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 22 November 2020

Playlist - Nov 22nd / 23rd 2020

Tom Smith: House in the Clouds from Gecko (Basho)

Susan Alcorn Quintet: Pedernal from Pedernal (Relative Pitch)

Serge Lazarevitch, Ben Sluijs & Teun Verbruggen: Evidence from Still Three, Still Free (RAT)

Skurkar: Tandemtrobbel from Skjulte Motiver (OraFonogram)

Sam Leak & Dan Tepfer: Adrift IV from Adrift (Jellymould Jazz)

Sam Leak & Dan Tepfer: Adrift V from Adrift (Jellymould Jazz)

Aquarium: Shy from Aquarium (Babel)

Susan Alcorn Quintet: Northeast Rising Sun from Pedernal (Relative Pitch)

Jeb Bishop Centrifugal Trio: Least Bittern from Jeb Bishop Centrifugal Trio (Astral Spirits)

Cyrus Nabipoor: What Is This from Live at the Marigny Opera House (self-released)

Eivind Austad New Orleans Trio: 724 Blues from That Feeling (Losen)

Misceo: Misceo from Better Word for Love (AMP Music & Records)

Tony Kofi: Work Song from Another Kind of Soul (The Last Music Co.)

Federica Michisanti Horn Trio: Purple from Jeux De Couleurs (Parco Della Musica)

Tom Smith: John & Alex from Gecko (Basho)

Serge Lazarevitch, Ben Sluijs & Teun Verbruggen: Law Years from Still Three, Still Free (RAT)

Michal Tomaszczyk & Petter Olofsson: Home from Sketches from the North (self-released)


Thursday 12 November 2020

Jazz Today Online Playlist - Autumn 2020

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I.P.A.: Fem Skator from Bashing Mushrooms (Cuneiform). Atle Nymo, sax; Magnus Broo, trumpet; Mattias Stahl, vibes; Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, bass; Hakon Mjaset Johansen, drums.

Maria Faust Sacrum Facere: Move from Organ (Stunt). Emanuele Maniscalco, organ; Maria Faust, Ned Ferm, sax; Francesco Bigoni, clarinet; Tobias Wiklund, trumpet; Mads Hyne, trombone, Jonatan, Ahlbom, tuba.

Lucia Cadotsch: Azure from Speak Low II (WeJazz). Lucia Cadotsch, vocals; Otis Sandsjo, sax; Kit Downes, organ; Petter Eldh, bass.

Graham South Quartet: Nobody Knows from By and By (Efpi), Graham South, trumpet; Richard Jones, piano; Seth Bennett, bass; Johnny Hunter, drums.

Christoph Irniger Trio with Loren Stillman & Nils Wogram: Open City from Open City (Intakt). Christoph Irniger, Loren Stillman, sax; Nils Wogram, trombone; Raffaele Bossard, bass; Ziv Ravitz, drums.

Kullhammar / Heikinheimo / Meaas Svendsen / Aaltonen: Reflections from The Father, The Sons and The Junnu (Moserobie). Jonas Kullhammar, sax; Juhanni Aaltonen, flute; Christian Meaas Svebdsen, bass; Ilmari Heikinheimo, drums.

Geof Bradfield, Ben Goldberg, Dana Hall Trio: Last Important Heartbreak of the Year from General Semantics (Delmark). Geof Bradfield, sax; Ben Goldberg, clarinet; Dana Hall, drums.

Fred Hersch: Wouldn’t It Be Loverly from Songs From Home (Palmetto). Fred Hersch, piano.

Nick Finzer: Evolution of Perspective from Cast of Characters (Outside In Music). Nick Finzer, trombone; Lucas Pino, sax; Alex Wintz, guitar; Glenn Zaleski, piano; Dave Baron, bass; Jimmy Macbride, drums.

I.P.A.: Bamse from Bashing Mushrooms (Cuneiform). As above.

Roberto Ottaviano’s Extended Love & Eternal Love: Adelante from Resonance & Rhapsodies (Dodicilune). Roberto Ottaviano, sax; Marco Colonna, clarinet; Giorgio Pacorig, piano; Giovanni Maier, bass; Zeno de Rossi, drums.

Intro – Stephane Huchard: Jakawa Jungle Spoon from Toutakoustiks (Blue Note Fr

Sunday 8 November 2020

Playlist - Nov 8th / 9th 2020

Nikolov-Ivanovic Undectet feat. Magic Malik: L’Etranger from Frame and Curiosity (Coolabel)

NoSax / NoClar: Moon from Kahmsin (Yolk)

Lucia Cadotsch: I Thinks its Gonna Rain Today from Speak Low II (We Jazz)

Geof Bradfield, Ben Goldberg, Dana Hall Trio: Last Important Heartbreak of the Year from General Semantics (Delmark)

Ian Shaw, Iain Ballamy & Jamie Safir: You’ll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart) from What’s New? (Silent Wish)

Tim Garland: Night Flight from Refocus (Edition)

Alice Zawadzki: Superior Virtue from Within You is a World of Spring (Whirlwind)

Rob Luft: Synesthesia from Life is the Dancer (Edition)

Fred Hersch: Wouldn’t It Be Loverly from Songs From Home (Palmetto)

Julian Mekler Sexteto: Mambo Negro from Invasion! (Isla Desierta Discos)

Andrea Mellace: The City Ways from Scirocco (UR)

Samo Salamon & Friends: Crooswijk from Almost Alone Vol 1 (Samo)

Geof Bradfield, Ben Goldberg, Dana Hall Trio: 8 de Agosto from General Semantics (Delmark)

Victor Gelling 4: Das Nachsten- Dienstag Problem from Alpakafarm (Jazzhausmusik)

Samo Salamon & Friends: Monked from Almost Alone Vol 1 (Samo)

NoSax / NoClar: Rue Des Abeilles from Kahmsin (Yolk)

Doxas Brothers: Temporal from The Circle (Justin Time)
 
Intro / Outro – Stephane Huchard: Jakawa Jungle Spoon from Toutakoustiks (Blue Note Fr)