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
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