Jazz Radio & Podcasts

DJs and jazz record collectors Neil MacRae and Derek Merrill created Cosmic Jazz as a radio show and blog in 2012. We now use Mixcloud and host the show and blog via https://www.cosmicjazz.co.uk with shows usually going out every two weeks.  We pride ourselves on the uniqueness of our Mixcloud/comprehensive blog format - there's always lots of detail about the music played along with links and Youtube listening choices. The music played is never just 'spiritual/cosmic' jazz: we embrace neo soul, reggae, African and Brazilian music and much more.  We are linked to leading record labels and promoters in the UK, including ... show more

DJs and jazz record collectors Neil MacRae and Derek Merrill created Cosmic Jazz as a radio show and blog in 2012. We now use Mixcloud and host the show and blog via https://www.cosmicjazz.co.uk with shows usually going out every two weeks.  We pride ourselves on the uniqueness of our Mixcloud/comprehensive blog format - there's always lots of detail about the music played along with links and Youtube listening choices. The music played is never just 'spiritual/cosmic' jazz: we embrace neo soul, reggae, African and Brazilian music and much more.  We are linked to leading record labels and promoters in the UK, including Edition Records and more.

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We are a group of DJs/show hosts for whom "music is the message". The core group are former (traditional) jazz hosts at an Atlanta radio station who have decided we want to keep the music alive through Mixcloud. Joining us are experts in blues, blues rock, old school R&B, funk, and soul. Bottom line is we all share a common goal to continue to present REAL music to our past, present, and future listeners. While the channel carries multiple programs/podcasts (including 5 that are jazz oriented), we are applying for consideration of the "Exploration" series of shows hosted by David ... show more

We are a group of DJs/show hosts for whom "music is the message". The core group are former (traditional) jazz hosts at an Atlanta radio station who have decided we want to keep the music alive through Mixcloud. Joining us are experts in blues, blues rock, old school R&B, funk, and soul. Bottom line is we all share a common goal to continue to present REAL music to our past, present, and future listeners. While the channel carries multiple programs/podcasts (including 5 that are jazz oriented), we are applying for consideration of the "Exploration" series of shows hosted by David Daniels.

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Let's talk about jazz! There are lots of podcasts that offer playlists of jazz, but fewer that discuss the music in depth. The goal here is to have a casual but thorough conversation about jazz albums—something more along the lines of chatting about movies or athletes with friends than attending a lecture or seminar. Why "bastard"? Jazz music and musicians are under incredible economic and cultural stress. It's hard to get a hearing (or get paid) for making this beautiful music, and as a result, sometimes every release is treated with kid gloves, like an orchard that might wilt if ... show more

Let's talk about jazz! There are lots of podcasts that offer playlists of jazz, but fewer that discuss the music in depth. The goal here is to have a casual but thorough conversation about jazz albums—something more along the lines of chatting about movies or athletes with friends than attending a lecture or seminar. Why "bastard"? Jazz music and musicians are under incredible economic and cultural stress. It's hard to get a hearing (or get paid) for making this beautiful music, and as a result, sometimes every release is treated with kid gloves, like an orchard that might wilt if exposed to the outside air. But music only survives when listeners passionately engage with it. We try to be honest about our feelings—our likes and dislikes—on the show. Thoughtful, but honest. What makes an album—out of the hundreds released every year—really grab you? Why does another one—technically excellent though it may be—fail to connect? These are the questions we bastards ask. You'll probably disagree with our answers and that's ok. Just let us know!

