The OK Jazz Podcast is a (sometimes)weekly show featuring an eclectic selection of Jazz, Soul and World music. Hosted by Mr. OK Jazz of www.tokyojazzsite.com, home of a directory of Jazz bars and cafes around the Tokyo and Yokohama areas as well as local gig information, interviews and more.
OK Jazz Episode #171
2+hour mega-comeback episode of OK Jazz!
New music from South Africa, the UK, USA, Mali and Brazil, a classic jazz re-issue, beautiful Congolese Rumba as usual, and a LOT more.
Last episode (for awhile..) so turn it up and dive in!
6/1/2024 • 2 hours, 52 seconds
Special Crossover Episode of the Tokyo Jazz Joints Podcast!
ICYMI, here is the Tokyo Jazz Joints Podcast discussion between Philip and I about the current Eigakan Jazz Kissa Kickstarter Project! Hear all about how it started, the campaign details, and how you can help support us in our quest to take a classic jazz kissa years into the future!
3/27/2024 • 46 minutes, 5 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #170
A JAM-packed episode of new music from Cuba, South Africa and the USA, plus my very special Memory Lane Childhood Mix of tunes I loved hearing on the radio as a kid in New York City 1974-1982!
3/17/2024 • 2 hours, 8 minutes, 55 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #169
Quick mid-week episode with brand new music from jazz legends CharlesLloyd and AbdullahIbrahim, kompas music from Haiti, South African pop superstar Brenda Fassie & a new/old soul music back-to-back!
2/6/2024 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 40 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #168
OK Jazz is back in 2024! New music from Brazil, Bolivia, Eswatini & Japan, classic grooves from Congo and some Impulse! label treasures!
1/28/2024 • 1 hour, 43 minutes
OK Jazz Episode #167 Part 2 - 2023 Year End Special
Part 2 of OK Jazz Episode #167 - 2023 Year End Special!
Some of the best new releases and reissues from a year packed with great music, 33 tracks from 18 countries!
12/17/2023 • 1 hour, 49 minutes, 15 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #167 Part 1 - 2023 Year End Special
Part 1 of the 2023 Year End Special is here! Some of my favorite new releases and reissues of another jam-packed year of great music, 33 tracks from 18 countries!
12/17/2023 • 1 hour, 46 minutes, 32 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #166
OK Jazz returns with a packed new episode, new music from Chief Adjuah, Dengue Fever and Eddie Henderson, plus a Los Angeles Mega-Music-Mix inspired by Mr. OK Jazz' recent trip to the City of Angels!
11/5/2023 • 1 hour, 47 minutes, 31 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #165
The Autumn Allergy Special! New & classic music from Turkey, brand new release from IrreversibleEntanglements, Japanese Jazz old & new, vintage Franco & O.K.Jazz and LOTS more!
9/24/2023 • 1 hour, 55 minutes, 29 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #164
New jazz releases, music from South Africa & Algeria, a wild reissue from France, classic JohnColtrane & more!
9/9/2023 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 37 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #163
New music from Brazil, Jamaica, the US AND my special interview with harpist Brandee Younger, recorded at the Tokyo Blue Note!
8/27/2023 • 1 hour, 33 minutes, 44 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #162 HOT Summer Special!
It's been the hottest summer in history..so here's a suitable HOT Summer Special on OK Jazz! Soul, Samba, Chicha, Soukous, Funk & more, turn the volume UP for this special episode!
8/6/2023 • 1 hour, 27 minutes, 44 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #161
New music from the UK, USA, Mali/Nigeria, and the Abenaki First Nation, a Caribbean island hop, a beautiful kamancheh/kora duet & more!
7/16/2023 • 1 hour, 37 minutes, 18 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #160
This is a PACKED episode! New music from the UK, Peru, Korea and Gambia, classic swinging EllaFitzgerald, Philly Soul/Disco, the Soukous Siren TshalaMuana, new from BrandeeYounger & more!
