Podcasts by OK Jazz Podcast
The OK Jazz Podcast features an eclectic selection of Jazz, Soul, World Music and a lot more genres! Hosted by Mr. OK Jazz of kol-radio.com and tokyojazzsite.com, home of a directory of Jazz bars and cafes around the Tokyo and Yokohama areas as well as local gig information, interviews and more. Also check out my sister podcast Tokyo Jazz Joints about our great photo project documenting jazz spots all around Japan!
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OK Jazz Episode #138 from 2022-02-13T03:50:53
Deep funk, incendiary Cuban piano, new jazz from the USA, an ancient Greek drinking song & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #137 from 2022-01-30T01:22:59
New music from Argentina and Congo, two jazz masterpieces, SarahVaughn getting funky & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #136 from 2022-01-23T00:04:12
OK Jazz is back in 2022 with new music from Brazil, Russia and France, a soul classic from OtisRedding, a legend from Okinawa & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #135 from 2021-12-19T04:24:06
2021 Year In Review episode, 18 of Mr. OK Jazz' picks from the year's best new releases. Music from the USA, UK, Korea, Japan, Congo, Mali, South Africa, Indonesia, Brazil, Cuba & Senegal!
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OK Jazz #134 from 2021-11-23T01:29:33
New jazz from Europe & the US, a mini-tour of African deep cuts and classics in Mali, Nigeria, Congo & Angola, DJ Otsuka Remix-Single, funky soul from Los Angeles & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #133 from 2021-10-31T03:09:20
OKJ is back on Halloween with some creepy classics, new music from Estonia, the US and Brazil, a monster groove from 1970s West Africa & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #132 from 2021-10-24T04:57:18
OKJ is back, with new music from Italy, South Africa & India, another Congolese classic, spaced out jazz/dub/funk from both Cuba AND Puerto Rico, and more!
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OK Jazz Episode #131 from 2021-09-20T01:25:26
Joan Armatrading, AmyWinehouse, Etta James, more classic Congolese Rumba, epic live Lee Morgan & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #130 from 2021-09-12T01:59:42
New jazz from the US, great news for Congolese Rumba fans, Brazilian acoustic guitar, some classic Blues, and an unscheduled cameo by the OK Jazz Dog!
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OK Jazz Episode #129 from 2021-09-05T02:00:34
Tribute heavy episode to some departed musical giants, including Lee Perry, Victor Uwaifo, CharlieWatts, Alemayehu Eshete and Barthelemy Attisso, plus new jazz from the US, new music from Japan & m...
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OK Jazz Episode #128 - HOT Summer Mix from 2021-08-13T07:09:33
Forget all the lost summer music events and spend an hour with this special HOT Summer Mix from Mr. OK Jazz! Soul, Funk, Jazz, Samba, MPB, Rai, Cumbia, Minyo, Soukous & Reggae, great tunes from aro...
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OK Jazz #127 from 2021-07-27T01:45:01
Back with plenty new music, kicking off with the incredible LittleSimz, music from Jambinai in South Korea, solo saxophone from Jaleel Shaw, guitarist Tassos Spiliotoupolous' latest EP and lots more!
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OK Jazz #126 from 2021-06-20T06:13:42
OK Jazz returns with episode #126, another exciting trip around the world of music, past & present! New big band jazz from France, Turkish psychedelica from the legends Mogollar, South African urba...
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OK Jazz #125 from 2021-04-04T02:46:43
OK Jazz is back with a VERY international episode! New music from Germany/Afghanistan, China, New York and Colombia/Cameroon, classic South African Jazz reissue, 50th anniversary of HerbieHancock's...
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OK Jazz Episode #124 - K.O.L. Radio Interview with Nick Luscombe from 2021-03-06T23:56:17
Special K.O.L. Radio crossover episode!
Guest Nick Luscombe chats with us about his varied career as a broadcaster, DJ, compiler and label rep. Originally from the UK, he settled in Japan in e...
