Back a little late this time, but with some serious heat! RIP to the great Linda Lewis, Jack Wilkins and Don Sebesky. Tracklist: Linda Lewis, Jack Wilkins, Don Sebesky, Weldon Irvine, The Gulizia Brothers Band, Don Thompson

Returning this week with a big stack of jazz and more I picked up last month in NYC, and also a couple selections in tribute to Harry Belafonte, probably one of the most incredible people to ever walk the earth. I recommend everyone go and pick up his autobiography just to see all the things he was involved in and accomplished. He lived an amazing life, and I start and finish this set with two tunes of his I love. Tracklist: Harry Belafonte, Rick Laird, Charlie Antolini, Masaru Imada, Walter Bishop Jr., Ted Vining Trio, Eric Kloss, Roy Ayers, Sunburst, Gil Scott Heron, Don Pullen, Harry Belafonte

I came back the other week with a bag full of records I grabbed while in NYC to play for you all, but that will have to wait. In the past few days, two of the best to ever do it have transitioned after living incredible lives and giving all of us so much music and inspiration - Ahmad Jamal and Ivan "Mamao" Conti. It only felt right to pay tribute to them both on this episode. I tried to play some tunes, especially from Jamal's catalogue, that aren't the big sample-famous ones, but are favorites none the same. I've done two other mixes dedicated to Jamal in the past, who is my favorite pianist ever, whose music has been so important to me, whose records my dad passed down to me. Admittedly only in more recent years have I become more familiar with Conti's work, and have completely fallen in love with it. Salute to these giants!

For my 45th birthday, I grabbed forty-five 45s and threw together this mix! Ran through most of them pretty quick so it's a little rough but hopefully a fun listen!

Back to the regular programming after a few weeks away! I have a LOT of new digs and purchases to play - here's just a short selection of some of the great music I've grabbed over the past month. RIP to the legends Wayne Shorter and Trugoy the Dove. Big shout out to everyone who streamed my De La Soul mix - make sure to support their re-releases! Tracklist: Pekka Pohoja, Wayne Shorter and Milton Nascimento, Yussef Dayes Experience, Juan Pablo Torres, Okonski, Joe Bonner, Don Burrows Quartet, Milt Jackson and Ray Brown

Rest in Peace and Power Dave Trugoy the Dove Plug 2. An absolute tragic loss that I'm still in shock over. Sending love and support to his family and friends, and of course all the other fans like myself who literally grew up on De La Soul and Dave's voice and artistry. De La Soul is not dead however. Everyone should go out and buy and support their music when it starts streaming and becoming available for purchase in early March! This is a mix I made last Friday evening of some of my favorite De La records and samples, with a focus on Plug 2's mastery of the written and spoken word. All vinyl except for one obscure guest spot that I love which he did with Moka Only awhile back. Salute to one of the absolute best groups and emcees EVER.

Since I've been playing a lot of mellow stuff recently, decided to turn things up a bit on this one! Pulling from old and new. Reminder to subscribe via your favorite podcast app if you haven't already! Tracklist: Leonhart Brass Band, Tata Vasquez, Johny Frigo, The Police, Deodato, Ivan Conti, The Roots

Extra mellow flavor for starting off February. Snuck in a few digital treats between the analog on this one. Enjoy! Tracklist: Mary Lou Williams, H. Ray Crawford, Chino Corvalan, Moacir Santos, Jazzbois, Jazzbois, Lonnie Liston Smith

New episode featuring some laid-back sounds of recent aquisitions as well as favorites. Enjoy! Tracklist: Starship, Cal Tjader, Woody Shaw, Hermann Gehlen Big Band, Gabor Szabo, Greg Foat

Legendary drummer Max Roach's birthday was January 10th, and he would have been 99 yesterday. I decided to pull my small stack of Roach-led records and play a few selections in tribute to one of the greatest to do it. When I took a look on Discogs to see how many records he played on over the decades, it's almost endless - somewhere between 1500 and 2000, starting in the 1940s with Charlie Parker. Salute!