6/18/2023 • 1 hour, 33 minutes, 58 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #159
VERY hot new episode with new music from West Africa, Japan and Cuba and Brazil, more classic Congolese Rumba from a departed legend, O Samba, South African Jazz & more!
5/28/2023 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 38 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #158
Tribute to the legend AhmadJamal, new music from New York, Poland/UK, a groovy 1970s Japanese pop reissue, classic Brazilian funky jazz & lots more!
5/7/2023 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 22 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #157 - 1990s Mix
Take a nostalgic trip back to the decade of baggy jeans, backwards caps, the OJ Trial, Bill Clinton and everyone's first ever email accounts, it's a 1990s Mix from Mr. OK Jazz! Hip-Hop, Rock, Ambient, Jazz, WorldMusic, all kinds of tunes that were in his portable CD player from ages 16-26!
5/7/2023 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 50 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #156
Packed new episode with new music from Brazil, the USA, and Haiti. 90s hip-hop classics, a Stax Records medley, respect to WayneShorter & more!
4/9/2023 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 50 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #155
New music from Cuba and Brazil, deep Japanese Jazz cut, classic PFloyd and a Funkadelic deepcut on this episode of OK Jazz!
2/26/2023 • 1 hour, 42 minutes, 7 seconds
OK Jazz #154
Another packed episode of super cool tunes, as usual! Laika music from Greece, spaced out grooves from the UK, two new releases from Brazil, space travel with JohnColtrane & more!
2/12/2023 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 26 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #153
A HOT episode kicks off with some wild Japanese guitar mastery from a Takeshi Terauchi reissue, some deep JB, new music from Brazil & France, Japanese Jazz classics & more!
1/22/2023 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 6 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #152
Kick off 2023 with the latest episode of OK Jazz! New music from Nigeria, Germany and Japan, funky jazz re-issue, more from one of 2022's best albums & more!
1/15/2023 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 19 seconds
OK Jazz #151 - 2022 Year End Speicial
19 tracks from some of the best new albums of 2022! Mr. OK Jazz shares many of his favorite new releases from the US, UK, Brazil, Peru, Lebanon, South Africa and many more spots around the globe!
12/31/2022 • 2 hours, 9 minutes, 28 seconds
Special Episode: The Tokyo Jazz Joints Photo Book!
(This is the correct, edited version of the pod, an earlier version onilne today was unedited an now taken down!)
A very special cross-over episode from the Tokyo Jazz Joints Podcast! We are finally going to publish our TJJ book in Spring 2023, but need your support with some initial fundraising at our Kickstarter page. Check out this episode to learn more (plus hear my riveting stories of jazz joints in Hokkaido on a recent trip up north!)
12/21/2022 • 50 minutes, 45 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #150 -Part2
Episode #150 is here! So long it had to be split into two parts, join Mr. OK Jazz as he goes back over the last eight years to share some of his favorite tunes introduced on the show, music from 18 countries covering all genres!Part 2 continues with some longer tracks, and five of the best pieces of music of the 21st century!
11/12/2022 • 1 hour, 49 minutes, 16 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #150 - Part 1
Episode #150 is here! So long it had to be split into two parts, join Mr. OK Jazz as he goes back over the last eight years to share some of his favorite tunes introduced on the show, music from 18 countries covering all genres!
11/12/2022 • 1 hour, 57 minutes, 55 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #149 - Charles Mingus 100th Birthday Mix
Very special episode of all Charles Mingus tunes, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth!
10/23/2022 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 30 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #148
OKJ returns, slightly under the weather but with the usual great tunes! New music from the JazzIsDead project, classic Bowie, deep Panamanian groove, glorious Samba & more!
9/19/2022 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 48 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #147
Preview of this year's Sukiyaki Meets The World music festival, featuring music from Argentina, Canada, Cyprus, Morocco & Japan! Plus live jazz from the 1970s, the usual swinging Congolese Rumba, modern Blues & more!
8/21/2022 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 24 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #146
New music from the USA, Ghana and Japan, island groove from Guadeloupe, classic jazz from BillyHarper & more!
