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:

January 22nd at 6 PM Hour
6:55 PM Kevin Sun “On the Street Where You Live” — Quartet BUY
6:48 PM Noah Preminger “In Our 20s” — Ballads BUY
6:40 PM Erik Jekabson “El Don” — Breakthrough BUY
6:36 PM Renee Rosnes “Pra Dizer Adeus (feat. Edu Lobo)” — Crossing Paths BUY
6:31 PM Renee Rosnes “Frevo” — Crossing Paths BUY
6:19 PM The Fury “Jimbo” — Live in Brooklyn BUY
6:05 PM Omar Thomas Large Ensemble “Sail to the Moon” — Griot Songs BUY
January 22nd at 5 PM Hour
5:53 PM Jason Palmer “For the Freedom Fighters” — The Cross Over BUY
5:47 PM Peter Bernstein “You Go to My Head” — Better Angels BUY
5:38 PM Jason Moran “Ringing My Phone” — The Bandwagon BUY
5:30 PM Nick Finzer “Fatback” — Legacy: A Centennial Celebration of J.J. Johnson BUY
5:23 PM Keith Jarrett Trio “Lament” — The Complete Blue Note Recordings BUY
5:19 PM J.J. Johnson “Turnpike” — The Eminent, Vol. One BUY
5:09 PM The Quintet “Perdido” — Jazz at Massey Hall BUY
5:02 PM Eldar Djangirov “Caravan” — Handprints BUY
January 15th at 6 PM Hour
6:51 PM Wire Town “Migration” — Kansas City BUY
6:41 PM jonathan blake “Eagle” — Trion BUY
6:33 PM The Matt Tabor Trio “Sneakret” — Ocean View BUY
6:31 PM Count Basie & His Orchestra “Rompin' At The Reno” — Kansas City Suite - The Music Of Benny Carter BUY
6:26 PM Count Basie & His Orchestra “Katy Do” — Kansas City Suite - The Music Of Benny Carter BUY
6:18 PM Ben Webster “Perdido” — Ben & Buck BUY
6:08 PM Ahmad Alaadeen “Doin' The Deen” — Time Through the Ages BUY
6:01 PM The Sons of Brasil “Bala Come Bala” — While You Were Out BUY
January 15th at 5 PM Hour
5:56 PM Renee Rosnes “Caminhos Cruzados (feat. Maucha Adnet)” — Crossing Paths BUY
5:50 PM Renee Rosnes “Trilhos Urbanos” — Crossing Paths BUY
5:37 PM The Fury “Vignette” — Live From Booklyn BUY
5:25 PM Omar Thomas Large Ensemble “A Touch of Obsidian, A Flash of Scarlet” — Griot Songs BUY
5:07 PM Jason Palmer “One For Fannie Lou” — The Cross Over BUY
5:01 PM Allegra Levy “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” — Out of the Question BUY
January 8th at 6 PM Hour
6:55 PM Nicholas Payton “Q for Quincy Jones” — Smoke Sessions BUY

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