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In the Key of Hanukkah and Christmas...

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    Listen to this week's show        This week's program is devoted to songs for those who celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas. We begin with Sue Maskaleris' "The Meaning (Peace & Love) ," a samba response to Bob Dorough's "Blue Xmas," then roll into disks by Jorge Ben , Olivia Hime , Ivan Lins , Maria Bethânia , João Gilberto , Djavan & João Donato , and Emilio Santiago . The second part of the program is devoted to Hanukkah music, mainly Sephardic, with selections performed by David Krakauer , Erran Baron Cohen , Yasmin Levy , Kenny Ellis , and the Klezmer Conservatory Band . Boas festas, amigos.     And as a bonus, Klezmer Conservatory Band's rendition of " O ir kleyne likhtelekh "  (from Oy, Chanukah , Rounder, 1987) is  a personal favorite not on today's playlist (YouTube, below)...   Click the image below to expand the playlist.   Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central....
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Cores do Dia (Colors of the Day) - Revisited

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  Photo by Ivan Cesar   Listen to this week's show        Fall has finally arrived in San Antonio. This week's edition of Caminhos do Jazz focuses on hues of the day--pink, red, yellow, green, blue, brown--in music of  Nelson Angelo , Mônica Salmaso , Sting , João Bosco , Vanessa Moreno ,  Trio Corrente , Hermeto Pascoal , Leila Pinheiro , Antonio Adolfo , Nancy Vieira and Carmen McRae . For more orange, check the YouTube of Bïa 's "Laranja" below (from Navegar , Biamusik, 2015)...   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  (La...
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Drum of Stories, Naná Vasconcelos

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   Listen to this week's show      This set is inspired by  John Hadfield 's album Drum of Stories (In a Circle Records, 2023), and we feature a few tracks from that beautiful project (with Grégory Privat and Chris Jennings ),  along with selections from recordings of Collin Walcott and especially Naná Vasconcelos , who inspired it. Greta Thunberg makes an unforgettable appearance in "Map of the Future." Click the YouTube below for a taste of Vasconcelos in 1973...   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 ...
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Olhos de Gato - John Hadfield and friends

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     Listen to this week's show      We recently had a chance to sit down with percussionist John Hadfield (watch for the interview on All About Jazz ). Today's edition of Caminhos do Jazz features his latest single, Carla Bley 's " Olhos de Gato ," with pianist Rachel Eckroth and bassist Petros Klampanis , along with cuts from a few of his many recordings (see full playlist below, plus reviews with groups led by  Kinan Azmeh , Rachel Eckroth , Brad Shepik ). Click the YouTube for a taste...     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 Grá...
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Music for a While - October Becomes November

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  Listen to this week's show        With year's end approaching, days have grown short and dark here in Texas. We turn to Hermeto Pascoal 's Calendário do Som , focusing on October as it turns into November, with selections performed by Fabiano Araújo and friends, Itiberê Zwarg 's Orquestra Familia, Mano a Mano Trio , and Luca Rampinini . Diverse tracks from Bruno Migotto , Alex Brown , Tonilson Beat DJ , Casa7, Milton Nascimento and Jorge Helder round out the program (full list is below). Tora Augestad and Music for A While open the set with their sublime rendition of Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson 's classic " September Song ."  For a taste, check this YouTube...     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'...
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Ghost Song - Halloween, Spirits

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  Listen to this week's show     With Halloween and Dia de los Muertos in quick succession, our November 1 program fixed itself on the spirit realm, beginning with a few cuts from Cécile McLorin Salvant 's gorgeous Grammy-nominated 2023 album, Ghost Song . After that,  Charles Mingus , Tom Varner , Dave Liebman , Jutta Hipp ,  Jelly Roll Morton and  Jim McNeely . For a taste of one that got away, click the YouTube of Salvant's "Wuthering Heights"...       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 /...
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New Season 25/26 - Stanley Clarke, Kinan Azmeh, Gunhild Carling plus Randy Weston, Elana Sasson, Jamile, Anton Mikhailov

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  Listen to this week's show     This week on Caminhos do Jazz, we fete the new season as it drops along with the falling leaves.  We start with the perennial  Randy Weston in the Berkshires  (read The Jazz Barn), then move down to Texas for   Stanley Clarke at The Carver  (see YouTube below for a live taste) and  Kinan Azmeh at Stable Hall . Then it's off to Valencia for  Elan Sasson's haunting new disk , back to New York for  Jamile's Brazilian brilliance , and to Tbilisi for  Anton Mikhailov's journey from Minsk to Moscow . We end the hour with the Vaudevillian virtuosity of  Gunhild Carling , back at Jazz, TX. Click each name to read more...          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  ...
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