7/24/2022 • 1 hour, 28 minutes, 42 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #145 - Interview with Billy Harper
On this VERY special episode, Mr. OK Jazz & DJ Otsuka interview jazz legend Billy Harper! ! Billy spoke from his home in NYC via Zoom, on a whole range of subjects including:
The Cookers band, growing up in Texas, spiritual music, recording for Japanese labels, his version of Japanese folk tune 'Soran Bushi', rare only in Japan albums, a special message from DJ Otsuka to Billy and more!
Featured Music:
00:00 - 03:05 / The Cookers - 'Somalia'
08:16 - 10:40 / 'Thine Is The Glory'
19:48 - 21:57 / 'Soran Bushi, B.H.'
30:45 -43:47 / 'Croquet Ballet'
7/6/2022 • 43 minutes, 47 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #144
JAM-packed show with new music from Brazil, Peru, London, Wales/Senegal, and Holland. Groovy sounds from Martinique in the Caribbean, classic jazz, one of the 3 Kings & more!
6/5/2022 • 1 hour, 23 minutes, 25 seconds
OK Jazz #143
New releases from Brazil and Panama (via Chicago!), deep New Orleans funk, intense Roma music from Istanbul & more!
5/22/2022 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 17 seconds
OK Jazz #142
OKJ returns with a long episode introducing new music from Mali, Argentina, Brazil & the US, Afro-Cuban summit album, an all-time jazz masterpiece & LOTS more!
4/24/2022 • 1 hour, 40 minutes, 44 seconds
OK Jazz #141
A special birthday episode as Mr. OK Jazz shares some of his all-time favorite soul music tunes!
3/23/2022 • 1 hour, 23 minutes, 44 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #140
Another great mix of new and old tunes in this episode, vintage laika music from Greece, new sounds from Zimbabwe, brand new jazz from the USA, a hymn from JohnColtrane, and even a short background appearance from the OK Jazz Dog!
3/19/2022 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 52 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #139
Another wild trip around the world in this episode! Greece, Cuba, Angola, Japan, swinging jazz, 80s Funk & more!
3/6/2022 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 11 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #138
Deep funk, incendiary Cuban piano, new jazz from the USA, an ancient Greek drinking song & more!
2/13/2022 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 44 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #137
New music from Argentina and Congo, two jazz masterpieces, SarahVaughn getting funky & more!
1/30/2022 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 29 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #136
OK Jazz is back in 2022 with new music from Brazil, Russia and France, a soul classic from OtisRedding, a legend from Okinawa & more!
1/23/2022 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 36 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #135
2021 Year In Review episode, 18 of Mr. OK Jazz' picks from the year's best new releases. Music from the USA, UK, Korea, Japan, Congo, Mali, South Africa, Indonesia, Brazil, Cuba & Senegal!
12/19/2021 • 2 hours, 10 minutes, 4 seconds
OK Jazz #134
New jazz from Europe & the US, a mini-tour of African deep cuts and classics in Mali, Nigeria, Congo & Angola, DJ Otsuka Remix-Single, funky soul from Los Angeles & more!
11/23/2021 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 59 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #133
OKJ is back on Halloween with some creepy classics, new music from Estonia, the US and Brazil, a monster groove from 1970s West Africa & more!
10/31/2021 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 7 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #132
OKJ is back, with new music from Italy, South Africa & India, another Congolese classic, spaced out jazz/dub/funk from both Cuba AND Puerto Rico, and more!
10/24/2021 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 35 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #131
Joan Armatrading, AmyWinehouse, Etta James, more classic Congolese Rumba, epic live Lee Morgan & more!
9/20/2021 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 28 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #130
New jazz from the US, great news for Congolese Rumba fans, Brazilian acoustic guitar, some classic Blues, and an unscheduled cameo by the OK Jazz Dog!
9/12/2021 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 30 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #129
Tribute heavy episode to some departed musical giants, including Lee Perry, Victor Uwaifo, CharlieWatts, Alemayehu Eshete and Barthelemy Attisso, plus new jazz from the US, new music from Japan & more!
