This is The last NuDirections Show, having started some 18 months ago on a community radio station, then due to the overwhelming response NuDirections moved on to become an independent podcaster with some success, streaming globally to 42 countries and with an audience of some 9000+.
Going forward, NuDirections will morph into NuDirections FM, an internet-based music service & platform comprising of music lovers from around the globe, who have come together through the mutual love of music - exploring the past and present ever-changing DNA of non-mainstream music.
NuDirections FM will be a non-pretentious and non-political platform. Where the only criteria needed to join us if there is a suitable slot - is the love of music and fellow man. Regardless of race, location, religion and sex, where every person can reach their full potential and have an equal part to play in what we are creating - where our presenters feel comfortable and supporting each other will help to improve and develop their collective skills.
At the beginning of August, we will start to build a library of shows and mix's and I will announce the lineup of selectors. Our official launch will probably be in Sept/Oct, then during 2002 NuDirections will be looking at a slow programme of expansion.
Thank you all so much for your support in my musical journey so far, hopefully, I can repay your support with what is being planned by NuDirections FM and the music we will play for you.
Much love
My Cousin Ray.
Playlist
Wayne Snow - Seventy
Butcher Brown - Truck Fump
Blue Lab Beats, Kaidi & NK-OK, NK-OK, Kaidi Akinnibi, Theo Croker – Breath
Fela Kuti, Roy Ayers 2000 Blacks Got to Be Free – Edit
Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua, Dave Carpenter - Daddy, What is Gods Last Name
Lamont Butler - Unholy War
Matters - A Beginning
Mansur Brown – Serious
Snazzback – Reading
Quaid, Shepherd – Mystery
Rebecca Vasmant, Harry Weir, Paix - Jewels of Thought
Ron Everett - Let Your Spirits Be Free
Sons Of Kemet - To Never Forget The Source
Takuya Kuroda – R.S.B.D
Takuya Kuroda, José James - Everybody Loves The Sunshine
Amaro Freitas – Baquaqua
The Breathing Effect - Moki Dreams of Brazil
Ethan Tomas - I AM AN AFRICAN
Samthing Soweto, Sha Sha, DJ Maphorisa, Kabza De Small – Akulaleki
Itadi - Live in Another World
Orchestre Abass - Awula Bo Fee Ene
Toli & The Femm Nameless - See Line woman
Angelique Kidjo - Mother Nature
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