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 a few CD selections featured most recently:



Here are the 30 most recent tracks played on this show:

March 26th at 6 PM Hour
6:52 PM Cannonball Adderley with Milt Jackson “The Sidewalks fo New York” — Things Are Getting Better BUY
6:46 PM Iris Ornig “Harrison” — Storyteller BUY
6:38 PM Kendrick Scott “Corridors” — Corridors BUY
6:28 PM Brad Mehldau “Paranoid Android” — Largo BUY
6:25 PM Bill Charlap Trio “Your Host” — Street Of Dreams BUY
6:19 PM Godwin Louis “Global Part 2 (The Traveler)” — Global BUY
6:12 PM Godwin Louis “Global Part 1 (The Journey)” — Global BUY
6:09 PM Carlos Mena “Close to You” — Con Personas "With the People" BUY
6:04 PM Carlos Mena “Doctor Tarantula” — Con Personas "With the People" BUY
March 26th at 5 PM Hour
5:57 PM Rachel Therrien “Orun” — Mi Hogar II BUY
5:52 PM John Ellis “Other Saints” — Heroes BUY
5:45 PM John Ellis “Linus and the Lyre” — Heroes BUY
5:37 PM Randy Porter, Todd Strait and Patrick Golichnik “ On the Street Where You Live” — You Know Who You Are BUY
5:31 PM Kansas City Boulevard Big Band “The Cheese That Time Forgot” — Kansas City Boulevard Big Band BUY
5:24 PM Matt Otto With Ensemble Iberica “Viewed In” — Iberica BUY
5:20 PM Count Basie & His Orchestra “Goin' On” — The Complete Roulette Studio Recordings Of Count Basie And His Orchestra BUY
5:15 PM Count Basie & His Orchestra “The Legend” — The Complete Roulette Studio Recordings Of Count Basie And His Orchestra BUY
5:11 PM Charlie Parker “Chasin' The Bird” — Bird: The Savoy Recordings BUY
5:08 PM Charlie Parker “Meandering” — Bird: The Savoy Recordings BUY
5:02 PM Oscar Peterson “Soft Winds” — A Time for Love: The Oscar Peterson Quartet – Live in Helsinki, 1987 BUY
March 19th at 6 PM Hour
6:49 PM SF Jazz Collective “March Madness” — SF Jazz Collective BUY
6:42 PM Nanami Haruta “Toshi” — The Vibe BUY
6:35 PM Carlos Mena “Con Personas (We The People)” — Con Personas BUY
6:27 PM Erik Jekabson “Speedway Meadow” — Breakthrough BUY
6:20 PM Rachel Therrien “Soucy” — Mi Hogar II BUY
6:14 PM Artemis “Little Cranberry” — Arboresque BUY
6:04 PM Claire Cope and Ensemble C “Isabel” — Every Journey BUY
March 19th at 5 PM Hour
5:55 PM John Ellis “Color Wheel” — Heroes BUY
5:51 PM Todd Strait “Nothing Like You” — Fun House BUY
5:46 PM Todd Strait “Pretty Eyes” — Fun House BUY

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