OK Jazz Episode # 123 from 2021-01-30T10:02:09
OK Jazz returns with a lot of new tunes and older classics! Contemporary music from South Korea by Sinnoi and Jambinai, contemporary jazz from the US by Anteloper, classic rumba from the Congo by L...
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OK Jazz Episode #122 - Best of 2020 from 2020-12-20T04:20:47
Last show of the year! Look back at some of 2020's best new releases, music from LittleSimz in the UK, SitiMuharam from Zanzibar, The Dancing Devils of Djibouti, GregoryPorter, brilliant new jazz ...
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OK Jazz Episode #121 from 2020-11-29T00:56:21
OK Jazz is back! New music from DerrickHodge, AtlasMaior and SarathyKorwar, another classic from Yusef Lateef, peak Stevie, acoustic music from Mali & much more!
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OK Jazz Episode #120 from 2020-10-11T04:22:51
OK Jazz is back with another great episode, new music from Turkey, Japan, France and Mali, reggae legend TootsHibbert, a deep MarvinGaye cut, jazz anniversaries & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #119 from 2020-08-30T02:42:35
On today's episode Mr. OK Jazz brings a bunch of new tunes from the latest releases by Makaya McCraven, Minyo Crusaders, Gregory Porter and Cuatro Minimal, in addition to classic South African Jazz...
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OK Jazz Episode #118 from 2020-07-19T05:56:33
Extra long mid-summer episode with plenty of new jazz, some great re-releases from South Africa, Azerbaijan and Indonesia, Samba, classic soul & more!
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Brazil 101 Mix Promo - on K.O.L. Radio from 2020-07-05T01:24:02
Just a quick promo announcement, head over to K.O.L. Radio on MixCloud.com to hear my latest 101 Mix, this time the music of Brazil! Back soon with another OK Jazz episode as well. Obrigado! https:...
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OK Jazz Episode #117 from 2020-06-28T01:41:19
New music from TonyAllen & HughMasakela, a monster Cuban jam, new and old jazz classics & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #116 from 2020-06-14T06:19:40
New music from Sweden and Vietnam, deep reggae cut from Trojan Records, spacey Sun Ra track & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #115 from 2020-05-29T07:05:31
New music from jazz legend GaryBartz, Ethiopian maestro MulatuAstatke, CheApalache from Argentina, classic Congolese Rumba & LOTS more!
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OK Jazz Episode #114 - Late Night Listening from 2020-05-04T08:56:41
Can't sleep? Get on this episode to keep you company, late-night selections from the oud to DinahWashington, jazz guitar to the West African kora. Pour a drink, lean back and escape for the next ho...
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OK Jazz Episode #113 - Play It Loud! from 2020-05-03T02:12:41
Special extra LOUD episode with the JazzMessengers, classic Afrobeat, Blues, Samba-Soul & more, Turn it UP!
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OK Jazz Episode #112 from 2020-04-26T05:12:35
New music from Holland, the UK and US. All time top Congolese Rumba tune, deep VanMorrison cut & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #111 from 2020-04-12T05:19:39
New album from Chip Wickham, music from the Discos Fuentes label in Colombia, a European Jazz classic & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #110 from 2020-04-05T03:39:38
New music from India, ManuDibango, BillWithers, Congolese pop, Jazz from Europe & more! The Quarantine Shows vol.1!
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OK Jazz Episode #109 from 2020-03-15T08:04:12
New music from the UK and Japan, crazy Turkish reissue from the 70s, modern blues, McCoy Tyner tribute & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #108 from 2020-02-16T05:37:58
New music from Haiti, the UK, Malaysia, jazz from Japan, classic reggae, Cuba-Congo guitar masters & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #107 from 2020-01-26T03:37:09
New music from the UK, jazz from Chicago and Japan. Balinese gamelan, furious grooves from Sao Tome, deep TomWaits & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #106 from 2019-12-16T06:48:20
Last show of 2019, with tunes from my year's best list, some old classic Blues, Congolese Rumba & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #105 from 2019-11-10T08:10:55
New music from AtlasMaijor, disco/soul from Australia, Madagascar guitar genius, classic Stevie & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #104 from 2019-10-14T07:02:25
New music from Argentina, Malaysia, Australia and the UK. Classic blues guitar, interview with bassist Moto Fukushima, heavy 70s funk from Ghana and more!