9/5/2021 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 44 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #128 - HOT Summer Mix
Forget all the lost summer music events and spend an hour with this special HOT Summer Mix from Mr. OK Jazz! Soul, Funk, Jazz, Samba, MPB, Rai, Cumbia, Minyo, Soukous & Reggae, great tunes from around the globe, perfect for a hot summer's night!
8/13/2021 • 59 minutes, 58 seconds
OK Jazz #127
Back with plenty new music, kicking off with the incredible LittleSimz, music from Jambinai in South Korea, solo saxophone from Jaleel Shaw, guitarist Tassos Spiliotoupolous' latest EP and lots more!
7/27/2021 • 1 hour, 20 minutes, 10 seconds
OK Jazz #126
OK Jazz returns with episode #126, another exciting trip around the world of music, past & present! New big band jazz from France, Turkish psychedelica from the legends Mogollar, South African urban punk, new spaced-out jazz/rock by Elephant9 from Norway, and as always, some vintage Congolese Rumba!
6/20/2021 • 1 hour, 39 minutes, 23 seconds
OK Jazz #125
OK Jazz is back with a VERY international episode! New music from Germany/Afghanistan, China, New York and Colombia/Cameroon, classic South African Jazz reissue, 50th anniversary of HerbieHancock's Mwandishi group & more!
4/4/2021 • 1 hour, 34 minutes, 19 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #124 - K.O.L. Radio Interview with Nick Luscombe
Special K.O.L. Radio crossover episode!
Guest Nick Luscombe chats with us about his varied career as a broadcaster, DJ, compiler and label rep. Originally from the UK, he settled in Japan in early 2020 and is currently working on several new projects, including a weekly live radio show at the CIC building in Tokyo. He also introduces three of his current favorite new tunes!
Twitter @nickluscombe Instagram @lusconick Website www.nickluscombe.com
This program is in English and Japanese. この番組は英語と日本語で提供します。
00:00 - Intro
02:50 - 10:15 Interview Part 1
10:15 - Thiago Nassif - 'Plastico' (Brazil)
14:00 - Japanese Part 1 日本語第一回
15:55 - 23:20 Interview Part 2
23:20 - Argo Vals - 'The Noblessner Tower' (Estonia)
26:20 - Japanese Part 2 日本語第二回
30:00 - 42:15 Interview Part 3
42:15 - Farhot - 'Ahange Qadimi' (Germany/Afghanistan)
43:40 - Japanese Part 3 日本語第三回
46:30 - Ending
3/6/2021 • 48 minutes, 34 seconds
OK Jazz Episode # 123
OK Jazz returns with a lot of new tunes and older classics! Contemporary music from South Korea by Sinnoi and Jambinai, contemporary jazz from the US by Anteloper, classic rumba from the Congo by Le T.P. O.K. Jazz, Bihzhu's new single from Malaysia & much more!
1/30/2021 • 1 hour, 15 minutes, 4 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #122 - Best of 2020
Last show of the year! Look back at some of 2020's best new releases, music from LittleSimz in the UK, SitiMuharam from Zanzibar, The Dancing Devils of Djibouti, GregoryPorter, brilliant new jazz from JoelRoss, KeithJarrett says goodbye and lots more!
12/20/2020 • 1 hour, 47 minutes, 54 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #121
OK Jazz is back! New music from DerrickHodge, AtlasMaior and SarathyKorwar, another classic from Yusef Lateef, peak Stevie, acoustic music from Mali & much more!
11/29/2020 • 1 hour, 23 minutes, 47 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #120
OK Jazz is back with another great episode, new music from Turkey, Japan, France and Mali, reggae legend TootsHibbert, a deep MarvinGaye cut, jazz anniversaries & more!
10/11/2020 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 40 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #119
On today's episode Mr. OK Jazz brings a bunch of new tunes from the latest releases by Makaya McCraven, Minyo Crusaders, Gregory Porter and Cuatro Minimal, in addition to classic South African Jazz, Congolese Rumba, Irish Soul & more!
