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 12th at 6 PM Hour
6:55 PM Harold Lopez-Nussa “Cerca y Lejos” — Nueva Timba BUY
6:48 PM Aaron Parks “Little River” — By All Means BUY
6:42 PM Sean Mason “Duende” — A Breath of Fresh Air BUY
6:39 PM Emma Smith “What Took You So Long” — Bitter Orange BUY
6:36 PM Emma Smith “Tonight” — Bitter Orange BUY
6:27 PM Baltimore Jazz Collective “Red Lined” — Baltimore Jazz Collective BUY
6:17 PM Kenny Barron “Sunset” — Sunset to Dawn BUY
6:10 PM Horace Silver “The Cape Verdean Blues” — Silver in Seattle: Live at The Penthouse BUY
6:03 PM Paul Bley “Syndrome” — Footloose BUY
November 12th at 5 PM Hour
5:54 PM Emmet Cohen ft. Houston Person “I Let A Song Go Out of My Heart” — Master Legacy Series Vol. 5 BUY
5:43 PM Joey DeFrancesco “Moonlight in Vermont” — Live At The 5 Spot BUY
5:37 PM Lonnie McFadden “Moten Swing” — Live At Green Lady Lounge BUY
5:34 PM Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra “New Vine Street Blues” — Kansas City Hot Jazz BUY
5:31 PM Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra “Kansas City Breakdown” — Kansas City Hot Jazz BUY
5:23 PM Buck Clayton “Blue and Sentimental” — Jumpin' At the Woodside BUY
5:13 PM Buck Clayton “Broadway” — Jumpin' At the Woodside BUY
5:02 PM Cannonball Adderley “Autumn Leaves” — Somethin' Else BUY
November 5th at 6 PM Hour
6:52 PM Ethan Iverson “The Eternal Verities” — Every Note Is True BUY
6:46 PM Hudson “Up On Cripple Creek” — Hudson (feat. Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski & John Scofield) BUY
6:38 PM Michael Brecker “African Skies” — Tales From The Hudson BUY
6:24 PM Keith Jarrett Trio “Lover Man ” — Tribute BUY
6:13 PM Keith Jarrett Trio “I'll Remember April” — Tokyo '96 BUY
6:05 PM Jack DeJohnette “Dancing” — Parallel Realities BUY
November 5th at 5 PM Hour
5:54 PM Jack DeJohnette “John McKee” — Parallel Realities BUY
5:25 PM McCoy Tyner, Joe Henderson, Henry Grimes & Jack DeJohnette “Taking Off” — Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs BUY
5:15 PM Bill Evans “Someday My Prince Will Come” — Live at Ronnie Scott's with Eddie Gomez and Jack Dejohnette BUY
5:02 PM Jackie McLean “On the Nile” — Jacknife BUY
October 29th at 6 PM Hour
6:50 PM Terell Stafford “Candy” — Brotherlee Love BUY
6:46 PM Kurt Elling “Don't Get Scared” — Live In Chicago BUY
6:43 PM Nick Sanders “Hungry Ghost” — Playtime 2050 BUY

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