Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie

  Listen to this week's show      October 10, 2026 is the 100th birthday of the great singer, songwriter, poet, playwright, and civil rights activist Oscar Brown, Jr .  Caminhos do Jazz  takes advantage of the opportunity to celebrate, focusing on  Brown 's pathbreaking 1961 album,  Sin & Soul (Columbia Records) and pulling in choice cuts from LA-based jazz vocalist Amber Weekes ' beautiful 2026 release, To Oscar with Love . Not to be missed. Até lá, see you there...   And don't forget to check  donnie I. betts ' award-winning documentary, Music is My Life, Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar Brown Jr  (currently also available here ).    Click below to expand the playlist.    As a bonus, below is a clip of Oscar Brown, Jr performing with his beloved son, Oscar Brown III, who died tragically in 1996. And a  heartfelt tribute from Sheila Jordan , for whom Brown's "Dat Dere" (written with the great ...

  Listen to this week's show      San Antonio's annual free jazz festival, Jazz'SAlive , kicks up this weekend, marking its 43rd year. Our spotlight fixes on two women of jazz who take to the main stage on Saturday, September 26: SA's own  MiChelle Garibay-Carey and CDMX-born, NYC-based  Magos Herrera .  Caminhos do Jazz follows some of Magos' Brazilian sides with Edward Simon ,  Brooklyn Rider , Javier Limón , and Alex Kautz . On the MiChelle set, we home in on  Family , her  2023 release with Gerry Gibbs & Thrasher People.  Até lá, see you there...   Click 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 ?...

    San Pedro Springs Pool Listen to this week's show      Songs of September this week to mark the long passing season and the shorter one to come  (that's the long and short of it here in South Central Texas, at least) . Familiar compositions by  Hermeto Pascoal , Kurt Weill , Ivan Lins , Harry Warren ,  Billy Strayhorn  along with newer musings from Ben Wendel and Judson Dinali , performed by the composers and by Jovino Santos Neto & Mike Marshall , Tora Augestad & Music for a While , Itiberê Zwarg & Itiberê Orchestra Familia , Rodrigo Ferrari Nunes , Maria Muldaur , Dorothy Donegan ,  Fabiano Araújo & Arild Andersen . Até lá, see you there...   Click 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...

  Photo credit: Stew Milne (AP) Listen to this week's show      This week we mark the passing of NEA Jazz Master and multiple Grammy awardee Cassandra Wilson ( December 4, 1955 – September 1 or 2, 2026 ) . We'll hear songs from Belly of the Sun , Anatomy of a Groove , Blue Light 'Til Dawn , Traveling Miles , Loverly , Silver Pony , and more.    Click 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   This post and program was produced without...

  Listen to this week's show      This week's show (August 29, 2026) focuses on Dolly Parton   (January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026) , the late great Queen of Country. We'll hear her sing her own songs and those of others. And we'll hear her music interpreted by Beyoncé, Congo Cowboys, Ndlovu Choir, and Matt White's jazz ensemble.    Click 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   This post and program was produced without the aid ...

  Listen to this week's show      On this week's program, we have the pleasure of welcoming two Brazilian musicians who have just moved to San Antonio.  Lívia Helena de Moraes , Ph.D. is a flutist and an assistant professor of music education at Trinity University and  Thito Camargo is a jazz pianist  and composer-arranger . Music and conversation. Don't miss it.    No programa desta semana, tenho o prazer de apresentar dois músicos brasileiros que acabaram de se mudar para San Antonio. Thito Camargo é pianista de jazz e Lívia Helena de Moraes, Ph.D. é professora assistente de educação musical na Trinity University. Vamos tocar algumas músicas deles e conversar com eles. Até lá, see you there.  ---------------------  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...

Listen to this week's show      The August 14, 2026  playlist revisits a show we did back on July 1, 2022. Four years later, the weather in South Central Texas is just as hot and sandy as ever (and then some). The creek is dry as a bone, though we did have a verdant spring  (photo courtesy of Tripadvisor). The songs still resonate.  Click the image to enlarge the playlist (below).     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   This post and program was produced without th...

  Listen to this week's show      Amber Weekes,  To Oscar, With Love Oscar Brown, Jr., Sin & Soul...And Then Some   On this week's show, we begin a celebration of the 100th birthday of Oscar Brown, Jr.  (October 10, 1926 - May 29, 2005) with an impassioned new release from Amber Weekes .    LA-based jazz vocalist and recording artist Amber Weekes fulfills her musical destiny with the release of her new album, To Oscar with Love , which celebrates the late, great singer-songwriter, poet, playwright and Civil Rights activist Oscar Brown, Jr., who used his many talents to impart his wit and wisdom about the lived experience of Black Americans. To Oscar with Love arrives on August 7 on Amber Inn Records.   “Oscar Brown, Jr. is one of my musical heroes, perhaps the biggest one,” says Weekes. “It was a privilege to get to know both the man and his music. My hope is that To Oscar with Love will introduce him to new generations, m...

  Listen to this week's show         👍Al & Stacey Schulman's AS IS, featuring Kokayi:  " From This Moment On ":  Crazy World 👍Javon Jackson, feat. Lisa Fischer (" Gotta Serve Somebody ") and Nicole Zuraitis (" Forever Young "):  Jackson Plays Dylan 👍 Jonathan Turgeon :   L'Abîme II    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   This post and program was produced without the aid of AI tools.