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OK Jazz Episode #103 from 2019-09-15T06:05:20
New Youssou N'Dour, new British jazz from Nubya Garcia, The Warrior Women of Afro-Peruvian Music, a Jazz guitar classic remixed & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #102 from 2019-09-08T08:51:07
New music from the US, Indonesia, Holland and France, classic Japanese jazz, heavy grooves from Zimbabwe & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #101 from 2019-08-18T10:20:32
Back after a 3-month break and better than ever! New music from Japan, Brazil, the UK, Holland and the US, classic Bootsy funk, the oldest recorded Congolese Rumba, deep cut Japanese Jazz & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #100 from 2019-05-26T07:10:51
Episode #100 is here! Lots of new music from Chile, UK, Greece, Mali and more. Some classic ElvinJones, a Japanese jazz reissue, and my very special funky dance mix for Sunday house chores!
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OK Jazz Episode #99 from 2019-03-23T03:26:55
Extra long Birthday Special episode! Music from Cannonball, Stevie, Dinah, AnouarBrahem, Franco, Buddy&Junior & much much more!
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OK Jazz Episode #98 from 2019-03-10T05:36:32
Classic Blues, new music from the Basque country of Spain, Garbage, Masabumi Kikuchi & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #97 from 2019-03-03T03:25:09
New music from Peru, early MalWaldron, swinging Cuban piano, SoftMachine & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #96 Nigeria Music Special from 2019-02-24T07:59:23
Yoruba drums, Igbo Highlife, Hausa Rap, Afrobeats, Juju, Afrobeat & more! A very special hour of Nigerian music from my personal collection!
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OK Jazz Episode #95 from 2019-02-18T10:40:43
New music from New York, ClaraNunes, AhmadJamal, Debussy & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #93 & 94 from 2019-02-11T10:33:29
Special double episode! New jazz from the UK, a classic reissue from Senegal, Cuban funk, 70s soul, new music from BassekouKouyate and lots more!
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OK Jazz Episode #92 from 2019-01-27T08:07:21
Hatian Rock, classic hip-hop remix, more GrantGreen, killer soukous grooves & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #91 from 2019-01-21T08:36:29
Live GrantGreen, Cuba meets Dylan, classic funk, Najwa Karam & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #90 from 2019-01-13T02:41:37
New music from Mali, Chicago Blues, classic Japanese Jazz, Lebanese Pop & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #89 from 2019-01-06T02:51:55
Kick off 2019 with new music from Argentina, Japan and Ethiopia, classic reggae, a tribute to NancyWilson & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #88 - Best Of 2018 MIX from 2018-12-31T01:22:37
2018 Best New Releases MIX! Music from around the globe, a selection of some of my favorite new music that came out this year.
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OK Jazz Episode #87 from 2018-11-26T09:28:24
New music from SalifKeita, Haitain/French rock, Stax &Motown, classic AhmadJamal, Dave O'Higgins+MaxIonata & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #86 from 2018-11-12T07:01:19
New jazz from the UK & Japan, groovy tunes from Okinawa and Memphis, special Happy Birthday to Manu Dibango & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #85 from 2018-10-30T11:12:07
New music from the UK, South Africa, Israel & New York, classic Congolese rumba, New Orleans funk?SonnyFortune & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #84 - Interview with Baye McNeil from 2018-10-14T08:43:56
Special episode of the podcast, where I sat down and had a long chat with educator, activist and fellow Brooklynite in Japan, Baye McNeil. We covered a lot of topics including growing up in New Yor...
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OK Jazz Episode #83 from 2018-09-30T02:16:38
Another globe-trotting episode of OK Jazz with new music from Cape Verde, Japan and South Africa. Plus live WoodyShaw, groovy old soul & lots more!
