FreeFall w/David Bassin

Our last show before venturing forth on vacation ran the gamut from jazz (Conrad Herwig, Seamus Blake, David Garfield), to soul (Gold Leader, Clarence Carter) to the indescribable (Calibro 35, MA:Q, Joni Mitchell, Saul Williams) and everything in between! See you in a week or two! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slot > FreeFall w/David Bassin This program has been ed...

Massive music mix on today’s program, ranging from Omar, Ezra Collective, Gerardo Frisina and Clara Hill, to Hill Collective, LOX, Your Brothers Keeper & Gary Bartz, Jacob Boss and Moyses Dos Santos. If that means nothing to you, then I suggest you stab that link below and hear what all the hoopla is about! IYKYK! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slot > FreeFall w/Dav...

On FreeFall 1174, get your ears ready to enjoy Juice Joint, Erin Collective, Oliver Lutz, Captain Yossarian, Charlie Hunter, Adrian Younge, Sweatson Klank, Gabriele Pose, Bruk Rogers, Karl Hector & The Malcouns, and many more where they came from. If Spotify tried to create this mix, it would break down in tears. There’s no crying in radio! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10...

FreeFall 1173 was strictly jazz from beginning to end, with new sounds from SML, Hill Collective, New Jazz Underground, Your Brothers Keeper and Gary Bartz, Richard Spaven, Aja Monet and Brian Jackson, plus a set remembering Sonny Rollins and more! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slot > FreeFall w/David Bassin This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

Today’s mix featured a set of unreleased and restored tracks from Steely Dan’s “Gaucho” album, and a remembrance of trombonist Ryan Porter, who passed away suddenly this week. Other sounds included Lakecia Benjamin, Jerk, John McLaughlin, The Uproot Group, Jasmine Myra, Rosa Brunello, Malcom Strachan, Black Sumo, Standing Circle, and more! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-...

So much great music today, and I didn’t even get to several albums at the top of my list! Check out the sounds of Airto Moreira, Tema Due (Nicola Conte), Michele Papadia, Chiminyo, The Breaks, Blue Lab Beats, Janek van Laak, The Leon Stax Equation, Alsogood and all the rest of the mostly new releases that filled up the 120 minutes! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slo...

Tune in to this week’s replay for the Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble, Atlantis Jazz Ensemble, Chicago Soul Jazz Collective, Leonardo Cesari Jazz Combo, KOKAYI, Your Brothers Keeper & Gary Bartz, Nana Rizinni, Warren Wolf, Brooklyn Funk Essentials and even more incredible sounds! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slot > FreeFall w/David Bassin This program has been edited f...

With the exception of a classic Earth, Wind & Fire jam, everything on this week’s show was new….Scrimshire, Arturo Sandoval, Anthony Joseph, Divorce From New York, Toni Starešinić, Moses Yoofee Trio and GoGo Penguin are but a few of the excellent musicians who graced the airwaves today. Slap that link below and hear for yourself! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slot...

New releases dominated today’s show, with the latest from Kiiōtō, Black Sumo, Black Nile, Lay-Far Dance Orchestra, Eivind Aarset, Alsogood, and the collaboration from Massive Attack & Tom Waits, plus a set to commemorate John Coltrane’s 100th birthday, and from our 50-year rewind, Bobby Hutcherson, Noel Pointer, and The Doobie Brothers! Your link awaits below! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ C...

Despite a severe lack of sleep thanks to one Mr. Bruce Springsteen, we got through a rousing couple of hours chock full on new sounds to help you get down. On the playlist: Rosa Brunello, Jeff Parker, Web Web, Lipphead, Nightmares On Wax and Adrian Sherwood, Beth Orton and Thundercat, plus Leroy Hutson, Afrika Bambaataa and The Police! Rock that link below! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Clic...

March went out like a lion and with all new material, save for a brief detour to assuage my recent Steely Dan obsession. Listen to the latest from Flea, Irreversible Entanglements, aja monet, Nat Birchall, Fergus McCreadie, Shunzo Ohno, Nick Marks, Jorja Smith and many others! I’ll be taking the next week off…see you back on April 14th! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noo...

New music dominated this week’s program with the latest from Ego Ella May, Nubiyan Twist, The Outer Worlds Ensemble, Dave Douglas, Lo Steele, Jerk, Yussef Dayes, Selah Sue, and Ireke, plus a Miles Davis centennial celebration set, and more! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slot> FreeFall w/David Bassin This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

It was like summer both inside and outside the studio, but the vibes were chill with the sounds of Cochemea, Move 78, Gerardo Frisina, Alexander IV, Anthony Joseph and Felicia Patton, plus our 50-year look back included Chick Corea, Santana, Lonnie Liston Smith and Funkadelic! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slot> FreeFall w/David Bassin This program has been edited...

FreeFall 1163 was a monster of a show, crammed full of new sounds from Shabaka, Mammal Hands, Flying Lotus, Brian Jackson, Ezra Collective, Gnarls Barkley, Daggerboard, Black Flower, McCaslin Dahle, Peter Gabriel, Irreversible Entanglements and that’s just the tip of the iceberg! One of my favorite shows of the year so far….check it! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon s...

In addition to outstanding new sounds from Dominique Fils-Aimé, Standing Circle, Blue Lab Beats, Tcheep and The Messthetics with James Brandon Lewis, we paid tribute to the late Willie Colon, looked back a half-century to Herbie Hancock, Airto, Eddie Henderson and Tim Buckley, and also featured tracks from Kinga Glyk, Danakil Safari, SML, Ebi Soda and many more! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/...

New music this week from Irreversible Entanglements, Modha, Jill Scott, Galliano, Kurt Elling, Shake Stew, Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere, Momoko, and more, plus our 50-year rewind featured David Bowie, Average White Band, Lonnie Liston Smith, and Gil Scott-Heron. All in all, not bad for a rain-soaked morning in the Bay! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slot> FreeF...

Thundercat, Brian Jackson, Nick Marks, Nate Smith, Winderman, Colman & Kimock, and Peter Gabriel were among the new, while we continued looking back a half-century ago with music from Bob James, Return To Forever, Steely Dan, and Tom Waits. Of course, there’s much more to amaze and delight, so tap ‘play’ and enjoy! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slot> FreeFall w/Dav...

David Bassin hosts an eclectic two-hour mix of jazz, R&B, global grooves & abstract beats, broadcasting from San Francisco on KXSF 102.5FM/KXSF.FM, Tuesdays 10am-noon. Now in its 26th year, FreeFall is currently heard in 88 countries. This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

In addition to new music from Ben Wendel, