Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie

  Listen to this week's show 2024 was another great year for jazz on record, and here are a dozen more reasons to think so (part 2). More information on the music is here .  Here's one: "Orange Haze," featuring Layale Chaker (violin), Amino Belyamani (piano), Sam Minaie (bass) & John Hadfield (drums), from guitarist-composer Brad Shepik 's Dream of the Possible (Shifting Paradigm).       Playlist for this week's show   Click here for the show archive.   Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.  KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org.   New! Read the Caminhos do Jazz column on All About Jazz. Focusing on Brazilian music and musicians in and outside of Brazil, Caminhos do Jazz follows paths that traverse the jazz landscape, conversing with creators and delving into recordings and performances (past and present) along the way...   ...follow us on  Facebook ,  Instagram...

  Listen to this week's show 2024 was another great year for jazz on record, and here are a dozen more reasons to think so (part 1). More information is here .  Here's one: "Sorrow Song," featuring Kokayi , from Jamie Baum 's What Times Are These (Sunnyside).       Click here for the show archive.   Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.  KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org.   New! Read the Caminhos do Jazz column on All About Jazz. Focusing on Brazilian music and musicians in and outside of Brazil, Caminhos do Jazz follows paths that traverse the jazz landscape, conversing with creators and delving into recordings and performances (past and present) along the way...   ...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 th...

Listen to this week's show This week on Caminhos do Jazz, we celebrate Hanukkah along with the birthday of the great Israeli singer Yasmin Levy (b. December 23, 1975), focusing on Ladino songs from a memorable performance Live at the Tower of David, Jerusalem . Read more >>      The show opens with "A la Luz de la Vela" from Erran Baron Cohen's Songs in the Key of Hannukah (WaterTower Records, 2008). The full lyrics are here , below is an excerpt.  Light one candle for all we believe in That anger not tear us apart And light one candle to find us together With peace as the song in our hearts.   Click here for the show archive.   Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.  KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org.   New! Read the Caminhos do Jazz column on All About Jazz. Focusing on Brazilian music and musicians in and outside of Brazil, Caminhos do Jazz follows paths that traverse the jazz la...

Listen to this week's show This week's edition of Caminhos do Jazz throws the spotlight on a new (December 2024) release from Rio by way of New York...       Cliff Korman recorded Urban Tracks on an 1896 Steinway in his hometown, New York , with Brazilian drummer Rafael Barata and NYC bassist Harvie S , but these days Korman lives in Rio de Janeiro , performing and teaching at the Federal University... Read more >>     Click here for the show archive.   Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.  KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org.   New! Read the Caminhos do Jazz column on All About Jazz. Focusing on Brazilian music and musicians in and outside of Brazil, Caminhos do Jazz follows paths that traverse the jazz landscape, conversing with creators and delving into recordings and performances (past and present) along the way...   ...follow us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , a...

Listen to this week's show New release ! In the course of an illustrious career that began in the 1980s and continues to flourish, Renee Rosnes has developed an extraordinary sound, both as a composer and as a pianist, one that is readily recognizable whatever the context. With Crossing Paths , she taps into longstanding affinities and affection for Brazilian music, illuminating elements and flavors that distinguish her singular style, animating the band and the material with her arranging magic. Read more >>       Click here for the show archive.   Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.  KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org.   New! Read the Caminhos do Jazz column on All About Jazz. Focusing on Brazilian music and musicians in and outside of Brazil, Caminhos do Jazz follows paths that traverse the jazz landscape, conversing with creators and delving into recordings and performances (pas...

Listen to this week's show This special program focuses on Afrobeat, performed by the genre's creator, Nigerian musician and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti, along with a few selections from his son Seun Anikulapo Kuti and others. A brief introduction to Kuti and his work is offered below (YouTube). For vivid background and analysis, we refer you to Chris May 's popular Afrobeat Diaries (AD) series for All About Jazz, including his notes on Knitting Factory's re-release of Kuti's oeuvre (selected articles linked below). Program " Alagbon Close " ( Alagbon Close , Wrasse Records, 2008 [1974]) - " Part 1 - Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70: Alagbon Close / Why Black Man Dey Suffer " (AD, August 25, 2009) " Zombie " ( Zombie , Wrasse Records, 2008 [1977]) - " Part 2 - Fela Anikulapo Kuti and the Sack of Kalakuta Republic " (AD, September 4, 2009) and " Part 11 - Knitting Factory releases Fela Kuti 'Zombie' batch ....