Miss Dom and Miss Frances travel the globe selecting classic and contemporary jazz artists from the Arabic, Asian and African continents - bewitching sounds from Tunisia, Lebanon, Turkey, South Africa, India, Sudan - plus special guest Richard Zhao joins them in the studio with the pick of his extensive Japanese jazz vinyl collection.
Dr Mark Baynes enlightens us with a bunch of exciting local jazz releases, Miss Dom plays through some Record Store Day vinyl reissues & first-time live releases from the vaults and jaz & blues vocalist Catherine Tunks is our live studio guest chatting about her upcoming Matariki show with Allana Goldsmith titled Kikorangi - Lady Sings the Blues.
Dr. Mark explores some tasty, new, track discoveries - Dom plays new album tracks from Yussef Dayes, Speakers Corner Quartet, & Alfa Mist. Studio Guest, Sarah Choromanski from Everyday Coffee in Sandringham - pops by to share some of her favourite Jazzy, & Soulful, selections - & talks about her Vinyl Friendly coffee shop - Huzzah!
Dom adds 2 extra tracks to the Podcast version of the show: Jamie Branch - Borealis Dance, & Mr. Scruff - Griffin.
For Valentines day, Lucia plays some love songs of varying genres on vinyl π She also interviews Declan from Amyl and the Sniffers ahead of their debut Auckland show tomorrow night, and the incredible Top Shelf join for Fancy New Band to play their original song O ai a'u, as well as a cover of Supergroove's Can't Get Enough !
Thanks to Tuning Fork for being our Morning Glory Valentine x
Blind Mango kicks off the show with a sensational version of a seasonal standard.
Female singers & players feature highly this afternoon β with a stunning trio of pieces from Nina Simone, then the delightfulness of vocalist Annette Peacock, & then the keys of Joanne Brackeen.
A Roy Ayers's deep-dig makes an appearance courtesy of Jubt, & a bunch of short-distance, track dedications (& long distance shout-outs) are sent out to show listeners, & Jazz Show Fam overseas.
Miss Dom pops in to host this week's Vinyl Guide, & for some extra B.V.s (lol). The pair get excited ahead of visiting Navajo trumpeter Delbert Anderson β playing later that arvo in the Spiegeltent with his Quartet as part of the Auckland Arts Festival Indigenous Music Series.
Dr. Mark & Miss Dom - Host a rammed-packed-tight show - in celebration of #NZMM2025 - with 2 hours of 100% Aotearoa Jazz Vibes. Cheers to our gorgeous Guest [π] Tamaki Makaurau Jazz Vocalist [π] [π] @allanagoldsmith - who flew in [π¦] [π¦] [π] [β€οΈ] ahead of some exciting travel plans to Canada - for the Goldsmith Baynes duo this week.
Frances Chan also pops by with Bella the poocher. Miss Dom, & Fran reflect, & share a few words - on recently passed away Tamaki Makaurau Jazz Drummer, & legend Dr. Frank Gibson Jr. [π] [π₯]
Miss Dom hosts this months Vinyl Guide - & DJ Sassy hosts this week's Jazz Gig Guide - & luckly for us - Sassy refreshes us with some delicious, magical margaritaville cocktails [πΈ] [πΈ] [πΈ]
Dom slides in an extra hidden track - into the Podcast Version of this show - from the reccent release - from Peter Nelson & the Renaissance band - & their KILLER version of Green Onions - which kicks the arse of the orginal Onions to be sure!
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Frances Chan delves into the Gilles Peterson universe ahead of his gig in Auckland on 14 Nov with studio guest Nathan Graves, JazzAuckland promoter and ex-Universal UK exec who regales with tales of Gilles and various acts on his record labels. Plus, we remember Jack DeJohnette and DβAngelo and a selection of classic vinyl and new releases.
Today on your bFM Breakfast: It's thursday! Troy's back with some nice new vinyl; Rod's got us covered for what's happening in the politcal realm; and Lawrence Arabia is in the studio to chat about his gig this weekend with Tiny Ruins. Whakarongo mai nei!
Today on your bFM Breakfast: Reminding you that it's Friday eve (Thursday) and we've got plenty of good tunes to carry you through; Rod Oram dials in amongst a busy time in politics; Justin pops in to talk us through Sweet Treat Punx at Whammy Bar; Troy's got some fresh new vinyl From The Crate; and Sarah shares some sweet tunes that she has been loving.
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