OK Jazz Episode #186
Packed new episode with new music from SarathyKorwar, RobertoMontero, contemporary Polish jazz, deep cuts from the heart of Louisiana Creole culture, dreamy electro-pop & more!
Oct 11, 2025•1 hr 28 min
OK Jazz Podcast
The OK Jazz Podcast features an eclectic selection of Jazz, Soul, World Music and a lot more genres! With plenty new releases and old classics, it is hosted by Mr. OK Jazz of kol-radio.com and tokyojazzsite.com, Also check his sister podcast Tokyo Jazz Joints about the great photo project documenting jazz spots all around Japan!
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OK Jazz Episode #185 - Salif Keita Mini-Interview!
Salif Keita Mini-Interview! The legend from Mali is in Japan for some live shows celebrating his new album So Kono. I got to speak briefly with him before his first Tokyo gig at a small live house, beyond a thrill to get even a short time with one of my favorite ever musicians!
Sep 23, 2025•35 min
OK Jazz Episode #184
Short but sweet new episode, with new music from Poland, Cape Verde, Mali, Australia and Sweden, some huge jazz reissue news, and a soul classic comes off the CD shelf!
Sep 20, 2025•1 hr 2 min
OK Jazz Episode #183 - Cheikh Lô Special!
To celebrate the upcoming release of Cheikh Lô s new album, here's a very special episode looking back at his career! He doesn't record often as this is only his sixth album to date, so it's a good time to show love to one of the OK Jazz Podcast first ballot Hall of Fame members, the remarkable Ceikh Lô from Senegal!
Aug 30, 2025•1 hr 6 min
OK Jazz Episode #182 - 2025 Hot Summer Special!
Record hot summer in Japan means it's time for the third annual HOT Summer OK Jazz Special! Smokin' tunes from the US, Trinidad, Brazil, Peru, Nigeria, Thailand & more, turn it UP!
Aug 09, 2025•1 hr 43 min
OK Jazz Episode #181
Packed episode with a bunch of new jazz releases, the return of the MinyoCrusaders, more new music from Brazil, more guitar mastery from Madagascar, and tribute to some rock legends!
Jul 12, 2025•1 hr 31 min
OK Jazz Episode #180 Rainy Season Special!
Another (loose!) theme episode, celebrating the Japanese Rainy Season! Tunes from around the world about the rain, that mention the rain, or that I just loved listening to while walking in the twinkling, atmospheric, beautiful rainy streets of Tokyo & Yokohama. 梅雨特集エピソード！
Jun 28, 2025•1 hr 24 min
OK Jazz Episode #179
A ramshackle episode of OK Jazz but with the usual great musical selections! BlackSabbath sung in Amharic, new music from BrandeeYounger, more classic Strata-East jazz, respect to Sade, a visit to the Soviet Union and lots more!
Jun 07, 2025•1 hr 41 min
OK Jazz Episode #178
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!
Apr 29, 2025•1 hr 50 min
OK Jazz Episode #177
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!
Apr 05, 2025•1 hr 29 min
OK Jazz Episode #176
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!
Mar 01, 2025•1 hr 14 min
OK Jazz Episode #175 with special guest Colin Smith
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 so...
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 35 min
OK Jazz Episode #174
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 :)
Feb 01, 2025•1 hr 37 min
OK Jazz Episode #173 STAX!
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!!!
Jan 18, 2025•1 hr 3 min
OK Jazz Episode #172
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!
Dec 28, 2024•1 hr 58 min
OK Jazz Episode #171
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!
Jun 01, 2024•2 hr 1 min
Special Crossover Episode of the Tokyo Jazz Joints Podcast!
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!
Mar 27, 2024•46 min
OK Jazz Episode #170
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!
Mar 17, 2024•2 hr 9 min
OK Jazz Episode #169
Quick mid-week episode with brand new music from jazz legends CharlesLloyd and AbdullahIbrahim, kompas music from Haiti, South African pop superstar Brenda Fassie & a new/old soul music back-to-back!
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 21 min
OK Jazz Episode #168
OK Jazz is back in 2024! New music from Brazil, Bolivia, Eswatini & Japan, classic grooves from Congo and some Impulse! label treasures!
Jan 28, 2024•1 hr 43 min
OK Jazz Episode #167 Part 2 - 2023 Year End Special
Part 2 of OK Jazz Episode #167 - 2023 Year End Special! Some of the best new releases and reissues from a year packed with great music, 33 tracks from 18 countries!
Dec 17, 2023•1 hr 49 min
OK Jazz Episode #167 Part 1 - 2023 Year End Special
Part 1 of the 2023 Year End Special is here! Some of my favorite new releases and reissues of another jam-packed year of great music, 33 tracks from 18 countries!
Dec 17, 2023•1 hr 47 min
OK Jazz Episode #166
OK Jazz returns with a packed new episode, new music from Chief Adjuah, Dengue Fever and Eddie Henderson, plus a Los Angeles Mega-Music-Mix inspired by Mr. OK Jazz' recent trip to the City of Angels!
Nov 05, 2023•1 hr 48 min
OK Jazz Episode #165
The Autumn Allergy Special! New & classic music from Turkey, brand new release from IrreversibleEntanglements, Japanese Jazz old & new, vintage Franco & O.K.Jazz and LOTS more!
Sep 24, 2023•1 hr 55 min
OK Jazz Episode #164
New jazz releases, music from South Africa & Algeria, a wild reissue from France, classic JohnColtrane & more!
Sep 09, 2023•1 hr 29 min
OK Jazz Episode #163
New music from Brazil, Jamaica, the US AND my special interview with harpist Brandee Younger, recorded at the Tokyo Blue Note!
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr 34 min
OK Jazz Episode #162 HOT Summer Special!
It's been the hottest summer in history..so here's a suitable HOT Summer Special on OK Jazz! Soul, Samba, Chicha, Soukous, Funk & more, turn the volume UP for this special episode!
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 28 min
OK Jazz Episode #161
New music from the UK, USA, Mali/Nigeria, and the Abenaki First Nation, a Caribbean island hop, a beautiful kamancheh/kora duet & more!
Jul 16, 2023•1 hr 37 min
OK Jazz Episode #160
This is a PACKED episode! New music from the UK, Peru, Korea and Gambia, classic swinging EllaFitzgerald, Philly Soul/Disco, the Soukous Siren TshalaMuana, new from BrandeeYounger & more!
Jun 18, 2023•1 hr 34 min
OK Jazz Episode #159
VERY hot new episode with new music from West Africa, Japan and Cuba and Brazil, more classic Congolese Rumba from a departed legend, O Samba, South African Jazz & more!
May 28, 2023•1 hr 25 min
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