Blind Mango Chutney presents ‘Random Acts of Jazz’ this week from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 2020s. There’s Les McCann and Les Nubians, Arooj Aftab, El Truento and Ndegeocello - more genres than you can stab a jazz chord at.

Frances Chan starts her 2024 with jazz reggae, a nod to Blue Note’s 85th anniversary and the funky sounds of 1974, plus new releases too. Setlist: Cedric Im Brooks & the Light of Saba – Song For My Father Milt Jackson – Tahiti Milt Jackson ft Freddie Hubbard & Herbie Hancock – SKJ Ibibio Sound Machine – The Talking Fish The Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble ft Chip Wickham – Beg, Borrow, Play Naked City – Latin Quarter Tenderlonious – John Coltrane John Coltrane – Locomotion Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Two Generations of Excess Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Necessary Evil (Live on NPR, June 2023)Greg Spero ft Jimetta Rose – In the Moonlight Adrian Sherwood – Starship Bahia Hatfield & The North – Son of ‘There’s No Place Like Homerton’ Bob James – Night on Bald Mountain Frank Zappa – Cosmik Debris Christoph El Truento – Pocket Copy Nautilus – Virtual Insanity Jimmy Smith – Joy Taggy Matcher – Watermelon Man  

Sperber Dan highlights new and recent releases and a few classics, does some jazzplaining about ‘In A Silent Way’ with Laura Biding-Citizen, then takes us op shopping in West Auckland and spins the week's vinyl finds. (New releases and classics) Sunlight - The Golden Eternity Wild Horses - Javier Malosetti Routes To Knowledge - The Golden Eternity Drum VS Tide - Salin Sugarcane Funk - Salin  Moewe - Löwenzahnhonig Wildfire - Kresten Osgood Sibomandi (feat. Fallo Nioke) - Alabaster De Plume One For Mganga - Mike Clarke  Nakuru - Niclas Knudsen Existe Uma Voz - Rogê Eu Só Quero um Xodó - Gilberto Gil In A Silent Way - Joe Zawinul In A Silent Way - Miles Davis (Op shop LPs) Am I Blue - George Barnes (From Velvet Guitar) 123 - Alan Haven (From Organ Magic) Cadenza - Peter Thomas Sound Orchestra (From Presents) Mambo Garner - Errol Garner (From Mambo Moves Garner) The Good The Bad And The Ugly - Basil Henriques and the Waikiki Islanders (From Hawaiian Honeymoon) Roda - Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66 (From Look Around) Ebony Jam - Tower Of Power (From In The Slot) Besame Mucho - Herb Alpert (from Magic Man) Sugar - Ernie Wilkins and the Almost Big Band (From S/T LP) Texture - Dizzy Gillespie (From Closer To The Source) Norwegian Wood - Alan Haven (From Organ Magic) Easy Listening - Shieldstone (From S/T LP)  

Def Jim gets the 95bFM Jazz Show off to a cracking start for 2024 with selections from brand new releases featuring emerging guitarist Ava Mendoza and Myra Melford's Fire And Water Quintet (with guitarist Mary Halvorson) amongst a trove of other lovingly curated material from across the modern jazz firmament. 

Sperber Dan digs around in recent releases, finding local gems by Mel Stevenson and Christoph El Truento, UK jazz scene highlights and more. Later it’s off to the op shop for Dollar Disco, Jazz Show style. Then, after some very contemporary vocal numbers, we pause to reflect with Bill Evans and Jimmy Scott, finishing with some groove classics.

It’s a Jazzmas Eve party with Blind Mango Chutney, Miss Dom and Frances Chan playing their faves from 2023 and some vintage classics, including picks from absent hosts Def Jim and Dr Mark Baynes who are there in spirit. Plus Christmas Elf Sassy provides the Jazz Gig Guide and a her special Jingle Janglemosa mocktail for the festive season. Uncle Mark from Logg Cabin joins in the Chrimbo cheer.

From Mongo to Mingus to Melanie Charles, Blind Mango Chutney gives you a taste of classic, modern and soulful jazz and a hearty cup of Xmas cheer.

Def Jim presents his 15 Sleeps Jazz Show, with brand new releases from the likes of James Brandon Lewis and John Zorn, and a newly re-released classic fron The Jazz Doctors, amongst a typically varied selection of other album tracks both close and more distant in the Jazz Highway rear-view mirror. 

