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M.T.B. – Solid Jackson [Solid Jackson]
Ruby Rushton – Stapodia
Jessica Lauren – I Love You Brother [Film]
Kenny Wheeler Legacy – Sweet Yakity Waltz [Some Days Are Better: The Lost Scores]
John Hollenbeck – Entitlement [Colouring Hockets]
Lee Morgan – Get Yourself Together [Taru]
Out Of /Into – Radical [Motion I]
Moses Yoofee Trio – Bond [MYT]
Alice Coltrane – Ghana Nila [Transcendence]
Fabienne – Ambuehl [Thrive]
Lox – Opening
Ambrose Akinmusire – Muffled Screams [Honey From A Winter Stone]
Fay Victor – Check Out Your Mind [Lazy Old Sun]
Michael Mayo – Fly [Fly]
Andy Bey – River Man [Shades Of Bey]
Crispell/ Motian / Peacock – Requiem [Amaryllis]
Jessica Lauren – Coming Home [Film]

Cuban maestro Omar Sosa talks about ancestral influences and his collaborative approach to making music.

Playlist:
Omar Sosa – Marimachacha [Bembon]
Omar Sosa – Momento I [ile]
Omar Sosa – Ternura [Mulatos]
Omar Sosa – Reposo [Mulatos]
Omar Sosa – Cha-Amarillo [Prietos]
Omar Sosa – Sunrise [Calma]
Omar Sosa – Alejet [Eggūn]
Omar Sosa – Nuevo Manto [Mulatos]
Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita – No One Knows [Suba]

Willie Bobo – Reason For Livin’ [Bobo]
James Brandon Lewis Trio – Five Spots to Caravan [Apple Cores]
Nik Bärtsch’s RONIN – Modul 45 [Ingredients For Disaster (Soundtrack)]
Oz Noy – Fun One [Fun One]
Julian Lage – Northern Shuffle (Live at The Jazz Social)
BADBADNOTGOOD/Tim Bernardes – Poeira Cosmica
Jessica Lauren – Treasure Island [Film]
Fay Victor Ensemble – Robot Clown [Absinthe and Vermouth]
M.T.B – Ditty For Dewey [Solid Jackson]
Dewey Redman – Unknown Tongue [Musics]
Bo Dollis Jr. with Cyril Neville & Omari Neville – Shoe Fly (Live at the Jazz Social)
Jeff Parker / ETA IVtet – Freakadelic [The Way Out Of Easy]
Aub – Dott’s Blues [Folk Devils]
Roberto Pla and his Latin Ensemble – En la Calle [Latin Jazz Lounge]
Da Lata – Asking Eyes

Louis Matute – 2000 Years [Small Variations From The Previous Day]
Adéle Viret Quartet – Watchmaker [Close To The Water]
Marco Mezquida – De seda y Miel [Del Alma]
Momi Maiga – Barsaq [Kairo]
Monsieur Mala – Sul [Monsieur Mala]
Robinson Khoury – AGES [MYA]
Irene Reig – Decisio y Coratge [Decisio y Coratge]
Manon Mullener 5tet – Grand Rue [Insomnia]
Yilian Canizares – Habana-Bahia [Habana-Bahia]
Yelfris Valdes – Aceleyo Ana [For the ones …]

Sholto – Letting Go Of Forever [Letting Go Of Forever]
Johannes Enders – The Creator Has A Master Plan B [The Creator Has A Master Plan B]
Tom Harrell – Miramar [Alternate Summer]
Pauline Rèage – Gentle Destruction [Gentle Destruction]
Sebastian Studnitzky, Odesa Philharmonic Orchestra – Sul [Memento Odesa]
Wolfgang Muthspiel – Etude Nr. 6 (Triplets) [Etudes/ Quietudes]
Quincy Jones, Rod Steiger – How Come, You People [The Pawnbroker]
Roy Haynes – Snap Crackle [Out Of The Afternoon]
Lou Donaldson – Inner Space [Sassy Soul Strut]
Sebastian Gahler – Cruisin’ (0816) [Electric Stories]
Adrian Younge – Esperando par Voce [Adrian Younge presents Linear Labs: Sao Paulo]
Jeano Elong – Vieux Fascistes [Jabea]