8/30/2020 • 1 hour, 32 minutes, 29 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #118
Extra long mid-summer episode with plenty of new jazz, some great re-releases from South Africa, Azerbaijan and Indonesia, Samba, classic soul & more!
7/19/2020 • 1 hour, 38 minutes, 24 seconds
Brazil 101 Mix Promo - on K.O.L. Radio
Just a quick promo announcement, head over to K.O.L. Radio on MixCloud.com to hear my latest 101 Mix, this time the music of Brazil! Back soon with another OK Jazz episode as well. Obrigado! https://www.mixcloud.com/KOLradio/
7/5/2020 • 1 minute, 54 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #117
New music from TonyAllen & HughMasakela, a monster Cuban jam, new and old jazz classics & more!
6/28/2020 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 35 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #116
New music from Sweden and Vietnam, deep reggae cut from Trojan Records, spacey Sun Ra track & more!
6/14/2020 • 1 hour, 14 minutes
OK Jazz Episode #115
New music from jazz legend GaryBartz, Ethiopian maestro MulatuAstatke, CheApalache from Argentina, classic Congolese Rumba & LOTS more!
5/29/2020 • 1 hour, 35 minutes, 17 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #114 - Late Night Listening
Can't sleep? Get on this episode to keep you company, late-night selections from the oud to DinahWashington, jazz guitar to the West African kora. Pour a drink, lean back and escape for the next hour or so!
5/4/2020 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 54 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #113 - Play It Loud!
Special extra LOUD episode with the JazzMessengers, classic Afrobeat, Blues, Samba-Soul & more, Turn it UP!
5/3/2020 • 1 hour, 32 minutes, 39 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #112
New music from Holland, the UK and US. All time top Congolese Rumba tune, deep VanMorrison cut & more!
4/26/2020 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 56 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #111
New album from Chip Wickham, music from the Discos Fuentes label in Colombia, a European Jazz classic & more!
4/12/2020 • 1 hour, 44 minutes, 34 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #110
New music from India, ManuDibango, BillWithers, Congolese pop, Jazz from Europe & more! The Quarantine Shows vol.1!
4/5/2020 • 1 hour, 33 minutes, 22 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #109
New music from the UK and Japan, crazy Turkish reissue from the 70s, modern blues, McCoy Tyner tribute & more!
3/15/2020 • 1 hour, 26 minutes, 17 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #108
New music from Haiti, the UK, Malaysia, jazz from Japan, classic reggae, Cuba-Congo guitar masters & more!
2/16/2020 • 1 hour, 39 minutes, 34 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #107
New music from the UK, jazz from Chicago and Japan. Balinese gamelan, furious grooves from Sao Tome, deep TomWaits & more!
1/26/2020 • 1 hour, 55 minutes, 35 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #106
Last show of 2019, with tunes from my year's best list, some old classic Blues, Congolese Rumba & more!
12/16/2019 • 2 hours, 3 minutes, 41 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #105
New music from AtlasMaijor, disco/soul from Australia, Madagascar guitar genius, classic Stevie & more!
11/10/2019 • 1 hour, 29 minutes, 50 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #104
New music from Argentina, Malaysia, Australia and the UK. Classic blues guitar, interview with bassist Moto Fukushima, heavy 70s funk from Ghana and more!
10/14/2019 • 1 hour, 30 minutes, 12 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #103
New Youssou N'Dour, new British jazz from Nubya Garcia, The Warrior Women of Afro-Peruvian Music, a Jazz guitar classic remixed & more!
9/15/2019 • 1 hour, 31 minutes, 46 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #102
New music from the US, Indonesia, Holland and France, classic Japanese jazz, heavy grooves from Zimbabwe & more!
9/8/2019 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 12 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #101
Back after a 3-month break and better than ever! New music from Japan, Brazil, the UK, Holland and the US, classic Bootsy funk, the oldest recorded Congolese Rumba, deep cut Japanese Jazz & more!
