There's so much good jazz being recorded around the world....a lot of it on small labels....and yet it rarely gets airplay. JAZZ TODAY....in it's own small way....tries to put that right!

JAZZ TODAY is a weekly radio show on Cambridge105 Radio. It is broadcast live in Cambridge UK on 105FM, on DAB digital and at cambridge105.co.uk.

JAZZ TODAY ONLINE is a quarterly cloudcast of some of the best tracks to appear on JAZZ TODAY.


Sunday 27 July 2014

Playlist - June 27th 2014


Dave Douglas & Uri Caine: Ham Fist from Present Joys (Greenleaf Music)
Dejan Terzic: SC158 from Melanoia (Enja)
Alexander Hawkins: Hope Step the Lava Flow from Song Singular (Babel)
Morais & Martin Fondse Project: A Fabrica from Talisma (bkdisk)
Matt Bauder & Day in Pictures: Rule of Thirds from Nightshades (Clean Feed)
Z3: Poly from Pale Fire (WhyPlayJazz)
The Little Band from Gingerland: Now Here / Nowhere from Sir Prise (Cracked Anegg)
Paul Grabowsky Sextet: Paradise from The Bitter Suite (ABC)
Dave Douglas & Uri Caine: Soar Away from Present Joys (Greenleaf Music)
JD Allen: Jack’s Glass from Bloom (Savant)
JD Allen: Stardust from Bloom (Savant)
Torbjorn Zetterberg och Den Stora Fragen: 1+1=1 from Torbjorn Zetterberg och Den Stora Fragen (Moserobie)
Daniel Goyone: Goyone Blues from Goyone Blues (Hevhetia)
Daniel Goyone: I Loves You Porgy from Goyone Blues (Hevhetia)
Collapse: Lump from Bal Folk (Igloo)
Airkraft: Double Entry from Pyongyang Express (FMR)
Busnoys: Walking to Himmelvanger from Weaving the Spell (TallGuy)
Airkraft: Golden Cirkel from Pyongyang Express (FMR)
Lorenzo Capello: Rammendi Ancor? from Dagli Appendini Alla Anti (OrangeHome)

Sunday 13 July 2014

Playlist - July 13th 2014


David Venitucci Trio: Pele-Mele from Travelling (Enja Yellowbird)
Fred Hersch Trio: West Virginia Rose from Floating (Palmetto)
Fred Hersch Trio: Home Fries from Floating (Palmetto)
Brian Groder Trio: Some Other Where from Reflexology (Latham)
Folk Tassignon: Melanie from Dancing on the Rim (NRW)
Busnoys: Shadowdance from Weaving the Spell (TallGuy)
Andrew McCormack: Prospect Park from First Light (Edition)
Marius Neset & Trondheim Jazz Orchestra: In the Ring from Lion (ACT)
Kristian Borring: Arcade Coffee Shop from Urban Novel (Jellymould Jazz)
Andy Bowie Quartet: Blues in C (unreleased)
Pulcinella: Ni Vu Ni Connu from Bestiole (EnjaYellowbird)
Lucky Dog: The Real All of Me from Lucky Dog (FreshSound New Talent)
Keller’s 10: New Work from Two (Unit)
Obara International: 7up from Live at Manggha (Fortune)
Dominik Wania Trio: Noctuelles from Ravel (Fortune)
Ty Citerman: (Conversation with) Ghosts from Bop Kabbalah (Tzadik)
Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos: Etude No 2 from Jazz Composers Forum (Tone of a Pitch)


Tuesday 1 July 2014

Jazz Today Online - Summer 2014


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Mauro Gargano’s Mo’ Avast Band: Orange from Mo’ Avast (Note Sonanti). Francesco Bearzatti and Stephan Mercier, reeds; Mauro Gargano, bass; Fabrice Moreau, drums.

Slowfox: Dark And from The Wood (Jazzwerkstatt). Sebastian Gramss, bass; Hayden Chisholm, saxophone; Philip Zoubek, piano.

Slowfox: Are Lovely from The Wood (Jazzwerkstatt). Sebastian Gramss, bass; Hayden Chisholm, saxophone; Philip Zoubek, piano.

McCormack & Yarde Duo (feat. Elysian Quartet): Ob’s 1st Adventure from Juntos (Joy and Ears). Andrew McCormack, piano; Jason Yarde, saxophone; Emma Smith and Jennymay Logan, violins; Laura Moody, cello; Vince Sipprell, viola.

Hayden Powell: Roots and Stems from Roots and Stems (Periskop). Hayden Powell, trumpet; Eyolf Dale, piano; Jo Skaansar, bass.

Daniele Cavallanti & The Brotherhood Creative Trance Music Ensemble: Things Ain’t What They Used To Be from Faces and Tales (Rudi). Daniele Cavallanti, Carlo Actis Dato and Gianluigi Trovesi, reeds; Luca Calabrese, trumpet; Lauro Rossi, trombone; Emanuele Parrini, violin; Fabrizio Puglisi, piano; Andrea di Biase and Silvia Bolognesi, bass; Tiziano Tonini, drums.

Moker: Tsunami Blues from Overstroomd (WERF). Jordi Grognard, reeds; Bart Maris, trumpet; Mathias van de Wiele, guitar; Lieven van Pee, bass; Giovanni Barcella, drums.

Benjamin Weidekamp Quartett: Ausgerechnet Latin from Seriell, Nicht Serios (WhyPlayJazz). Benjamin Weidekamp and Uli Kempendorff, reeds; Ronny Graupe, guitar; Christian Marien, drums.

Rich Halley 4: The Wisdom of Rocks from The Wisdom of Rocks (Pine Eagle). Rich Halley, saxophone; Michael Vlatkovich, trombone; Clyde Reed, bass; Carson Halley, drums.

Quartet Kocomabe: Keimzelle from Blues in a Box (Wismart). Gabriel Coburger, saxophone; Rudi Mahall, bass clarinet; Detlev Beier, bass; Heinrich Kobberling, drums.