Welcome to the first Jazz Matters of 2022 – hope you and yours are safe and well – thought I would start the 2022 series of Jazz matters mixes in a gentle mode with some of the music I have played in 2021 – enjoy the music.
Playlist
Cinematic Orchestra team with Roots Manuva - A Caged Bird - Imitations Of Life
Chip Wickham - Sais (Egypt)
SAM NEWSOME - THE SUCKERS GAME
Harvey Mandel - Baby Batter
Janami Dreaming - Flowing in the Clouds
Antonio Forcione - Night Passage
Alice Russell - Taking Hold
Ambient Jazz Ensemble - Break The Night With Silence
Kornél Fekete-Kovács & Modern Art Orchestra Satya-Truthfulness Foundations - Yamas And Niyamas
Build an Ark - Precious Priceless
Flora Perim & musicians from UK South Africa South America
Elton John - Come Down in Time - Jazz version
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
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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.
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Enjoy the music I love