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The 95bFM Jazz Show - drawing on the music that influenced jazz, the music that became jazz, and the music that jazz became. A must-listen for jazz enthusiasts and music lovers alike, with Blind Mango Chutney, Miss Dom, Def Jim, Frances Chan or Dr. Mark Baynes. Sundays from midday.
Blind Mango Chutney's in the hot seat this week - Blind Mango calls on Miss Dom & Max to lend a bit of a hand hosting - & to mark this Special Edition of the show, being the Numero uno' first ever Jazz Show to be aired from the new studio!
Blind Mango kicks off the show with a grandious piece from The Duke himself, from 1963 - Then the Jazz Trio party-on - & have a rad time rotating their 100% Vinyl Selections. Miss Dom plays a couple of 'Wild Cards' - While Max dives into his vinyl collection & digs out some gems from 2019.
The Jazz Gig Guide pops on at 1.00 pm hosted by Max - followed by a 'Vinyl Guide' by Miss Dom.
And of course, we send our kind thanks to our lovely Jazz Show Sponsors San Ray - the home of great Southern Californian eats.
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This week's 95bFM Jazz Show with Def Jim features six tracks by Free Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Blues guitarist James Blood Ulmer (or his bands) who died early last month at the age of 86, plus six more from a typically eclectic selection of other artists including Abdullah Ibrahim (aka Dollar Brand) - who also passed recently - and a brand new release from Ambrose Akinmusire & Mary Halvorson. Many thanks to texter Deon who was able to answer the question of how Mr Ulmer acquired his epithet 'Blood', which apparently originated in his being affectionately dubbed 'Youngblood' by other musicians in his early playing days.
Kia ora beboppers and welcome to the 95bFM Jazz Show with Blind Mango Chutney, starting Latin before heading into a cosmic, melodic and harmolodic afternoon of jazz.
Brought to you by San Ray.
Frances Chan remembers two South African jazz legends, showcases tunes for trumpet appreciation, debuts the latest jazz electronica and the new EP from the Carnivorous Plant Society.
Playlist:
Abdullah Ibrahim – Soweto Is Where It’s At
Hugh Masekela – Night in Tunisia
Thandi Ntuli – Inkululeko
Zsigmond Gerloczy, MonoNeon, Louis Cole – Ruin a Little Something
Alex Jelen – Umbra
Mahmoud Ahmed – Ere Mela Mela
Carnivorous Plant Society – Thinking About the Planets
Hadouk Trio ft Jon Hassell – Parasol Blanc pt 2
Jamie Branch – nuevo roquero estereo
Yazz Ahmed – Bloom
Hiatus Kaiyote – Everything’s Beautiful
Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Do It Fluid
Dr Lonnie Smith ft Iggy Pop – Why Can’t We Live Together?
Carnivorous Plant Society – Down the Misty Hill
Cosmic Vibrations ft Dwight Trible – OLBAP (Mark de Clive-Lowe remix)
Squarepusher – K2 Central
Flying Lotus – Captain Kernel
Idris Muhammad – Sudan
What better way to kick off the first show by new host Max Lay than Herbie Hancock’s ‘Maiden Voyage.’ And it just gets better from there.
Welcome aboard Max!
And thanks as always to San Ray.
Setlist:
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
J.J. Johnson - Neo
Sonny Rollins - Strode Rode
The Nels Cline 4 - Furtive
Miles Davis - Prayer (Oh Doctor Jesus)
Miles Davis - The Hen
Matthew Hallsall & The Gondwana Orchestra - Journey In Satchidananda
Charlie Parker - Swedish Schnapps
Nérija - Equanimous
Sarathy Korwar feat. Zia Ahmed - Mango
Sarathy Korwar feat. Trap Poju & Mirande - City of Words
Hiatus Kaiyote - Cinnamon Temple
Otis Sandsjö - Abysmal
Art Ensemble of Chicago - Chi-Congo 50
Ella and Louis - Can't We Be Friends?
Tena Koutou Jazz Lovers. Host Sperber Dan is on the tools today. You can’t hate jazz with these cool and funky selections…
Thanks to San Ray on Ponsonby Rd.
Frances Chan pays tribute to bFM alumus DJ Roger Perry, with some of his favourite jazz artists, traverses the African continent, and finds more bangers from the 70s.
Setlist:
Nuyorican Soul – MAW Latin Blues
Roy Ayers – Liquid Love
Batucada Sound Machine – Tremblin’
Stevie Wonder – Session Number 112
Brian Jackson, Masters At Work & Rahsaan Patterson – Is That Jazz?
Sonny Rollins – On Impulse from “Alfie” soundtrack
AIGHT – Dan Carter
GODTET, Novak Manojlovic & Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Stepper (Live)
Queenstown Collective & Plumm – City Lights
Miles Davis – One and One
Jonathan Crayford – Ganymede
Mei Semones – Tora Moyo
Grover Washington Jr – Knucklehead
Femi Kuti – Blackman Know Yourself
Orchestra Baobab – Kelen Ati Leen
Ahmed Malek – Maya
Amadou & Mariam – Filaou Bessame
Thandi Ntuli – Amazing Grace
Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band – A Tribute to Sun Ra
The Denison/Kimball Trio – Lonely Woman
Pleasure – Joyous
This week Def Jim pays tribute to visionary reedsman Anthony Braxton, who turned 81 on June 4th, and to Sonny Rollins, mighty Everest of jazz saxophone, who as most people will now know, passed late last month. The Show also features carefully selected recent album tracks from such diverse talents as Mary Halvorson, Matthew Shipp, Jeff Parker and James Brandon Lewis and the usual smattering of sterling stuff from The Back Catalogue chosen with equal forethought and design. Dames & dudes, your Jazz Week starts here.
Blind Mango Chutney, Miss Dom, & new Jazz Show recruit Max join forces.
The Trio celebrates #nzmm2026 in a Jazzy / Soulful style, & fashion playing 100% Aotearoa Jazz.
Also - massive thanks go out to our show's Guest: The good Sir @juliendyne from the incredible, & totally world class @thecirclingsun - Julien dialed in on the line from Te Whanganui-a-Tara -ahead of their exciting, upcoming performance at Pitt Street Methodist - on Friday June 12th - with support from Yolanda F Fagan - Their show - as part of the 'Strange Universe' series of shows playing all over the city this month. Julien also caught us up on all the new, 'totally Wow' developments going forward in their Circling Sun World.
As always - thanks for your texts, folks.
And thanks to San Ray for sponsoring the Jazz Show!
With Jonathan Crayford in the studio, he and Blind Mango Chutney talk through his 2007 album 'Big Foot,' just dropping on vinyl. Also welcomed to the studio is DJ Carlotta, celebrating her dad, Grant Chilcott aka Wentworth Brewster. Taking us home, on what would have been his 100th birthday, is a quick trip through Miles Davis's career...
Thanks to San Ray
Frances Chan finds female flautists and harpists old and new, sends birthday greetings to Stanley Clarke and Gilberto Gil and features NZ Jazz Artist of the Year, Myele Manzanza.
Setlist:
Jazz Jamaica – I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Myele Manzanza ft China Moses – Gone Up in Flames
Kaidi Tatham – Try n Follow
Kaidi Tatham – Carry it Mongo Man
Stanley Clarke & George Duke – Wild Dog
George Duke – Giant Child Within Us - Ego
Carnivorous Plant Society – Temple Kiss
Myele Manzanza – Pencarrow
Joao Donato & Gilberto Gil – Bananeira
Alina Bzhezhinska & HipHarp Collective ft Vimala Rowe – Afro Blue
Dorothy Ashby – Myself When Young
Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain – Beast in the GardenJohn McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Jean-Luc Ponty – Lotus Feet
Camilla George ft Sanity – Creation - Abasi and Atai
Myele Manzanza – Something Old Something New
Clear Path Ensemble – Drip
Mariana Zwarg, Sexteto Universal – Pra Ele
Bobbi Humphrey – Uno Esta
Galliano – Prince of Peace
Blind Mango Chutney presents another surprising smorgasbord of scintillating sounds from the world of jazz - from Wellington saxophonist Oscar Laven soon to play in Auckland to Japanese pianist Hiromi to electronic experimentalists Jon Hassell and Annette Peacock. Special guest saxophonist Ben McNicoll comes in to give us an update on a new venue for the Creative Jazz Club winter series.
