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:

November 4th at 6 PM Hour
6:54 PM Ken Walker Sextet “Why Not” — Good Trouble BUY
6:50 PM Chris Connor “Everytime” — Chris Connor BUY
6:48 PM Chris Connor “You Make Me Feel So Young” — Chris Connor BUY
6:39 PM Kurt Elling & The WDR Big Band “They Speak No Evile” — In The Brass Palace BUY
6:34 PM Kurt Elling & Danilo Perez “Esperanto” — Secrets Are The Best Stories BUY
6:28 PM Thana Alexa “Ode to Heroes” — Ode to Heroes BUY
6:19 PM Miguel Zenon “440” — Ceremonial BUY
6:11 PM Michael Brecker “Cool Day in Hell” — Wide Angles BUY
6:08 PM Carmen Lundy “Have A Little Faith” — Code Noir BUY
6:03 PM Carmen Lundy “You Came Into My Life” — Code Noir BUY
November 4th at 5 PM Hour
5:54 PM Clifford Jordan “Blue Monk” — Night of the Mark VII BUY
5:45 PM Joey DeFrancesco “Inner Being” — Live at Keystone Korner BUY
5:35 PM Kevin Sun “II” — Laura Palmer's Theme BUY
5:30 PM Kris Davis Trio “Clues” — Lost in Geneva BUY
5:25 PM Sean Mason Trio “A Good Day” — State of the Art BUY
5:20 PM Eugene Sun “Where It All Began” — NOW’S THE TIME AN ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY CHINESE JAZZ [Vol. 1] BUY
5:14 PM Michael Pagan Big Band “If You Have to Ask” — Burn It Forward BUY
5:02 PM Joe Cartwright “Fall” — Soul Eyes BUY
October 28th at 6 PM Hour
6:50 PM Michael Pagan Big Band “Erie Ballad” — Burn It Forward BUY
6:43 PM Sean Mason Trio “Nightcap” — State of the Art BUY
6:36 PM Ken Walker Sextet “Man of Action” — Good Trouble BUY
6:30 PM Christian McBride & Ursa Major “Two Check” — Points of Light BUY
6:28 PM Ryan Keberle & Collective do Brasil “Lugar Comum” — Here is Donato! BUY
6:22 PM Ryan Keberle & Collective do Brasil “Cade Jodel” — Here is Donato! BUY
6:10 PM Red Hand Band “Arc Light” — NOW’S THE TIME AN ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY CHINESE JAZZ [Vol. 1] BUY
6:02 PM Joey DeFrancesco “Awake and Blissed” — Live at Keystone Korner BUY
October 28th at 5 PM Hour
5:50 PM Clifford Jordan “Midnight Waltz” — Night of the Mark VII BUY
5:46 PM Lucy Yeghiazaryan “Sweet Pumpkin” — Blue Heaven BUY
5:41 PM Matt Villinger “Where to Go” — All Night BUY
5:37 PM Matt Villinger “All Night” — All Night BUY

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