The 95bFM Jazz Show

In the first hour Miss Dom champions the ladies, including one-to-watch British harpist Nala Sinephro and a seductive selection of vocalists. And in the second hour Dr Mark Baynes gets his groove on with plenty of funky keys.

Dom's playlist: 
The New Bop Quintet - Speak No Evil
The Nigel Price Trio - Cariba!
Makaya McCraven - Frank's Tune (aka De'Jeffs Tune)
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Roy Ayers - Sunflowers
Abe Rounds - Otorongo
Dominique Fils-Aimé - Grow Mama Grow
Madeleine Peyroux - Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky (From Now On)
Carmen McCrae with the Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five (Vocal)
Nancy Wilson - I'm Always Drunk in San Francisco
Julie London - Say It Isn't So 
Menagerie - Free Thing
Nala Sinephro - Space 4
New York Disco Orchestra - Untitled

Mark's playlist:
Joey Alexander - Downtime
Antonio Adolfo - Cascavel
Weldon Irvine - Music is the Key
Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah - Diaspora (Live)
Kenny Barron - Fungii Mama
Herbie Hancock - Actual Proof
Goldsmith Baynes - Tīpuna
Wolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade - Hüttengriffe
Fred Hersch - Volume One: Fred's Songs / Heartsong
Alfredo Rodriguez - Bésame Mucho
Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles - Trade It All

This week's jazz show, lovingly curated by Frances Chan, features kick-ass chicks, local newbies, mad riddims and a nod to the late Mr Watts.

Playlist:
Charlie Watts & the Danish Big Band – You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Jaimie Branch – Theme Nothing
Butcher Brown – Cabbage (DFC)
Balimaya Project - Soninka/Patronba
Ben Wilcock – La Rosita
Ben Wilcock – Grooving High
Aron Ottignon – Canal Side Blues
Otis Sandsjo – Tremendoce
Earth, Wind & Fire – Clover
Milt Jackson – People Make the World Go Round
Hummucide – Park
Chip Wickham – Route One
The Comet Is Coming – Summon the Fire
Sun Ra – UFO – Live at Grendel’s Lair
Jasmine Lovell-Smith, Jake Baxendale – Sanctuary Pt 1 (Optimism)
Fabia Mantwill Orchestra – Trio.logy
Oneness of Juju – African Rhythms

This week Def Jim brings you the contemporary Jazz ruckus, the maul, the breakdown that kisses the sky and the Earth and all bases betwixt. The Jazz Clean.

Frances Chan spotlights soloists from bass and drums to sax and vocals, champions local musos you can hear live in Ak this week plus some brand-new releases.