Blind Mango Chutney has a great yarn with guest Nathan Graves, A&R exec and promoter extraordinaire, about his extensive career and plays some of the amazing artists he’s worked with in NZ and the UK.

Dr. Mark heads to distant lands and features stellar jazz selections from Israel and Palestine. While, Dom, aside from a wee side-trip to the land of Far-out with an interlude of World Jazz, keeps it local and plays a few new releases to keep on one's radar.  Podcast-only tracks: Meshell Ndegeocello - Clear Water The Kuti Mangoes - Song for Fella  

From the blues to Billie to bandleader Bingo Miki, Blind Mango Chutney broadens your braincells brilliantly.

Following her spotlight on 80s jazz, Frances Chan spends the first hour in 90s nostalgia including acid jazz, trip hop and the Cuban comeback. Plus new releases and a Herbie gamechanger celebrating its 40th anniversary. Setlist: Nathan Haines – Chinese Burn The New Loungehead – Prince Lucy Medeski, Martin & Wood – It’s a Jungle in Here Jamiroquai – Hooked Up Buena Vista Social Club – Chan Chan Ernest Ranglin – None Shall Escape the Judgement John Scofield, Pat Metheny – The Red One Paco de Lucia, John McLaughlin, Al de Meola – La Estiba DJ Food – Half Step Amon Tobin – Bridge Miles Davis – Mystery Love Square ft Maia Huia & Julian Dyne – Layer Gogo Penguin – Parasite Martha Kato – Ishonsho Abe Myele Manzanza – Meditations Nitin Sawhney – Serpents The Circling Sun – Silver Malcolm Braff Trio – Sexy M.F. Alfa Mist – Foreward Herbie Hancock – Rockit  

Blind Mango Chutney bookends his show with indo-fusion jazz to celebrate Diwali, throws in some old time Halloween hauntings and jazz-rock fusion too.

Def Jim plays one track each from three recently-departed jazz luminaries and selects several other choice cuts from the modern/free jazz canon. 

Blind Mango Chutney remembers Carla Bley, and studio guest Ben McNicoll (saxophonist and jazz promoter) gives a taste of the Auckland Jazz Orchestra album and announces Creative Jazz Club’s exciting partnership with the Oh! Jazz subscriber service.

Frances Chan picks the prettiest new releases then revels in the daring and disparate genres of 1980s jazz in the second hour.  Setlist: Domi & JD Beck – Big Man, Little Dignity (remix of Paramore) Yussef Dayes ft Masego – Marching Band Nicola Conte – Freedom & Progress Salamao Soares & Guegue Medeiros – Paratodos Zela Margossian Quintet – The Road Knower – Real Nice Moment Dave Binney – When Love Goes Hiromi – Sonicwonderland Hiromi – We Will Ornette Coleman, Jerry Garcia – 3 Wishes Jon Hassell & Farafina – Flash of the Spirit (Laughter) Ginger Baker – Makuta Abdullah Ibrahim – Water from an Ancient Well 12 min Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition – New Orleans Strut Matt Bianco – Whose Side Are You On? Sade – Cherry Pie Sci-Clone, A Sides & Nathan Haines – Te Awa (The River)  

Oooh yeaaah, some kick-ass 70s gems on Blind Mango Chutney's jazz show, plus much, much more.

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.  

Def Jim is in pretty relaxed mode this week and offers a mix of new stuff and old favourites.

Another salubrious and soulful show by Blind Mango Chutney, featuring legends such as Ramsey Lewis, Chet Baker, Pat Metheny, Jack Wilkins, Shelly Manne and more.

Frances Chan has a post-bop spring in her step then travels to faraway lands of exotic rhythms, and throws in some sublime covers amongst new releases and jazz-funk masterpieces. Setlist: Herbie Hancock – Spider (Live) Chico Hamilton – Spring Again Dave Bruebeck – Spring in Central Park Nina Simone – Another Spring Freddie Hubbard – Up Jumped Spring Charif Megarbane – Souk el Ahad Ibrahim Maalouf & Angelique Kidjo – Ahan Adrian Quesada & Gabriel Garzón-Montano – El Paraguas Salomão Soares & Guegué Medeiros – Feira de Mangaio Salomão Soares & Guegué Medeiros – Sete Anéis Black Market Brass – Echo A.D. Weather Report – Barbary Coast Cory Wong & Louis Cole – The Grid Generation Joseph Shabason – Jamie Thomas Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter – Only the Lonely Woman Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter  – Black  Crow Nubya Garcia – Lean In Terrace Martin ft. Keyon Harrold, Justin Tyson &  Dominique Sanders – Degnan Dreams Kamasi Washington – My Friend of Misery Khruangbin & Quantic – Cebollas Verdes Booker T & the M.G.’s – Lonely Avenue Herbie Hancock – Swamp Ra  

