Episode 21: Ep21 Nu Jazz & beyond from Colombia, USA, New Orleans, Albania-Brazil-Cuba, Japan-New Zealand, UK: a non-stop-music podcast from Courtney Pine CBE.

Courtney Pine Global Jazz

Courtney’s playing refreshingly cool new jazzy vibes for you to work, rest and play to! Jam-packed full of new releases and plenty of fun, including many of the artists introducing their own tracks! This wk smooth latin jazz, classic bop, New Orleans jazz poetry, samba-salsa beats, Pharaoh Sanders spiritual vocal tribute, jazz lounge, esoteric sonic experiments, guitar fusion... we're feeling soulful this wk folks celebrating Elders past & present... immerse in our remembrance.
1 Juan Carlos Quintero - Table For Five

Table For Five MOONDO MUSIC Tr5

Juan Carlos Quintero gtr Joe Rotondi pno Eddie Resto bs Aaron Serfaty Joey DeLeon perc

Quintero
Smooth Cumbia folk rhythms from Colombia from latin maestro Juan Carlos & friends.
2 Kenny Shanker – Hunter
Vortex WISE CAT Tr4
Kenny Shanker sx DaisukeAbe gtr MikeEckroth pno Yoshi Waki bs Brian Fishler dr
Shanker

Bop lovers listen up!! Vibrant Charlie Parker infused bop magic from Kenny Shanker!

3 Tank & the Bangas (+ Alex Isley & Masego) - Black Folk

Red Balloon VERVE Tr9

Tarriona Ball, Masego. Alex Isley, Joshua Johnson, Albert Allenback, Norman Spence vcls Itai Shapira bs Norman Spence Keys Joshua Johnson dr Albert Allenback Fl, keys Georgia Muldrow dr

New Orleans deep poetry to sweeten and enlighten your day from Tank & crew
4 DO’A - Flor de Lis

Higher Grounds OUTSIDE IN Tr1

DO’A vc, Harold Lopez-Nussa pno, vc Mayquel Gonzalez tpt Julio Cesar Gonzalez bs Ruy Adrian Lopez-Nussa perc

Djavan

Djavan's gorgeous samba Lily Flower taken for a salsa whirl by DO'A!

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5 Mark de Clive-Lowe & Friends - Love is Everywhere (feat Dwight Trible)

Freedom – Celebrating the Music of Pharoah Sanders SOUL BANK Tr9

Mark de Clive-Lowe keys Dwight Trible vc Teodross Avery sx Corbin Jones bs/sza Tommaso Cappellato dr Carlos Nino perc

Sanders

Spiritual jazz vocalist Dwight joins Mark on this moving tribute to the late great High Priest Pharaoh Sanders

6 Matt Bianco - Joy Ride

The Essential Matt Bianco MATT ENT/Membran Tr4

Mark Reilly vc Dave O’Higgins sx Martin Shaw tpt Sebastiaan De Krom dr Geoff Gascoyne bs Graham Harvey keys Elizabeth Troy vc Judith O’Higgins/Magnus Lindgren sx fl cl

Reilly/Lindgren

Retro-happiness all round with the return of jazz-poppers Matt Bianco on their 40th birthday feat delicious keys from Graham Harvey!
7 Bobby Watson – Mind Wine
Back Home in Kansas City SMOKE Tr6
Bobby Watson sx, Curtis Lundy bs Victor Jones dr Cyrus Chestnut pno Jeremy Pelt tpt

Hicks
“John Hicks was a mighty huge influence on me, Curtis and Victor. When he passed away, that was one of the saddest moments in our lives. He was extremely near and dear to us.” (Bobby W)

8 Jhelisa – Oxygen

Oxygen DORADO – Tr1

Marcus Reece Jr pno Greg Osby sx Landon Anderson dr Donna Hawkins bs Oteil Burbridge bs Rafael Pierra perc

Anderson

Raw, dark, spiritually resonant & nostalgic soundscapes from music maverick Jhelisa collective.
9 Christian McBride – Brouhaha

Q Sessions MACK AVENUE Tr3

Christian McBride bs Mike Stern gtr Marcus Strickland tnr Eric Harland dr

McBride
Christian's bass on a funky electric tip feat some superb fusion guitar soloing from Mike Stern