Back after a 3-month break and better than ever! New music from Japan, Brazil, the UK, Holland and the US, classic Bootsy funk, the oldest recorded Congolese Rumba, deep cut Japanese Jazz & more!
Aug 18, 2019•1 hr 44 min
Episode #100 is here! Lots of new music from Chile, UK, Greece, Mali and more. Some classic ElvinJones, a Japanese jazz reissue, and my very special funky dance mix for Sunday house chores!
May 26, 2019•2 hr 9 min
Extra long Birthday Special episode! Music from Cannonball, Stevie, Dinah, AnouarBrahem, Franco, Buddy&Junior & much much more!
Mar 23, 2019•2 hr 10 min
Classic Blues, new music from the Basque country of Spain, Garbage, Masabumi Kikuchi & more!
Mar 10, 2019•1 hr 12 min
New music from Peru, early MalWaldron, swinging Cuban piano, SoftMachine & more!
Mar 03, 2019•1 hr 23 min
Yoruba drums, Igbo Highlife, Hausa Rap, Afrobeats, Juju, Afrobeat & more! A very special hour of Nigerian music from my personal collection!
Feb 24, 2019•1 hr 14 min
New music from New York, ClaraNunes, AhmadJamal, Debussy & more!
Feb 18, 2019•1 hr 9 min
Special double episode! New jazz from the UK, a classic reissue from Senegal, Cuban funk, 70s soul, new music from BassekouKouyate and lots more!
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 57 min
Hatian Rock, classic hip-hop remix, more GrantGreen, killer soukous grooves & more!
Jan 27, 2019•1 hr 19 min
Live GrantGreen, Cuba meets Dylan, classic funk, Najwa Karam & more!
Jan 21, 2019•1 hr 23 min
New music from Mali, Chicago Blues, classic Japanese Jazz, Lebanese Pop & more!
Jan 13, 2019•1 hr 18 min
Kick off 2019 with new music from Argentina, Japan and Ethiopia, classic reggae, a tribute to NancyWilson & more!
Jan 06, 2019•1 hr 23 min
2018 Best New Releases MIX! Music from around the globe, a selection of some of my favorite new music that came out this year.
Dec 31, 2018•1 hr 9 min
New music from SalifKeita, Haitain/French rock, Stax &Motown, classic AhmadJamal, Dave O'Higgins+MaxIonata & more!
Nov 26, 2018•1 hr 12 min
New jazz from the UK & Japan, groovy tunes from Okinawa and Memphis, special Happy Birthday to Manu Dibango & more!
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 9 min
New music from the UK, South Africa, Israel & New York, classic Congolese rumba, New Orleans funk、SonnyFortune & more!
Oct 30, 2018•1 hr 7 min
Special episode of the podcast, where I sat down and had a long chat with educator, activist and fellow Brooklynite in Japan, Baye McNeil. We covered a lot of topics including growing up in New York, traveling for the first time, what racism is like away from home, activism/education and more. With musical interludes chosen by Baye! 00:00-05:20 (song) Sounds Of Blackness - 'Optimisitic' 05:20-17:10 Talking about New York City & the USA 17:10-22:50 (song) Donald Byrd - 'Cristo Redentor' 22:50...
Oct 14, 2018•1 hr 28 min
Another globe-trotting episode of OK Jazz with new music from Cape Verde, Japan and South Africa. Plus live WoodyShaw, groovy old soul & lots more!
Sep 30, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Back after a long summer of music fun all around Japan, this episode has a Sukiyaki Meets The World festival recap, tributes to Aretha,Randy Weston & TomaszStanko, new jazz from the UK, soaring strings from CaitrinFInch & SeckouKeita, and lots more!
Sep 04, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Music from Bali, Memphis, Japan, Congo & more!
Jul 29, 2018•1 hr 22 min
New music from the UK, Haiti/USA, classic IsleyBrothers, hot soukous dance rhythms & more!
Jul 22, 2018•1 hr 12 min
New Reggae-Jazz track from the US, new Congolese Rumba, Chicago Jazz, Marvin&Tammi + plenty more!
Jul 09, 2018•1 hr 16 min
New music from the UK, US & Okinawa, Thailand funk, old R&B classics & more!
Jun 17, 2018•1 hr 7 min
New jazz from Japan, classic R&B/roots of Rock&Roll, St. John Coltrane, Billy Preston, Hamza El Din and more!
Jun 03, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Classic Dave Holland, heavy new grooves from Argentina & Australia, Congolese soukous, and my special interview with master musician Brian Blade!
May 27, 2018•1 hr 18 min
New jazz from the UK and US, a vocalist from Curacao, classic boogaloo & more!
May 14, 2018•1 hr 25 min
Dutch Jazz, Congolese Rumba, The Godfather of Soul & more!
May 06, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Italian Jazz, classic CheikhLo from Senegal, new music from Japan, more Sonny Rollins & more!
Apr 29, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Live SonnyRollins, a Turkish/Iranian collaboration, Tropical Funk & more!
Apr 23, 2018•1 hr 6 min
The mighty Mandrill, Indonesian and Japanese jazz, West African guitar mastery & more!
Apr 15, 2018•1 hr 13 min
