Naia

Born and raised in North Yorkshire and now living in Amsterdam, Sam Newbould is a saxophonist, composer and band leader. He is a graduate of the Conservatorium Van Amsterdam and winner of the Keep An Eye The Records Award, with its €10,000 prize.

From his initial interest in drumming and percussion, to his latest album Bogus Notus, in this episode, we learn all about this Englishman in Amsterdam.

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Music in this episode:

• Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Northern Quarter - Sam Newbould
• Forget Me Not - E's Jammy Jams
• Members Only - Track Tribe
• Honey - Bad Snacks
• Six O'Clock Rush - Track Tribe
• Hear The Noise (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Chances - Silent Partner
• Pitch - Lish Grooves
• Together With You - JR Tundra
• Concrete Caterpillar - Nam Newbould
• Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players

In this episode we dive in to the life and career of one of the UK's best known Singer/Saxophonists, Kim Cypher.

From her start in music and her early inspirations, to he latest album, Love Kim, and how she has been making the best of life in Lockdown.

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Music in this episode:

• Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Make Believe - Kim Cypher
• Six O'Clock Rush - TrackTribe
• Hip Bone - Quincas Moreira
• Sunday - TrackTribe
• Forget Me Not - E's Jammy Jams
• Pitch - Lish Grooves
• Jazz Mango - Joey Pecoraro
• Crazy Times - Kim Cypher
• Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players

Sounds of A&R come to the Jazz Matters Podcast hot off the back of the release of their fantastic new album, Questions Left Unanswered.

In this episode, we learn all about the individual journeys of vocalist April May Webb and trumpeter Randall Haywood, and how they found their way to each other and started to S.O.A.R.

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Music in this episode:

• Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Jolene - Sounds of A&R
• Honey - Bad Snacks
• Six O'Clock Rush - TrackTribe
• Sunday - TrackTribe
• Leslie's Strut - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Hurts So Good Blues - Unicorn Heads
• Dancebroom Riddim - Konrad OldMoney
• Hip Bone - Quincas Moreira
• The Skin I'm In - Sounds of A&R
• Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players

Born and raised in the Australian Outback, and now living in Philedelphia, Gemma Sherry is a jazz saxophonist-turned vocalist.

In this episode we learn more about her start in music, right through to her new album, crowd-funded in the midst of a global pandemic.

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Music in this episode:

• Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players
• I Fall In Love Too Easily - Gemma Sherry
• Jazz Mango - Joey Pecoraro
• Dancebroom Riddim - Konrad OldMoney
• Walk Through the Park  - TrackTribe
• Ersatz Bossa (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Sunshine Samba - Chris Haugen
• Hurts So Good Blues - Unicorn Heads
• The Gentleman Is A Dope - Gemma Sherry
• Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players

Joe Webb is one of the UK's most in-demand young pianists. As well as fronting his own trio, he has also been head-hunted by the likes of Adrian Cox and Kansas Smitty's.

In this episode we find out more about a boy from Wales came to be a big part of the London jazz scene, including his early influences and just how close he came to permanently plying his trade in Spain.

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Music in this episode:

• Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players
• GOATS - Joe Webb
• Members Only - TrackTribe
• Finding Light - Dan Lebowitz
• Da Jazz Blues - Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions
• Leo - Joe Webb
• Sour Tennessee Red (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Staycation - Corbyn Kites
• Eletrosamba - Quincas Moreira
• You Had To Be - E's Jammy Jams
• Some Might Say - Joe Webb
• Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players

Trumpet player, Composer and Bandleader, Mark Kavuma, is part of the London-based, new generation of Jazz artists lighting up the jazz scene.

In this episode, we follow Mark's journey from South London schoolboy, to playing with some of the biggest names in Jazz, selling out the Jazz Cafe in Camden and playing the Love Supreme festival.

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Music in this episode:

• Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Papa Joe - Mark Kavuma
• Cruiser - Magic In The Other
• Finding Light - Dan Lebowitz
• Sparse Clouds - Quincas Moreira
• Hurts So Good Blues - Unicorn Heads
• Saint Gary - John Deley and the 41 Players
• The Banger Factory - Mark Kavuma
• Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players

In this episode we learn more about Boston-born pianist/singer/songwriter Jen Kearney. With a high-energy sound and a powerful, soulful voice, Jen has, quite rightly, established herself as a force to be reckoned with on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Music in this episode:

• Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Better - Jen Kearney
• Jazz Mango - Joey Pecoraro
• Finding Light - Dan Lebowitz
• Sparse Clouds - Quincas Moreira
• River Changes - Freedom Trail Studio
• One Life - Patrick Patrikios
• Jazzeton - Quincas Moreira
• Electrosamba - Quincas Moreira
• Waiting For It - Jen Kearney
• Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players

From his debut pop release, "I Wonder Why", back in 1991, to his 2020 album, "Gentleman", Curtis Stigers has become one of the most recognisable faces on the International jazz circuit.

We take a look at where it all started for Curtis, some of his career highlights and find out more about his brand new album.

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Music in this Episode:

• Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Gentleman - Curtis Stigers
• Only Farwell - Dan Lebowitz
• Finding Light - Dan Lebowitz
• Slow Burn - Kevin MacLeod
• Pitch - Lish Grooves
• Eletrosamba - Quincas Moreira
• Soul and Mind - E's Jammy Jams
• A Lifetime Together - Curtis Stigers
• Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players

We hear more about the 2019 Parlimentary Jazz Award winning vocalist and songwriter, Zoe Gilby, including how her career in music started and her highly creative partnership with Husband, Andy Champion.

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Music in this episode:

• Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Nice Work If You Can Get It - Zoe Gilby
• Bluebird - E's Jammy Jams
• Bumper Tag - John Deley
• You Had To Be - E's Jammy Jams
• Sunshine Samba - Chris Haugen
• Way Down In The Hole - Zoe Gilby
• Sour Tennessee Red (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Soul & Mind - E's Jammy Jams
• Sinking Feeling - Jesse Spillane
• Caravan - Zoe Gilby
• Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players

Naia are a sensational four-piece band emerging onto the London jazz scene. An eclectic fusion of Latin, funk and neo-soul defines their sound, with live performances that never fail to get the audience up and moving.

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Music in this episode:

• Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Freedom - Naia
• Ersatz Bossa (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Eletrosamba - Quincas Moreira
• Dancebroom Riddim - Konrad OldMoney
• You Had To Be - E's Jammy Jams
• Sour Tennessee Red (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Jazzeton - Quincas Moreira
• Love or Lust - Quincas Moreira
• Say - Naia
• Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players