Def Jim delivers the last 95bFM Jazz Show of Winter 2023, featuring brand new releases from Wadada Leo Smith & Orange Wave Electric, Illegal Crowns and Trio Tapestry, plus a mini-tribute to recently fallen veteran European Avant Garde saxophone colossus Peter Brötzmann, together with a bunch of other scintillating selections.

Blind Mango Chutney loves the Latin, African and South African flavours this week plus an important critique of the Black experience by jazz-influenced Adrian Younge.

Mark plays a 'two for the price of one' show.

Blind Mango Chutney keeps the winter chills at bay with strong doses of jazz reggae, jazz rock and jazz fusion, and in-studio guest music entrepreneur John Baker plays an immune-boosting selection of rare early NZ jazz, rock and exotica recordings.

Frances Chan hails new/old Prince and Miles Davis, sounds from Senegal, and plays new releases from Meshell, Mireya, Brandee, Lakecia and Fumika. Setlist: Prince – All A Share Together Meshell Ndegeochello ft. Brandee Younger, Mark Guiliana, Josh Johnson – Virgo 3 The Lahaar – Chase Scene, Part 1 Eddie Palmieri – Chocolate Ice Cream Pete Jolly – Autumn Festival M.E.B., Miles Davis – Hail to the Real Chief Miles Davis – Spanish Key (Encore) (Live, Fillmore East, NYC, 1970) Mireya Ramos, Flor de Toleache – Nunca Te Voy a Olvidar Lakecia Benjamin, Georgia Ann Muldrow – Phoenix Fumika Asari – Thanks for Emily Emily Remler – Blues for Herb Dee Byrne – Capsule Hako Yamasaki – Sasurai Casiopea – Time Limit Aron & The Jeri Jeri Band – Sunugal Kora Jazz Band – Bardinerie Ray Barretto – Acid Brandee Younger ft. Meshell Ndegeochello – Dust  

Blind Mango Chutney loves the local flavours from The Lahaar to Whirimako Black and ethnic grooves from South Africa and beyond.   Setlist: (1) Richard Nunns/Mark Lockett - Redaction (2) Whirimako Black - Stormy Weather Marangai (3) Creative Path Ensemble - Solar Eclipse  (4) Lonnie Johnson - Playing With The Strings (5) Hank Garland - 3,4 The Blues (6) Alphonze Mouzon -  Virtue (7) James Newton - Crips (8) Creative Path Ensemble - Absolvo (9) Theo Croker - Portrait Of William (10) Karin Krog - Lazy Afternoon (11) Billy Butler - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow  (12) Art Farmer/Yusuf Lateef - Something You Got (13) Nduduzo Makathini - Unokamyamba (14) Nduduzo Marathini - Mama feat. Omagugu (15) Creative Path Ensemble - Interlock (16)The Lahaar - Step 2 (17) Allan Holdsworth + IOU - Devil Take The Hind Most   

Mark plays his favorite band - features some Andrea Lisa tracks ahead of her gig next month, & ends on a Latin note. Dom plays a couple of classic cuts, features some South African Jazz, & adds 2 extra tracks as a Podcast Only Feature:  The Clear Path Ensemble - Solar Eclipse, ahead of their gig in a few weeks - & the new single from The Circling Sun - Bones, post the groups epic, sold-out, album release show on Saturday night.

In a typically varied set, Def Jim splices gnarly nuggets from old stalwarts of the avant-garde with new releases from the likes of Ethnic Heritage Ensemble and Julian Lage, virtuosic guitar in both electric blues and finger-picked trio/duo settings and sundry sparkling album tracks bursting out of relative obscurity before closing out with some classic John Coltrane.

