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:

June 3rd at 6 PM Hour
6:36 PM Joe Henderson “Invitation” — Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase BUY
6:32 PM Bill Evans “Re Person I Knew” — at the BBC BUY
6:27 PM Bill Evans “Summertime” — at the BBC BUY
6:11 PM Ahmad Jamal “Ahmad's Song” — At The Jazz Showcase: Live in Chicago BUY
6:05 PM Steve Wilson “How Long” — Enduring Sonance BUY
June 3rd at 5 PM Hour
5:59 PM Immanuel Wilkins “Go 'Head Get Down” — Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard Vol. 2 BUY
5:52 PM Carlos Henriquez Big Band “Round Midnight” — Monk con Clave BUY
5:46 PM John Beasley & SWR BIG BAND “Danseur Espangnol” — Invisible Piano BUY
5:44 PM Ben Wolfe “'Til Next Time” — Any Time After Now BUY
5:40 PM Ben Wolfe “Always Four” — Any Time After Now BUY
5:28 PM The Phoenix Trio “The Fencer” — Tommorow is Today BUY
5:19 PM Billy Childs “Whisper Note” — Triumvirate BUY
5:14 PM Walter Smith III “Swingin' At The haven” — Twio, Vol. 2 BUY
5:08 PM Helen Sung Big Band “A Little Bird Watchin” — Oracles BUY
5:06 PM Helen Sung Big Band “RJ” — Oracles BUY
5:02 PM Emmet Cohen “Budo” — Universal Truth BUY
May 27th at 6 PM Hour
6:42 PM Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Roy Hargrove “D Trane” — Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall BUY
6:32 PM Brad Mehldau Trio “Solar” — Art of the Trio, 4: Back At The Vanguard BUY
6:24 PM Eldar Djangirov “Freddie Freeloader” — Handprints BUY
6:14 PM Keith Jarrett Trio “All of You” — Tribute BUY
6:06 PM Herbie Hancock “Little One” — A Tribute To Miles BUY
6:02 PM Herbie Hancock “RJ” — A Tribute To Miles BUY
May 27th at 5 PM Hour
5:53 PM Mary Lou Williams “All Blues” — Free Spirits BUY
5:37 PM Miles Davis “Mademoiselle Mabry” — Filles De Kilimanjaro BUY
5:28 PM Cannonball Adderley “Somethin' Else” — Somethin' Else BUY
5:11 PM Miles Davis & John Coltrane “Walkin'” — The Final Tour: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 6 BUY
5:07 PM Miles Davis & Gil Evans “Rouge” — Birth of the Cool BUY
5:04 PM Charlie Parker “Chasin' The Bird” — Bird: The Savoy Recordings BUY
5:02 PM Charlie Parker “Milestones” — Bird: The Savoy Recordings BUY
May 20th at 6 PM Hour
6:54 PM Steve Wilson “How Long” — Enduring Sonance BUY

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