Jazz Matters

Jazz Matters has been quiet for some time.

During that period, I moved home, began putting together a new studio, and also lost my father.

I needed to step back, deal with life properly and avoid continuing with Jazz Matters when I could not give it the time or attention it deserved.

This podcast will briefly explain that period without going into unnecessary personal detail.

The focus will then move towards what the time away allowed me to do: reconsider the direction of Jazz Matters, bring greater focus to the project, and begin rebuilding it around the music and writing that matter most to me.

I will introduce the rebuilt Jazz Matters website at:

www.jazzmatters.world

The website will become the clear home for the podcasts, (Shows, Mixes, Selections and Much More).

Music Player,

JM Studio Notes is my notice board — somewhere for news, thoughts, updates and occasionally pieces like this one.

Sleeve Notes (blogs) is my home for shorter writing about music, people, and anything else that catches my interest.

Jazz Lines is where you'll find the longer articles, stories and more in-depth pieces.

And there's the Conversation Room, where I'll talk with artists, DJs, producers, sound engineers, venue managers, and other people who make the independent and non-mainstream music world happen.

 The full Jazz Matters relaunch will take place on:

Thursday 12th Nov 2026

www.jazzmatters.world

I’ve just heard the sad news that Eddie Palmieri passed away on 6th August 2025. A true talent, electric on stage and a generous man off it, Eddie’s music has touched so many — including me. I’m paying tribute with a selection of his finest Latin jazz and salsa recordings, from Vamonos Pal’Monte to Revolt – La Libertad L6gico. Join me as we celebrate his genius, his rhythm, and his unforgettable spirit.

 Essential Info

For all things Jazz Matters — from the music player and playlists to blogs, interviews, articles, videos, images, and what’s on my radar — head to: www.jazzmattersuk.com

 Playlist

Eddie Palmieri - Vamonos Pal'Monte ''Live''

Eddie Palmieri – Cafe

Eddie Palmieri, Ismael Quintana - Puerto Rico

Eddie Palmieri, Gilberto Santa Rosa - Tremendo Cumbån

Eddie Palmieri – Azücar

Eddie Palmieri – Muöeca

Eddie Palmieri - Tiråndote Flores

Eddie Palmieri - Oyelo Que Te Conviene

Cal Tjader, Eddie Palmieri – Poinciana

Eddie Palmieri - Prohibicion de Salida

Eddie Palmieri - Revolt - La Libertad L6gico - Remastered 2024

Summer Sun brings together spiritual jazz, global grooves, and modern jazz musicians for a mix that’s both cooling and uplifting. From Shigeto to Muriel Grossmann, let the rhythms shimmer through your summer soundtrack.

Playlist

• Shigeto – When We Low
• Bill Laurance – First Light
• Muriel Grossmann – Trane
• Danielle Ponder & Bryce Dessner – See-Line Woman
• Daniel Freedman – Determined Soul
• Hiromi – In a Trance
• Nat Birchall – Man From Varanasi
• Michael Waldrop – Mouzon
• Emmet Cohen – Uptown in Orbit
• Joe Lovano & Marcin Wasilewski Trio – Golden Horn
• Kendrick Scott Oracle – Nemesis

 Info

Website - www.jazzmattersuk.com

Supporting Blog -

Social media and more visit my Linkhub -  https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/linkhub

Jazz Matters Info - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/about

Email - [email protected]

Info about me - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/introducing-jazz-matters/introducing-ray

#OnDemand #FreeToStream https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/music-player

Big Changes are Underway. From November 1st, 2025, all Jazz Matters Shows, Mixes and Specials Will Stream Directly from my Website. New Location,

New Player, New Studio, A bold new chapter for Jazz Matters. Try the Beta music player (under construction, but give it a try) and follow my journey - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/new-music-player-beta

Enjoy the Music I Love

Welcome along, my Forgotten Treasures" unearths soulful jazz, fusion classics, and spiritual grooves from deep in my collection, a rediscovery of music I’d almost lost.

Forgotten Treasures series of mixes came about when I had some friends stay with me and they were going through my music collection of and looking at my collection of soulful jazz, fusion classics, global grooves, spiritual jazz, jazz nostalgia, deep cuts, and rare finds in my stored music.

Someone said the words we are finding some Forgotten Treasures here and  

Forgotten Treasures was born.

Featuring

T. Kolai - Andalu

Charles Earland, Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson – Leaving this planet

Steve Winwood & Carlos Santana “Why Can’t We Live Together” Live @ Montreux 2004.

