95bFM: The 95bFM Jazz Show

Blind Mango Chutney hosts your jazz hang this afternoon, starting with a nice warm number and continuing through with a smorgasbord of jazz canapes and hors d'oeuvres.

Brought to you by our friends at San Ray on Ponsonby Rd.

Frances Chan loves a theme: ‘Sunday’ and ‘afternoon’ songs are on the menu plus new tunes, retro gems and a surprise ending.

Setlist:

May Lay & Miss Dom had a fun Jazz Hang hosting the 95 BFM Jazz Show, 'sitting in' today for our Jazz Boss, Blind Mango Chutney.

Nathan also played for us some of his dope new releases that were so EPICALLY smoking hot we almost had to call the fire department.!

Today Def Jim pays tribute to US Jazz Singer Cassandra Wilson, who passed away in the last week at the age of just 70, and will long be remembered for her utterly distinctive smoky contralto, unique phrasing and very personal treatment of both her own compositions and a wide range of songs from the entire canon of popular music. A half-dozen tracks from albums by other artists are also featured, including new or very recent releases by Adam O'Farrill, Jeff Parker's ETA IVtet and Tomeka Reid Quartet. Crucial listening folks.

Welcome be-boppers to an afternoon of jazz hosted by Blind Mango Chutney, featuring Bill Evans and (still inspired by the recent film) Scott Lafaro, and straying though Benny Goodman, Oscar Peterson and (of course) Miles Davis.

The Jazz Show is brought to you by San Ray, 118 Ponsonby Rd.

Frances Chan showcases a bevvy of terrifically talented twentysomethings and teens, and has a wee Latin moment, sandwiched between some legendary names. Plus a taste of American saxophonist Patrick Bartley Jr, whose debut performance in New Zealand is at The Tuning Fork tonight.

Set list:

Max & Ben share an interesting convo about 'tradition' & a Straight ahead style VS the 'new directions' in Jazz - 

Many thanks to the wonderful San Ray - who are the kind sponsors of the Jazz Show each week.

Blind Mango Chutney's in the hot seat this week - Blind Mango calls on Miss Dom & Max to lend a bit of a hand hosting  - & to mark this Special Edition of the show, being the Numero uno' first ever Jazz Show to be aired from the new studio!

Blind Mango kicks off the show with a grandious piece from The  Duke himself, from 1963 - Then the Jazz Trio party-on - & have a rad time rotating their 100% Vinyl Selections. Miss Dom plays a couple of 'Wild Cards' - While Max dives into his vinyl collection & digs out some gems from 2019.

The Jazz Gig Guide pops on at 1.00 pm hosted by Max  - followed by a 'Vinyl Guide'  by Miss Dom.

And of course, we send our kind thanks to our lovely Jazz Show Sponsors San Ray - the home of great Southern Californian eats.

This week's 95bFM Jazz Show with Def Jim features six tracks by Free Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Blues guitarist James Blood Ulmer (or his bands) who died early last month at the age of 86, plus six more from a typically eclectic selection of other artists including Abdullah Ibrahim (aka Dollar Brand) - who also passed recently - and a brand new release from Ambrose Akinmusire & Mary Halvorson. Many thanks to texter Deon who was able to answer the question of how Mr Ulmer acquired his epithet 'Blood', which apparently originated in his being affectionately dubbed 'Youngblood' by other musicians in his early playing days.