8/18/2019 • 1 hour, 44 minutes, 17 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #100
Episode #100 is here! Lots of new music from Chile, UK, Greece, Mali and more. Some classic ElvinJones, a Japanese jazz reissue, and my very special funky dance mix for Sunday house chores!
5/26/2019 • 2 hours, 9 minutes, 27 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #99
Extra long Birthday Special episode! Music from Cannonball, Stevie, Dinah, AnouarBrahem, Franco, Buddy&Junior & much much more!
3/23/2019 • 2 hours, 10 minutes, 29 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #98
Classic Blues, new music from the Basque country of Spain, Garbage, Masabumi Kikuchi & more!
3/10/2019 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 42 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #97
New music from Peru, early MalWaldron, swinging Cuban piano, SoftMachine & more!
3/3/2019 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 42 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #96 Nigeria Music Special
Yoruba drums, Igbo Highlife, Hausa Rap, Afrobeats, Juju, Afrobeat & more! A very special hour of Nigerian music from my personal collection!
2/24/2019 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 23 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #95
New music from New York, ClaraNunes, AhmadJamal, Debussy & more!
2/18/2019 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 38 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #93 & 94
Special double episode! New jazz from the UK, a classic reissue from Senegal, Cuban funk, 70s soul, new music from BassekouKouyate and lots more!
2/11/2019 • 1 hour, 56 minutes, 41 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #92
Hatian Rock, classic hip-hop remix, more GrantGreen, killer soukous grooves & more!
1/27/2019 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 56 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #91
Live GrantGreen, Cuba meets Dylan, classic funk, Najwa Karam & more!
1/21/2019 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 39 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #90
New music from Mali, Chicago Blues, classic Japanese Jazz, Lebanese Pop & more!
1/13/2019 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 32 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #89
Kick off 2019 with new music from Argentina, Japan and Ethiopia, classic reggae, a tribute to NancyWilson & more!
1/6/2019 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 35 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #88 - Best Of 2018 MIX
2018 Best New Releases MIX! Music from around the globe, a selection of some of my favorite new music that came out this year.
12/31/2018 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 23 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #87
New music from SalifKeita, Haitain/French rock, Stax &Motown, classic AhmadJamal, Dave O'Higgins+MaxIonata & more!
11/26/2018 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 12 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #86
New jazz from the UK & Japan, groovy tunes from Okinawa and Memphis, special Happy Birthday to Manu Dibango & more!
11/12/2018 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 54 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #85
New music from the UK, South Africa, Israel & New York, classic Congolese rumba, New Orleans funk、SonnyFortune & more!
10/30/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 21 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #84 - Interview with Baye McNeil
Special episode of the podcast, where I sat down and had a long chat with educator, activist and fellow Brooklynite in Japan, Baye McNeil. We covered a lot of topics including growing up in New York, traveling for the first time, what racism is like away from home, activism/education and more. With musical interludes chosen by Baye!
00:00-05:20 (song) Sounds Of Blackness - 'Optimisitic'
05:20-17:10 Talking about New York City & the USA
17:10-22:50 (song) Donald Byrd - 'Cristo Redentor'
22:50-40:50 Family & background, traveling to Haiti and the impact of being overseas
40:50-45:00 (song) Prince - 'Joy In Repetition'
45:00- Coming to Japan, being a foreigner here, working as an educator and activist, the Blackface in Japan issue
01:18-01:22 (song) Stevie Wonder - 'Smile Please'
01:22-01:27 (song) Sheryl Crow - 'Leaving Las Vegas'
10/14/2018 • 1 hour, 27 minutes, 30 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #83
Another globe-trotting episode of OK Jazz with new music from Cape Verde, Japan and South Africa. Plus live WoodyShaw, groovy old soul & lots more!
