Welcome to this Balance Jazz & Beyond Mix, a cocktail of the music that has caught my ears, been told about or what I would love to share with you, from Rare Grooves, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Dance, NuJazz, Soul, Funk and World Music, past, present and future flavours from far and wide with a little nod to the left side and a little sprinkling of electronica.
My playlists are always uncompromising, bold and changes in tempo and style to avoid getting stuck into the same groove. Bringing together music the world needs to hear, and that is so often overlooked by mainstream music channels.
Info
NDFM Website - info – pics – Content - Music Videos – blogs and NDFM’s own Music Player.
Please go to - https://www.nudirectionsfm.com/
Please enjoy the music I love.
MCR
Music
Robert Glasper, Harry Belafonte - Got Over
JABBERLOOP - Source Of Spring
Amadou & Mariam – Magossa
Soel – To this World
Baaba Maal Screaming Orphans – Souka Nayo (I will Follow You)
Romare - The Blues (It Began in Africa)
Sadao Watanabe - pembe za watanabe
Gabriele Poso - Everybody Loves The Sunshine
Nautilus, Nanami Shimizu - I Can't Make You Love Me
Paul Randolph – Fall Away
Marc Mac - Music Of Life
Bokani Dyer – Tiya Mowa
United Future Organization - Stolen Moments Harddisc Mix
Kamaal Williams - Salaam Dekmantel Edition
Jazz Matters
Jazz Matters is a not-for-profit hobby project that I’m extremely proud of.
It began life in May 2021 as NuDirections, a weekly radio show on a London community station. That spirit of discovery still runs through everything I do.
But today, Jazz Matters has evolved into a global podcast platform for Jazz and World music lovers — reaching over 40,000 open-minded listeners across 57 countries on more than 24 platforms.2025/6 marks a new era. My love of music has always gone beyond Jazz, so I’ve created two distinct but connected spaces here
Jazz Matters: Podcasts, Playlists and Music Videos.
Jazz Lines: Blogs, Interviews, Gallery & Pulse for Who's Shaping the Scene.
I’m also preparing a full digital relaunch from my new studio, from 1st May 2026, then every Jazz Matters podcast, mix, and special will stream exclusively from my website—no third-party platforms and no algorithms. Until then, you can listen here and on 24+ podcast platforms.
Alongside the music, you’ll find in Jazz Lines, my platform for blogs, interviews, gallery, and pulse that links to things that catch my ear and eye. A bold new chapter begins soon. New location. New music player. New studio.
Jazz Matters. Because the music — and everything around it — truly does.
Enjoy the music I love