Podcast Episodes

Rebecca Rafla – A Fresh Voice with a Timeless Touch

In the latest episode of Just Jazz, we sit down with vocalist Rebecca Rafla, an artist whose sound thoughtfully bridges the gap between classic jazz …

2 days, 11 hours ago

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The rising tide of AI ‘music’

AI-generated music tracks are now landing in my inbox, just as Sony takes action against Spotify to get 135,000 deep-fake songs removed from its syst…

1 week, 3 days ago

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Gene Shelby talks about his career and new album - Melton

Season 1 Episode 9

Australian jazz musician Gene Shelby is no stranger to the international jazz scene. He spent the 1990s and early 2000s signed with Warner Chappel, p…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Evan Carydakis is Movin' On in style

Season 1 Episode 8

Evan and I have chatted on the phone once before – to talk about his then new EP Groove House – and we got on like a house on fire. This second chat,…

3 years, 7 months ago

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Luis Alas talks about his career and his new single Purple Rain

Season 1 Episode 7

When a smooth jazz version of Purple Rain arrived in my inbox I knew it would be either a brilliant cover of Prince’s iconic track or a cheesy damp s…

4 years, 4 months ago

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Sax player Evan Carydakis talks about Groove House

Season 1 Episode 6

Evan Carydakis is an acclaimed Jazz saxophonist, residing in Tasmania. Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Evan first picked up the saxophone at the age of …

4 years, 11 months ago

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Hannah Baiardi talks about her album Straight From The Soul

Season 1 Episode 5

I was lucky enough to chat with 26-year-old Michigan-based singer, songwriter and pianist Hannah Baiardi about her career and new album Straight From…

4 years, 11 months ago

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Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind & Fire talks smooth jazz

Season 1 Episode 4

I grew up listening to Earth, Wind & Fire’s dance music and played plenty of it as a club DJ in the 1980s. Lots of the group’s music is still doing t…

5 years, 4 months ago

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Jazz trumpet player Markus Rutz

Season 1 Episode 3

I got to interview Chicago-based jazz musician Markus Rutz (pronounced roots) for my jazz radio show in April 2020. Broadcasters are welcome to use t…

5 years, 4 months ago

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Smooth jazz producer Rick Habana talks about his career

Season 1 Episode 2

Rick Habana is a producer, songwriter, engineer and composer. In this interview Rick tells Steve Hart about his passion for blending music genres to …

5 years, 4 months ago

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