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Jazz on the Rocks With a Twist of Soul is a unique blend of Jazz cordials with a Soulful chaser. JOTR celebrates the unmistakable bond between soothing Jazz and soulful vocals.......a combination created by the musical gods that is guaranteed to Relax, Rejuvenate, and Refresh the passive listener and the passionate aficionado. Pull up a chair, sit back, and take a sip of musical cocktails mixed by your Jazzologist, 30 year radio veteran, Ken James.
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Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Intensity speaks of extreme degrees of strength, force, energy, or feelings. Jazz evokes and embodies each one of these characteristics leaving all room for the imagination. The intense, yet gentle, nature of the music covers your soul like a preacher's prayer, like the morning dew on a rose petal, or the gentle breeze on a summer night. Now we pull back that cover with Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul........Relax and Enjoy!
Track List - Set 1
Boney James - Send Me Your Love
Don Diego - Rocket Love
Braxton Cook - Far More
Christian Scott
Peter White - Lovely Day
Jeff Golub - Crusin'
Nathan Mitchell f/Tony Terry - Affirmation
Gregory Porter - Phoenix
Evil Needle - Comfort Zone
Jarrod Lawson f/Moonchild - I'll Be Your Radio
Mike Phillips - Uncommon Denominator
The Foreign Exchange - Come Around
Track List - Set 2
Chris Standring - Cat Walk
Kirk Whalum f/Lalah Hathaway - Make Me a Believer
Brian Simpson and Najee - Out of a Dream
Incognito - Make Room for Love
Tom Misch - It Runs Through Me
Doobie Powell and Frank McComb - Better
Chris Botti - Irresistible Bliss
Classic Cocktail - Michael Franks - Lady Wants to Know
Gretchen Parlato - Weak
Eric Essix - Caravan of Love
Kim Waters - On a Mission
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Jazz has the Power to set, change, enhance, and even create the significant moments of your life. It is this type of Power that energizes the heart and soul of your existence. Plug in to the music and seize the vigor and vivacity of every note, every sound, every register, and every emotion that is Powered by Jazz. And the music gods said "Let There Be Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul!"
Track List - Set 1
Jeff Lorber - Ohh LaLa
Althea Rene - Mystic Voyage
Nathan Mitchell f/Tony Terry - Affirmation
Chillaxing Jazz Kollektion - Memories of Us
Alina Baraz & Galimatias - Fantasy
Chris Standring - I Can't Help Myself
Lalah Hathaway - That Was Then
Pat Metheny - Here to Stay
Norman Brown - After the Storm
Mike Phillips f/Brian McKnight - Watching You
Rahsaan Patterson - Stop Breaking My Heart
Track List Set 2
Doobie Powell & Frank McComb - Better
Ashleigh Smith - In the Rain
Aston Grey Project - Love It When You Touch It
Steve Cole - Come With Me
Castella Castella - No Ordinary Love
Justin Ward - Best Part
Jarrod Lawson & Moonchild - I'll Be Your Radio
Ryan Shaw - I Want You
Classic Cocktail - Bobbi Humphrey - Harlem River Drive
Freddie Joachim - May
Euge Groove - Days of Soul
Gabriela Anders - Wanting
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Jazz has had the ability to see into the future while providing a soundtrack for your past. Throughout it's history Jazz has proven to be a prognosticator of feelings, emotions, and passion. You can listen to a Jazz song and feel like it has read your mind by the way it audibly connects with your spirit. Jazz's vision is 20/20, and has x-ray capabilities, to see the depths of your being. We take a closer look through the eyes of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.
Track List - Set 1
Gary Burton/Brad Maldau/Pat Metheny - Question and Answer
Gabriel Bello - Beauty
Chris Turner f/Jarrod Lawson - You Got Me
Norman Brown f/Belek Star - I Might
Crusaders - And Then There Was the Blues
Bob James f/David Sanborn - Maputo
E.S.T. - Tuesday Wonderland
Najee f/Will Downing - 3AM
Robert Glasper - Maiden Voyage/Everything in it's Place
Track List - Set 2
Steve Cole - Come With Me
The Aston Grey Project - Love It When You Touch It
Harvey Mason - Dindi
Conya Doss - What I'd Do
Mike Phillips f/Jill Scott - Street Life
Gregory Porter - Phoenix
Yebba - Distance
Classic Cocktail - Michael Franks - Lady Wants to Know
Sting - It's Probably Me
Ronny Jordan f/Roy Ayers - Mystic Voyage
Will Downing/Marion Meadows - Come Back to Me
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
A life without purpose is, simply, a life....without. Jazz music, in itself, is purpose created. Born out of struggle, forged out of the steel of the soul. This music is remarkable, in that, it signifies the true depth of every passing moment. Jazz understands that life is short and precious, which is why it lives and breathes to capture and create milestones found within each heartbeat............Feel the Purpose of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.