Nucleus with Leon Thomas - Echoes

Curtis Lundy - Where Did it Go

Pharoh Sanders - love is everywhere 'live'

Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucía - Mediterranean Sundance & Rio Ancho.

Citrus Sun, Valerie Etienne – Expansions

Mathew Garrison – Family

Herbie Hancock - St Louis Blues

Website - www.jazzmattersuk.com

Supporting Blog - being constructed

Social media and more visit my Linkhub -  https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/linkhub

Jazz Matters Info - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/about

Email - [email protected]

Info about me - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/introducing-jazz-matters/introducing-ray

#OnDemand #FreeToStream https://pod.co/nudirections

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Welcome along to my early June mix – a journey that moves between the deeply emotional and the rhythmically intricate. From the warm, extended soul of It’s Your World” to the intense interplay of Driva’man, this selection speaks to what’s been sitting on my mind and moving through my days. Expect bold moments, delicate turns, and some unexpected left-field magic.

Featuring:

Brian Jackson, Masters At Work, Raheem DeVaughn, J. Ivy – It’s Your World” (Extended Version)

Terri Lyne Carrington, Christie Dashiell, Weedie Braima, Milena Casado, Morgan Guerin, Simon Moullier, Matt Stevens – Driva’man

Dhafer Youssef – Delightfully Odd

Stephan Thelen – Fractal Guitar

Brandee Younger – Essence of Ruby

Joe Lovano, Marcin Wasilewski Trio – Golden Horn

Michael Aadal Group – The Border

Paul McCandless – Creeper

The Impossible Gentlemen – It Could Have Been A Simple Goodbye

Info

For playlist and blog supporting this podcast, go to https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/blogs-playlists

 For all social media links and more, visit my Linkhub. https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/linkhub

Jazz Matters Music Player - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/music-player

Check out my New Jazz Matters (Beta – still under construction) music player -https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/new-music-player-beta

Jazz Matters Info - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/about

Info about me - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/introducing-jazz-matters/introducing-ray

Email - [email protected]

Big Changes for Jazz Matters

From Nov 1st, all shows and mixes will stream from my website on a brand-new player. It’s still under construction — but live now, so come take a listen and see what’s ahead - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/new-music-player-beta

 Welcome to Mestizo Sounds. The new programme is called Party of My Mind. My new music selection looks at the world from a darker perspective.

For that purpose, I have used more rock music than I usually use in my mixes. The rock of the post-punk scene fits perfectly with this view.

Post-punk was a very inspiring period of musical creativity and crossing boundaries that still has repercussions today.

You will find a Playlist and information in the info button and in the blog with more details on the tracks selected.

I hope you enjoy listening.

Playlist

- Party of the Mind - The Sound

2- Picture of You - The Cure

3- Unidos - Paralisis Permanent

4- Mr Morality - 08001

5- Eisbär - Grauzone

6- Spellbound - Siouxie and The Banshees

7- I Want You - Cabaret Voltaire

8- The Move - Boom Bip

9- Step Off - ESG

10- Worl’ A Mine - Roots Manuva meets Wrongtom

11- Microdosing - African Head Charge

12- Disco Sound - Gang of Four

13- Big in Japan - Tom Waits

14- (I’ll love you) Till the End of the World — Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

As May draws to a close, life is in motion. My house is on the market, boxes are piling up, and I've been scouting new places with room for a proper studio. While everything shifts around me, the music still grounds me. This mix is a snapshot of where I am right now—mentally, emotionally, musically. 

Info

Jazz Matters is on demand & free to stream - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/new-music-player-beta

Website - www.jazzmattersuk.com

 For all social media links and more, visit my Linkhub. https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/linkhub

Jazz Matters Info - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/about

Info about me - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/introducing-jazz-matters/introducing-ray

Email - [email protected]

Playlist:

1.  Steps Ahead – Beirut

2.  Morten Schantz – Godspeed

3.  Peter Erskine, John Beasley, Janek Gwizdala – Bourges Buenos Aires

4.  Nguyên Lê – Burning of the Midnight Lamp

5.  The Brother Moves On – Umthandazo Wamagenge

6.  Geri Allen, David Murray & Terri Lyne Carrington – The Nurturer

7.  Aziza – Aziza Dance (feat. Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke, Eric Harland)

8.  The Cookers – The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart

9.  Mark de Clive-Lowe, Shigeto, Melanie Charles – The Creator Has a Master Plan Part II

10.  Morgan Guerin – With a Peace of Mind, Pt. 2 (feat. Risa Pearl)

My new mix for May 2025 is titled "Evolution to Rescue." While this name may seem random at first, it has a thoughtful origin. I spent a few days listening to the beautiful track "Evolution" by the Cinematic Orchestra, featuring the soulful singer Fontella Bass, who is known for her hit "Rescue Me." This connection inspired the mix's name.

