The best in modern jazz with Knox, Don & Andrew.
The best modern jazz ever recorded. All shows are varied, with content ranging from solo and trio format to small groups and big bands, not overlooking great vocalists. Some shows have a unifying theme, usually an artist but occasionally a birthday. Most shows have domestic as well as overseas content, and occasional interviews with local and visiting artists.
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Filling in on today's JaZzZ Show in Don's absence is th' Hedgehog. It's been a while since he last spun a few jazz tunes on the zeds, so join him for 2 hours of eclectic Hedgehog Jazz.
Sunday Mornin' is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green recorded for Blue Note on June 4, 1961 and released the following year. Bassist Ben Tucker returned from Green’s previous album, joined by pianist Kenny Drew and Ben Dixon.
It’s more than 20 years since Damien Brunton formed this quintet, playing around all the regular jazz haunts of Melbourne. In 2012 he released this live set recorded from his performances around town.
At only 27 years of age Stella Cole initially gained significant popularity through social media platforms before establishing herself as a prominent live performer and recording artist in the New York City jazz scene with her interpretations of jazz standards and songs from the Great American Songbook.
Melbourne-based songwriters Paris Wells & Finley François
Samara Joy is an American jazz singer from the Bronx, New York. She released her self-titled debut album in 2021 and was subsequently named Best New Artist by JazzTimes. Her second album, Linger Awhile (2022), reached number one on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.
Based in Auckland, NZ Caitlin Smith is an icon of the New Zealand music industry, building a strong reputation as a jazz singer over the last 20+ years. Her first band was The Fondue Set.
At the beginning of the 2000's Caitlin Smith fronted the band Fondue Set who were well known around the jazz bars of Auckland, NZ.
Darren Pickering is a jazz pianist, composer, educator, modular synthesist and session musician based in Christchurch (NZ). Darren Pickering Small Worlds is a quartet of like-minded musicians formed specifically to perform Darren's compositions and re-imagined versions of selected works from other genres.
The album Alice is not a jazz album as such, but as it is with Tom Waits, you never know what you’re going to get.
Annika Henderson is a British and German singer-songwriter, musician, political journalist and poet.
Originally an instrumental song performed by saxophonist Mike Shapiro and written by Shapiro and Harry Middlebrooks Jr, which first charted in 1967.
Astrud Gilberto was a Brazilian and American bossa nova and samba singer. She passed away in 2023, aged 83.
Stanley William Turrentine, nicknamed Mr. T, was an American Grammy nominated jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. He was 66 when he died in 2000.
Playing at the Ruby Jazz Club this Friday Sept. 4th.
Born in the Netherlands, when he was 4 years old, at the age of 6, his parents decided to migrate to Australia, where they settled in Sydney for 2 years, before finally settling in Orange, New South Wales.
He is a song writer, composer, producer, director, piano tuner, and a frontman singer. He plays organ, piano, keyboards, and guitar.
M-Base was associated with a loose collective of young African American musicians and other performers active in and around Brooklyn, New York. The M-Base collective included Steve Coleman, Graham Haynes, Cassandra Wilson, Geri Allen, Robin Eubanks, and Greg Osby.
Based in Brisbane the band plays songs of the popular music repertoire from Brazil.
Pretzel Logic is the third studio album by Steely Dan, released on February 20, 1974, by ABC Records. It was recorded at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles, California, with producer Gary Katz.
Brisbane based, formed by Saxophonist Andrew Butt.
Blueberry Ash features: Kellee Green - piano, Toby Wren - guitar, Peter Walters & Nick Quigley - bass, Paul Husdon & Aaron Jansz - drum set, Megan Harmston - tenor horn, Jamie Kennedy & Brodie McAllister - trombone.
Sean McKenzie embarked on his musical journey as a jazz saxophone major at the Queensland Conservatorium in Australia, laying the foundation for what would become a dynamic career. As he navigated through different roles in the music industry—both as a performer and artist manager—Sean discovered his true passion for production while immersed in the lively music scene of Madrid, Spain.
Now calling Chicago home, Sean has found his sonic home at Rax Trax Recording, honing his skills in audio and music production. His diverse musical background serves as a valuable toolkit, allowing him to approach each project from multiple angles and breathe life into the artist's vision while pushing the boundaries of creativity.
Cover of a Prince song.
“As the Sun Sets" is a smooth jazz and electronic lounge album by the German band Nighthawks.
Members are: Dal Martino (producer, bass, guitar, vocals) and Reiner Winterschladen (trumpet/flugelhorn), along with vocalist Pat Appleton.
Camaron De La Vega is a virtuoso Brisbane-based guitarist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist who specializes in flamenco, gypsy jazz, and improvised world music.