OK Jazz Podcast

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OK Jazz Episode #178 Apr 29, 2025

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Back with a guitar heavy episode! Wizardry from Gabor Szabo, Djelimady Tounkara, Donna Grantis, & Syran Mbenza. New music from Kuunatic, the Billy Hart Quartet, rocking grooves from 1970s Zimbabwe, two Soca classics from Trinidad, plus lots more!

OK Jazz Episode #177 Apr 05, 2025

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Quickie episode today but with great tunes as always! Two of 2025's best new releases so far, 1970s Samba-Rock, Grammy Museum & TV talk, J-Jazz classic & more!

OK Jazz Episode #176 Mar 01, 2025

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Short but sweet episode with new music from Brazil, recent/new jazz, great re-issue news, 80s funk and respect for RobertaFlack! Plus some bonus light ranting about the USA!

OK Jazz Episode #175 with special guest Colin Smith Feb 16, 2025

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Very special episode today with guest selector Colin Smith! In between introducing some deep jazz cuts from the UK & USA, we have a free-wheeling talk that covers Colin taking me to see Stan Tracey at the Bulls Head in London, the UK jazz scene past and present, Ornette Coleman & Prime Time, and even a hilarious anecdote about Lemmy from Motorhead giving Colin a beer. This was a treat to catch up with an old friend, and one of the biggest music fans I know! (Sorry for some unavoidable sound & editing issues that pop up in this one!!)

OK Jazz Episode #174 Feb 01, 2025

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A ramshackle episode recorded in California, but with a LOT of great music! New Congolese rock & roll from Jupiter&Okwess, new jazz from the US and Greece, classic reggae, birthday shout-outs to BBKing and ArtPepper, heavy guitar from DonnaGrantis & more! (Plus some raspy voiced intros and evan a little political talk :)

OK Jazz Episode #173 STAX! Jan 18, 2025

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OK Jazz turns 10 years old today! And to celebrate, we're heading to one of the most musical cities on Earth and my favorite ever record label, STAX! From 1957-1975 Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee produced some of the greatest music of the 20th century; on this special edition of the podcast, join me as we look past the big hits to explore some of the deeper cuts from one of the great catalogs of music ever recorded. We're going to Soulsville, USA!!!

OK Jazz Episode #172 Dec 28, 2024

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OK Jazz returns after a six month hiatus! Tribute to two giants that left us Quincy Jones and Papa Noel, new jazz from the UK, some modern soul, monster grooves the French Caribbean, some personal & music related updates and LOTS more!

OK Jazz Episode #171 Jun 01, 2024

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2+hour mega-comeback episode of OK Jazz! New music from South Africa, the UK, USA, Mali and Brazil, a classic jazz re-issue, beautiful Congolese Rumba as usual, and a LOT more. Last episode (for awhile..) so turn it up and dive in!

Special Crossover Episode of the Tokyo Jazz Joints Podcast! Mar 27, 2024

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ICYMI, here is the Tokyo Jazz Joints Podcast discussion between Philip and I about the current Eigakan Jazz Kissa Kickstarter Project! Hear all about how it started, the campaign details, and how you can help support us in our quest to take a classic jazz kissa years into the future!

OK Jazz Episode #170 Mar 17, 2024

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A JAM-packed episode of new music from Cuba, South Africa and the USA, plus my very special Memory Lane Childhood Mix of tunes I loved hearing on the radio as a kid in New York City 1974-1982!

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