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 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
6:41 PM Chick Corea “Steps - What Was” — Now He Sings, Now He Sobs BUY
6:34 PM Stan Getz & Bob Brookmeyer “Thump, Thump, Thump” — Recorded Fall 1961 BUY
6:26 PM Eric Dolphy “G.W.” — Outward Bound BUY
6:21 PM Charlie Parker “Hot House” — Bird At St. Nicks BUY
6:16 PM Charlie Parker “BIrd Song #3” — Bird In Kansas City BUY
6:13 PM Charlie Parker “I've Found A New Baby” — Bird In Kansas City BUY
6:03 PM Out of/Into “Ofafrii” — Motion I BUY
January 8th at 5 PM Hour
5:57 PM Bill Evans “So What” — in Noway: The Kongsberg Concert BUY
5:42 PM McCoy Tyner, Joe Henderson, Henry Grimes & Jack DeJohnette “We'll Be Together Again” — Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs BUY
5:35 PM Walter Smith II “seesaw” — three of us are from Houstn and Reuben is not BUY
5:26 PM Wayne Escoffery “The Ice Queen” — Alone BUY
5:16 PM Julian Shore “Across The Ice” — Which Way Now BUY
5:09 PM Christian Sands “Snow Dayz” — Christmas Stories BUY
5:04 PM Brad Mehldau “Still Crazy After All These Years” — Anything Goes BUY
5:01 PM Peter Schlamb “Brew Year” — Electic Tinks BUY

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