OK Jazz Podcast

Back again with an episode of great tunes! New groovy jazz from Melbourne, compilation of Kenyan 'benga', deep cut from the departed legend Jack DeJohnette, some country-rock, the new Atlas Maior albu...

16 Nov 20251h 27min

Part 2 of this special episode with my Tokyo Jazz Joints Photo Project brother Philip Arneill! We get into his arrival in Japan, record store exploring, how we met, some classic hip-hop, soul, jazz an...

29 Okt 20251h 48min

After ten years wandering Japan taking photos of jazz joints with this boss, I finally got him on the podcast! Photographer, writer, actor, fashionista and my brother in jazz, this is Part 1 of a very...

24 Okt 20251h 5min

Packed new episode with new music from SarathyKorwar, RobertoMontero, contemporary Polish jazz, deep cuts from the heart of Louisiana Creole culture, dreamy electro-pop & more!

11 Okt 20251h 27min

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 with him before his first Tokyo gig at a small live house, be...

23 Sep 202535min

Short but sweet new episode, with new music from Poland, Cape Verde, Mali, Australia and Sweden, some huge jazz reissue news, and a soul classic comes off the CD shelf!

20 Sep 20251h 2min

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 often as this is only his sixth album to date, so it's a good ...

30 Aug 20251h 5min

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, Peru, Nigeria, Thailand & more, turn it UP!

9 Aug 20251h 43min