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Frances Chan samples Mexican flavours, with a side of spiritual jazz and fresh cuts from the UK, sandwiched between Marvellous Mingus.  Setlist: Charles Mingus – Los Mariachis (The Street Musicians) Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass – Desafinado Tino Contreras – Orfeo en los Tambores Antonio Sanchez – Too Close to the Edge Elipsis (Michael League, Pedrito Martinez, Antonio Sanchez) – Variant Silvana Estrada & Charlie Hunter – El Aqua y La Miel Ezra Collective – Black Flag Alfa Mist – Found You (Live at Real World Studios) Cassandra Wilson – Red Guitar Coleman Hawkins – Sunday Hopetoun Brown – Burning Fuse Denzel Washington, The Branford Marsalis Quartet & Terence Blanchard – Pop Top 40 Wyclef Jean – Sugarcane & Watermelon Ancient Infinity Orchestra - Illuminations The Circling Sun – Kohan Pharoah Sanders – Pharomba New Jazz Underground – Pseudo Latin Vibe Charles Mingus – Tijuana Gift Shop

Blind Mango Chutney hosts your jazz hang this afternoon, starting with a nice warm number and continuing through with a smorgasbord of jazz canapes and hors d'oeuvres. Brought to you by our friends at San Ray on Ponsonby Rd.

Frances Chan loves a theme: ‘Sunday’ and ‘afternoon’ songs are on the menu plus new tunes, retro gems and a surprise ending. Setlist: Minho Choi – Mandarins Joe Kaptein – Sunday Arvo I Joe Kaptein – Sunday Arvo II Joe Henderson – Lazy Afternoon BADBADNOTGOOD – Sunday Afternoon’s Dream Etta James – A Sunday Kind of Love SMV – Hillbillies on a Quiet Afternoon Grant Green – Sunday Mornin’ George Benson – Just Another Sunday Jack McDuff – Groovin’ (On a Sunday Afternoon) Nathan Haines – Champion Alphonse Mouzon – Funky Snakefoot Troy Kingi – Fantasy League Weather Report – Teen Town (Live in Tokyo) Noah Kellman – Annoying Cool Guy The Cinematic Orchestra – Man With the Movie Camera Oscar Laven – La Bartavelle Mackwood – Sammy Pleasure – Joyous XTC – The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul

May Lay & Miss Dom had a fun Jazz Hang hosting the 95 BFM Jazz Show, 'sitting in' today for our Jazz Boss, Blind Mango Chutney. And a huge thanks to our lovely Guest Selector Nathan Haines, who popped in mid-show with son Zoot, to give us a sneak preview ahead of Nathan's DJ Set & Presentation of 100% John Coltrane down at KEMURI HI-FI this coming Wednesday night as part of the Coltrane Centennial Festivities that are happening accross the world this week - marking the Jazz Giant's 100th birthday Celebrations. Nathan also played for us some of his dope new releases that were so EPICALLY smoking hot we almost had to call the fire department.! Nga mihi to Dear Nathan & Zoot & also to our awesome listeners for their texts & our beautiful sponsors San Ray .

Blind Mango is joined on this bright afternoon by Miss Dom, & Max  - The Jazz Trio  - who dive into their Sunday 'Jazz Hangout' with a 'Potluck' Selection of Vibes - Blind Mango enjoys a little more of his Bossa Nova styles  - & features a lovely Oscar Peterson Trio track - which connects to a new first-time release of the new Oscar Peterson 6 LP Box Set featuring live,  & previously unheard material. While Miss Dom, & Max discuss the awesomeness of the recent Hiatus Kaiyote show at the Powerstation, & play & discuss the show as well as the tracks - Dom vibes on Crystal Chen, & also digs-on some Kamasi Washington past, & present. Thanks to our amazing sponsors, San Ray.

Today Def Jim pays tribute to US Jazz Singer Cassandra Wilson, who passed away in the last week at the age of just 70, and will long be remembered for her utterly distinctive smoky contralto, unique phrasing and very personal treatment of both her own compositions and a wide range of songs from the entire canon of popular music. A half-dozen tracks from albums by other artists are also featured, including new or very recent releases by Adam O'Farrill, Jeff Parker's ETA IVtet and Tomeka Reid Quartet. Crucial listening folks.

Welcome be-boppers to an afternoon of jazz hosted by Blind Mango Chutney, featuring Bill Evans and (still inspired by the recent film) Scott Lafaro, and straying though Benny Goodman, Oscar Peterson and (of course) Miles Davis. The Jazz Show is brought to you by San Ray, 118 Ponsonby Rd.

Frances Chan showcases a bevvy of terrifically talented twentysomethings and teens, and has a wee Latin moment, sandwiched between some legendary names. Plus a taste of American saxophonist Patrick Bartley Jr, whose debut performance in New Zealand is at The Tuning Fork tonight. Set list: Nina Simone – Lilac Wine Patrice Rushen – Haw-Right Now Clear Path Ensemble – Saying Something Domi & JD Beck – Concertino (For Piano, Drums & Orchestra) Moses Yoofee Trio – Zero Mei Semones – Zarigani Samara Joy – Three Little Words Joey Alexander – Bemused Again (Solo Improv II) Mike Sung Big Band – In a Mellow Tone Minho Choi - Birds and Fruit Emmet Cohen ft Bruce Harris & Patrick Bartley – After You've Gone Corto.alto – IJustDontKnow The Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble – Low Orbit Machito – Conga Mulence Mala & Simbad – Calle F Hermeto Pascoal – Mixing Pot (Tacho) Nicholas Payton & Butcher Brown – All Blues Herbie Hancock – Spider

Miss Dom & Max had fun hosting their second show in the shiny new 95 BFM studio  - Max takes Jazz to the 'Outter Limits' - & goes the 'Avant-garde/Free Jazz ' route - &  has fun exploring a few darker selections with rock jazz links -  to the likes of Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth, & also a track with a Fugazi connection, & another with a  Kiwi connection to the 1980's Tamaki group the 'Car Crash Set'  -  While Miss Dom dances around the studio with headphones on - & comes up with a suprisingly fresh 'rock jazz link' herself  - Ace! -  also - Dom keeps the focus on 'new releases'  - & amongst -  features a couple of Peachy, & very exciting -  new Soulful Aotearoa releases from Taylor Griffin & Romi Wrights. Ben McNicoll from 'Creative Jazz Club' also pops by mid-show to 'chat it up'  with Max  about the exciting upcoming  'special performance'  from visiting American Alto Saxophonist Patrick Bartley Jr.  - who lands & performs at the Tuning Fork on Sunday, August 23rd. Max & Ben share an interesting convo about 'tradition' & a Straight ahead style VS the 'new directions' in Jazz -  Many thanks to the wonderful San Ray - who are the kind sponsors of the Jazz Show each week.

Blind Mango Chutney's in the hot seat this week - Blind Mango calls on Miss Dom & Max to lend a bit of a hand hosting  - & to mark this Special Edition of the show, being the Numero uno' first ever Jazz Show to be aired from the new studio! Blind Mango kicks off the show with a grandious piece from The  Duke himself, from 1963 - Then the Jazz Trio party-on - & have a rad time rotating their 100% Vinyl Selections. Miss Dom plays a couple of 'Wild Cards' - While Max dives into his vinyl collection & digs out some gems from 2019. The Jazz Gig Guide pops on at 1.00 pm hosted by Max  - followed by a 'Vinyl Guide'  by Miss Dom. And of course, we send our kind thanks to our lovely Jazz Show Sponsors San Ray - the home of great Southern Californian eats.   #thejazzgang