A tribute to Rodger Fox. Special thanks to Pete France, Alex Griffith, Jono Sawyer, Joseph Anderson, and Mike Booth for their heartfelt contributions to the show.
Blind Mango Chutney presents the creme de la kiwicreme in our annual 100% NZ jazz show for NZ Music Month - from classic jazz funksters Space Case and Quincy Conserve to perennial favourite Nathan Haines and newbies to the scene Taylor Griffin and Christoph El Truento.
Def Jim delivers his NZ Music Month Jazz Show, presenting selections from several local luminaries plus one from a recent Auckland Jazz Orchestra tribute to the late Phil Broadhurst, interspersed with a typically eclectic sampling of the international scene past and present featuring a track from the latest Charles Lloyd release which has widely received rave reviews.
Frances Chan’s multicelebration show rejoices in Stevie Wonder’s birthday, Mother’s Day and NZ Music Month.
Setlist:
Stevie Wonder – Contusion
Flora Purim ft Diana Purim – If You Will
Latinaotearoa – Son Montuno
Taylor Griffin ft Michal Martyniuk, Rachel Clarke – Let’s Just Talk
China Moses ft Dee Dee Bridgewater – Every Day I Get the Blues (live)
Rodger Fox Big Band – New Tune
Terri Lyne Carrington – Money Jungle
Alex Pipes – Chant
Dr Tree – One for Dianne
Mary Lou Williams – What’s Your Story Morning Glory?
Louis Cole, Metropole Orkest – Things Will Fall Apart
Frescia Belmar – Everybody Likes You Now
Nick Taylor Experience – Sarah Sarah (live)
Stevie Wonder – As If You Read My Mind
Alice Coltrane (produced by Ravi Coltrane) – Jagadishwar
Karen Mantler ft Carla Bley – Farewell
Bread & Souls: Mark de Clive-Lowe, Vanessa Freeman, Bembe Segue – Little Did I Know
Yurt Party – Pea Straw Thief
Stevie Wonder – Fingertips pts 1 & 2 (live)
Blind Mango Chutney delivers another effervescent show to quench all your jazz thirsts, featuring the latest album by Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer.
Dr. Mark gets his Latin-on, & brings the feel-good vibes - Then digs-out a quirky version of Thriller. Miss Dom goes Record Store Day, Jazz-vinyl-nerding - playing selections from RSD2024, Jazz, releases, & reissues. DJ Sassy, hosts the Jazz Gig Guide, & shakes-up - the arvo - with tasty beverages - compliments of Elta Ego. Later, the crew, are joined by studio guest - Auckland Saxophinst Thabani Gapara - ahead of Thabanis album release show at the Tunning Fork on May 2nd.
Podcast Only Feature - Additional RSD2024 Jazz Selections by:
Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson - Winter In America
Sun Ra - Forest Of No Return
Dave Pike - The Doors Of Perception
Sonny Rollins - I want to be happy.
For today's Show Def Jim features one track each from three musicians primarily thought of as rock guitarists but who were also known to have serious jazz chops, plus new/recent releases from drummer Ches Smith and bassist Michael Formanek, plus sundry other choice cuts from various contemporary improvisers of note.
Blind Mango Chutney eases us in with some laidback Paul Desmond and finishes with the innovative pianist Joanne Brackeen. In between he has guitarist Alex Pipes in the studio to introduce us to his album "Square One", plus a bunch of other cool jazz, of course.
Frances Chan highlights her favourite acts from a busy month of live gigs, including Jeff Mills, Love Square and Son Rompe Pera, plus new releases from Yussef Dayes, Monty Alexander and Allysha Joy, and a smooooth jazz falsetto interlude.
Setlist:
Jeff Mills & Tony Allen – The Seed (Edit)
Doctor L, Tony Allen, Jean-Phi Dary – Afropusherman
Prahbu Edouard – Rangoli
Son Rompe Pera – Cumbia pa Tu Madre
Baaba Maal ft General Paco Lenol – Mbeda Wella
Arooj Aftab – Suroor
Nitin Sawhney ft Natacha Atlas – Be Who You Are
Love Square – Sweet Tooth (instrumental)
Carnivorous Plant Society – Sex Guru
Yussef Dayes ft Elijah Fox – Istanbul
Monty Alexander – Regulator (Reggae-Later) (Live)
Monty Alexander – V.E. Swing
Dred Scott Trio – Gateway
Medeski, Martin & Wood – Chinoiserie
Thundercat ft Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins – Show You the Way
Donald Fagen – Planet D’Rhonda
Afonk, Varra, Lorenzo Ceci – Around the Galaxy
Varra – Gatito Viajero
Nate Smith – Get Down, Get Down
Arnauld Dolmen & Leonardo Montana – Zouky Monky
Bokante – History
Everwave, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Allysha Joy – Freedom Praise
Blind Mango Chutney has guest Taylor Griffin in the studio, a new drummer on the scene, to talk about his debut EP and the creative process, plus Mango's pick of sublime grooves to jazz your day away.
Dr. Mark Baynes & Miss Dom join for another Jazz Hang-out - & the pair have the Jazz stew simmering pretty nicely - playing a mixture of Latin jazz, classic cuts, & new releases, spanning from local, to faraway global corners - also, the show focuses on the late great, local legend, Phil Broadhurst, ahead of the weekend's tribute show, Inverted, at the Town Hall - Hosted by The Auckland Jazz Orchestra. DJ Sassy drops by, to host a very busy Jazz Gig Guide.
In our podcast only feature: Ebony Steel Band - Tour De France, Nicole Willis, & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra - Still Got a long way to fall, Memphis Minnie - Me & my Chauffeur.
Def Jim unexpectedly hosts another 95bFM Jazz Show a week after the last and delights in serving up a good old Stew And Brew of treasures ranging from a brand new release from Ambrose Akinmusire way back to a little-known Grachan Moncur III item recorded in 1969.
The first Jazz Show of Autumn sees Def Jim sampling new releases from Geri Allen with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Angelica Sanchez Nonet and Mary Halvorson, re-visiting Electric Masada from 2004 and otherwise illuminating gems from early albums by artists such as Quest and Old & New Dreams and much more recent standout sets by the likes of James Brandon Lewis and Harriet Tubman.
Blind Mango Chutney gets his groove on once again with Brazilian feels, 70s jazz funk and the debut of Auckland drummer Taylor Griffin (Thu 29, Ponsonby Social Club). And live in the studio Tim Stewart (Love Square) performs with his new band Codes (Karen Hu, Loxmyn Ness, Sean Martin-Buss) ahead of their Pride Festival gig also on Thursday 29th at the Wine Cellar, K Rd. It’s a history lesson in queer jazz plus post-punk funk all in one!
Frances Chan remembers Marlena Shaw and Astrud Gilberto, brings out the bossa and has a fling with swing. Plus homegrown jazz to groove to.
Setlist:
Marlena Shaw – Wipe Away the Evil
Greg Spero – Ruslan
Kamaal Williams – City of God
Mark Baynes – Dance of Whatipu Cave
Daniel Hayles – Herbaceous
Baptiste Trotignon, Gregory Hutchinson & Matt Penman – Misty Mountain Hop/Four Sticks/Whole Lotta Love
Artchipel Orchestra – I Would if I Could (But I Can’t)
Bryan Ferry Orchestra – Love Is the Drug
Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman – Moonglow
Space Case – Brothers
Laufey – Falling Behind
Tamba 4 – Samba Blim
Baden Powell – Blues a Volonte
Luiz Bonfa – Bossa Nova Cha Cha
Flora Purim – 500 Miles High
Astrud Gilberto – Let Go (Canta de Ossanha)
Jahari Massamba Unit – Massamba Afundance
Killer Shrimp – Walking On
Jerzy Milian – Eindruck 28
Major Force Productions – Essential Dub
Marlena Shaw – Stormy Monday
Another salubrious and soulful show by Blind Mango Chutney, featuring legends such as Ramsey Lewis, Chet Baker, Pat Metheny, Jack Wilkins, Shelly Manne and more.
