The 95bFM Jazz Show

It’s the start of NZ Music Month and Blind Mango Chutney has a good ol’ natter about the state of the NZ jazz scene in 2023 with special guests vocalist Caitlin Smith and saxophonist Ben McNicoll. They play some of their homegrown faves – from the well-known to unsung jazz heroes.

Setlist:
Quincy Conserve – Person To Person
Quincy Conserve – What Are We Doing Here
Nucleus – Taranaki
Nathan Haines – Celestial You
Beaver – What a Difference A Day Makes
Beaver – Yesterday
Hip Flask – Hip Flask
Jacqui Fitzgerald – Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
Beaver – Theme From Glos
Brave Caitlin Smith's Imaginary Band – Tug O' War
The New Zealand Jazz Orchestra – Back To The Ranch
Sperber – May Not Be Enough
Auckland Jazz Orchestra – The Code

Blind Mango Chutney celebrates the work of Ivan Conti from Brazilian legends Azymuth and pianist/composer Ahmad Jamal with guest DJ Carlotta.

Miss Dom gets inspired by Horn Sections, Jazzy Hip Hop, recent visitors, & Japan-  Even recent Rock N Roll Visitors Guitar Wolf make a brief appearance - While Vinyl collector, & Guest Selector Johnny Dambuster goes diggin in dem Jazz Vaults, & emerges dusty, but cool. 

Frances Chan plays artists she’s never played before on the Jazz Show. It’s a minefield of discovery – from 70s French cool and kinky Krauts to Japanese jams, pearls from Persia and the latest from London. 

Setlist:
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – Les Fleurs
Jonah Yano & Badbadnotgood – The Ordinary Is Ordinary Because it Ordinarily Repeats
Primitive Art Orchestra – Qualia
The Natural Yoghurt Band – Green Frog
Rolf Kuhn – Playmate
The German Top Five – The Champ
Total Refreshment Centre – Plight
The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble – Step Down
Cortex – La Rue
Ludivine Issambourg & Antiloops – Back to the Future
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Ice V
Brian Molley Quartet & Krishna Kishor – Ramal Dabke
Julian Lage – Chavez
Amir Bresler, Nitai Hershkovits & Nomok  – Third Wave Mischief
Eishan Ensemble – Invisible Tarab
Ryo Fukui – Early Summer
C.C.P.P. – Clavinet Shit
Synthesis – Sophie’s Gift
Brian Auger – Straight Ahead
Ryo Kawasaki – El Toro
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – Space