OK Jazz 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!

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!

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!

OK Jazz is back in 2024! New music from Brazil, Bolivia, Eswatini & Japan, classic grooves from Congo and some Impulse! label treasures!

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!

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!

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!

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!

New jazz releases, music from South Africa & Algeria, a wild reissue from France, classic JohnColtrane & more!

New music from Brazil, Jamaica, the US AND my special interview with harpist Brandee Younger, recorded at the Tokyo Blue Note!

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!

New music from the UK, USA, Mali/Nigeria, and the Abenaki First Nation, a Caribbean island hop, a beautiful kamancheh/kora duet & more!

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!

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!

Tribute to the legend AhmadJamal, new music from New York, Poland/UK, a groovy 1970s Japanese pop reissue, classic Brazilian funky jazz & lots more!

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!

Packed new episode with new music from Brazil, the USA, and Haiti. 90s hip-hop classics, a Stax Records medley, respect to WayneShorter & more!

New music from Cuba and Brazil, deep Japanese Jazz cut, classic PFloyd and a Funkadelic deepcut on this episode of OK Jazz!

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!

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!

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!

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!

(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!)

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!

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!

Very special episode of all Charles Mingus tunes, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth!

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!

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!

New music from the USA, Ghana and Japan, island groove from Guadeloupe, classic jazz from BillyHarper & more!

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'

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!

New releases from Brazil and Panama (via Chicago!), deep New Orleans funk, intense Roma music from Istanbul & more!

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!

A special birthday episode as Mr. OK Jazz shares some of his all-time favorite soul music tunes!

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!

Another wild trip around the world in this episode! Greece, Cuba, Angola, Japan, swinging jazz, 80s Funk & more!

Deep funk, incendiary Cuban piano, new jazz from the USA, an ancient Greek drinking song & more!

New music from Argentina and Congo, two jazz masterpieces, SarahVaughn getting funky & more!

OK Jazz is back in 2022 with new music from Brazil, Russia and France, a soul classic from OtisRedding, a legend from Okinawa & more!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Joan Armatrading, AmyWinehouse, Etta James, more classic Congolese Rumba, epic live Lee Morgan & more!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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

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!

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!

OK Jazz is back! New music from DerrickHodge, AtlasMaior and SarathyKorwar, another classic from Yusef Lateef, peak Stevie, acoustic music from Mali & much more!

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!

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!

Extra long mid-summer episode with plenty of new jazz, some great re-releases from South Africa, Azerbaijan and Indonesia, Samba, classic soul & more!

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/

New music from TonyAllen & HughMasakela, a monster Cuban jam, new and old jazz classics & more!

New music from Sweden and Vietnam, deep reggae cut from Trojan Records, spacey Sun Ra track & more!

New music from jazz legend GaryBartz, Ethiopian maestro MulatuAstatke, CheApalache from Argentina, classic Congolese Rumba & LOTS more!

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!

Special extra LOUD episode with the JazzMessengers, classic Afrobeat, Blues, Samba-Soul & more, Turn it UP!

New music from Holland, the UK and US. All time top Congolese Rumba tune, deep VanMorrison cut & more!

New album from Chip Wickham, music from the Discos Fuentes label in Colombia, a European Jazz classic & more!

New music from India, ManuDibango, BillWithers, Congolese pop, Jazz from Europe & more! The Quarantine Shows vol.1!

New music from the UK and Japan, crazy Turkish reissue from the 70s, modern blues, McCoy Tyner tribute & more!

New music from Haiti, the UK, Malaysia, jazz from Japan, classic reggae, Cuba-Congo guitar masters & more!

New music from the UK, jazz from Chicago and Japan. Balinese gamelan, furious grooves from Sao Tome, deep TomWaits & more!

Last show of 2019, with tunes from my year's best list, some old classic Blues, Congolese Rumba & more!

New music from AtlasMaijor, disco/soul from Australia, Madagascar guitar genius, classic Stevie & more!

New music from Argentina, Malaysia, Australia and the UK. Classic blues guitar, interview with bassist Moto Fukushima, heavy 70s funk from Ghana and more!

New Youssou N'Dour, new British jazz from Nubya Garcia, The Warrior Women of Afro-Peruvian Music, a Jazz guitar classic remixed & more!

New music from the US, Indonesia, Holland and France, classic Japanese jazz, heavy grooves from Zimbabwe & more!

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!

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!

Extra long Birthday Special episode! Music from Cannonball, Stevie, Dinah, AnouarBrahem, Franco, Buddy&Junior & much much more!

Classic Blues, new music from the Basque country of Spain, Garbage, Masabumi Kikuchi & more!

New music from Peru, early MalWaldron, swinging Cuban piano, SoftMachine & more!

Yoruba drums, Igbo Highlife, Hausa Rap, Afrobeats, Juju, Afrobeat & more! A very special hour of Nigerian music from my personal collection!

New music from New York, ClaraNunes, AhmadJamal, Debussy & more!

Special double episode! New jazz from the UK, a classic reissue from Senegal, Cuban funk, 70s soul, new music from BassekouKouyate and lots more!

Hatian Rock, classic hip-hop remix, more GrantGreen, killer soukous grooves & more!

Live GrantGreen, Cuba meets Dylan, classic funk, Najwa Karam & more!

New music from Mali, Chicago Blues, classic Japanese Jazz, Lebanese Pop & more!

Kick off 2019 with new music from Argentina, Japan and Ethiopia, classic reggae, a tribute to NancyWilson & more!

2018 Best New Releases MIX! Music from around the globe, a selection of some of my favorite new music that came out this year.

New music from SalifKeita, Haitain/French rock, Stax &Motown, classic AhmadJamal, Dave O'Higgins+MaxIonata & more!

New jazz from the UK & Japan, groovy tunes from Okinawa and Memphis, special Happy Birthday to Manu Dibango & more!

New music from the UK, South Africa, Israel & New York, classic Congolese rumba, New Orleans funk、SonnyFortune & more!

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'

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!

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!

Music from Bali, Memphis, Japan, Congo & more!

New music from the UK, Haiti/USA, classic IsleyBrothers, hot soukous dance rhythms & more!

New Reggae-Jazz track from the US, new Congolese Rumba, Chicago Jazz, Marvin&Tammi + plenty more!

New music from the UK, US & Okinawa, Thailand funk, old R&B classics & more!

New jazz from Japan, classic R&B/roots of Rock&Roll, St. John Coltrane, Billy Preston, Hamza El Din and more!

Classic Dave Holland, heavy new grooves from Argentina & Australia, Congolese soukous, and my special interview with master musician Brian Blade!