Frances Chan has a post-bop spring in her step then travels to faraway lands of exotic rhythms, and throws in some sublime covers amongst new releases and jazz-funk masterpieces.
Setlist:
Herbie Hancock – Spider (Live)
Chico Hamilton – Spring Again
Dave Bruebeck – Spring in Central Park
Nina Simone – Another Spring
Freddie Hubbard – Up Jumped Spring
Charif Megarbane – Souk el Ahad
Ibrahim Maalouf & Angelique Kidjo – Ahan
Adrian Quesada & Gabriel Garzón-Montano – El Paraguas
Salomão Soares & Guegué Medeiros – Feira de Mangaio
Salomão Soares & Guegué Medeiros – Sete Anéis
Black Market Brass – Echo A.D.
Weather Report – Barbary Coast
Cory Wong & Louis Cole – The Grid Generation
Joseph Shabason – Jamie Thomas
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter – Only the Lonely Woman
Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter – Black Crow
Nubya Garcia – Lean In
Terrace Martin ft. Keyon Harrold, Justin Tyson & Dominique Sanders – Degnan Dreams
Kamasi Washington – My Friend of Misery
Khruangbin & Quantic – Cebollas Verdes
Booker T & the M.G.’s – Lonely Avenue
Herbie Hancock – Swamp Ra
Def Jim delivers the last 95bFM Jazz Show of Winter 2023, featuring brand new releases from Wadada Leo Smith & Orange Wave Electric, Illegal Crowns and Trio Tapestry, plus a mini-tribute to recently fallen veteran European Avant Garde saxophone colossus Peter Brötzmann, together with a bunch of other scintillating selections.
Blind Mango Chutney keeps the winter chills at bay with strong doses of jazz reggae, jazz rock and jazz fusion, and in-studio guest music entrepreneur John Baker plays an immune-boosting selection of rare early NZ jazz, rock and exotica recordings.
Frances Chan hails new/old Prince and Miles Davis, sounds from Senegal, and plays new releases from Meshell, Mireya, Brandee, Lakecia and Fumika.
Setlist:
Prince – All A Share Together
Meshell Ndegeochello ft. Brandee Younger, Mark Guiliana, Josh Johnson – Virgo 3
The Lahaar – Chase Scene, Part 1
Eddie Palmieri – Chocolate Ice Cream
Pete Jolly – Autumn Festival
M.E.B., Miles Davis – Hail to the Real Chief
Miles Davis – Spanish Key (Encore) (Live, Fillmore East, NYC, 1970)
Mireya Ramos, Flor de Toleache – Nunca Te Voy a Olvidar
Lakecia Benjamin, Georgia Ann Muldrow – Phoenix
Fumika Asari – Thanks for Emily
Emily Remler – Blues for Herb
Dee Byrne – Capsule
Hako Yamasaki – Sasurai
Casiopea – Time Limit
Aron & The Jeri Jeri Band – Sunugal
Kora Jazz Band – Bardinerie
Ray Barretto – Acid
Brandee Younger ft. Meshell Ndegeochello – Dust
Blind Mango Chutney loves the local flavours from The Lahaar to Whirimako Black and ethnic grooves from South Africa and beyond.
Setlist:
(1) Richard Nunns/Mark Lockett - Redaction
(2) Whirimako Black - Stormy Weather Marangai
(3) Creative Path Ensemble - Solar Eclipse
(4) Lonnie Johnson - Playing With The Strings
(5) Hank Garland - 3,4 The Blues
(6) Alphonze Mouzon - Virtue
(7) James Newton - Crips
(8) Creative Path Ensemble - Absolvo
(9) Theo Croker - Portrait Of William
(10) Karin Krog - Lazy Afternoon
(11) Billy Butler - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
(12) Art Farmer/Yusuf Lateef - Something You Got
(13) Nduduzo Makathini - Unokamyamba
(14) Nduduzo Marathini - Mama feat.
Omagugu
(15) Creative Path Ensemble - Interlock
(16)The Lahaar - Step 2
(17) Allan Holdsworth + IOU - Devil Take The Hind Most
Mark plays his favorite band - features some Andrea Lisa tracks ahead of her gig next month, & ends on a Latin note. Dom plays a couple of classic cuts, features some South African Jazz, & adds 2 extra tracks as a Podcast Only Feature: The Clear Path Ensemble - Solar Eclipse, ahead of their gig in a few weeks - & the new single from The Circling Sun - Bones, post the groups epic, sold-out, album release show on Saturday night.
In a typically varied set, Def Jim splices gnarly nuggets from old stalwarts of the avant-garde with new releases from the likes of Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and Julian Lage, virtuosic guitar in both electric blues and finger-picked trio/duo settings and sundry sparkling album tracks bursting out of relative obscurity before closing out with some classic John Coltrane.
Blind Mango Chutney spreads smooth peanut butter from Silent Poets, mashes up orchestral jazz, then gets crunchy with William Parker. Followed by trad jams by Ellington and hot-buttered toasts from Della Reese and Dizzy G.
Frances Chan features the great keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith and his first record in 25 years, a selection of ethio-jazz, outstanding local vocals and we remember Astrud Gilberto.
Setlist:
Knower – I’m the President
Kalle Kalima, Tenors of Kalma, Jimi Tenor – Kanava
Brad Mehldau – Sassyassed Sassafrass
The New Stan Getz Quartet ft. Astrud Gilberto – Eu e Voce (Live, Cafe au Go-Go, NYC, 1964)
Astrud Gilberto & Chet Baker – Far Away
Marquis Hill ft. Joel Ross – Stretch (The Body)
Pat Metheny – Ole & Gard
Pedro Ricardo – Ode ao Gato
The Circling Sun – Plume
Chico Pinheiro – Estrada Real
The Yussef Dayes Experience – Black Classical Music (Live, El Club, Detroit, 2022)
Lonnie Liston Smith, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad ft. Loren Oden – Love Bring Happiness
Rahsaan Roland Kirk – Here Comes the Whistleman (Live, 1965)
Lonnie Liston Smith – Rejuvenation
Lonnie Liston Smith – Devika (Goddess)
Yoni Mayraz – Pawnshop
John Psathas & Fabian Ziegler – RealBadNow - III: Prepare For Defiant Acts of Radical Imagination
The Sorcerers – Summoning the Monkey God
Zafari – Addis Ababa
Mulatu Astatke – Girl from Addis Ababa
Goldsmith Baynes – Kore Rawa
LA Mitchell – Hydration (Live, Matterhorn, Wellington, 2008)
Clear Path Ensemble – Tennis Ball
From saxophones galore and experimental Norwegian vocalist Karin Krog to Teo Macero and Idris Muhammad keeping it funky, Blind Mango Chutney gives equal opportunity to all jazz genres.
Special guest host, prolific drummer/producer Julien Dyne (The Circling Sun, Ladi6, Opensouls, Fat Freddy’s Drop) treats us to his top picks of 100% NZ jazz musicians to celebrate Aotearoa Music Month.
Setlist:
1. lord echo - endless dawn ( wonderful noise )
2. mike nock - mambucada ( laurie records )
3. the circling sun - spirits ( part 2 ) ( soundway records )
4. lucien johnson - awa ( deluge records )
5. the circling sun - veneer ( soundway records )
6. clear path ensemble - solar eclipse ( soundway records )
7. kenny sterling and dylan biscuit - what you need ( manuka records )
8. unwind - ahipara ( rattle )
9. the mike nock underground - wax planet ( mps records )
10. the circling sun - bones ( soundway records )
11. nucleus - roots ( vertigo records )
12. the circling sun - kohan ( soundway records )
13. sustenance - monday the 18th ( kiwi pacific records )
14. yusef lateef featuring mike nock - oscalypso ( impulse ! records )
15. the circling sun - bliss ( soundway records )
16. wild bill ricketts - riki ( wonderful noise )
17. the circling sun - jewel ( soundway records )
18. frank harris with maria marquez - down by the rio- julien dyne remix ( strangelove records )
19. julien dyne - beecon ( soundway records )
Dr Mark Baynes & Miss Dom celebrate NZ Music Month by playing 100% homegrown Jazz Selections - our 2 featurettes/ guest Mixtapes were by Los Angeles-based Kiwi Jazz Guitarist, composer, & vocalist Andrea Lisa - & Waikato based Crate Digger, Vinyl Seller (Dujons Digs), & Vinyl Selector Dujon Cullingford.
