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The shows opening music is from Zakir Hussain feat Jan Garbarek & John McLaulin, Making Music, is just breathtakingly beautiful, also Kahil El’Zabar’s - Spirit Groove, DJ Yoda , Atjazz feat Sarai Jazz, Pat Metheny, Lady Blackbird, Kenichiro Nishihara, Aksak Maboul, Ajoyo, Fernando Milagros & Gil Scott-Heron are amongst our lineup for you
Check out this Sunday's show - first tune - Bugge Wesseltoft – Change – released 2001, still sounding fresh – NuDirections is bursting with wonderful sounds from - Ali Farka Touré - Muriel Grossmann - Lady Blackbird - Sergio Mandes - Archie Shepp – to name a few – closing NuDirections is Donny Hatherway’s anthem - Someday We'll All Be Free
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I built Jazz Matters as my home for contemporary jazz, nu-jazz, and world music — and now it’s also home to a small number of guest shows and mixes from people I rate.
Expect contemporary jazz, nu-jazz, and global sounds — with tracklists, long reads, interviews, and playlists that go deeper than the usual.
Jazz Matters is a not-for-profit hobby project I’m extremely proud of. It began in May 2021 as a weekly radio show on a London community station, and that spirit of discovery still guides everything I do.
Today it reaches 40,000+ open-minded listeners across 57 countries on 24+ platforms.
In 2026, I’m taking things up a gear with clear sections: JM Studio Notes, the Music Player & Show Notes inc Playlists, Sleeve Notes and Interviews.
A full digital relaunch from my new studio follows — and after that, Jazz Matters podcasts and mixes will be exclusive to this website.
A bold new chapter begins soon. New location. New studio. New player.
Jazz Matters — because the music, and everything around it, truly does.