As you can see, it may be a bit random, but it carries significant meaning. We are living in times of change, and evolution can take various paths. I hope that this evolution leads to the rescue of all living beings, including humans and what we are good at—our creativity!

The latest selection explores various genres and musical moods.

Hope you enjoy listening!

Info

Jazz Matters is on demand & free to stream - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/new-music-player-beta

Website - www.jazzmattersuk.com

Supporting Blog - For all social media links and more visit my Linkhub. https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/linkhub

Jazz Matters Info - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/about

Info about me - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/introducing-jazz-matters/introducing-ray

Email - [email protected]

PLAYLIST

1- Lesson One - THE TIME & SPACE MACHINE

2- Rock & Roll - EDAN (featuring DAGHA)

3- Clean - STRONG ARM STEADY (featuring PHONTE COLEMAN)

4- The worst band in the world - 10cc

5- Chuck it up! - SPRING versus PEZ

6- Moodbender- SHAWN LEE’S PING PONG ORCHESTRA

7- Cornpone Brunch - TORTOISE

8- Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps - CAKE

9- Assault on Station 5 - SLY AND ROBBIE

10- Circle - MIKE HUCKABY

11- Abdoulayi Djodo - MAMANI KEITA & MARC MINELLI

12- Ninsuo - RICHY PITCH (featuring KWENSI DANKWA)

13- Sunset bits - BITMAN

14- Evolution - THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA (featuring FONTELA BASS)

15- Stumble - KRAAK & SMAAK

As a mix, Boxes, Memories & Hidden Grooves flows like a journal entry, contemplative in places, ecstatic in others, and filled with the kind of sonic texture you can only get when memory meets music.

There’s a gentle polarity here, between worldliness and intimacy, structure and space. The mix leans toward jazz fusion, spiritual jazz, and global jazz but it’s more about vibe than genre. Think forgotten fusion from Scandinavia, cinematic jazz-rock from Indonesia, soulful beat-led explorations, and the kind of live recordings that put you in the room.

Whether you’re packing, unpacking, or just taking stock of the music that’s shaped you, this hour is designed to move with you.

Esential Info

Website - www.jazzmattersuk.com

Supporting Blog for this mix – https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/blogs/blog-for-boxes-memories-hidden-grooves

For all social media links and more, visit my Linkhub. https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/linkhub

Jazz Matters Info - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/about

Info about me - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/introducing-jazz-matters/introducing-ray

Email - [email protected]

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Jazz Matters

Playlist.

Dewa Budjana - Manhattan Temple

Scott Kinsey – Rave

The Greg Foat Group - Mr Minor (Live)

Spirit in the Dark – Switch

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra - Behind the Yashmak - with Dan Berglund, Magnus Öström, Esbjöm Svensson

Francisco Pais Lotus Project – Drake-ish

Jeremy Warren - Lost Friends (feat Dermel.1.1)

Johan Leijonhufvud – Feathers

Morgan Guerin - Sharynwood Drive

Welcome along. I know I often say this, but truly — there are some real gems in this selection. From deep cuts to timeless moods, this mix brings together moments that continue to inspire me.

On a personal note, I’ve started gathering new gear for the studio I’ll be setting up once I’ve settled after the move. Things are shifting, in more ways than one.

If you’re curious about any of the tracks or want to dig a little deeper, you’ll find a supporting blog post over on my website.

Info

Jazz Matters is free to stream - https://pod.co/nudirections

Website - www.jazzmattersuk.com

Supporting Blog for this mix - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/blogs/mix

For all social media links and more, visit my Linkhub. https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/linkhub

Jazz Matters Info - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/about

Info about me - https://www.jazzmattersuk.com/introducing-jazz-matters/introducing-ray

Email - [email protected]

Stream in and enjoy the Music I Love

Jazz Matters

Playlist

Andalucia- -TM DAYDREAMIX

Kamasi Washington - Sun Kissed Child

Mahavishnu Orchestra - Radio Activity Live (Montreux Jazz Festival 1984)

Scrimshire, Nat Birchall, Faye Houston - I Hear You, I See You

Terr Lyne Carrington - Respected Destroyer

Steve Tibbetts – The Big Wind

Anne Paceo - Circles

Helge Lien & Knut Hern – Sildrebekken

Charenee Wade – Offering

Florian Fourlin - EP ‘The Bird’s Lament’ 

Brad Mehldau, Chris Thile - Tom Sawyer