Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie

    Listen to this week's show      This week on Caminhos do Jazz radio, we take a minibreak to South Florida with Gafieira Rio Miami , via their latest recording, Beleza Pura  (Brazilianaire Music Marketing & DBB Production, 2025). The album features a host of Brazilian and Latin jazz luminaries, including Roberta Sá , Luciana Mello , Tony Succar , Eylen Remon , Yainer Horta , Antonio Adolfo ,  Nestor Torres , and  Yamandu Costa (who just graced our fair city).   Até lá, see you there. Be sure to put on your dancing shoes...   The show airs live on Saturday, April 25, 2026 but meanwhile here's a taste of the great  Pixinguinha 's choro anthem "Um a Zero," featuring Costa on violão with the band.   Read our review of Beleza Pura on All About Jazz.    Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.   KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org. ...follow us on  Fa...

    Listen to this week's show      Starting off this week's radio program with a magical single from Crazy World , the new album from  AS IS, featuring Al & Stacey Schulman . With the help of Kokayi , they've managed to turn a romantic  Cole Porter  song into a contemporary something-else-entirely. Our theme is topical, and the releases range from offerings that are new to this moment to outstanding oldies from the '60s, '70s, '80s and aughts: names like Nascimento , Mingus , Marsalis , Toussaint , Staples , and Nyro , along with treasures from lesser-known and emerging artists.    Click the YouTube (below) to hear a related bonus video  of "Ballo Sardo" from Savina Yannatou and Primavera in Salonico . Couldn't  squeeze it onto the playlist this time (next time, I promise)...   Click the image below to expand the playlist.     Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Centr...

  Listen to this week's show      As our spring membership drive begins, we continue Women's History Month programming, adding primavera (and a few men) to the mix. The playlist includes spring tunes performed by Gal Costa , Malika Zarra , Savina Yannatou and Primavera en Salonico , Paula Morelenbaum , Uri Caine & Theo Bleckmann , Hubert Laws , Sara Serpa & André Matos , Dianne Reeves , Nancy Reed & David Liebman .    Now is the time to re-up your membership or become a member of KRTU , Trinity University's long-running listener-supported jazz station. Click the image below or follow the link above. Thanks for your support!   Click the image below to expand the playlist.    Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.  KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org. ...follow us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  All About Jazz . W hile you're at it, why not suppor...

    Listen to this week's show      Women's History Month is here, and we celebrate this week with a program of, by, and about women, featuring  Amelinha , Joyce Moreno , Renee Rosnes , Léa Freire , Gal Costa , Badi Assad , Tania Tigresa, Elza Soares , Lara Aufranc , Grupo Samba Delas, and Ananda Savitri. As a teaser, check this classic performance of Joyce's "Femina" (YouTube below).       Click the image below to expand the playlist.    Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.  KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org. ...follow us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  All About Jazz . W hile you're at it, why not support community radio by becoming a member of the station at  join.krtu.org ?  What's that catchy theme music for Caminhos do Jazz?  Damas Grátis  (Ladies Free) / 4:37 / 2007 /  Eduardo Neves  /  Gafieira de Bolso ...

Polly Harrison with Bucky Pizzarelli , Joseph Oldenhove de Guertechin and Stephane Grappelli , San Antonio TX 1992. Photo courtesy of Benedetto Guitars .     Listen to the show      With deep sadness, on this week's show (February 28, 2026) we mark the passing of the immensely talented 7-string guitarist  Polly Harrison ,  who died last week (February 20) on the gig, doing what she loved to do. Polly was  a revered member of the San Antonio jazz community for many years, as a performer (she played with just about everybody) and  as a mentor to up-and-comers and newcomers.  She and  drummer-singer Kyle Keener  had a five-decade partnership as the Small World band , gigging everywhere and hosting a virtually unbroken series of yearslong welcoming jam sessions. Her work was multifaceted and genre-spanning; we lean into her bossa nova and Brazilian jazz playing here.      For more of Polly's story, read Bett But...

  Listen to this week's show      In honor of upcoming US elections, Caminhos do Jazz features topical songs performed by Joyce Moreno , Zelia Barbosa , Chico Buarque , Charles Mingus , Jeff Babko , Willie Nelson , Resistance Revival Chorus & Rhiannon Giddens , Savina Yannatou , Alpha Blondy , Dizzy Gillespie , Jon Hendricks , and Ella Fitzgerald .   Click the image below to expand the playlist.    Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.  KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org. ...follow us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  All About Jazz . W hile you're at it, why not support community radio by becoming a member of the station at  join.krtu.org ?  What's that catchy theme music for Caminhos do Jazz?  Damas Grátis  (Ladies Free) / 4:37 / 2007 /  Eduardo Neves  /  Gafieira de Bolso  /  Eduardo Neves