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, 27 February 2022

Playlist - Feb 27th / Mar 2nd 2022

Hegge: Musack from Beyond Your Wildest Streams (Particular Recordings)

Max Nagl Ensemble: Morgen from Live at Porgy & Bess Vienna Vol 4 (Rude Noises)

Mario Laginha: Disquiet from Jangada (Edition)

Tom Ollendorff: XY from A Song For You (FreshSound New Talent)

Thomas Torstrup, Martin Hogberg & John Pal Inderberg: Skyggedans from Patos (Ora Fonogram)

Thomas Torstrup, Martin Hogberg & John Pal Inderberg: Way Out from Patos (Ora Fonogram)

The Smudges: The Gigue is Up from Song and Call (Cryptogramophone)

Max Nagl Ensemble: Cago from Live at Porgy & Bess Vienna Vol 4 (Rude Noises)


Sunday, 20 February 2022

Playlist - Feb 20th / 23rd 2022

Mostly Other People Do the Killing: Dimock from Disasters Vol 1 (Hot Cup)

Per Mollehoj, Kirk Knuffke & Thommy Andersson: Elisabeth Town from ‘S Wonderful (Stunt)

The Source: Limbo from ...but swinging doesn’t bend them down (Odin)

Huw Warren & Iain Ballamy: Round Midnight (unreleased)

Per Mollehoj, Kirk Knuffke & Thommy Andersson: Can’t See For Looking from ‘S Wonderful (Stunt)

Immanuel Wilkins: Shadow from The 7th Hand (Blue Note)

Undercurrent Orchestra: Shaba from Everything Seems Different (ZenneZ)


Thursday, 17 February 2022

Jazz Today Online - Winter 2022


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Adan Mizrahi: Javastraat from Dissident (Ears & Eyes). Natalio Sued, tenor sax; Ben Van Gelder, alto sax; Teis Semey, guitar; Adan Mizrahi, bass; Tijn Jans drums.

Angelika Niescier, Hilmar Jensson & Scott McLemore: Der Leiermann from Broken Cycle 2 (Sunny Sky). Angelika Niescier, alto sax; Hilmar Jensson, guitar; Scott McLemore, drums.

Emile Parisien: Louise from Louise (ACT). Emile Parisien, soprano sax; Theo Croker, trumpet; Roberto Negro, piano; Manu Codjia, guitar; Joe Martin, bass; Nasheet Waits, drums.

Nils Wogram: Chillin’ With J from Muse (NWog). Nils Wogram, trombone; Hayden Chisholm, alto sax; Kathrin Pechlof, harp; Gareth Lubbe, viola.

Liran Donin & Idris Rahman: Negev from Earth and Bones (self-released). Idris Rahman, clarinet; Liran Donin, bass.

Unscientific Italians: Rob Roy from Play The Music of Bill Frisell Vol 1 (Hora). Mirco Rubegni & Fulvio Sigurta, trumpet; Filippo Vignato & Federico Pierantoni, trombone; Cristiano Arcelli, Rossano Emili, Francesco Bigoni & Piero Bittolo Bon, reeds; Alfonso Santimone, piano; Danilo Gallo, bass; Zeno De Rossi, drums.

Adam Fairhall & Johnny Hunter: Roll Out the Barrel from Winifred Atwell Revisited (Efpi). Adam Fairhall, piano; Johnny Hunter, drum.

Eric Van Der Westen: Salut to the Man With the Hat from The Crown & Lobster Trilogy Part III: New Quadrant (EWM). Joel Botma, trumpet; Efe Erdem, trombone; Yannick Hiwat, violin; Aron Raams, guitar; Eric Van Der Westen, bass.

Dine Doneff: The Fallen from Lost Anthropology (neRED). Antonis Anissegos, piano; Mathis Mayr, cello; Stamatis Passopoulos, bayan; Dine Doneff, bass.

Steven Kamperman: Mall from City Maps (Zennez). Steven Kamperman, clarinet; Bart Maris, trumpet; Jorrit Westerhof, guitar; Dion Nijland, bass.


Sunday, 13 February 2022

Playlist - Feb 13th / 16th 2022

Stahls Trio: Ayler-Ekberg from Kalltorp Sessions Volume Two (Moserobie)

Luke Stewart’s Silt Trio: Reminisce from The Bottom (Cuneiform)

Alex Merritt / Steve Fishwick Quintet: U.H.D.C. from Mind-Ear-Ladder (Fresh Sound New Talent)

Alex Merritt / Steve Fishwick Quintet: Dr. Wu, What’s Wrong With You? from Mind-Ear-Ladder (Fresh Sound New Talent)

Stahls Trio: Vetstugo from Kalltorp Sessions Volume Two (Moserobie)

Shannon Barnett Quartet: Eibohphobie from Bad Lover (Toy Piano)


Sunday, 6 February 2022

Playlist - Feb 6th / 9th 2022

Tomi Nikku 5tet: Inceptum from Light & Shade (Flame Jazz)

Rembrandt Trio: The Moon Shines Bright When It Doesn’t Avoid the Night from A Wind Invisible (Just Listen)

Mark Lockheart: Mingle Tingle from Dreamers (Edition)

Alex Merritt / Steve Fishwick Quintet: Number Nine from Mind-Ear-Ladder (Fresh Sound New Talent)

Dine Doneff: The Fallen from Lost Anthropology (neRED)

Tara Minton & Ed Babar: What We Have to Be from Two For the Road (Jazzizit)

Christian McBride & Inside Straight: Sweet Bread from Live at The Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue)