OK Jazz Episode #197 - 2026 HOT Summer Special!
HOT tunes from around the world, past & present! Get the BBQ flames burning and turn up the volume for this special episode!
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OK Jazz Podcast
The OK Jazz Podcast is a (sometimes)weekly show featuring an eclectic selection of Jazz, Soul and World music. Hosted by Mr. OK Jazz of home of a directory of Jazz bars and cafes around the...
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OK Jazz Episode #196
Short but sweet mid-summer episode with new music from France, the UK, USA and Brazil, groovy Japanese fusion, all-time great 90s rock and m...
OK Jazz Episode #195
OK Jazz is BACK! New music from Brazil, Australia, Taiwan/USA, World Cup soukous, tributes to SonnyRollins and Abdullah Ibrahim & more! (Sor...
OK Jazz Episode #194
Early morning episode with a LOT of new music! Brazil, Spain, Holland/Japan, some VERY hot live Freddie Hubbard, dance-o-rific Soukous from...
OK Jazz Episode #193 -Give It Up For The Rhythm Section!
Quickie episode paying respect to the rhythm sections! Mainly some old favorites, tunes where the rhythms always just jumped out to me, not...
OK Jazz Episode #192
OK Jazz returns in 2026 with another packed episode!, new music from Brazil, Senegal and Spain (Radio Tarifa are back!) Some prog-rock inspi...
OK Jazz Episode #191 - Some Great Tunes from 2025!
The 2025 Year-End episode, some of my favorite tunes of the year from ALL around the world!
OK Jazz Episode #190 - with Peter Barakan
Super fun episode chatting with broadcasting legend Peter Barakan! Peter has been on Japanese TV & Radio for more than 40 years, and has int...
OK Jazz Episode #189
Back again with an episode of great tunes! New groovy jazz from Melbourne, compilation of Kenyan 'benga', deep cut from the departed legend...
OK Jazz Episode #188 w/special guest Philip Arneill Part 2
Part 2 of this special episode with my Tokyo Jazz Joints Photo Project brother Philip Arneill! We get into his arrival in Japan, record stor...
OK Jazz Episode #187 w/special guest Philip Arneill Part I
After ten years wandering Japan taking photos of jazz joints with this boss, I finally got him on the podcast! Photographer, writer, actor,...
OK Jazz Episode #186
Packed new episode with new music from SarathyKorwar, RobertoMontero, contemporary Polish jazz, deep cuts from the heart of Louisiana Creole...
OK Jazz Episode #185 - Salif Keita Mini-Interview!
Salif Keita Mini-Interview! The legend from Mali is in Japan for some live shows celebrating his new album So Kono. I got to speak briefly w...
OK Jazz Episode #184
Short but sweet new episode, with new music from Poland, Cape Verde, Mali, Australia and Sweden, some huge jazz reissue news, and a soul cla...
OK Jazz Episode #183 - Cheikh Lô Special!
To celebrate the upcoming release of Cheikh Lô s new album, here's a very special episode looking back at his career! He doesn't record oft...
OK Jazz Episode #182 - 2025 Hot Summer Special!
Record hot summer in Japan means it's time for the third annual HOT Summer OK Jazz Special! Smokin' tunes from the US, Trinidad, Brazil, Per...
OK Jazz Episode #181
Packed episode with a bunch of new jazz releases, the return of the MinyoCrusaders, more new music from Brazil, more guitar mastery from Mad...
OK Jazz Episode #180 Rainy Season Special!
Another (loose!) theme episode, celebrating the Japanese Rainy Season! Tunes from around the world about the rain, that mention the rain, or...
OK Jazz Episode #179
A ramshackle episode of OK Jazz but with the usual great musical selections! BlackSabbath sung in Amharic, new music from BrandeeYounger, mo...
OK Jazz Episode #178
Back with a guitar heavy episode! Wizardry from Gabor Szabo, Djelimady Tounkara, Donna Grantis, & Syran Mbenza. New music from Kuunatic, the...