Track List - Set 1
Dave Koz - I'm Waiting for You
Brian Bromberg - Mr. Miller
Gerald Albright/Norman Brown - Champagne Life
Everett Harp - When Can I See You Again
Wynton Marsalis - Sister Cheryl
Gregory Porter - Everything You Touch is Gold
Phillip "Doc" Martin - Ridin' High
Incognito - When Words are Just Words
Jaleel Shaw - Flight
Robert Glasper - Portraits of an Angel
Track List - Set 2
Najee - 3 A.M.
Steve Cole - Come With Me
Rahsaan Patterson - Spend The Night
Pete Belasco - Without Within
Joe Johnson - Didn't Cha Know
Moonchild - Cure
Jarrod Lawson/Moonchild - I'll Be Your Radio
Classic Cocktail - Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - The Bottle
The Aston Grey Project - Love It When You Touch It
James Spraggins - Nocturnal Drive
Lalah Hathaway - That Was Then, This Is Now
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Jazz has been the voice of generations and the heart of a People from it's inception. It has brought us through wars, The Depression, recessions, the Civil Rights Movement, human crisis, healing, unspeakable joy, and unbridled hope. Jazz has been the soundtrack of the soul of the human condition, and it continues to cradle our emotions and translate our struggles and give voice to perplexities of life. We continue to explore with this episode of Jazz on the Rocks With a Twist of Soul.
Track List - Set 1
Russ Freeman - Anywhere Near You
Urban Soul f/Sarah Nordenberg - We Didn't Know
Jeffrey Dennis - Real
Manu Katche' - Springtime Dance
Airborne Jazz - Touching the Morning Sun
Euge Groove - Days of Soul
Mike Phillips - Street Life
Incognito - Autumn Song
Kendrick Scott Oracle - Apollo
Lalah Hathaway - That Was Then, This is Now
Michael Franks - B'wana He No Home
Track List - Set 2
Gregory Porter - Phoenix
Gino Vanelli - Brother to Brother
Kait Dunton - Real and Imagined
Jarrod Lawson - Eva Lee
Dee Lucas - The Morning After
Chris Standring - Liquid Soul
Ragan Whiteside - JJ's Strut
Norman Brown - Too High
Sade - Maureen
Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
The actual definition of Rapture is: "A feeling of intense pleasure or joy." When I listen to Jazz I can imagine myself anyplace that produces bliss. If you have ever seen a Jazz musician playing the music, you can tell.......they're already there! Let the music take you to this place of ecstasy and get caught up in the Rapture of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.
Track List - Set 1
Russ Freeman - Anywhere Near You
Sade - Somebody Already Broke My Heart
The Justus Brothers f/Katrina Anderson - Crazy
Kirk Whalum - Any Love
Nicholas Payton - Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Mike Phillips - Streetlife
Doc Powell - Breezin'
Geroge Benson - Affirmation
Jarrod Lawson f/Moonchild - I'll Be Your Radio
Tom Misch - Follow
Track List - Set 2
Euge Groove - Miss Bane
Jaleel Shaw - Flight
Regan Whiteside - J.J.'s Strut
The Foreign Exchange - Take Off Those Blues
Ronny Jordan - After 8
Tim Bowman - Sweet Sundays
Carlitta Durand - I Guess
Classic Cocktail - Grover Washington - Strawberry Moon
Norman Brown - Inside the Garden of Peace
Gregory Porter - Phoenix
Ledisi - Same Love
Brian Bromberg - Mr. Miller
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Simply put, Jazz captures your feelings. It can speak to your sadness, it can make your pain come alive but, more than anything, Jazz can create and sustain your Joy. It explains why Jazz is like a heartbeat pumping life throughout your body. Welcome to the musical E.R., Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.
