Jazz Connection playlist 21 October 2010
Here's what I played on the Jazz Connection on Thursday 21 October 2010 on Radio Cardiff 98.7:Loose Tubes - Yellow Hill (Live at Ronnie Scott's)Veronica and the Red Wine Serenaders – You Drink Too MuchKit Downes Trio – Tom's TuneJen Wilson Ensemble – Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightJP3 – Untitled DemoTim Kliphuis and David Newton – La Chanson de Rue Dominic Norcross – I'll Make You Proud of Me One DayMabon – The Tale of Nikolai, the Dancing BearTop Shelf Jazz – Istanbul Coltrane Dedication – Mr PC Azymuth – Jazz CarnivalThe Jazz Connection goes out every Thursday night at 8pm on Radio Cardiff - tune in on 98.7 FM or watch and listen online at www.radiocardiff.org Next week there'll be another chance to hear a special edition of the Jazz Connection exploring the links between jazz, reggae, ska and the music of the Caribbean.
Jazz Connection playlist 14 October 2010
Here's what I played on the Jazz Connection on Thursday 14 October 2010 on Radio Cardiff 98.7:Mose Allison – The Seventh SonDavid Sanborn – ButterfatAsaf Sirkis Trio – Chennai DreamZoe Gilby – Your WordsSpeedometer ft Snowboy – La Nueva ManeraJohn-Paul Gard – TimelineCharlie Barber – Orixa (from Afrodisiac)Manu Dibango – Mouna PolaWinterplay – Billie JeanIs What? – Dig Belleruche – Ginger WineJerry Lee Lewis/Solomon Burke – Railroad to HeavenAngelo Debarre Quartet – Hot Lips
Apologies to anyone who tried to watch and listen online and found the Radio Cardiff webcast not working - the show will be available to hear from around midnight tonight at www.jazz-connection.co.ukThe Jazz Connection goes out every Thursday night at 8pm on Radio Cardiff - tune in on 98.7 FM or watch and listen live online at www.radiocardiff.org
5 Go Swing - live at Gwdihw
Gypsy jazz stars 5 Go Swing launch their new CD with a special gig at Gwdihw, Guildford Crescent, Cardiff city centre tonight - Thursday 7 October 2010.
I'll be doing a gypsy jazz DJ set to open the night at 8pm until the band take the stage. After they've played I'll be stepping up the pace with some lively Balkan beats and gypsy tunes till the end of the night - including live Balkan drumming and percussion!
Doors 8pm, admission £3 - see gwdihw.co.uk for details.
It's the latest in a series of Jazz Revhws at Gwdihw, first Thursday of every month.
See www.myspace.com/5goswing for more about the band.
Jazz Connection Gypsy Special - 7 October 2010
There's another chance to hear my Jazz Connection gypsy special tonight - Thursday 7 October 2010 - on Radio Cardiff 98.7. Here's a reminder of the playlist:Django Reinhardt - Minor SwingMahala Rai Banda - MahalageascaMax Pashm - Imnul (Kish Mayn Tokhes)Amsterdam Klezmer Band - Sadagora Hot Dub (Shantel mix)Malarchy - Varshaver/Dark Eyes/King NosmoMoreno - DavidSaban Bajramovic & Mostar Sevdah Reunion - Djeli MaraSlavic Soul Party - Opa CupaThe Amigos - CaravanRogora Khart - SiluriaMerlin Shepherd - Coins of SilverAndreas Blasig Quintet - Dance With Me5 Go Swing - I'll See You In My DreamsTune in at 8pm on 98.7 FM or listen online at www.radiocardiff.org In fact you can hear the Gypsy Jazz Connection special right now at www.jazz-connection.co.ukThe reason I'm not in studio is the lure of a live gig ... see the story above for details!