Blind Mango Chutney spreads smooth peanut butter from Silent Poets, mashes up orchestral jazz, then gets crunchy with William Parker. Followed by trad jams by Ellington and hot-buttered toasts from Della Reese and Dizzy G.

Miss Dom gets inspired by Horn Sections, Jazzy Hip Hop, recent visitors, & Japan-  Even recent Rock N Roll Visitors Guitar Wolf make a brief appearance - While Vinyl collector, & Guest Selector Johnny Dambuster goes diggin in dem Jazz Vaults, & emerges dusty, but cool. 

Another solid set from Def Jim as he covers the stylistic gamut from contemporary guitar composition to 70's extended jams with brief tributes thrown in to recently departed heroes Jeff Beck and Wayne Shorter.

Frances Chan plays artists she’s never played before on the Jazz Show. It’s a minefield of discovery – from 70s French cool and kinky Krauts to Japanese jams, pearls from Persia and the latest from London.  Setlist: Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – Les Fleurs Jonah Yano & Badbadnotgood – The Ordinary Is Ordinary Because it Ordinarily Repeats Primitive Art Orchestra – Qualia The Natural Yoghurt Band – Green Frog Rolf Kuhn – Playmate The German Top Five – The Champ Total Refreshment Centre – Plight The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble – Step Down Cortex – La Rue Ludivine Issambourg & Antiloops – Back to the Future King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – Ice V Brian Molley Quartet & Krishna Kishor – Ramal Dabke Julian Lage – Chavez Amir Bresler, Nitai Hershkovits & Nomok  – Third Wave Mischief Eishan Ensemble – Invisible Tarab Ryo Fukui – Early Summer C.C.P.P. – Clavinet Shit Synthesis – Sophie’s Gift Brian Auger – Straight Ahead Ryo Kawasaki – El Toro Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band – Space  

Blind Mango Chutney loves the ladies with Lady Blackbird, Saundra Phillips, Geri Allen, Brandee Younger and Melba Liston, plus some more Wayne Shorter for your soul.

Blind Mango Chutney's epic tribute to Wayne Shorter plus new artist Lady Blackbird.

Blind Mango Chutney features the sublime strings of Dorothy Ashby, lets Rahsaan on the loose and goes big with some jazz orchestras.

This week Def Jim features selections from recent releases by John Zorn, Jeff Parker, John Scofield and Thumbscrew interspersed with gems plucked from recent and not-so-recent albums such as 1971's Hooteroll? by Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead.

Frances Chan revels in 1973 – her favourite year in jazz. Essential jazz funk fusion celebrating their 50th anniversaries this year, plus a few newbies. Setlist: Billy Cobham – Spectrum Gary Burton Quartet – Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly Flora Purim – Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly Donald Byrd – Black Byrd Bobbi Humphrey – Blacks and Blues Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson – Blues Etude (Live) Kibrom Birhane – Merkato Esperanza Spalding – Ponta de Areia Sun Ra – Images Deodato – Rhapsody in Blue Steely Dan – Your Gold Teeth Roy Ayers – Red, Black & Green Placebo – Only Nineteen Jan Gabarek, Bobo Stenson Quartet – Witchi-Tai-To Village of the Sun – First Light Akusmi – Cogito Herbie Hancock – Sly  

Blind Mango Chutney rocks out to Rhoda Scott, gets a Brazilian, reads the Weather Report and ends up in Cuba. Setlist: Rhoda Scott Trio – Sha Bazz King Sunny Ade and his African Beats – Baba Orun Mbe O Camilla George – Journey Across The Sea Azymuth – What's Going On Ivan Conti – Pantanal Azymuth – Song Of The Jet Milt Jackson Quintet – This Here Dinah Washington – Christopher Columbus Weather Report – Nubian Sundance Jeff Beck – She's a Woman Dixie Dregs – Free Fall Tom Rodwell – Don't Be a Fugitive Your Whole Life Parker/Dickey/Shipp – Nothingness Art Blakey – Child's Dance Julian Lage – Heart Is a Drum Roberto Fonesco – 80s

Dr. Mark & Miss Dom, back from the hols, & kick into their hosting duo -  going heavy on the Keys - Dom pays tribute to Renee Geyer, & Jeff Beck - Mark sticks with tradition, & keeps the Brad Mehldu rolling, while previewing his new favorite holiday album - M & D, playing chill, & uplifting grooves after crazy Flood times