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OK Jazz Episode #82 from 2018-09-04T10:59:36
Back after a long summer of music fun all around Japan, this episode has a Sukiyaki Meets The World festival recap, tributes to Aretha,Randy Weston & TomaszStanko, new jazz from the UK, soaring str...
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OK Jazz Episode #80 from 2018-07-22T08:16:34
New music from the UK, Haiti/USA, classic IsleyBrothers, hot soukous dance rhythms & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #79 from 2018-07-09T00:36:29
New Reggae-Jazz track from the US, new Congolese Rumba, Chicago Jazz, Marvin&Tammi + plenty more!
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OK Jazz Episode #78 from 2018-06-17T06:43:46
New music from the UK, US & Okinawa, Thailand funk, old R&B classics & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #77 from 2018-06-03T06:37:05
New jazz from Japan, classic R&B/roots of Rock&Roll, St. John Coltrane, Billy Preston, Hamza El Din and more!
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OK Jazz Episode #76 from 2018-05-27T07:49:43
Classic Dave Holland, heavy new grooves from Argentina & Australia, Congolese soukous, and my special interview with master musician Brian Blade!
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OK Jazz Episode #75 from 2018-05-14T00:17:25
New jazz from the UK and US, a vocalist from Curacao, classic boogaloo & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #74 from 2018-05-06T08:46:08
Dutch Jazz, Congolese Rumba, The Godfather of Soul & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #73 from 2018-04-29T02:12:27
Italian Jazz, classic CheikhLo from Senegal, new music from Japan, more Sonny Rollins & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #72 from 2018-04-23T09:53:41
Live SonnyRollins, a Turkish/Iranian collaboration, Tropical Funk & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #71 from 2018-04-15T04:00:31
The mighty Mandrill, Indonesian and Japanese jazz, West African guitar mastery & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #70 from 2018-04-08T06:07:49
OKJ is back! New tunes from the US & UK, killer new funky jazz from Japan, hi-life from Ghana, classic live Aretha, bamboo & flute music from Bali, live CecilTaylor & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #69 from 2018-03-18T22:00:21
A bit rushed (and it sounds like it) but back this week with another episode of OK Jazz. New jazz from the US, JaribuAfrobeatArkestra, psychedelic Angolan guitar, MaxRoach & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #68 from 2018-03-12T08:10:54
Classic IsleyBrothers, Don Pullen's African-Brazilian Connection, more music from Angola & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #67 from 2018-03-05T02:00:44
New music from Jaribu Afrobeat Arkestra, funky blues, Colombian salsa & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #66 from 2018-02-25T11:26:44
New music from ErenaTerakubo, Colombian big band cumbia, Mal Waldron, Ethiopiques & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #65 from 2018-02-19T01:19:01
McCoyTyner, classic deep funk, Ethiopique grooves & more!
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OK Jazz Episode #64 from 2018-02-12T12:14:57
New jazz from C.SCott, more Zamrock from Zambia, Capoeria groove from Brazil and more!
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OK Jazz Episode #63 from 2018-02-04T07:26:43
Changing things up a bit, shorter but more frequent podcasts going forward. On today's show a bunch of new and classic Japanese jazz tunes, West African female superstar vocalists, some dirty old b...
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OK Jazz Episode #62 - 2018:01:29 8.54 from 2018-01-29T00:09:31
New music from Brazil, US and South Africa, classic soul, Japanese jazz deep cuts from the 1970s & more!
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OK Jazz Episode 61 - 2018:01:08 11.05 from 2018-01-08T02:28:51
OK Jazz Episode #61, Anniversary Special Part 2 - just a sampling of the music I've been getting into since coming to Japan in 1997. 2+ hours with some bonus tunes at the end!
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OK Jazz Podcast 60 from 2017-09-18T12:09:22
OK Jazz Episode 60 - Anniversary Special Part 1! Selecitno of tunes from music I brought with me to Japan when I arrived back in 1997.
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