OK Jazz Episode #158
Tribute to the legend AhmadJamal, new music from New York, Poland/UK, a groovy 1970s Japanese pop reissue, classic Brazilian funky jazz & lots more!
May 07, 2023•1 hr 30 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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Episodes
OK Jazz Episode #157 - 1990s Mix
Take a nostalgic trip back to the decade of baggy jeans, backwards caps, the OJ Trial, Bill Clinton and everyone's first ever email accounts, it's a 1990s Mix from Mr. OK Jazz! Hip-Hop, Rock, Ambient, Jazz, WorldMusic, all kinds of tunes that were in his portable CD player from ages 16-26!
May 07, 2023•1 hr 13 min
OK Jazz Episode #156
Packed new episode with new music from Brazil, the USA, and Haiti. 90s hip-hop classics, a Stax Records medley, respect to WayneShorter & more!
Apr 09, 2023•1 hr 27 min
OK Jazz Episode #155
New music from Cuba and Brazil, deep Japanese Jazz cut, classic PFloyd and a Funkadelic deepcut on this episode of OK Jazz!
Feb 26, 2023•1 hr 42 min
OK Jazz #154
Another packed episode of super cool tunes, as usual! Laika music from Greece, spaced out grooves from the UK, two new releases from Brazil, space travel with JohnColtrane & more!
Feb 12, 2023•1 hr 16 min
OK Jazz Episode #153
A HOT episode kicks off with some wild Japanese guitar mastery from a Takeshi Terauchi reissue, some deep JB, new music from Brazil & France, Japanese Jazz classics & more!
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 22 min
OK Jazz Episode #152
Kick off 2023 with the latest episode of OK Jazz! New music from Nigeria, Germany and Japan, funky jazz re-issue, more from one of 2022's best albums & more!
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 22 min
OK Jazz #151 - 2022 Year End Speicial
19 tracks from some of the best new albums of 2022! Mr. OK Jazz shares many of his favorite new releases from the US, UK, Brazil, Peru, Lebanon, South Africa and many more spots around the globe!
Dec 31, 2022•2 hr 9 min
Special Episode: The Tokyo Jazz Joints Photo Book!
(This is the correct, edited version of the pod, an earlier version onilne today was unedited an now taken down!) A very special cross-over episode from the Tokyo Jazz Joints Podcast! We are finally going to publish our TJJ book in Spring 2023, but need your support with some initial fundraising at our Kickstarter page. Check out this episode to learn more (plus hear my riveting stories of jazz joints in Hokkaido on a recent trip up north!)
Dec 21, 2022•51 min
OK Jazz Episode #150 -Part2
Episode #150 is here! So long it had to be split into two parts, join Mr. OK Jazz as he goes back over the last eight years to share some of his favorite tunes introduced on the show, music from 18 countries covering all genres!Part 2 continues with some longer tracks, and five of the best pieces of music of the 21st century!
Nov 12, 2022•1 hr 49 min
OK Jazz Episode #150 - Part 1
Episode #150 is here! So long it had to be split into two parts, join Mr. OK Jazz as he goes back over the last eight years to share some of his favorite tunes introduced on the show, music from 18 countries covering all genres!
Nov 12, 2022•1 hr 58 min
OK Jazz Episode #149 - Charles Mingus 100th Birthday Mix
Very special episode of all Charles Mingus tunes, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth!
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr 30 min
OK Jazz Episode #148
OKJ returns, slightly under the weather but with the usual great tunes! New music from the JazzIsDead project, classic Bowie, deep Panamanian groove, glorious Samba & more!
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 22 min
OK Jazz Episode #147
Preview of this year's Sukiyaki Meets The World music festival, featuring music from Argentina, Canada, Cyprus, Morocco & Japan! Plus live jazz from the 1970s, the usual swinging Congolese Rumba, modern Blues & more!
Aug 21, 2022•1 hr 17 min
OK Jazz Episode #146
New music from the USA, Ghana and Japan, island groove from Guadeloupe, classic jazz from BillyHarper & more!
Jul 24, 2022•1 hr 29 min
OK Jazz Episode #145 - Interview with Billy Harper
On this VERY special episode, Mr. OK Jazz & DJ Otsuka interview jazz legend Billy Harper! ! Billy spoke from his home in NYC via Zoom, on a whole range of subjects including: The Cookers band, growing up in Texas, spiritual music, recording for Japanese labels, his version of Japanese folk tune 'Soran Bushi', rare only in Japan albums, a special message from DJ Otsuka to Billy and more! Featured Music: 00:00 - 03:05 / The Cookers - 'Somalia' 08:16 - 10:40 / 'Thine Is The Glory' 19:48 - 21:57...
Jul 06, 2022•44 min
OK Jazz Episode #144
JAM-packed show with new music from Brazil, Peru, London, Wales/Senegal, and Holland. Groovy sounds from Martinique in the Caribbean, classic jazz, one of the 3 Kings & more!
Jun 05, 2022•1 hr 23 min
OK Jazz #143
New releases from Brazil and Panama (via Chicago!), deep New Orleans funk, intense Roma music from Istanbul & more!
May 22, 2022•1 hr 22 min
OK Jazz #142
OKJ returns with a long episode introducing new music from Mali, Argentina, Brazil & the US, Afro-Cuban summit album, an all-time jazz masterpiece & LOTS more!
Apr 24, 2022•1 hr 41 min
OK Jazz #141
A special birthday episode as Mr. OK Jazz shares some of his all-time favorite soul music tunes!
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 24 min
OK Jazz Episode #140
Another great mix of new and old tunes in this episode, vintage laika music from Greece, new sounds from Zimbabwe, brand new jazz from the USA, a hymn from JohnColtrane, and even a short background appearance from the OK Jazz Dog!
Mar 19, 2022•1 hr 16 min
OK Jazz Episode #139
Another wild trip around the world in this episode! Greece, Cuba, Angola, Japan, swinging jazz, 80s Funk & more!
Mar 06, 2022•1 hr 16 min
OK Jazz Episode #138
Deep funk, incendiary Cuban piano, new jazz from the USA, an ancient Greek drinking song & more!
Feb 13, 2022•1 hr 19 min
OK Jazz Episode #137
New music from Argentina and Congo, two jazz masterpieces, SarahVaughn getting funky & more!
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 5 min
OK Jazz Episode #136
OK Jazz is back in 2022 with new music from Brazil, Russia and France, a soul classic from OtisRedding, a legend from Okinawa & more!
Jan 23, 2022•1 hr 20 min
OK Jazz Episode #135
2021 Year In Review episode, 18 of Mr. OK Jazz' picks from the year's best new releases. Music from the USA, UK, Korea, Japan, Congo, Mali, South Africa, Indonesia, Brazil, Cuba & Senegal!
Dec 19, 2021•2 hr 10 min
OK Jazz #134
New jazz from Europe & the US, a mini-tour of African deep cuts and classics in Mali, Nigeria, Congo & Angola, DJ Otsuka Remix-Single, funky soul from Los Angeles & more!
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 16 min
OK Jazz Episode #133
OKJ is back on Halloween with some creepy classics, new music from Estonia, the US and Brazil, a monster groove from 1970s West Africa & more!
Oct 31, 2021•1 hr 15 min
OK Jazz Episode #132
OKJ is back, with new music from Italy, South Africa & India, another Congolese classic, spaced out jazz/dub/funk from both Cuba AND Puerto Rico, and more!
Oct 24, 2021•1 hr 17 min
OK Jazz Episode #131
Joan Armatrading, AmyWinehouse, Etta James, more classic Congolese Rumba, epic live Lee Morgan & more!
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 22 min
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