For the last Jazz Show before Christmas, Def Jim's selections include several from albums released in 2023 and 2024 and one brand new release (from Thumbscrew), interspersed with a few choice gems from the 70's and 80's. More new releases will follow in his first Show of 2025. A very Merry Christmas to all.

Legendary Tamaki Jazz Trumpeter Kim Paterson 🎺🎺 joins as special, studio guest  🎧🎤😎In celebration of the Dr. Tree album, vinyl reissue. Kim — as one of the album's main contributors — sets the scene & chats about  the creation of the Epic Dr. Tree album.

The album, originally released in 1976, features the most amazing line-up of Aotearoa's most stunning, & best Jazz players 🎹🥁🎷🎸🎺🎶🎵🪘 Including Kim, alongside the equally legendary bandleader, composer, & drummer Frank Gibson Jr. Plus the project's Musical Director — the late great Murray McNabb, just to name a few of the album's greats.

The album still stands as one of the greatest releases to ever come out of Aotearoa (New Zealand)

Dr. Mark - freshly returned from an epic musical journey to Canada - Hanging out, & performing with amazing New York Latin players - Mark goes the full Latin with some delicious Latin Jazz selections - While Miss Dom takes a 100% deep summer plunge, & plays a bunch of exciting new releases from a bunch of Jazzwise ladies, Singers & players -   DJ Sassy brings her own party -  which includes lashings of Peach Tea Cooler - & hosts the 95 BFM Jazz Show Gig Guide -  Tis the season & such - The Jazz Crew also bring a touch of festive sparkle [🎷] [🎷] [🍾] [🥂] [💥]

Blind Mango Chutney on the jazz decks again today. Joining him in the studio his week is Joe Kaptein to talk and play tracks from his new album 'Eternal Afternoon.' (Said to be "Yacht Jazz," says Joe!) And Ben from the Creative Jazz Club (CJC) talks about some salivating upcoming gigs — but not before some Christmas cheer from the Bill Evans Trio.

A tribute today to the late great Quincy Jones across his many incarnations since beginning as a trumpeter and arranger with the likes of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, and his own first band The Jones Boys.

Guests in the studio for the first half are the band After 'Ours, playing tracks and talking music and their new album. Blind Mango heads to the close with more tracks from several recently departed greats including Quincy Jones, saxophonist Lou Donaldson, and drummer Roy Haynes.

Ahead of some highly-anticipated new releases soon to come down the pipe (tune in on a regular basis folks...), Def Jim revisits a few choice recent drops from the likes of Tomeka Reid, Ivo Perelman and Angelica Sanchez, raids the 60s & 70s Avant vaults for shiny pearls fiom the New York Art Quartet and Julius Hemphill, slots in a personal favourite from Oregon and in between tarries in a few waystations in Jazz Guitar Heaven.

Blind Mango Chutney takes you on a journey around the jazz world, from Ramsey Lewis's take on South American classic 'Concerto de Aranjuez,' through the Head Hunters' brand of jazz-funk, to a Jessica Williams study of the Monk/Cootie Williams standard 'Round Midnight.' Top stuff as always.

Blind Mango on the decks delivering more sweet jazz goodness. 

Your show kicks off with guitar music by Nicky Skopelitis, plays tribute to Brazilian arranger Sergio Mendes, who passed away last month. In the second half of the show he unboxes the new re-issue of the classic self-titled album by 1970 Tåmaki Makarau jazz-fusion innovators Dr Tree. Other selections include appearances by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Hubert Laws and the Mike Nock Trio.

Dr Mark -  Features tracks by recent Jazz visitors - & players from Herbie Hancock's band - Guitarist Lionel Loueke (featuring Gretchen Parlato), & Trumpeter Terrence Blanchard. Then Mark Surprises us with some Ska Jazz selections - goes a little Latin-baby -  with a great version of Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps -  & also plays a great track - from a new EP release from the head of the Jazz School at Auckland University -  Keith Price - & his group LaLuc.