This month's show is all about the live music that I have seen over the summer. From local gigs, festivals and gigs in New York, This is the sounds of my summer.
Info
Website - www.raysroom.org
Music Player - https://pod.co/nudirections
Tracklist
1. Magic in Threes - Rancho Relaxo
2. Jimetta Rose and the Voices of Creation - Let the Sunshine in
3. Children of Zeus - Still Standing
4. Children of Zeus - No love song
5. Erykah Badu – Appietree
6. Erykah Badu - Didn't cha know
7. Carrtoons - Be there for you
8. Gabriels - Love and hate in a different time
9. Gabriels - One and only
10. Brian Jackson - Little Orphan Boy
11. Brian Jackson and Gil Scott Heron - It's your world
12. Fred Wesley - Pass the peas
13. Fred Wesley - Blow your head
14. Black Star – Definition
15. Black Star – Respiration
16. KRS One - Can't wake up
17. KRS One - Sound of da police
18. The Jungle Brothers - Straight out the jungle
19. The Jungle Brothers - Doing are own dang
20. Heroes of Limb – T.R.O.Y
21. Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada
22. Sergio Mendes – Magalenha
23. Ezra Collective - Victory dance
24. Ezra Collective - Chapter 7 feat Ty
25. Jazz Spastics - Cognitive Fusion
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 & Playlists, Sleeve Notes, Interviews, and Music Videos.
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.