Mindful that NZ Music Month is currently in progress, Def Jim delivers a mixed set of local and international content, the former focused on experimental luminaries Trioglodyte, the late Neill Duncan with Devils Gate Outfit and the late Murray McNabb, and the latter including an outstanding new release from John Zorn's New Masada Quartet plus sundry musical gems past and present.
It’s the start of NZ Music Month and Blind Mango Chutney has a good ol’ natter about the state of the NZ jazz scene in 2023 with special guests vocalist Caitlin Smith and saxophonist Ben McNicoll. They play some of their homegrown faves – from the well-known to unsung jazz heroes.
Setlist:
Quincy Conserve – Person To Person
Quincy Conserve – What Are We Doing Here
Nucleus – Taranaki
Nathan Haines – Celestial You
Beaver – What a Difference A Day Makes
Beaver – Yesterday
Hip Flask – Hip Flask
Jacqui Fitzgerald – Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
Beaver – Theme From Glos
Brave Caitlin Smith's Imaginary Band – Tug O' War
The New Zealand Jazz Orchestra – Back To The Ranch
Sperber – May Not Be Enough
Auckland Jazz Orchestra – The Code
Frances Chan records a special show live from Tokyo with music fiend and ex-80s indie rocker Nik Sliwerski. She plays Japanese artists; he plays some banging jazz-bending tunes.
Setlist:
Ryuichi Sakamoto – Dance
Jiri.Ceiver - Y Cool
United Future Organisation – Loud Minority
Mark de Clive-Lowe, Shigeto, Melanie Charles – Strings
Cesaria Evora (remix by Chateau Flight) – Petit Pays
Takuya Kuroda – Time Coil
WheelUP & Sam Interface – Copacetic
Kyoto Jazz Massive – Get it Together
SunPalace (remix by Moodyman) – Rude Movements
Andy Bey – Riverman
Nautilus – Kudu
Hyperactive Leslie – Rebond
Soil & Pimp Sessions – Before the Dawn
Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwartz – Kammermusik
Yusuke Shima – Philly’s Dance
Flanger – Lata
Jimi Tenor – Outta Space
Floating Points -– Peroration Six
Makaya McCraven – A Slice of the Top
Blind Mango Chutney celebrates the work of Ivan Conti from Brazilian legends Azymuth and panist/composer Ahmad Jamal with guest DJ Carlotta.
Blind Mango Chutney kicks off the show in total style with Freddie Hubbard, followed by Ike Quebec - & a bit later on - he is joined by Miss Dom for a Record Store Day 2023 Jazz Vinyl overview - & in the process of that, the pair get stoked on RSD reissues by Larry Coryell -Introducing The Eleventh House album, as well as the Chet Baker - Chet album.
Miss Dom gets inspired by Horn Sections, Jazzy Hip Hop, recent visitors, & Japan- Even recent Rock N Roll Visitors Guitar Wolf make a brief appearance - While Vinyl collector, & Guest Selector Johnny Dambuster goes diggin in dem Jazz Vaults, & emerges dusty, but cool.
Another solid set from Def Jim as he covers the stylistic gamut from contemporary guitar composition to 70's extended jams with brief tributes thrown in to recently departed heroes Jeff Beck and Wayne Shorter.
Frances Chan plays artists she’s never played before on the Jazz Show. It’s a minefield of discovery – from 70s French cool and kinky Krauts to Japanese jams, pearls from Persia and the latest from London.
Setlist:
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – Les Fleurs
Jonah Yano & Badbadnotgood – The Ordinary Is Ordinary Because it Ordinarily Repeats
Primitive Art Orchestra – Qualia
The Natural Yoghurt Band – Green Frog
Rolf Kuhn – Playmate
The German Top Five – The Champ
Total Refreshment Centre – Plight
The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble – Step Down
Cortex – La Rue
Ludivine Issambourg & Antiloops – Back to the Future
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Ice V
Brian Molley Quartet & Krishna Kishor – Ramal Dabke
Julian Lage – Chavez
Amir Bresler, Nitai Hershkovits & Nomok – Third Wave Mischief
Eishan Ensemble – Invisible Tarab
Ryo Fukui – Early Summer
C.C.P.P. – Clavinet Shit
Synthesis – Sophie’s Gift
Brian Auger – Straight Ahead
Ryo Kawasaki – El Toro
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – Space
Blind Mango Chutney loves the ladies with Lady Blackbird, Saundra Phillips, Geri Allen, Brandee Younger and Melba Liston, plus some more Wayne Shorter for your soul.
This week Def Jim features selections from recent releases by John Zorn, Jeff Parker, John Scofield and Thumbscrew interspersed with gems plucked from recent and not-so-recent albums such as 1971's Hooteroll? by Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead.
Frances Chan revels in 1973 – her favourite year in jazz. Essential jazz funk fusion celebrating their 50th anniversaries this year, plus a few newbies.
Setlist:
Billy Cobham – Spectrum
Gary Burton Quartet – Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly
Flora Purim – Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly
Donald Byrd – Black Byrd
Bobbi Humphrey – Blacks and Blues
Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson – Blues Etude (Live)
Kibrom Birhane – Merkato
Esperanza Spalding – Ponta de Areia
Sun Ra – Images
Deodato – Rhapsody in Blue
Steely Dan – Your Gold Teeth
Roy Ayers – Red, Black & Green
Placebo – Only Nineteen
Jan Gabarek, Bobo Stenson Quartet – Witchi-Tai-To
Village of the Sun – First Light
Akusmi – Cogito
Herbie Hancock – Sly
Blind Mango Chutney rocks out to Rhoda Scott, gets a Brazilian, reads the Weather Report and ends up in Cuba.
Setlist:
Rhoda Scott Trio – Sha Bazz
King Sunny Ade and his African Beats – Baba Orun Mbe O
Camilla George – Journey Across The Sea
Azymuth – What's Going On
Ivan Conti – Pantanal
Azymuth – Song Of The Jet
Milt Jackson Quintet – This Here
Dinah Washington – Christopher Columbus
Weather Report – Nubian Sundance
Jeff Beck – She's a Woman
Dixie Dregs – Free Fall
Tom Rodwell – Don't Be a Fugitive Your Whole Life
Parker/Dickey/Shipp – Nothingness
Art Blakey – Child's Dance
Julian Lage – Heart Is a Drum
Roberto Fonesco – 80s
Dr. Mark & Miss Dom, back from the hols, & kick into their hosting duo - going heavy on the Keys - Dom pays tribute to Renee Geyer, & Jeff Beck - Mark sticks with tradition, & keeps the Brad Mehldu rolling, while previewing his new favorite holiday album - M & D, playing chill, & uplifting grooves after crazy Flood times
Blind Mango Chutney's fitting tribute to Jeff Beck, plus lots more and ending on a Latin flavour.
For his first offering of 2023, Def Jim eggs on the Auckland Summer to finally come good with a potent and provoking stew of great Modern Jazz featuring among other gems brand new releases from the likes of Tyshawn Sorey and Jeff Parker.
Blind Mango Chutney starts his 2023 (the 47th year of the 95bFM Jazz Show!) with a reissue of Alice Coltrane and more spiritual masters to soothe your soul.
Sperber Dan starts the New Year right with a range of cool, classic, contemporary and kick-ass jazz to herald in 2023.
tunes and upbeat jams to accompany your yuletide hoopla.
