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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...

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'...

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 /...

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  ...

Sivuca - Forró Praieiro

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  Listen to this week's show   Reaching into the vault for a set list from 2019 that still rings. The great Sivuca , on accordion and guitar, with distinguished colleagues and solo. Always in season. Title / Time   / Year  / Artist / Album Forró Praieiro / 3:23 / 2003 / Sivuca / Enfim Solo Feira de Mangaio / 4:09 / 2003 / Dominguinhos, Sivuca & Oswaldinho / Cada um Belisca um Pouco Tema do Boneco de Palha (Ao Vivo) 3:37 / 1977 / Rosinha De Valença & Sivuca / Sivuca e Rosinha de Valença (Ao Vivo) Lamento (Ao Vivo) / 3:07 / 1977 / Rosinha De Valença & Sivuca / Sivuca e Rosinha de Valença (Ao Vivo) Tico-Tico (No Fubá) / 2:05 / 2005 / Sivuca / Samba Nouvelle Vague Samba de Uma Nota Só / 2:44 / 2005 / Sivuca / Samba Nouvelle Vague Rosinha / 2:17 / 2005 / Sivuca / Samba Nouvelle Vague Forró Na Penha / 3:04 / 1992 / Sivuca / Só Forró Sabiá/Numa Sala de Rebouce/Xote das Meninas / 4:44 / 2003 / Dominguinhos, Sivuca & O...

Embraceable Brazil & Todos os Tempos: October releases from PA drummer Tom Cohen & LA guitarist Roberto Montero

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  Listen to this week's show   Unveiling two October 2025 releases on Caminhos do Jazz this week, both labors of love, self-produced. New Jersey-born, Philadelphia-based drummer Tom Cohen  has  "never been happier about a project than he is about Embraceable Brazil. I was really proud of this producer in me that kind of emerged,” he says. “You just never know what possibilities there are until you try something new. The future is sometimes more open than we think.”  And Brazilian guitarist-singer Roberto Montero has been in on the LA scene for going on three decades, working  live and in studio/film music production .   Todos os Tempos is his first solo outing. Check the YouTubes below for a little taste of each. 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...

RIP Hermeto Pascoal - Wizard of Universal Music (June 22, 1936 - September 13, 2025)

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Photo credit: Valter Pontes Listen to this week's show Caminhos do Jazz celebrates the life and work of the great  Hermeto Pascoal this week-- "O Bruxo,"  wizard of Universal Music, Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist who Miles Davis named as "one of the most important musicians on the planet" (1936-2025). We'll hear a few of his 2,000+ compositions, cuts drawn from his first commercial recording ( Em Som Maior , Som Maior, 1965) to his last ( Pra Você Ilza , Rocinante, 2024). Sending profound condolences to his loved ones. 💓   As a teaser, here are two clips, both live takes. The first, from 1976, features Pascoal on flute, with Flora Purim and Airto Moreira , performing  his "Andei" (I Walked)  for a television broadcast.  The second, recorded in Brazil in 1988, features Pascoal on keyboards with Carlos Malta on saxophone, Jovino Santos Neto  at the piano, Itiberê Zwarg on bass, Marcio Bahia at the drums and Fabio Pascoal, Hermeto...