Track List - Set 1
Chris Standring - Liquid Soul
Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit
Avishai Cohen - Remembering
Najee f/Andrea Wallace - Give it all We've Got
Dee Lucas - The Morning After
Castella Castella - I Miss You
Nora Jones - Don't Know Why
Marcus Miller - Blast
Ben Williams - If You Hear Me
Alina Baraz & Galimatias - Fantasy
The Aston Grey Project - Groovin'
Track List - Set 2
Aaron Parks - Peaceful Warrior
Chillaxing Jazz Kollektion - Whispers
Mac Miller - Hand Me Downs
JaDon Buckner - Love Song
Mac Ayers - Never Let You Go
Fourplay - Fannie Mae
Mike Phillips f/ Jill Scott - Streetlife
Classic Cocktail - Al Jarreau - Could You Believe
Gregory Porter - Phoenix
Jarrod Lawson f/ Moonchild - I'll Be Your Radio
Roy Ayers - Mystic Voyage
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Jazz is a Vibe! It moves every fiber of your being. Vibe is short for vibration and enough of it can physically transport you from one space to another. The space, in this case, is easy and relaxing, so meld into the motion of Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.
Track List - Set 1
Boney James - Hand in Hand
Paul Taylor - On the Move
Chris Standring - Is There a Doctor in the House?
Richard Elliot - Summer Madness
Chic Corea
Norman Brown - Just Between Us
Conya Doss - Stay With Me
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Riviera Paradise
Brian Culbertson f/Stokley - No Limits
Crusaders - Feeling Funky
Gregory Porter - Phoenix
Track List Set 2
Masego and Medasin - Sunday Vibes
Brian Simpson and Mark Antoine - In the Rain
Gino Vanelli - Wheels of Life
Jesus Tamames - Summer Groove
JaDon Buckner - Love Song
James P.J. Spraggins - Grandma's Groove
Classic Cocktail - Chick Corea - Return to Forever
Peter White - Lovely Day
Aston Grey Project - Can't Get Enough
Meshell Ndegeocello - Earth
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
The sound of Jazz is distinct. It is an aural pleasure that cannot be imitated or imagined. It evokes certain feelings that cannot be denied. The multi-sensory effect of Jazz is also undeniable. Jazz is a smooth glass of the best cognac, a sip of a vintage wine, the pull of a fine cigar, and it pairs nicely with a bowl of gumbo, or a plate of your mother's favorite dish. Unbelievably satisfying.......Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul!
Track List - Set 1
Robert Glasper Experiment - Tell Me a Bedtime Story
Richard Elliot - Crush
Michael Ward - Careless Whisper
FourPlay - 'Lil Darlin'
Meshell Ndegeochello - Bittersweet
Mike Phillips -Streetlife
Tom Browne f/ Joyce San Mateo - Just Work
Chris Botti f/Jill Scott - Good Morning Heartache
Crusaders - My Mama Told Me
JaDon Buckner - Love Song
Jonathan Butler - Do You Love Me
Track List - Set 2
Gregory Porter - Phoenix
Michael Franks f/Brenda Russell - When I Give My Love to You
Gerald Albright/Norman Brown - Power of Your Smile
Amel Larrieux - Infinite Possibilities
Jarrod Lawson - Be the Change
Danile Ceasar, H.E.R., Justin Ward - Best Part
Dave Koz/Brian McKnight - Summertime in NYC
Classic Cocktail - Jeff Lorber Fusion - Rain Dance Wanna Fly
Doobie Powell/Frank McComb - Better
Jeff Golub - Crusin'
Kim Waters - Stay Together
Streetwise - Read Your Mind
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Jazz, in it's organic form, is one of the purest art forms. It is created by and expressed through the souls of it's vessels.........Musicians. They have serenaded us, they have challenged us, they have amazed us, and they have inspired us through this expression that can only be attributed to hearts that have felt, Joy, Pain, Anguish, and Triumph. Breathe in the Purity of Jazz with Jazz on the Rocks with a Twist of Soul.
Track List
Set 1
Tall Black Guy f/Devin Morrison - As the Night Moves
Najee - Butterfly Girl
Four 80 East - Bumper to Bumper
Kim Waters f/Eric Roberson - Laying Beside Me
Chillaxing Jazz Kollektion - Full Moon Tonight
Herbie Hancock - Sun Touch
Mike Phillips - When My Baby Calls
Jarrod Lawson - Love isn't Always Enough
Gregory Porter - Liquid Spirit
Snarky Puppy - Grown Folks
Aston Grey Project f/Chanel Allen & Gabriel Bello - Can't Get Enough
Track List
Set 2
Gabriela Anders - Love is so Unkind
JaDon Baker - Love Song
Freddie Joachim - A Change We Need
Euge Groove - Days of Soul
Jonathan Butler - Sara Sara
Avishai Cohen - Pinzin Kinzin
Tom Misch - Follow
Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto - The Girl from Ipanema
Al Jarreau - Could you Believe
Charles Earland - More Today Than Yesterday