9/30/2018 • 1 hour, 23 minutes, 9 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #82
Back after a long summer of music fun all around Japan, this episode has a Sukiyaki Meets The World festival recap, tributes to Aretha,Randy Weston & TomaszStanko, new jazz from the UK, soaring strings from CaitrinFInch & SeckouKeita, and lots more!
9/4/2018 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 13 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #81
Music from Bali, Memphis, Japan, Congo & more!
7/29/2018 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 47 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #80
New music from the UK, Haiti/USA, classic IsleyBrothers, hot soukous dance rhythms & more!
7/22/2018 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 59 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #79
New Reggae-Jazz track from the US, new Congolese Rumba, Chicago Jazz, Marvin&Tammi + plenty more!
7/9/2018 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 22 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #78
New music from the UK, US & Okinawa, Thailand funk, old R&B classics & more!
6/17/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 28 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #77
New jazz from Japan, classic R&B/roots of Rock&Roll, St. John Coltrane, Billy Preston, Hamza El Din and more!
6/3/2018 • 1 hour, 11 minutes, 8 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #76
Classic Dave Holland, heavy new grooves from Argentina & Australia, Congolese soukous, and my special interview with master musician Brian Blade!
5/27/2018 • 1 hour, 17 minutes, 53 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #75
New jazz from the UK and US, a vocalist from Curacao, classic boogaloo & more!
5/14/2018 • 1 hour, 24 minutes, 35 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #74
Dutch Jazz, Congolese Rumba, The Godfather of Soul & more!
5/6/2018 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 58 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #73
Italian Jazz, classic CheikhLo from Senegal, new music from Japan, more Sonny Rollins & more!
4/29/2018 • 1 hour, 12 minutes, 10 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #72
Live SonnyRollins, a Turkish/Iranian collaboration, Tropical Funk & more!
4/23/2018 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 59 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #71
The mighty Mandrill, Indonesian and Japanese jazz, West African guitar mastery & more!
4/15/2018 • 1 hour, 13 minutes, 7 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #70
OKJ is back! New tunes from the US & UK, killer new funky jazz from Japan, hi-life from Ghana, classic live Aretha, bamboo & flute music from Bali, live CecilTaylor & more!
4/8/2018 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 43 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #69
A bit rushed (and it sounds like it) but back this week with another episode of OK Jazz. New jazz from the US, JaribuAfrobeatArkestra, psychedelic Angolan guitar, MaxRoach & more!
3/18/2018 • 1 hour, 9 minutes, 28 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #68
Classic IsleyBrothers, Don Pullen's African-Brazilian Connection, more music from Angola & more!
3/12/2018 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 57 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #67
New music from Jaribu Afrobeat Arkestra, funky blues, Colombian salsa & more!
3/5/2018 • 1 hour, 8 minutes, 23 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #66
New music from ErenaTerakubo, Colombian big band cumbia, Mal Waldron, Ethiopiques & more!
2/25/2018 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 12 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #65
McCoyTyner, classic deep funk, Ethiopique grooves & more!
2/19/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 37 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #64
New jazz from C.SCott, more Zamrock from Zambia, Capoeria groove from Brazil and more!
2/12/2018 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 50 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #63
Changing things up a bit, shorter but more frequent podcasts going forward. On today's show a bunch of new and classic Japanese jazz tunes, West African female superstar vocalists, some dirty old blues & more!
2/4/2018 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 33 seconds
OK Jazz Episode #62 - 2018:01:29 8.54
New music from Brazil, US and South Africa, classic soul, Japanese jazz deep cuts from the 1970s & more!
1/29/2018 • 1 hour, 18 minutes, 41 seconds
OK Jazz Episode 61 - 2018:01:08 11.05
OK Jazz Episode #61, Anniversary Special Part 2 - just a sampling of the music I've been getting into since coming to Japan in 1997. 2+ hours with some bonus tunes at the end!
1/8/2018 • 2 hours, 13 minutes, 44 seconds
OK Jazz Podcast 60
OK Jazz Episode 60 - Anniversary Special Part 1! Selecitno of tunes from music I brought with me to Japan when I arrived back in 1997.
