Jazz and Conversations

25/11/2025

Jazz and Conversations playlist from 22nd November 2025...
Ara - Femi Leye
Dance With Me - Femi Leye
Peace OF Mind - Femi Leye
What Goes Around - Moreira Chonguica
Mo's Journey - Moreira Chonguica
Owo - Yinka Davies
Eko Ile - Yinka Davies
Kii S'Ebi Re - Yinka Davies
Ekhaya - Siphokazi
Vulu Mama - Siphokazi
UNEK - Okpo Sunday - Sunny Sax
UFAN - Sunday Okpo
Collaboration of Doom - Etuk Ubong II
Prayer - Etuk Ubong
Siyabulela - Herbie Tsoaeli
Hama No Malome - Herbie Tsoaeli
Abasi Anam - Ini Dminstrel Uko
The Great Physician - Ini D'Minstrel
Welcoem to this World - Shane Cooper & Mabuta
Kucheza - Shane Cooper & Mabuta
Oju Orun - Kunle Ayo
Adara (It will be okay) - Kunle Ayo
Thiossane - Herve SAMB

Enjoy checking out the music...

22/11/2025

Video from his performance... .

22/11/2025

Femi Leye is live at Terra Kulture's Arena Theatre tonight....

21/11/2025

France, Germany - we're coming for you!
Cannot wait to play for you in Paris & Görlitz next week!
Tickets in bio 🎟️🙏🏽✨

21/11/2025

An African Jazz musician of rare brilliance. Dirge for Our Fathers is an album of rare excellence. A must listen for anyone who wants to know what African Jazz is!!

There is something special about how Sydney Mavundla plays the trumpet.

His award winning album, Dirge for Our Fathers, takes us on a journey through the times of those elders that influence our music till today. The album is a masterpiece that will have you experiencing a surge of beautiful musical scenery.

A must have album for lovers and collectors of South African Jazz.

You can stream the album on Spotify and all digital stores.

https://open.spotify.com/album/1YUxh3GOFKSLRReYPtLCis

Let us continue to celebrate excellence and quality music.

21/11/2025

Definitely the "New Generation of the Kora"..

18/11/2025

Playlist from from 15th November 2025

Eyes Of The Mind - Casiopea
Dazzling - Casiopea
Nothing Makes Me Feel Better - Incognito
Kipepeo - Nairobi Horns
Homecoming Part1 - Benjamin Jephta
Welcome to My World - EZRA Collective
KuKu's Theme - performed by Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsali ft GHJazz Collective
Boogie & Juju  - Alune Wade
I Like it, I Love it - Thapelo Kumisi
Dr. Nb Thusi - Sydney Mavundla
Keep on Moving - The Cavemen
Fonyo - Momi Maiga
Abet Abet - Samuel Yirga
Ambassel in Box Revisted - Samuel Yirga
Jelly Roll - Adam Glasser
A Word to the Wise - Westcoast Ebusua
Kuku's Theme - Bernard Ayissa

The BassMan

09/11/2025

Congratulations to (the creator, producer and co-director) and his team that created the documentary TUKKI for winning the "Best international Documentary" category at the Africa International Film Festival - Afriff awards last nite... TUKKI is a truly remarkable story about the journey of the culture and people from West Africa through the slave trade to the West Indies and the Americas and the influence and indelible mark that our culture, food, people, traditions, religion, etc.. had on the communities where the descendants of those slaves that live on in these communities, with the descendants telling their stories and looking back at the history of the peoples!! A story of Africa & her diasporas told like never before!! I am so proud to have been there to receive the award on Alune's behalf with the representative of the TUKKI team at the festival . I was one of the commentators in the documentary.. apologies for no show last nite, but please understand why....

