There's so much good jazz being recorded around the world....a lot of it on small labels....and yet it rarely gets airplay. JAZZ TODAY....in it's own small way....tries to put that right!

JAZZ TODAY is a weekly radio show on Cambridge105 Radio. It is broadcast live in Cambridge UK on 105FM, on DAB digital and at cambridge105.co.uk.

JAZZ TODAY ONLINE is a quarterly cloudcast of some of the best tracks to appear on JAZZ TODAY.


Sunday, 28 May 2017

Playlist - May 28th 2017


Carlos Bica & Azul: Whale Rider from More Than This (Clean Feed)
Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet: Sad Song from Desire (Challenge)
Misha Mullov-Abbado: Shanti Bell from Cross-Platform Interchange (Edition)
Misha Mullov-Abbado: No Strictly Dancing from Cross-Platform Interchange (Edition)
Bart Maris & Peter Vandenberghe: Iseo from Getting Lost in Tiny Spaces (El Negocito)
Stefan Schultze Large Ensemble: Blues Lee from Ted the Bellhop (WhyPlayJazz)
Matt Dibble & Fabio Zambelli: Folk from Songs and Soundscapes (33Xtreme)
Þorgrímur Jonsson Quintet: Rotation from Constant Movement (Sunny/Sky)
Mosaic: Cryptogram from Subterranea (Edition)
Snorre Kirk: Port Lights from Drummer & Composer (Stunt)
Snorre Kirk: The Main Drag from Drummer & Composer (Stunt)
Andras Des Trio: Holding Your Hand, 150 Seconds Before Midnight from The Worst Singer in the World (BMC)
Paul Deitrich Quintet: The Quick Turn from Focus (Ears & Eyes)
Bart Maris & Peter Vandenberghe: El Solitario from Getting Lost in Tiny Spaces (El Negocito)
Blue Lines Sextet: Chop from Live at the Bimhuis (Casco)
Matt Dibble & Fabio Zambelli: Monkified from Songs and Soundscapes (33Xtreme)
Anne Mette Iversen: Solus from Ternion Quartet (BrooklynJazz Underground)
Anne Mette Iversen: Trio One from Ternion Quartet (Brooklyn Jazz Underground)

(Intro / Outro – Stephane Huchard: Jakawa Jungle Spoon from Toutakoosticks (Blue Note Fr))

Friday, 19 May 2017

Jazz Today Online - Spring 2017


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Operasjon Hegge: Bosse & Dorris from Midt Pa Natta (Particular Recordings). Martin Myhre Olsen, and Petter Kraft, saxophones; Torstein Lavik Larsen, trumpet; Bjorn Marius Hegge, bass; Simon Olderskog Albertsen, drums.

David Arthur Skinner: David’s Blues from Skinner Plays Skinner (Losen). David Arthur Skinner, piano.

Tony Cattano: Erva Mate from Naca (Aut). Tony Cattano, trombone; Emanuele Parrini, violin; Matteo Anelli, bass; Andrea Melani, drums.

Himpel Eskildsen Duo: Yesterday’s Blues from 3rd Room (Jazzhausmusik). Benjamin Himpel, saxophone; Simon Eskildsen, piano.

Vein: Boarding the Beat from The Chamber Music Effect (Unit). Michael Arbenz, piano; Thomas Lahns, bass; Florian Arbenz, drums.

Noah Preminger: A Change is Gonna Come from Meditations on Freedom (self-released). Noah Preminger, saxophone; Jason Palmer, trumpet; Kin Cass, bass, Ian Froman, drums.

Hans Ludemann’s Rooms: Dark Lights / Blaue Kreise from Blaue Kreise (BMC). Hans Ludemann, piano; Sebastien Boisseau, bass; Dejan Terzic, drums.

Fredrik Ljungkvist & Mattias Hjorth: Borje from Past in Present (Kopasetic). Fredrik Ljungkvist, clarinet; Mattias Hjorth, bass.

OK:KO: Kesaranta from Land E. (AMP Music& Records). Jamo Tikka, saxophone; Toomas Keski-Santti, piano; Mikael Saastamoinen, bass; Okko Sastamoinen, drums.

Red Planet with Bill Carrothers: Ann R Chi Suite from Red Planet with Bill Carrothers (Shifting Paradigm). Bill Carrothers, piano; Dean Magraw, guitar; Chris Bates, bass; Jay Epstein, drums.

Sunday, 14 May 2017

Playlist - May 14th 2017


Þorgrímur Jonsson Quintet: Humble from Constant Movement (Sunny/Sky)
Han Bennink Trio: Adelante 2 from Adelante (ICP)
Han Bennink Trio: De Sprong O Romantiek Der Hazen from Adelante (ICP)
Daniel Levine, Marc Hannaford & Devin Gray: Snow from Knuckleball (Gold Bolus)
Stephan Oliva, Susanne Abbuehl & Oyvind Hegg-Lunde: The Listening from Princess (Vision Fugitive)
Jaimie Branch: Theme 002 from Fly or Die (International Anthem)
Mark Lewandowski: Ain’t Misbehavin’ from Waller (Whirlwind)
Stephan Oliva, Susanne Abbuehl & Oyvind Hegg-Lunde: Desireless / Mopti from Princess (Vision Fugitive)
Chris Biscoe & Allison Neale: Rest Easy from Then and Now (Trio)
Celine Bonacina Crystal Quartet: Crossing Flow from Crystal Rain (Cristal)
Andreas Schaerer, Luciano Biondini, Kalle Kalima & Lucas Niggli: Rezuesler from A Novel of Anomaly (unreleased)
Claasue 4: Unveranert (unreleased)
Eva Klesse Quartett: Eulogie from Obenland (Enja)
Elliot Galvin Trio: Hurdy Gurdy from Punch (Edition)
Yacine Boulares, Vincent Segal & Nasheet Waits: Disappearance from Abu Sadiya (Accords Croises)
Yacine Boulares, Vincent Segal & Nasheet Waits: Dar Shems from Abu Sadiya (Accords Croises)
Celine Bonacina Crystal Quartet: Vantan from Crystal Rain (Cristal)
Joao Barradas: Ignorance from Directions (InnerCircle Music)
Stu Hunter: Land of Gypsies from The Migration (Habitat Productions)