Welcome to the first Jazz Matters show, the response to my Jazz Matters mixes was overwhelming, so I've decided to make it into a monthly show.
Jazz is the music that has a special place in my musical heart and this monthly show will lean heavily into Jazz with occasional musical excursions into other genres.
The music I select for you will be unlike anything else you’ll hardly hear elsewhere, my playlists are always uncompromising, bold and sometimes challenging, often changing in tempo and style to avoid getting stuck into the same groove. Bringing together the music I think the world needs to hear and that mainstream music channels so often overlook.
Please feel free to contact me with any comments or suggestions.
Info
Website - www.raysroom.org
My info - www.raysinfo.org
email - [email protected]
Please enjoy the music I love.
Playlist
Rymden & The Norwegian Radio Orchestra – Fee as A Bird
Léon Phal – Fuck Yeah
Jaco Pastorius - John and Mary
Tristan Banks, Paul Booth, John Crawford and, Davide Mantovani - Dust Devil
Magnus Ostrom - Safe and Sound
Isaiah J. Thompson, Julian Lee, Philip Norris, TJ Reddick, – The Soul Messenger.
Don Cherry - Universal Mother
Chroma – Afterwards.
Jean-Luc Ponty – Ye Ke Ye Ke
Yarni, Rachel Shirley, Ben Marks, Jonoa, - Transitions
RA-RE – Hidden Treasures
Simon Mavin – Good Hair Day
Danny Keane – Afro Cello – Super Full Moon Rework
Terri Lyne Carrington, Ravi Coltrane, Elena Pinderhughes - Respected Destroyer
John Beltran - As The Sun
Alfa Mist – Variables
Duncan Eagles – Elden
Yellowjackets Onyx Manor
Ashley Henry - Cranes in the Sky.
Yussef Dayes Venna Charlie Stacey - Black Classical Music feat Venna & Charlie Stacey
Links
Rymden - https://www.rymden-music.com/home
Leon Phal - https://leonphal.com/en/home/
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