As May draws to a close, life is in motion. My house is on the market, boxes are piling up, and I've been scouting new places with room for a proper studio. While everything shifts around me, the music still grounds me. This mix is a snapshot of where I am right now—mentally, emotionally, musically.
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Playlist:
1. Steps Ahead – Beirut
2. Morten Schantz – Godspeed
3. Peter Erskine, John Beasley, Janek Gwizdala – Bourges Buenos Aires
4. Nguyên Lê – Burning of the Midnight Lamp
5. The Brother Moves On – Umthandazo Wamagenge
6. Geri Allen, David Murray & Terri Lyne Carrington – The Nurturer
7. Aziza – Aziza Dance (feat. Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke, Eric Harland)
8. The Cookers – The Call of the Wild and Peaceful Heart
9. Mark de Clive-Lowe, Shigeto, Melanie Charles – The Creator Has a Master Plan Part II
10. Morgan Guerin – With a Peace of Mind, Pt. 2 (feat. Risa Pearl)
Jazz Matters
I built Jazz Matters as my home for contemporary jazz, nu-jazz, and world music — and now it’s also home to a small number of guest shows and mixes from people I rate.
Expect contemporary jazz, nu-jazz, and global sounds — with tracklists, long reads, interviews, and playlists that go deeper than the usual.
Jazz Matters is a not-for-profit hobby project I’m extremely proud of. It began in May 2021 as a weekly radio show on a London community station, and that spirit of discovery still guides everything I do.
Today it reaches 40,000+ open-minded listeners across 57 countries on 24+ platforms.
In 2026, I’m taking things up a gear with clear sections: JM Studio Notes, the Music Player & Show Notes inc Playlists, Sleeve Notes and Interviews.
A full digital relaunch from my new studio follows — and after that, Jazz Matters podcasts and mixes will be exclusive to this website.
A bold new chapter begins soon. New location. New studio. New player.
Jazz Matters — because the music, and everything around it, truly does.