Miss Chan’s setlist:
Vince Guaraldi Trio – Christmas Is Coming
Ramsey Lewis Trio – We Three Kings
Christian McBride & Abbey Lincoln – This Christmas
The Marshall Brothers – Mr Santa’s Boogie
Snoop Dogg ft October London & Cocoa Sarai – Funky Christmas
Aloe Blacc – Funky Ass ChristmasDon Smith – Black Christmas
Khruangbin – Christmas Time Is Here
The Poets of Rhythm – Santa’s Got a Bag of Soul
Vulfpeck – Santa BabyGrupo Son Sabor – El Ano Viejo
The Enchanters – Mambo Santa Mambo
Lowdown Brass Band – Little Drummer Boy
Miss Dom’s setlist:
Horace Silver – The Jody Grind
Yussef Dayes – Raisins Under the Sun (Desert Version)
James Brown – Soulful Xmas
Etta James – Merry Xmas Baby
Electric Jungle – Funky Funky Christmas
Gal Costa – Que Pena
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Tell Me
Sophie Lloyd & The Dames Brown – Calling Out Your Name
The Soul Snatchers – Do You Wanna Get down
Jimmy McGriff – Dig on It
The Opus 5 – Swing on This
DoomCannon – This Too
Samara Joy – Warm in December
Ego Ella May – So Far
Esther Philips -– CC Rider
Frances Chan features the brand new album by Clear Path Ensemble from Wellington and plays a round of jazz-tinged reggae.
Setlist:
Sarah Vaughan – Summertime
Clear Path Ensemble – Drumatix
Sam Wilkes & Jacob Mann – Dr T
Perez Prado – Music Makers
Jean Carn, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Black Love
Clear Path Ensemble – Solar Eclipse
Mark de Clive-Lowe – Third Plane
Theo Croker ft. Ego Ella May – Somethin’
Raffy Bushman – Olympus
Str4ta & Emma-Jean Thackray – Lazy Days
Swindle – Miss Kane
Athletic Progression – And1
Athletic Progression – Emelev
Linton Kwesi Johnson – Wat About Di Workin’ Class
Ernest Ranglin – D’Accord Dakar
Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation – St James Infirmary
Jaco Pastorius, Bireli Lagrene, Thomas Borocz – I Shot the Sheriff
Ezra Collective – Ego Killah
Thomas McCook – Caution
The Aggrovators – Springtime
Clear Path Ensemble – Sunrise Motif
After months of enforced absence and pre-recorded Shows, Def Jim returns ecstatically to the live bFM Studio with a blazing programme of Creative Improvised Music featuring most notably the latest offering from Thumbscrew.
Blind Mango Chutney goes spiritual in his jazz selection including Lonnie Liston and Mahavishnu, plus an interview with Loxmyn McDonald-Ness of swing-hip-hop big band The Filthy Junk Traders, who are playing two unique gigs in Auckland this week.
Dr Mark Baynes & Miss Dom feature a varied selection of different flavors in this session of the Jazz show - Including Latin &, Afrobeat - Mark also plays a bunch of popular covers done in a Jazz style - & Dom features several lady Jazz players: Kiwi Drummer Lauren Ellis, American Alto Saxophonist Nicole McCabe, & British Trumpeter & Vocalist Sheila Maurice-Gray & her band Kokoroko - Then finishes the show in a New York Groove.
A humdinger of a show by Blind Mango Chutney, remembering Pharoah, Ramsey and Gal, plus a full concierto by guitarist Jim Hall and a couple of 50-year-old gems.
A humdinger of a show by Blind Mango Chutney, remembering Pharoah, Ramsey and Gal, plus a full concierto by guitarist Jim Hall and a couple of 50-year-old gems.
Blind Mango Chutney delivers a sizzling show for your springtime jazz barbecue, including 'nutty' Miles, spiritual highlife from Pharoah, drums a-plenty by Idris and a soothing Ribot.
Blind Mango Chutney delivers a sizzling show for your springtime jazz barbecue, including 'nutty' Miles, spiritual highlife from Pharoah, drums a-plenty by Idris and a soothing Ribot.
Wild, wacky and witchy! Miss Dom and Frances Chan bring you more tittyshakers than you can shake a stick at with a retro selection of bolshi souljazz, rockabilly, ska jazz, voodoo jazz and lounge. Happy Halloween!
Miss Dom’s setlist:
Earthworms – Mo’ Taters
Bobby Bunny & the Jackrabbits – Scatty Cat
The Bikinis – Crazy Vibrations
George Barnes – Spooky
The Wayne Powell Octet – Tutzy
Jimmy Smith – Got My Mojo Workin
Freddie King – In the Open
Red Holloway – Monkey Sho Can Talk
Didier Lapeyrere – Tequila
Charles Sheffield – Is Your Voodoo Working
Lavern Baker – Voodoo Voodoo
J.B. Lenoir – Voodoo Boogie
Quartet Tres Bien – Voodoo Man
Jimmy Liggins – No More Alcohol
Boogaloo & His Gallant Crew – Cops & Robbers
Big Boy Groves – Bucket O Blood
The Gaylads – Goo Goo Muck
Albert King – Bad Luck
Nina Simone – I Put a Spell on You
Frances’s setlist:
Armenian Jazz Sextet – Harem Dance (Shish-Kebab)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy – Diga Diga Doo
Squirrel Nut Zippers – Hell
Louis Armstrong – Spooks
Cherry Poppin’ Daddies – Dr. Bones
Mel Torme – The House Is Haunted (By the Echo of Your Last Goodbye)
Harry Choates – Devil in the Bayou
Cyril Diaz & His Orchestra – Voodoo
Willie Bobo – Evil Ways
Esquivel! – Latin-Esque
Martin Denny – Pagan Love Song
Lionel Hampton – Trick or Treat
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers – The Witch Doctor
Ella Fitzgerald – The Old Black Magic
Frances Chan fully digs the jazzfunk and psychedelia with the latest from Louis Cole and The Comet Is Coming, and showcases the contemporary scenes from both sides of the Atlantic.
Setlist:
Louis Cole – Dead Inside Shuffle
Medicine Singers ft Jaimie Branch – Sanctuary
The Comet Is Coming – Technicolour
Louis Cole – Bitches
Thundercat – Thousand Knives
Vulfmon – Boogie Man
Scary Goldings – Louis Cole Sucks
The Comet Is Coming – Lucid Dreamer
GoGo Penguin – Erased by Sunlight
Rebecca Vasmant & Nadya Albertsson – Broken Biscuits
Myele Manzanza & Omar – Therapy
Soccer96 – Flight Formation
Richter City Rebels – Have No Fear
Quentin Angus – Enigma
Louis Cole – I’m Tight
High Pulp – All Roads Lead to Los Angeles
The Comet Is Coming – Pyramids
Theon Cross – Wings
Brandon Coleman – Mutha Afrika
Nubya Garcia, Las Perla, Kaidi Tatham – La Cumbia Me Esta Llamado
Louis Cole – Planet X
Scary Goldings – Cornish Hen
Butcher Brown – Lawd WhyTheo Croker ft Gary Bartz & Kassa Overall – Jazz Is Dead
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – Whistling Past the Graveyard
Special guest host Matthew Crawley flexes his jazz muscle with a lively selection of local heroes, legends, tributes and new discoveries.
An engaging blend of strong new & recent releases with polished pearls from the past, lovingly put together by Def Jim.
Sperber Dan slots in a splendiforously spiritual selection inspired by the late Pharoah Sanders and also talks to jazz journalist John Fenton about the great man's influence. A soulful show interspersed with slinky cuts.
Sperber Dan slots in a splendiforously spiritual selection inspired by the late Pharoah Sanders and also talks to jazz journalist John Fenton about the great man's influence. A soulful show interspersed with slinky cuts.
Frances Chan begins with the tight and fonky, pays tribute to Ramsey Lewis, bop classics and some 50th anniversary discs, and previews who’s landing on our shores soon.
