Ezra and Adeev Potash are hosts of Bravo's new digital series Beats + Bites with the Potash Twins. They are dedicated food adventurers and internationally known jazz recording artists. Their 2017 Travel Channel miniseries Southern Road Trip with The Potash Twins was produced in2017 by Bizarre Foods star Andrew Zimmern.

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine is an actor, photographer and lecturer. His TV acting credits include recurring roles on The Chi, The Knick, Treme, Heroes, and guest-starring roles on The Newsroom and Bones. His feature film acting credits include Blood Diamond and 40.

JAZZIZ Editors Brian Zimmerman and Matt Micucci share the albums they’ve been listening to this week. Viewers are welcome to do the same on our Facebook page!

Dave Koz is an internationally acclaimed saxophonist who has garnered nine GRAMMY® nominations and 11 No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. His new album ‘A New Day’ is due out October 9, and he’ll be hosting a virtual album release party to celebrate.

James Mtume is a percussionist who performed in Miles Davis’ band from 1971 to 1975. He has appeared on 80 albums with a variety of other notable musicians—including Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Roberta Flack and Lonnie Liston Smith. His namesake group Mtume had several No. 1 hits on the Billboard charts.

A long lost live album from the First Lady of Song; the return of an interplanetary ensemble; a record of kaleidoscopic music. All this and more on our list of jazz albums out this October 2020 that you need to know.

We mark the 29th anniversary of Miles Davis’ passing with a trumpet summit featuring Keyon Harrold, Sean Jones, Jeremy Pelt, Etienne Charles and a few other special guests.

David Garfield is an in-demand keyboardist from Los Angeles. He has recorded with Smokey Robinson, Cher, Larry Carlton, Steve Lukather, Spinal Tap, George Benson and The Manhattan Transfer. His new album, ‘Stretchin’ Outside the Box’ is due out soon. 

In today’s episode, we’ll explore five essential books of nonfiction that provide unique insights into the history of jazz.

Charles Tolliver is a trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader who has recorded with jazz heavies including Andrew Hill, Oliver Nelson, Gerald Wilson and Max Roach. His new album, Connect, is his first release in more than a decade. Buy it here: https://amzn.to/3hSmGhD