thru BUY
5:17 PM Lennie Tristano & Warne Marsh “Jazz of Two Cities” — Intuition BUY
5:10 PM Lennie Tristano “All The Things You Are” — The New Tristano BUY
5:07 PM Harry James & His Orchestra “Life Goes to A Party” — The Real Kansas City Of The '20s, '30s & '40s BUY
5:04 PM Nat King Cole Trio “For Sentimental Reasons” — Masterpieces 19 BUY
5:02 PM Nat King Cole Trio “Sweet Georgia Brown” — Masterpieces 19 BUY
March 11th at 6 PM Hour
6:55 PM Julian Lage “Something More” — Scenes from Above BUY
6:50 PM Martin Wind “Standing at the Window Waving Goodbye” — Stars BUY
6:41 PM Al Foster “Simone's Dance” — Live at Smoke BUY
6:37 PM Joel Ross “Now & Forevermore” — Gospel Music BUY
6:35 PM Joel Ross “The New Man” — Gospel Music BUY
6:30 PM Ingrid Jensen “Many Homes Many Places” — Landings BUY
6:22 PM Bill Frisell “When We Go” — In My Dreams BUY
6:14 PM Kurt Elling & The WDR Big Band “They Speak No Evile” — In The Brass Palace BUY
6:10 PM Melissa Aldana “Dime Si Eres Tu” — Filin BUY
6:01 PM Corcoran Holt “Breathe in Peak (Kharallah)” — Freedom of Art BUY
March 11th at 5 PM Hour
5:52 PM Brian Landrus “One Year” — Just When You Think You Know BUY
5:48 PM Dave Adewumi “Abandon” — The Flame Beneath The Silence BUY
5:46 PM Eyal Vilner Big Band “Just You Just Me” — Big Apple Stomp BUY
5:43 PM Eyal Vilner Big Band “Honeysuckle Rose” — Big Apple Stomp BUY

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