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"Jazz crumbs" is the first jazz broadcast on the Polish internet radio station Bemowo FM (Warsaw). I can reach for the tracks of artists who were born at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as those who started their careers in the 21st century. Looking for compelling sounds, I explore not only various areas of the mainstream, but also jazz peripheries, including acid jazz, jazz rock, ethno jazz, nu jazz or third stream. Obviously, the program will include bebop, hard bop and post-bop, cool jazz, avant-garde jazz and free jazz, modal and progressive jazz, soul jazz and swing. ... show more

"Jazz crumbs" is the first jazz broadcast on the Polish internet radio station Bemowo FM (Warsaw). I can reach for the tracks of artists who were born at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as those who started their careers in the 21st century. Looking for compelling sounds, I explore not only various areas of the mainstream, but also jazz peripheries, including acid jazz, jazz rock, ethno jazz, nu jazz or third stream. Obviously, the program will include bebop, hard bop and post-bop, cool jazz, avant-garde jazz and free jazz, modal and progressive jazz, soul jazz and swing. The Novelties present albums released on the previous month (usually twice a month), The Chronicles take listeners back in time to the 1950s and 1960s, while The Miscellanea venture into various spaces (touching on non-music topics), sometimes seriously, sometimes with humor.

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A few years ago, in a conversation with a colleague of mine after a gig, we realized that our generation gleaned much of our knowledge of the history of jazz music from reading the liner notes off the backs of LPs. Today my students have fluid access to more recordings than they could ever possibly listen to, but they often know little about the musicians who play on the recordings, why the recordings were created, or what they are about. In the era of iTunes and Spotify, the liner notes that provide this information are not easily available when downloading ... show more

A few years ago, in a conversation with a colleague of mine after a gig, we realized that our generation gleaned much of our knowledge of the history of jazz music from reading the liner notes off the backs of LPs. Today my students have fluid access to more recordings than they could ever possibly listen to, but they often know little about the musicians who play on the recordings, why the recordings were created, or what they are about. In the era of iTunes and Spotify, the liner notes that provide this information are not easily available when downloading a recording. In thinking about this void of knowledge, which I feel is a real lack of connection between the artist and listener, I conceived of a podcast/radio program intended to serve as a tool to fill in the gaps in this lack of knowledge, that additionally would provide an artist the opportunity to reveal the humanity behind the music. This project is an extension of my creative research, in that I believe that I have an obligation to this music and to my students to make connections between the artist and listener.

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Mondo Jazz is dedicated to the proposition that Jazz is a language that originated in the United States but is now spoken all over the world in various, at times very strong, accents, which make it a rich resource for rewarding sonic explorations. Therefore this podcast will feature a mix of Jazz from the United States and the rest of the world to show that there exists a continuous exchange and cross-pollination between these two worlds. Duke Ellington famously said: "There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind...." Mondo Jazz sticks to that principle and ... show more

Mondo Jazz is dedicated to the proposition that Jazz is a language that originated in the United States but is now spoken all over the world in various, at times very strong, accents, which make it a rich resource for rewarding sonic explorations. Therefore this podcast will feature a mix of Jazz from the United States and the rest of the world to show that there exists a continuous exchange and cross-pollination between these two worlds. Duke Ellington famously said: "There are simply two kinds of music, good music and the other kind...." Mondo Jazz sticks to that principle and will feature only good music, without much concern for how it is labelled, even though our core focus is jazz.

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One Man's Jazz has been in existence since 1999. I had always wanted to try my hand at doing radio because I loved jazz, had too many records, was active in it as a performer, and I was working as an artist representative and manager for primarily jazz artists. And apparently I have a "radio" voice. Ha! So when a new local college station was looking for volunteers, I jumped at the chance. I was so excited the day of my first show that I left the house wearing my house slippers. That excitement has not left, and ... show more

One Man's Jazz has been in existence since 1999. I had always wanted to try my hand at doing radio because I loved jazz, had too many records, was active in it as a performer, and I was working as an artist representative and manager for primarily jazz artists. And apparently I have a "radio" voice. Ha! So when a new local college station was looking for volunteers, I jumped at the chance. I was so excited the day of my first show that I left the house wearing my house slippers. That excitement has not left, and even though I tired of the college scene, I decided to head for the world of extraterrestrial radio and join Taint Radio in 2012, where a group of passionate programmers could freely program whatever the hell they like, right up until Taint Radio closed operations in April 2024. And I still do. My tastes in the music have changed considerably since those first days of Brubeck and early Miles and Coltrane. Nowadays I'm all about expanding the palette, looking at artists from other countries besides North America, searching beyond the mainstream, and focusing on moving the music forward. I relish my time doing One Man's Jazz, because it really is all about the music and the people who make it. I hope you'll join me once in a while here on AAJ, the show website or Mixcloud.com.

