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:

April 22nd at 6 PM Hour
6:52 PM Steve Davis “Atmosphere” — Think Ahead BUY
6:48 PM Adrian Cunningham “I Talk To The Trees” — Adrian Cunningham & His Friends Play Lerner & Loewe BUY
6:44 PM Brian Landrus “Canopy of Trees” — Red List BUY
6:38 PM Dan Wilson “Bird of Beauty” — Vessels of Wood and Earth BUY
6:30 PM Jason Moran “Earth Song” — Black Stars BUY
6:23 PM Jason Yaeger “Mother Earth” — New Songs Of Resistance BUY
6:20 PM Tivon Pennicott and Sound Quartet “Lover of Nature” — Lover Of Nature BUY
6:16 PM Rebecca Coupe Franks “Earth” — Planets BUY
6:12 PM Jay McShann “Lazy River” — Kansas City Jazz - Warm BUY
6:05 PM NEXT Collective “Oceans” — Cover Art BUY
April 22nd at 5 PM Hour
5:58 PM Kenny Garrett “After The Rain” — Pursuance: The Music Of John Coltrane BUY
5:53 PM Mike Metheny “Like The Ocean” — Day In - Day Out BUY
5:49 PM Xose Miguelez “Under The Big Tree” — Ontology BUY
5:44 PM The Matt Tabor Trio “Ocean View” — Ocean View BUY
5:39 PM Cubanisms “Summertime Blue Skies” — Acento Cubano BUY
5:32 PM The Sons of Brasil “Amazonas” — The Sons of Brasil BUY
5:25 PM Stan Kessler “Skywatcher” — Skywatcher BUY
5:18 PM Hermon Mehari “Sunset Park” — Bleu BUY
5:11 PM Gerald Spaits Quartet “Seascape” — Sunday Night Live at Green Lady Lounge BUY
5:06 PM Matt Otto With Ensemble Iberica “Creek” — Iberica BUY
5:01 PM Matt Otto “Woods” — Alliance BUY
April 8th at 6 PM Hour
6:53 PM Walter Smith III “Circus” — Twio, Vol. 2 BUY
6:46 PM Javier Nero Jazz Orchestra “The Fourth Dimension” — Alkebulan BUY
6:38 PM Aubrey Johnson “The Miracle Is In Us” — The Lively Air BUY
6:31 PM Joel Ross “Hostile” — Gospel Music BUY
6:22 PM Billy Childs “Whisper Not” — Triumvirate BUY
6:11 PM Ahmad Jamal “Have You Met Miss Jones” — at the Jazz Showcase BUY
6:01 PM Robert Glasper “Canvas” — Canvas BUY
April 8th at 5 PM Hour
5:50 PM John Pizzarelli “Oklahoma Suite” — Stage & Screen BUY
5:47 PM Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra “Long Gone Blues” — The Real Kansas City Of The '20s, '30s & '40s BUY

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