03/11/2025

The last couple of weeks on Jazz and Conversations, we have featured work from the extensive library of the late great innovator of the bass, Anthony Jackson. Below are the playlists from the 25th October and 1st November... The 25th was dedicated entirely to his body of work, with a few additional tracks on the 1st November;

25th October:
Ode to the late Anthony Jackson Part 1:

For the Love of Money - The Ojays (feat. AJ on Bass)
Going For the Gold - Terumasa Hino (feat. A.J. on Bass)
Gentle Thoughts - Lee Ritenour (feat. A.J. on Bass)
Desire (live) - Hiromi
Anthony Jackson speaks about machines (YouTube interview clip)
Captain Caribe - Lee Ritenour (feat AJ on album Gentle Thoughts with Ernie Watts)
Wamba - Dizzy Gillespie feat A.J.
Wamba - Salif Keita
Not Yet - Michel Camilo (w AJ on Bass)
Move me no Mountain - Chaka Khan - AJ on Bass
Anthony Jackson habla sobre (YouTube interview clip)

1st November: ODE to Anthony Jackson Part 2

Clouds - Chaka Khan
For the Love Of Money - O'Jays
Going for the gold - Teru Masahino
De Rabbit - Eric Gale
Not Yet - Grover Washington

Jazz from the African continent & beyond;
Scullery Department - Sydney Mavundla (SA)
KGale - Rorisang Sechele (SA)
Mr Masekela - Nairobi Horns (Ken)
Ekhaya - Lwanda Gogwana (SA)
Memiors Of Koy - Perpetual Atife (Nig/Can)
Letters of Hope - McKinlay Mutsembi (Ken)
What's Left - Thandi Ntuli (SA)
Whole - Lauren Manning (SA/UK)
Little Puchu - Hila Kulik (ISR)
Ashreinu - Nigun Quartet (ISR)
Free - Seawind (US)
Chicago Song - David Sanborn (US)
Tales from the Shrine - Butcher Brown (US)


Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Goethe-Institut Nigeria
Music in Africa
+233 jazz bar and grill
Joy 99.7 FM
Naija Smooth Jazz Lovers
jazzahead!
Alliance Française de Lagos
Lagos Talks 91.3
Goethe-Institut

26/10/2025

Good morning all.... The Jazz and Conversations playlist from last night, dedicated to Mr Anthony Jackson. May his soul R.I.P.P...
For the Love of Money - The Ojays (feat. AJ on Bass)
Going For the Gold - Terumasa Hino (feat. A.J. on Bass)
Gentle Thoughts - Lee Ritenour (feat. A.J. on Bass)
Desire (live) - Hiromi
Anthony Jackson speaks about machines (YouTube interview clip)
Captain Caribe - Lee Ritenour (feat AJ on album Gentle Thoughts with Ernie Watts)
Wamba - Dizzy Gillespie feat A.J.
Wamba - Salif Keita
Not Yet - Michel Camilo (w AJ on Bass)
Move me no Mountain - Chaka Khan - AJ on Bass
Anthony Jackson habla sobre (YouTube interview clip)
For The Love Of Money - Ojays

15/08/2025

This weekend (16th August) on our special guests will be two of the major jazz protagonists in South Africa and the global jazz community beyond our African shores. Firstly the creator of the Mzantsi Jazz awards , probably the most significant jazz awards organization on the African continent (with it's 9th edition coming up later this month) and , the CEO of T Musicman, and producer of the premier jazz festival in South Africa (and I believe the continent at large), The Standard Bank Joy Of Jazz Festival (). The 26th edition comes up in September 2025. Together with my co-anchors and Segun Ogunsheye, we will discourse with these two fixtures on the African Jazz scene, and celebrate their endeavour and commitment to Jazz in Africa.

15/08/2025

This weekend (16th August) on our special guests will be two of the major jazz protagonists in South Africa and the global jazz community beyond our African shores. Firstly the creator of the Mzantsi Jazz awards, probably the most significant jazz awards organization on the African continent (with it's 9th edition coming up later this month) and , the CEO of T Musicman, and producer of the premier jazz festival in South Africa (and I believe the continent at large), The Standard Bank Joy Of Jazz Festival (@ joyofjazz_). The 26th edition comes up in September 2025. Together with my co-anchors and Segun Ogunsheye, we will discourse with these two fixtures on the African Jazz scene, and celebrate their commitment and endeavour in promoting Jazz in Africa.