Setlist:
Louis Cole – I’m Tight
Emma-Jean Thackray – Rahu & Ketu
Orchestra of Spheres – Summer Fungus
Ramsey Lewis Trio – Slipping into Darkness
Ramsey Lewis – Black Bird
Kamaal Williams – Broken Theme
Ari Joshua – Contact
Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Leo Genovese – Midnight in Carlotta’s Hair (Live at
the Detroit Jazz Festival)
Oscar Peterson – On the Street Where You Live
Shelly Manne – Billie’s Bounce Jimmy Smith – Root Down (And Get It) (Live)
Kokoroko – Those Good Times
Henry Franklin, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Karibu
Takuya Kuroda – Midnight Crisp
Jose James & Lizz Wright – Take Me Home
Surprise Chef – New Ferrari
Manu Dibango – Groovy Flute
K. Frimpong & His Cuban Fiestas – Hwehwe Mu Na Yi Wo Mpena
Filthy Junk Traders – Bar-Klava (Live at bFM studios)
Dr. Mark, & Miss Dom celebrate Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori with many Aotearoa selections of Jazz & Soul. Jazz Vocalist Allana Goldsmith stops by to talk about the new Goldsmith Baynes album release titled E Re Re Ra, & features selections. Educator, & Traditional Instrumentalist Justin Kereama also stops by to introduce us to his instruments. And Waikato Vinyl Selector, vinyl collector/historian, & CEO of Dujons Digs presents for us two super cool 100% Aotearoa Mixes.
Emma Jean Thackray interview only Podcast:
Miss Dom chops it up with British Jazz Multi-instrumentalist, Composer, Producer, DJ & Jazz Educator Emma Jean Thackray, ahead of her New Zealand shows in Wellington on Sept 11, & Auckland, at the Tuning Fork on Sept 12 2022.
Tracklist
Emma Jean Thackray - The Road to Saturn
Emma Jean Thackray - Sun
Emma Jean Thackray - Spectre (The Theo Kottis Remix)
Emma Jean Thackray - Yellow (Live)
Emmas Jazz Selections:
Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil
Butcher Bown - Country Boys
The Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - A Prayer for Peace
Herbie Hancock - Actual Proof
Emma Jean Thackray - Our People
Blind Mango Chutney is joined on the show by Miss Dom -– the pair chat Emma-Jean Thackray in the lead up to her live Auckland show on 12 Sept. Dom presents her Emma-Jean Thackray special feature complete with EJT interview sprinkled throughout. Blind Mango pays tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II and ends the show on an extremely damn funky note!
Frances Chan features the debut album of wunderkinder Domi & JD Beck, plus other bright young jazz things including the 2022 NZ Jazz Artist of the Year, Myele Manzanza.
Setlist:
Domi & JD Beck – Whatup
Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, Brian Blade – Disco Ears
Snarky Puppy – Trinity
Domi & JD Beck ft Thundercat – Bowling
Makaya McCraven – Dream Another
Myele Manzanza – Brixton Blues
Black Jesus Experience – Dark Matters
Connie Han – For the O.G.
Ben Wilcock and the Jelly Rolls – Potakatawhiti
Lionel Hampton – Rockin’ in Rhythm Pts 1 and 2
Domi & JD Beck ft Herbie Hancock – Moon
Carnivorous Plant Society – My Mum Is Proud of Me
Michael Cain – Wogg
Keleketla!, Coldcut, Tony Allen – International Love Affair
Afrikan Protokol – Kele Magni
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Art Comes First
Mansur Brown – Want You
Squarepusher – Squarepusher Theme
Joan As Police Woman, Tony Allen, Dave Okumu The Barbarian
Domi & JD Beck – Sniff
Blind Mango Chutney features female Jazz players - Miss Dom pops in, & the pair are joined by Francesca & Nammah from the Women in Jazz Auckland for a chat about their newly launched collective.
Blind Mango Chutney features female Jazz players - Miss Dom pops in, & the pair are joined by Francesca & Nammah from the Women in Jazz Auckland for a chat about their newly launched collective.
Def Jim plunders a slew of 2021 releases seasoned with a few more historical gems, all fit to put a blaze under yout late Winter blues and get you all jassed up for sunnier times to come.
Blind Mango Chutney remembers Michael Henderson's significant contribution to jazz from Miles Davis's On the Corner album, a tribute to trailblazing saxophonist Barbara Thompson, plus an interview with drummer extraordinaire Chris O'Connor from Trioglodyte, who have their monthly residency at the Wine Cellar coming up this week.
Dr. Mark, & Miss Dom Yinged, & Yanged with their tidy Jazzy selections. While Mark was Jazz-Pop-guy, Miss Dom featured a bunch of new releases, & was Avant Garde Jazz Dom.
Another stellar selection from Blind Mango Chutney that covers the classic, the contemporary, a nod to Brazil and Portugal and a whole lotta love from Grant Green.
Frances Chan rejoices in the genius of Pharoah Sanders, gets down with guitars and speaks to Nathan Haines about his upcoming music-meets-visuals performance at the Auckland Art Gallery.
Set list:
Binker and Moses with Max Luthert – Accelerometer Overdose\
Alice Coltrane ft Pharoah Sanders – Lord Help Me to Be
Pharoah Sanders – The Golden Lamp
Mark de Clive-Lowe ft Dwight Trible – Elevation
June Christy – Love Turns Winter to Spring
Zara McFarlane – Future Echoes
The Kahil El’Zabar Quartet – Eddie Harris
Lee Morgan – Angela\
Manfredo Fest - Jungle Cat
Nathan Haines interview
Nathan Haines & Steve Carr – Untitled (inspired by McCahon House residency)
Floating Points, London Symphony Orchestra & Pharoah Sanders – Movement 4
Joe Kaptein – Spaced Out
Dorothy Ashby – Myself When Young
Kahil El’Zabar’s Ritual Trio ft Pharoah Sanders – Africanos/Latinos
Tom Misch – Cranes in the Sky (Quarantine Sessions)
Nick Granville Group – Pablito’s Chicken
Amancio D’Silva – What Maria Sees
Pharoah Sanders – Pharomba
Pharoah Sanders – Astral Traveling
Def Jim presents a monster Matariki meld of suitably stellar Jazz - recent and not-so - to ease the first long weekend of your brand new year into its final stages in style.
Dr Mark Baynes and Frances Chan curate a holistic jazz show inspired by the themes of Matariki Maori New Year – reflection, renewal, aspiration, family, celestial bodies and natural wonders. Plus the world premiere of “Te Aranga o Matariki” by Goldsmith Baynes.
Mark’s set list:
Goldsmith Baynes – Te Aranga o Matariki
Space Case – Funk City
Joe Cuba Sextet & Cheo Feliciano – El Raton
Bud Powell – Glass Enclosure
Lennie Tristano – Requiem
Brad Mehldau – Someone to Watch Over Me
Joshua Redman – Summertime
Joe Sample & Randy Crawford – Feeling Good
Goldsmith Baynes – Tipuna
Keith Jarrett – Country
Frances’s set list:
Sun Ra – Images
Quincy Jones – Walking in Space
Alchemy – Nature
Alice Coltrane & Carlos Santana – Angel of Air / Angel of Water
Brooklyn Funk Essentials – The Creator Has a Master Plan
Mike Nock – Kure Atoll
Julee Cruise – The Nightingale
Frances Chan rolls out new releases from Norway, SA, LA, London and Germany, interspersed with jazz funk and fusion cuts from her favourite decade, the 70s.
Setlist:
Nduduzo Makhathini – Mama ft Omagugu Makhathini
Jaga Jazzist – The Shrine (Petter Eldh Remix)
Gotts Street Park – Diego
Khruangbin & Quantic – Pelota (Cut a Rug Mix)
Mark de Clive Lowe – Love Is Everywhere ft. Dwight Trible
Pharoah Sanders – Ore-Se-Rere (Nigerian Juju Hilife) – Live
Kevin Field – Good Friday
Michael Sardaby – Welcome New Warmth
Antonio Carlos Jobim – Waters of March (Aguas de Marco)
Love Square – Where Does it Go (Instrumental)
Kokoroko – Something’s Going On
Heidi Bayer – Once in a While
Yussef Dayes, Tom Misch, Rocco Palladino – Lift Off
Pino Palladino & Blake Mills – Ekute
Kurt Rosenwinkle & Jean-Paul Brodbeck – Valse in C Sharp Minor (Op. 64, No. 2)
Placebo – Inner City Blues
Pete La Roca – Bliss
Lucien Johnson – Blue Rain
Emma-Jean Thackray – Spectre
Frank Zappa – Waka/Jawaka
Vocalist Rachel Clarke joins Blind Mango Chutney in the studio for a chat about what's new in her world, plus the usual excellent mix of jazzy genres.
