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Stand!

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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...

Hybrido / Sol Negro

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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 ? ...

Quente!

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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...

Flores Do Mais (Flowers of More)

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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 ...

Nana Caymmi - Não Se Esqueça de Mim

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Listen to this week's show This week, Caminhos do Jazz marks the passing of Nana Caymmi (April 29, 1941 - May 1, 2025), a memorable voice in a royal family of Brazilian musicians. We'll hear her sing songs by her father, Dorival Caymmi , and others, as a solo artist and with her siblings, Dori and Danilo . See the YouTube below for a taste.   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 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  /  E...

Unity Quartet - Santo Antônio

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Listen to this week's show This week on Caminhos do Jazz we're sampling sounds of Brazil in the Big Apple via the newly-formed Unity Quartet : pianist Hélio Alves , guitarist Guilherme Monteiro , bassist Gili Lopes and drummer Alex Kautz , an ensemble of Brazilian musicians who now call the jazz capital their home. Samba of Sorts , their debut album (Sunnyside, 2025), offers a program of Brazilian classics by the likes of Milton Nascimento, Luiz Gonzaga, Djavan and Hermeto Pascoal, along with new samba-jazz compositions by members of the group. Music that makes you want to jump on the boat that's leaving soon for New York... See 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...

Rainforest - Andreas Georgiou, feat. Airto Moreira and Savina Yannatou

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Listen to this week's show Greek singer Savina Yannatou releases Watersong on ECM in April 2025. In anticipation and in keeping with Caminhos do Jazz's theme of "world jazz and Brazilian mixtures," we begin our celebration in a roundabout way, by jumping back to 2003 for, Asate (Libra Records), a beautiful recording Yannatou made with Cypriot composer and guitarist Andreas Georgiou , which features the Brazilian percussionist Airto Moreira . Check All About Jazz for our interview with Savina Yannatou and more on Watersong. See the YouTube below for a taste of Asate... 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 ...

Cécile McLorin Salvant Comes to The Carver

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Listen to this week's show Cécile McLorin Salvant is in San Antonio . Not to be missed. To celebrate, we are stepping into her time capsule. With Salvant, each project, each tune is distinct, encompassing original pieces and repertoire drawn from across centuries, genres and cultures. For a taste of her French baroque book, check the video below. But don't be surprised to be thrust into another place and time on the next track... Check All About Jazz for our review of Melusine , her most recent album. Photo credit: Karolis Kaminskas.  Many thanks to all of you who supported us during our Spring Membership Drive at join.krtu.org .     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 ...

Equilibrando no Acupe (Balancing in Bahia) - Gabriela Machado

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Listen to this week's show Caminhos do Jazz spins and discusses the lovely new disk of original choro compositions by São Paulo-born Bahia-based flutist and songwriter Gabriela Machado ( Equilibrando no Acupe , Self Produced) in this edition. Check All About Jazz for a review of the project... Many thanks to all of you who supported us during our Spring Membership Drive at join.krtu.org .   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 ?  What's that catchy theme music for Caminhos do Jazz?  Damas Grátis  (Ladies Free) / 4:37 / 2007 /  Eduardo Neves  /  Gafieira de Bolso  /...

Sul Sol Sal - New Releases from Laura Dreyer and Mafalda Minnozzi

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  Listen to this week's show New recordings from Laura Dreyer ( Água e Sol , Self Produced) and Mafalda Minnozzi ( Riofonic , Self Produced) are up on this, the final week of our spring membership drive here at Trinity University's KRTU San Antonio, Jazz 91.7 FM. For more info, check the interview with Dreyer on All About Jazz as well as the review of Minnozzi's new disk. Become a member today at join.krtu.org and thank you for your support!    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 ?  What's that catchy theme music for Caminhos do Jazz?  Damas Grátis  (Ladies Free) / 4:37 / 2007...

A Sprig of Spring Releases for Membership Drive

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Listen to this week's show Like wildflowers, spring has sprung with releases (and sneezes) as we begin our membership drive here at Trinity University's KRTU San Antonio, Jazz 91.7 FM. Speaking in Tongues , Hard Believer , Every Journey , Fantôme , Bluegrass ... Become a member today at join.krtu.org and thank you for your support!   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 ?  What's that catchy theme music for Caminhos do Jazz?  Damas Grátis  (Ladies Free) / 4:37 / 2007 /  Eduardo Neves  /  Gafieira de Bolso  /  Eduardo Neves

Kaisa's Machine, Sharel Cassity, The Empress

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Listen to this week's show Three new releases from virtuosic women-led ensembles in the jazz mainstream this week on Caminhos do Jazz radio: Gratitude from North American alto saxophonist-clarinetist Sharel Cassity and her all-star ensemble (Sunnyside), Square One from Korean saxophonist Pureum Jin and The Empress saxophone quartet (Cellar Music Group), and Moving Parts from Kaisa's Machine, led by Finnish bassist-composer Kaisa Mäensivu (Greenleaf Music). 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 ?  What's that catchy theme music for Caminhos do Jazz?  Dam...