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:

July 1st at 6 PM Hour
6:43 PM Immanuel Wilkins “Warriors” — Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard Vol. 1 BUY
6:37 PM Carlos Henriquez Big Band “I Mean You” — Monk con Clave BUY
6:32 PM Nduduzo Makhathini “Umbono” — The Myth We Choose BUY
6:27 PM Helen Sung Big Band “Pianism-III Herbie Hancock” — Oracles BUY
6:16 PM Ayn Inserto and WDR Big Band “Vinifera” — Jagged Edges Elegant Lines BUY
6:06 PM The Phoenix Trio “Safe” — Tomorrow is Today BUY
July 1st at 5 PM Hour
5:54 PM New England Jazz Collaborative “Another Brighter Day (feat. Mitch Selib, Temidayo Balogun & Lumanyano Mzi)” — Tributaries BUY
5:49 PM Le Boeuf Brothers “Variations on a Mood” — Off Center BUY
5:44 PM Emmet Cohen “Blue Train” — Universal Truth BUY
5:31 PM Kenny Barron, Ray Drummond, Ben Riley “Ask Me now” — So Many Lovely Things - Live in Brecon BUY
5:20 PM Conrad Herwig “Freddie Freeloader” — The Latin Side of Miles BUY
5:11 PM Miles Davis “Capricorn” — Water Babies BUY
5:05 PM Miles Davis & Gil Evans “Bess You Is My Woman Now” — Porgy and Bess BUY
5:02 PM Miles Davis & Gil Evans “Miles Ahead” — Miles Ahead BUY
June 24th at 6 PM Hour
6:52 PM Helen Sung Big Band “Positively CT” — Oracles BUY
6:42 PM Ayn Inserto and WDR Big Band “La Danza Infinita” — Jagged Edges Elegant Lines BUY
6:24 PM Immanuel Wilkins “Charanam” — Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard Vol. 1 BUY
6:17 PM Carlos Henriquez Big Band “Green Chimneys” — Monk con Clave BUY
6:08 PM The Phoenix Trio “1946” — Tomorrow is Today BUY
6:02 PM Steve Wilson “How Long” — Enduring Sonance BUY
June 24th at 5 PM Hour
5:55 PM Emmet Cohen “Eternal Glimpse” — Universal Truth BUY
5:50 PM Le Boeuf Brothers “In Captivity” — Off Center BUY
5:47 PM Le Boeuf Brothers “Down the Road” — Off Center BUY
5:42 PM John Beasley & SWR BIG BAND “Fire and Rain” — Invisible Piano BUY
5:30 PM Kenny Barron, Ray Drummond, Ben Riley “The Surrey With the Fringe On Top” — So Many Lovely Things - Live in Brecon BUY
5:19 PM Michel Petrucciani “Nardis” — Kuumbwa BUY
5:10 PM Roy Hargrove “Circus” — Bern BUY
5:02 PM Joe Henderson “Relaxin' At the Camarillo” — Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase BUY
June 10th at 6 PM Hour
6:48 PM Immanuel Wilkins “RING SHOUT” — Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard Vol. 2 BUY
6:43 PM Helen Sung Big Band “Pianism-II Kenny Baron” — Oracles BUY

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