The 95bFM Jazz Show

Easy Listening is a broad term for often despicably corny music wrapped in sleazy artwork. It’s also a genre that offers up some of the most incredible jazz-adjacent music you’ve never heard. Join guest host Sperber Dan and EZ expert Alan Perrott on a journey through the darkest mood-lit corners of our op shops and streaming services.

Dr. Mark features a tasting platter of music from distant lands -  Jams a cool Ska-Jazz tune - & revisits a favorite track from Brad Melhldau  - While Dom plays some classic cuts with links to the Hip Hop world - & adds selections from her featured artist Bob James - Plus enjoys a new release from Wellington Saxophonist Lucien Johnson. 
DJ Sassy pops by, hosts the Jazz Gig Guide -  & shakes up super refreshing Asian Spice Mocktails by  Ecology & Co & provided by Glengarry Wines Devonport. 
Miss Dom serves up the Podcast only feature -  catch extra track sweetness from:
The Headhunters -featuring the Pointer Sisters -  God made me funky
Bob James - Nautilus
Gil Scott Heron - B.Movie

Frances Chan finds female flautists and harpists old and new, sends birthday greetings to Stanley Clarke and Gilberto Gil and features NZ Jazz Artist of the Year, Myele Manzanza.

Setlist:
Jazz Jamaica – I Heard it Through the Grapevine 
Myele Manzanza ft China Moses – Gone Up in Flames
Kaidi Tatham – Try n Follow
Kaidi Tatham – Carry it Mongo Man
Stanley Clarke & George Duke – Wild Dog
George Duke – Giant Child Within Us - Ego
Carnivorous Plant Society – Temple Kiss
Myele Manzanza – Pencarrow
Joao Donato & Gilberto Gil – Bananeira
Alina Bzhezhinska & HipHarp Collective ft Vimala Rowe – Afro Blue
Dorothy Ashby – Myself When Young
Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain – Beast in the GardenJohn McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain, Jean-Luc Ponty – Lotus Feet
Camilla George ft Sanity – Creation - Abasi and Atai
Myele Manzanza – Something Old Something New
Clear Path Ensemble – Drip
Mariana Zwarg, Sexteto Universal – Pra Ele
Bobbi Humphrey – Uno Esta
Galliano – Prince of Peace

A tribute to Rodger Fox. Special thanks to Pete France, Alex Griffith, Jono Sawyer, Joseph Anderson, and Mike Booth for their heartfelt contributions to the show.