Another joyous show from Blind Mango Chutney with 100% Kiwi jazz artists to end NZ Music Month.
Dr Mark Baynes, Miss Dom and Blind Mango Chutney co-host this Aotearoa Music Month special with a live jazz programme curated by Mark. Peperomia, The Steve Sheffif SS5Tet and Goldsmith Baynes perform at 95bFM HQ. #NZMusicMonth
More tantalising tales of jazz for NZ Music Month, plus oldies and newbies - Blind Mango Chutney has it all.
Frances Chan finds non-jazzy artists doing jazz, jazz covers of pop and classical, jazz prodigies and throws in new and classic homegrown tunes to highlight NZ Music Month.
Setlist:
Myele Manzanza – Two Chords & the Truth (Soho Radio Vinyl Session)
Michal Martyniuk – Cities
Raffy Bushman – Darkness ABA
XTC – Mantis on Parole
Flanger – Tangram (Flanger remix)
Ill Considered – Dawn Lit Metropolis
JAB – 5,6,7,8 (Dance Is Life)
Lou’ana – Autumn Leaves
Ray Barretto – Pastime Paradise
John Key – Corner Adorner
The Poets of Rhythm – More Mess on My Thing
Christian Prommer's Drum Lesson – Trans Europa Express
Deodato – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Nubiya Brandon, Raffy Bushman – Lesson of the LordsJamael Dean – Esu
Jesus Molina – Night in Tunisia
Joachim Horsley – Rumba Prelude
Joachim Horsley – Moonlight Mozambique
Jean Carne, Ali Shaheed Muhammed, Adrian Younge – Black Rainbows
Dr Tree – Eugino D
Rather excellent NZ jazz to celebrate the beginning of NZ Music Month, plus the usual excellent eclectic mix from Blind Mango Chutney, ably assisted by DJ Sassy for the gig guide.
A typically mixed bag from Def Jim this week, with a tribute to the late Texan trumpeter Dennis Gonzalez, recent tracks from stalwarts Anthony Braxton and John Zorn and a bunch of other cool stuff.
Orchestral, fusion, funk and more. Blind Mango Chutney chalks up another fruity jazz show laden with fascinating facts.
Miss Dom features releases and reissues coming out as part of the upcoming Record Store Day 2022 (April 23 & June 18) and Dr Mark Baynes brings in a great selection of local jazz artistes.
Frances Chan and Blind Mango Chutney tour the African continent with classic, contemporary and just damn cool sounds, including a special Kiwi connection.
Frances’s setlist:
Abdullah Ibrahim – Black and Brown Cherries
Thandi Ntuli - Rainbow (Skit)
Linda Sikhakhane – Dance for Trane
Hugh Masekela & Herb Alpert – African Summer
Etuk Ubong – Ekpo Mmommom
Jazz in Morocco – Zabana
Gigi – Salam
Moses Taiwa Molelekwa – Down Rockey Street
Rail Band & Mory Kante – Mariba Yassa
Manu Dibango – Besoka on Salsa
Blind Mango Chutney’s setlist:
Kippie Moeketsi & Hal Slinger – Blue Stomping
Kippie Moketsi & the Marabi Kings – Clarinet Kwela
Kippie Moeketsi – Tshona
Jimmy Dludlu – Zavala
Salif Keita – Tekere
Hank Jones With Ceik Tidane Seck & The Mandinkas – Sarala
Samba Toure ft. Rick Shanks – Instrumental
Frances Chan plays a profusion of recent releases from both sides of the Atlantic and the Tasman Sea too - hear the latest in fusion, ambient, experimental and electro jazz, plus a vintage 70s recording released for the first time.
Setlist:
Amina Figarova – Road to the Sun
Waaju – Grown
Nerija – Riverfest
The Lasso, Jordan Hamilton & The Saxsquatch – Requez
The Lasso, Jordan Hamilton & The Saxsquatch – Voyager Too
Byron the Aquarius – Universal Insanity
Mark Lettieri – Magnetar
Nala Sinephro – Space 2
Ebi Soda & Yazz Ahmed – Chandler
Soccer96 & Salami Rose Joe Louis – Yesterday Knows Me
Telemakus – Mars Blues
Bob Stewart & Taj Mahal – Big Kneed Gal
Trioglodyte & Karen Hu – Black and Tan Fantasy
Duke Ellington – Trumpets No End (Blue Skies)
Let Your Hair Down – Pizza Pie
Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange – Keep On Lovin’
Mara TK – Grew Up Inna Chaos
Athletic Progression – Moussas Finest
Amaro Freitas – Cazumba
Marcos Resende – Nergal
Blind Mango Chutney brings it again for discerning jazz lovers everywhere. From classics to contemporary and a touch of soul too.
Def Jim drops a typically chunky set this week, ranging from the intense to the lyrically sublime and exploring some relatively neglected corners of modern creative improvisation.
Blind Mango Chutney starts off spiritual and orchestral and ends up soulful, funky and free.
Miss Dom goes hard on vocalists with some hot dames amongst, get your dancing shoes on for her later selections, and in the second half of the show Dr Mark Baynes does a cracking jazz mixtape of old, new, borrowed and blue.
Dom's playlist:
The Propeller Heads ft Dame Shirley Bassey – History Repeating
Dusty Springfield – Sunny
Lou'ana – Just Squeeze Me
Ray Estaire / Neil Birse – Forgot About Me
Screaming Jay Hawkins – Temptation
Betty Davis – Anti Love
Hound Dog Taylor – Give Me Back My Wig!
Kamasi Washington – The Garden Path
Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange – Cadillac
Alexandra Boulton – Kickin it with Kirby
The Boogaloo Assaisans – No, No, No
Mark's playlist:
Goldsmith Baynes – Tō Ihu
John Scofield – A Go Go
Gregory Porter – Hey Laura
Fathom – Beautiful Warning Sign
Joe Pass – Night and Day
Mark Levine – Up Jumped Spring
Brad Mehldau – Maybe as his Skies are Wide
Herbie Hancock ft Tina Turner – Edith and the Kingpin
Oscar Jerome and Ben Hauke – No Need
Dorothy Ashby – Come Live with Me
El Michels Affair – C.R.E.A.M
Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Aymee Nuviola – Rumba Callejera
Random acts of jazz by Blind Mango Chutney - from Bridgewater and Bobo to Williams and Wilson. Summery and soulful with a dash of DJ Sassy gig guide.
Frances Chan remembers NZ jazz stalwart and reeds maestro Jim Langabeer and brings the jazz ladies for brunch in the second half.
Setlist:
Superbrew - Namibia
Babatunde Olatunji - Adofo
Sean Kuti, Egypt 80, Santana - Black Times (Radio Edit)
Jack Wilkins - Canzona
Jim Langabeer - Rata Flowers
Doug Carn, Ali Shaheed Muhammed, Adrian Younge - Desert Rain
Doug Carn - Adam’s Apple
Freddie Keil & the Kavaliers - Blues By Five
Gary Peacock, Bud Shank - New Groove
Trip to the Moon - A Traveller’s Tale
Yazz Ahmed - Beleille
Miho Wada - Oblong 20.5
Terry Lyne Carrington - Come Sunday ft. Natalie Cole
Terry Lyne Carrington & the Jazz Soul Seven - Superfly
Marilyn Mazur - Subwaygroove (Live)
Betty Davis - 70s Blues
Yissy Garcia - Verano Groove
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque - The Occurance (To Amelie)
Mary Lou Williams - Free Spirits
Superbrew - In Out and Around
Blind Mango Chutney returns from a well-deserved break with some fine jazz funk he's been listening to over summer - more slap bass, grunty electric keys and wah guitar than you can shake a cabasa at.
Miss Dom keeps the summer of love rollin' with some blasts from the past and selections featuring players out of the UK. Johnny Dambuster returns in the second half with another round of espresso ska jazz with light and fruity flavours.
