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 23rd at 6 PM Hour
6:50 PM Wild Iris Brass Band “Eye Of The Cyclops” — Way Up BUY
6:44 PM John Yao “Early Morning Walk” — Points In Time BUY
6:37 PM Jimmy Greene “Speak Low” — As We Are Now BUY
6:29 PM Julian Shore “Blues In Blueprint” — Sub Rosa BUY
6:24 PM Eric McPherson “Illusion Suite” — Double Bass Album BUY
6:16 PM Joe Farnsworth “Radical” — The Big Room BUY
6:11 PM Ryan Keberle & Collective do Brasil “Lue Cirandeira” — Choro das Aguas BUY
6:05 PM Ryan Keberle & Collective do Brasil “Tens - Long Life” — Choro das Aguas BUY
6:00 PM Noah Haidu “Things Ain't What They Used to Be” — Standards III BUY
July 23rd at 5 PM Hour
5:41 PM Freddie Hubbard “Up Jumped Spring” — On Fire: Live from the Blue Morocco BUY
5:26 PM Kenny Dorham “Bags Groove” — Blue Bossa in the Bronx: Live from the Blue Morocco BUY
5:23 PM Jones-Smith Inc. “Lady Be Good” — The Real Kansas City Of The '20s, '30s & '40s BUY
5:18 PM Pete Johnson “627 Stomp” — Kansas City Legends 1929-1942 BUY
5:12 PM Sonny Stitt “Hootie Blues” — Stitt Plays Bird BUY
5:06 PM Mitch Towne “Act As If” — Refuge BUY
5:02 PM Pete Fucinaro “Bonfire” — Little Window BUY
July 16th at 6 PM Hour
6:50 PM Noah Haidu “Old Folks” — Standards III BUY
6:41 PM John Yao “Triceratops Blues” — Points In Time BUY
6:33 PM Brandon Woody “Never Gonna Run Away” — For the Love of it All BUY
6:27 PM Rez Abbasi “Purity” — Sound Remains BUY
6:18 PM Rico Jones “The Moment” — Bloodlines BUY
6:12 PM Ryan Keberle & Collective do Brasil “Quintessence” — Choro das Aguas BUY
6:04 PM John Sturino “Slug” — Blow Globe BUY
July 16th at 5 PM Hour
5:57 PM Joshua Redman “Icarus” — Words Fall Short BUY
5:50 PM Julian Shore “Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)” — Sub Rosa BUY
5:45 PM Clark Terry “Serenade To A Bus Seat” — Serenade To A Bus Seat BUY
5:34 PM Miles Davis “Straight, No Chaser” — Milestones BUY
5:28 PM Miles Davis “Milestones” — Milestones BUY
5:17 PM John Coltrane “Blue Train” — Blue Train BUY
5:08 PM Cal Tjader “On Green Dolphin Street” — Catch the Groove - Live at the Penthouse 1963-1967 BUY

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