Fania Allstars – De Nuevo A La Carga [Guasasa]
Johnny Pacheco – Que Pelota [Pacheco At The NY World’s Fair]
Orchestra Harlow – Yo Me Voy [Orchestra Harlow Presenta A Ismael Miranda]
Joe Bataan – Special Girl [Subway Joe]
.Monguito Santamaria – Juicy [On Top]
Willie Colon – The Hustler [The Hustler]
Fania Allstars – Kikapoo Joy Juice [Live At The Red Garter Vol 2]
Ray Barretto – Viva Y Vacila [Juntos/Together]
Pete Bonet & Louie Ramirez – Joe Gaines Express [Pete & Louie – The Beautiful People]
Willie Colon featuring Hector Lavoe – Guajira Ven [El Mato]
Ray Barretto – Retorno A Abidjan [El Otra Camino]
Seguida – Mambo Rock [Love Is]
Ralfi Pagan – Brother, Where Are You? [Ralfi]
Tipica 73 – Yo No Camino Mas [Charangueando Con La Tipica 73]
Johnny Zamot & Sociedad 76 – La Música Es Mi Vida [El Hulk De La Salsa]

Jingle jangle it’s the “Holiday” edition. Ho ho ho.

Charlie Parker – White Christmas – Live / 1948
Ezra Collective – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Ramsey Lewis Trio – Merry Christmas Baby
Roland Kirk Quartet – We Free Kings
Vince Guaraldi Trio – Christmas Time Is Here – Instrumental
John Coltrane Quartet – My Favourite Things
Wes Montgomery – Snowfall
Bill Evans – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
The Modern Jazz Quartet – Variation No. 1 On ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’
Bobby Timmons – Deck The Halls
Ill Considered – We Three Kings Of Orient Are
John Coltrane Quartet – Greensleeves – Take 2
Sun Ra and His Arkestra – It’s Christmas Time

The Solsonics – Jazz in the Present Tense (show theme track)
Invariance – Saint
Erskine & Kavuma – June [Ultrasound]
The Banger Factory – Pink Sky [Magnum Opus]
Edrix Puzzle – Cherry Moon [Lotus Blossom]
Nat Birchall – Eastern Sounds
Lox – Opening
Paul Olagunju – Matthew 6 vs 33 (Instrumental) [Through Thick & Thin]

_BY.ALEXANDER – Dear Dad (_BY.ALEXANDER)
Marion Rampal Naïssam Jalal – Cantilene (Les Rivieres Souterraines)
Gabi Hartmann – Take a Swing at the Moon (27/29/Sony)
Celeste – This Is Who I Am (Atlas Artists/Polydor)
Jordan Rakei – Celebrate (Decca)
Michael Kiwanuka – Rebel Soul (Polydor)
CKay – Addicted (Warner)
Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra – Delilah (Batov)
MATTERS UNKNOWN – Race Against The Sun (MATTERS UNKNOWN)
Butcher Brown – Montrose Forest (Concord/Universal)
Igmar Thomas’ Revive Big Band – Speak No Evil (Soulspazm/SCHMTCS)
Alexi Tuomarila – Inner Wasteland (Edition)
The Miles Davis Quintet – Seven Steps to Heaven (Sony)

We’ve snipped this beautiful conversation and live performance from The Jazz Social broadcasts for you to hear.

DJ Lil’ Koko dives into the backstories and cultural significance of the music of New Orleans and Louisiana, with the New Orleans Royalty the legendary “Uptown Ruler” Cyril Neville (The Meters & The Neville Brothers), his son Omari and a traditional performance by the three led by Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. on tambourine. They perform New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian favourites Hey Pocky Away and Shoe Fly Don’t Bother Me.

It’s a fascinating conversation and insight into how special New Orleans music cannon is to jazz, blues and funk.