Miss Dom's tracklist:
Koko Taylor - Voodoo Woman
Ronnie Spector - What'd I Say
Oliver Sain - Booty Bumpin' (The Double Bump)
Working Week - Inner City Blues
Everything But The Girl - Crabwalk
Push - Traffic
Jalal From the Last Poets
Courtney Pine - Sacrifice
Cortney Pine - The Jazz Step (live)
Ronnie Scott's
The John Taylor Trio - White Magic
Mark Murphy - Why & How
Mark Murphy - Spoken word (Circles)
Kyoto Jazz Massive - Get up ft. Roy Ayers
Johnny & the Dambusters' tracklist:
Jazz Bo - Born Blue
Laurel Aitken - Boogie in My Bones
Prince Buster - Jack the Ripper
New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble - Take Five
Susan Cadogan - Fever!
The Frightnrs - I'd rather go blind
Ernest Ranglin - Sly Mongoose
Vin Gordon - Double Take
Root Diamoons - Last Instrumental
Many Loves Ska-Jazz - Dream Like
Transilvanians - Skancarajazz
Frances Chan pays homage to the 70s heydays of percussionist James Mtume and gives airtime to the uncommon sounds of the quica, the bandoneon, the cello and the kora.
Setlist:
Eddie Henderson - Acuphuncture
Lonnie Liston Smith - Rejuvenation
Web Web, Max Herre & Mulatu Astatke - Meskel Flowers (Alternate Version)
Brandee Younger - Spirit U Will
Flora Purim - Dr. Jive (Part 2)
Gato Barbieri - Nunca Más
Gato Barbieri - Encontros (Part Three)
Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles - GawtDamn
Surprise Chef - Deadlines
Godtet - Cactus Dance
Koya Ogata - People, Sprouting
Kaidi Tatham - Try n Follow
Carlos Garnett - Black Love
Buddy Terry - Abscretions
Julius Rodriguez - Actual Proof (Extended Mix) ft. Cisco Swank
Louis Cole - My Buick (Live 2019)
Phil Ranelin - Moorish
Phil Ranelin - What We Need
Tomeka Reid Quartet - Super Nova
Gerry Mulligan - May-Reh
Regina Carter - Full Time
Miles Davis - Red China Blues
For his 300th hosting of the 95bFM Jazz Show, Def Jim brings you a selection of personal favourites from some of his early shows back in the mid-2000's.
Miss Dom digs on some holiday freedoms and gets into the Summer of Soul doco, plus more tracks from the MPS label 2021 Reissue Series, and guest selector Johnny & The Dambusters joins for part 2 with a Ska-Jazz Special.
Miss Dom's tracklist:
MC 900 Ft Jesus - Tip Top Through the Inferno
The Jive Kiwis - Bubble & Squeak
Samara Joy - Everything Happens to Me
Summer Of Soul Featurette
Nina Simone - Revolution
Harlem Underground Band - Cheeba Cheeba
Myele Manzanza
Etta James - Sunshine of your love
Freddie Hubbard - Blues for Daune
The Three-handed Beat Bandits - Cold Duck Time (after the stream)
Johnny & The Dambusters' tracklist:
King Tubby - Take Five
Laurel Aitken - Mi vida sin tu amor
The Skatalites - Swing Easy
The New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble - Grooving Steady
Jazz Bo - In Walked Bud
North East Jazz Orchestra - Good Rockin Daddy
Tommy McCook - Caution
Phylis Dillion with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Perfidia
The Jazz Jamaica All Stars - Vitamin A
Rotterdam Ska-Jazz Foundation - St James Infirmary
St Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review - All my Loving
Sly & Robbie featuring Ernest Ranglin & Monty Alexandra - Lively Up Yourself
Frances Chan sees the new year in with a funky Sun-rise, checks out what’s new on mainland Europe and rounds out the trip with a jaunt to the Latin continent.
Set list:
Sun Ra & His Arkestra - Where Pathways Meet
The Don Ellis Orchestra - Turkish Bath
Anthony Joseph - Maka Dimweh (Mark de Clive-Lowe remix)
Anthony Joseph - The Gift
Fazer - Akom
Simon Moullier - Hot House
Francesco Ciniglio - Self-Made Man
Ellen Andrea Wang - Strange Flower
Kathrine Windfeld Big Band - Orca
Kathrine Windfeld & the Bohuslan Big Band - Block
Max Roach - Lonesome Lover ft. Abbey Lincoln
Lakecia Benjamin - Acknowledgement ft. Dee Dee Bridgewater
Eric Lau - The Best Good
Yussef Kamaal - Remembrance
The New Loungehead - Tip Top Corner
Thundercat - Miguel’s Happy Dance
Hiatus Kaiyote - Red Room
corto.alto - Mayday
Snazzback - Reading
Roberto Fonseca - Kachucha ft. Ibrahim Maalouf
Brenda Navarretyte - A Ochun
Eliane Elias & Chick Corea - Armando’s Rhumba
Miss Dom cruises into Boxing Day with jazz-funk-soul and Dr Mark Baynes delivers flamenco, bossa, torch songs and Mehldau faves in his twofer set.
Dom's selection:
Mike Nock - Wax Planet
Lucien Johnson - Magnificent Moon
Mara TK - Grrrl
Space Case - Davross
Olivier Holland - $!0 a Rat
The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Hole in One
The Stance Brothers - Dwayne's Shuffle
Third Wave - Maiden Voyage
Sly & Robbie - Bass & Trouble
Mark's selection:
Emmet Cohen - 3 O'clock In the Morning
Emmet Cohen - Resentment (Without Reason)
Felbm - Filatelie
Felbm - Heisei
Paul Bosauder - Cada Uno Su Camino (Tangos)
Paul Bosauder - Callejon De Amistad (Rumba)
Dayna Stephens - Peace (ft. Brad Mehldau & Larry Grenadier)
Dayna Stephens - Moonglow (ft. Larry Grenadier)
Ge Luz - Maracujá
Ge Luz - Maria
Sarah Vaughan - Misty
Sarah Vaughan - Please Be Kind
Brad Mehldau - Don't Let It Bring You Down
For the final Jazz Show before Christmas 2021, Def Jim presents new inspired selections from the work of several contemporary jazz heavyweights interspersed with more replays from his past shows and a touch of local colour.
Blind Mango Chutney gets to stretch his legs in the studio to bring you his last show of 2021. He brings you the weather first, followed by some Christmas cheer, African jams and silky vocals. Then he taps out on a Brazilian classic.
Setlist:
Weather Report - Nubian Sundance
Paul Horn - Kyrie
The Modern Jazz Quartet - Variations on a Christmas Theme
Fats Waller - Swinging Them Jingle Bells
Buddy Johnson Orchestra - Doot Doot Dow
Slide Hampton Octet - Sister Salvation
Ramsey Lewis - Nights in White Satin
Melanie Charles - God Bless The Child
Lee Wiley - Manhattan
Chris Connor - I'm Gonna Go Fishing
African Jazz Ensemble - Tshona
Howard Roberts - The Shadow of Your Smile
Lonnie Smith - Afrodesia
Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Quartet - Oriental Flower
Sergio Mendes and Brazil 66 - Mas que Nada
Frances Chan starts off with healing vibrations, pays tribute to some December babies, nods to The Beatles and rounds off her 2021 with more brilliant albums from 1971 celebrating their 50th anniversaries.
Setlist:
Esperanza Spalding - Formwela 1
Esperanza Spalding - 12 Little Spells (Thoracic Spine)
Milton Nascimento - Cravo e Canela (Clove and Cinnamon)
Azymuth - Castelo Version 1
Amy Duncan & Brass Tacks - Cosmic Puzzle
Stanley Jordan - Eleanor Rigby
Frank Zappa - I Am the Walrus - Live
Frank Zappa - The Black Page (New Age Version) - Live
Trioglodyte - Earth - Live
Vanishing Twin - In Cucina
Theon Cross - 40tude
The Comet Is Coming - Lifeforce Part II
Red Baraat - Horizon Line
Dave Brubeck - We Three Kings
Takeshi Inomata - Take Five
Esther Phillips - Home Is Where the Hatred Is
Gil Scott-Heron - Or Down You Fall
Pharoah Sanders - Thembi
Bob James - Westchester Lady
Ashley Henry - My Voice