Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie

Listen to this week's show This week on Caminhos do Jazz, we enter Rocky and Bulwinkle's Wayback Machine and imagine that we are in 1939 on the brink of WWII, when "the world is falling apart." We begin with our seed, a lovely rendition of "Are You Havin' Any Fun" from Danish jazz singer Marie Mørck 's brand new release, My One and Only Love (Zack's Music, 2025).  "Are You Havin' Any Fun"  was a big hit for Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra in 1939, but it might have been sung by the character Edward Weyse in PBS' Seaside Hotel , the hugely popular Danish TV show ( Badenhotellet ), set in Denmark during the WWII period,1928-1947.  Read more about all that in our  review of Mørck's album on All About Jazz.  Our program is comprised of songs from the 1939 hit parade--mainly in the US, but we also dip into Brazil and Germany. In the first set, we feature the artists who made the tunes hits, while the remainder focuses on other ...

  Listen to this week's show Marking the solstice this week on Caminhos do Jazz, beginning with Brazilian seven-string guitarist Yamandú Costa 's lovely "Caminho da Luz" (The Way of the Sun) from his album Mafuá (Acous, 2011), following that up with more from  Camera Obscura , the gorgeous new release by Brazilian-born multi-reedist and composer  Felipe Salles  (Tapestry, 2025). In between, we share a bit of Wolf Rune from Norwegian singer and kantele harpist  Sinikka Langeland (ECM, 2021). Até lá, see you there...        Click  here (or on the image below) to hear the show and browse the 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. ...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 ? ...

Listen to this week's show A potpourri this week, with classic American popular music and new jazz compositions. We begin by taking a "Stand" with the incomparable Denton-born Sly Stone , who left us on June 9 at age 82...       And thanking Brian Wilson , who died on June 11, for the "Good Vibrations" he brought during his 82 years on the planet...        We conclude by sharing a bit of Camera Obscura , the beautiful new album by Amherst-based saxophonist and composer  Felipe Salles , released on June 6. Lots of music in between. See you there...    Click  here (or on the image below) to hear the show and browse the 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. ...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...

Listen to this week's show Time for a couple of oldies-but-goodies... Up first are several selections from Antonio Adolfo 's Hybrido: From Rio to Wayne Shorter (AAM Records, 2016), including Marcelo Martins ' swinging flute on "Beauty and the Beast." And we've had a couple of stormy nights this past week here in San Antonio. Virginia Rodrigues ' stunning take on Dorival Caymmi's "Noite de Temporal" captures the thunder. What a voice. We'll play a few from her stellar debut disk-- Sol Negro (Hannibal Records, 1997). Click the YouTube below for a taste... Click  here (or on the image below) to hear the show and browse the 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. ...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 ? ...

Listen to this week's show Last week spring, this week--suddenly--summer here in Texas, thanks to heat dome and rising sea temperatures... On this edition of Caminhos do Jazz we do what musicians do: sing about it, play with it. Performances by Carlinhos Brown (aka Carlito Marron), Erasmo Carlos , João Donato , Tom Custódio da Luz , Monica Salmaso , João Gilberto , Joyce Moreno , Nenê , Susanne Alt , Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso . Click the YouTube (below) for Gil's live performance of Janet De Almeida 's "Eu Sambo Mesmo," featuring Danilo Caymmi on flute ...   Click the playlist (below) to expand the image. Click  here (or on the image below) to hear the show and browse the 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. ...follow us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  All About Jazz . W hile you're at it, why not support community radio by becoming a m...

Listen to this week's show Spring is in full bloom here in South Central Texas. Join Caminhos do Jazz as we celebrate the roses, the rain, the gardens, forests and butterflies with music performed by Cláudia Villela , Gilberto Gil , Bocato & Léa Freire , Elis Regina & Tom Jobim , Airto Moreira , Dominguinhos , Sivuca , Renee Rosnes , Egberto Gismonti , Antonio Adolfo , Rosa Passos , Clare Fischer and Orquestra Afrosinfônica . Click the YouTube below for Villela's beautiful setting of Ana Cristina César 's " Flores do Mais " (Flowers of More)...   Click the playlist (below) to expand the image. Click  here (or on the image below) to hear the show and browse the 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. ...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 ...