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Starting in April 2021, I had an opportunity to bring a dream of mine to life...to host a radio show. As a result, The First Instrument Jazz Show was created and had its first home on Taintradio. Being a jazz vocalist myself, I thought it was imperative to have another outlet to showcase the "first instrument" aka the voice and the creative ways that it is utilized in jazz by so many gifted vocalists. My show focuses on playing a diverse range of jazz vocalists (established & emerging) and vocalists in other genres who have been influenced by jazz that ... show more

Starting in April 2021, I had an opportunity to bring a dream of mine to life...to host a radio show. As a result, The First Instrument Jazz Show was created and had its first home on Taintradio. Being a jazz vocalist myself, I thought it was imperative to have another outlet to showcase the "first instrument" aka the voice and the creative ways that it is utilized in jazz by so many gifted vocalists. My show focuses on playing a diverse range of jazz vocalists (established & emerging) and vocalists in other genres who have been influenced by jazz that honor the art form in their musical expression. Ultimately I hope to take my listeners on a beautiful journey where jazz vocals are the centerpiece!

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Artie Shaw was an enigma. A self-taught, brilliant clarinetist blessed with movie-star good looks, he became one of the defining musicians of the Big Band era. Yet at the height of his fame, he walked away from the music business, leaving behind a legacy as fascinating as it was influential. In the early 1990s, Ted Hallock—a passionate jazz scholar and former Oregon State Senator—spent a week with Shaw, then in his early '80s, recording an extraordinary series of in-depth conversations about music, life and the times in which he lived. The result was The Mystery of Artie Shaw, a 13-part radio biography ... show more

Artie Shaw was an enigma. A self-taught, brilliant clarinetist blessed with movie-star good looks, he became one of the defining musicians of the Big Band era. Yet at the height of his fame, he walked away from the music business, leaving behind a legacy as fascinating as it was influential. In the early 1990s, Ted Hallock—a passionate jazz scholar and former Oregon State Senator—spent a week with Shaw, then in his early '80s, recording an extraordinary series of in-depth conversations about music, life and the times in which he lived. The result was The Mystery of Artie Shaw, a 13-part radio biography and interview series that aired on public radio stations across the United States and Canada. After its original broadcast, the series quietly disappeared and remained unavailable for more than three decades. Now, through a collaboration between the Ted Hallock Estate and All About Jazz, this remarkable archival series returns, giving listeners the rare opportunity to hear Artie Shaw tell his own story—in his own words. This series is presented in cooperation with the Ted Hallock Estate, the Artie Shaw Estate and All About Jazz.

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The Outer View is a radio show dedicated to exploring all the facets of modern jazz as it is played all over the world in a time span ranging from the bebop era up to the present. I often spend a show dealing with one particular theme. Sometimes I focus on a particular group of instruments like saxophones, pianos, and guitars and other string instruments Other times I do shows on large ensembles, female musicians, vocalists, jazz from movies and television, jazz from foreign countries, blues, and the cross-pollination of jazz with classical music, poetry, rock and folk. On all ... show more

The Outer View is a radio show dedicated to exploring all the facets of modern jazz as it is played all over the world in a time span ranging from the bebop era up to the present. I often spend a show dealing with one particular theme. Sometimes I focus on a particular group of instruments like saxophones, pianos, and guitars and other string instruments Other times I do shows on large ensembles, female musicians, vocalists, jazz from movies and television, jazz from foreign countries, blues, and the cross-pollination of jazz with classical music, poetry, rock and folk. On all occasions I always try to include the work of little-known musicians as well as the established names. My slogan is "Tune in and hear something you never heard before".

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