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:

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
6:36 PM Walter Smith III “Amelia Earhart Ghosted Me” — Return to Casual BUY
6:27 PM Bill Frisell “Bob's Monsters” — Bill Frisel Quartet BUY
6:20 PM Maria Schneider “Dance You Monster to My Soft Song” — Evanescence BUY
6:13 PM Dave Douglas “Three Little Monsters” — In Our Lifetime BUY
6:04 PM Christian Sands “Frankenstein” — Facing Dreams BUY
October 29th at 5 PM Hour
5:59 PM Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band “Spooky” — Vox Humana BUY
5:53 PM Isaiah J. Thompson “Great Pumpkin Waltz” — A Guaraldi Holiday BUY
5:44 PM Brad Mehldau “Trailer Park Ghost” — Elegiac Cycle BUY
5:39 PM Ben Allison “Ghost Ship” — Layers of the City BUY
5:33 PM Troy Roberts “Trick Or Treat” — Secret Rhymes BUY
5:21 PM Henry Threadgill “Little Pocket Size Demons” — Too Much Sugar for a Dime BUY
5:14 PM Leap Day Trio “Ghost Town” — Live At the Cafe Bohemia BUY
5:07 PM Danny Embrey “Spider” — Orion Room BUY
5:02 PM The Sons of Brasil “Demons” — The Sons of Brasil BUY
October 22nd at 6 PM Hour
6:52 PM Pete Fucinaro “Conreco” — Little Window BUY
6:50 PM Pete Fucinaro “Queue” — Little Window BUY
6:42 PM Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring “Pharaoh's Dance” — Split Decision BUY

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