95bFM: The 95bFM Jazz Show

Frances Chan’s multicelebration show rejoices in Stevie Wonder’s birthday, Mother’s Day and NZ Music Month. Setlist: Stevie Wonder – Contusion Flora Purim ft Diana Purim – If You Will Latinaotearoa – Son Montuno Taylor Griffin ft Michal Martyniuk, Rachel Clarke – Let’s Just Talk China Moses ft Dee Dee Bridgewater – Every Day I Get the Blues (live) Rodger Fox Big Band – New Tune Terri Lyne Carrington – Money Jungle Alex Pipes – Chant Dr Tree – One for Dianne Mary Lou Williams – What’s Your Story Morning Glory? Louis Cole, Metropole Orkest – Things Will Fall Apart Frescia Belmar – Everybody Likes You Now Nick Taylor Experience – Sarah Sarah (live) Stevie Wonder – As If You Read My Mind Alice Coltrane (produced by Ravi Coltrane) – Jagadishwar Karen Mantler ft Carla Bley – Farewell Bread & Souls: Mark de Clive-Lowe, Vanessa Freeman, Bembe Segue – Little Did I Know Yurt Party – Pea Straw Thief Stevie Wonder – Fingertips pts 1 & 2 (live)

Blind Mango Chutney delivers another effervescent show to quench all your jazz thirsts, featuring the latest album by Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer.

Dr. Mark gets his Latin-on, & brings the feel-good vibes - Then digs-out a quirky version of Thriller. Miss Dom goes Record Store Day, Jazz-vinyl-nerding - playing selections from RSD2024, Jazz, releases, & reissues. DJ Sassy, hosts the Jazz Gig Guide, & shakes-up - the arvo - with tasty beverages - compliments of Elta Ego. Later, the crew, are joined by studio guest - Auckland Saxophinst Thabani Gapara - ahead of Thabanis album release show at the Tunning Fork on May 2nd. Podcast Only Feature - Additional RSD2024 Jazz Selections by: Gil Scott Heron & Brian Jackson - Winter In America Sun Ra - Forest Of No Return Dave Pike - The Doors Of Perception Sonny Rollins - I want to be happy.

For today's Show Def Jim features one track each from three musicians primarily thought of as rock guitarists but who were also known to have serious jazz chops, plus new/recent releases from drummer Ches Smith and bassist Michael Formanek, plus sundry other choice cuts from various contemporary improvisers of note.

Blind Mango Chutney eases us in with some laidback Paul Desmond and finishes with the innovative pianist Joanne Brackeen. In between he has guitarist Alex Pipes in the studio to introduce us to his album "Square One", plus a bunch of other cool jazz, of course.

Frances Chan highlights her favourite acts from a busy month of live gigs, including Jeff Mills, Love Square and Son Rompe Pera, plus new releases from Yussef Dayes, Monty Alexander and Allysha Joy, and a smooooth jazz falsetto interlude. Setlist: Jeff Mills & Tony Allen – The Seed (Edit) Doctor L, Tony Allen, Jean-Phi Dary – Afropusherman Prahbu Edouard – Rangoli Son Rompe Pera – Cumbia pa Tu Madre Baaba Maal ft General Paco Lenol – Mbeda Wella Arooj Aftab – Suroor Nitin Sawhney ft Natacha Atlas – Be Who You Are Love Square – Sweet Tooth (instrumental) Carnivorous Plant Society – Sex Guru Yussef Dayes ft Elijah Fox – Istanbul Monty Alexander – Regulator (Reggae-Later) (Live) Monty Alexander – V.E. Swing Dred Scott Trio – Gateway Medeski, Martin & Wood – Chinoiserie Thundercat ft Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins – Show You the Way Donald Fagen – Planet D’Rhonda Afonk, Varra, Lorenzo Ceci – Around the Galaxy Varra – Gatito Viajero Nate Smith – Get Down, Get Down Arnauld Dolmen & Leonardo Montana – Zouky Monky Bokante – History Everwave, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Allysha Joy – Freedom Praise

Blind Mango Chutney has guest Taylor Griffin in the studio, a new drummer on the scene, to talk about his debut EP and the creative process, plus Mango's pick of sublime grooves to jazz your day away.

Dr. Mark Baynes & Miss Dom join for another Jazz Hang-out - & the pair have the Jazz stew simmering pretty nicely - playing a mixture of Latin jazz, classic cuts, & new releases, spanning from local, to faraway global corners - also, the show focuses on the late great, local legend, Phil Broadhurst, ahead of the weekend's tribute show, Inverted, at the Town Hall - Hosted by The Auckland Jazz Orchestra. DJ Sassy drops by, to host a very busy Jazz Gig Guide. In our podcast only feature: Ebony Steel Band - Tour De France, Nicole Willis, & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra - Still Got a long way to fall, Memphis Minnie - Me & my Chauffeur.

Def Jim unexpectedly hosts another 95bFM Jazz Show a week after the last and delights in serving up a good old Stew And Brew of treasures ranging from a brand new release from Ambrose Akinmusire way back to a little-known Grachan Moncur III item recorded in 1969.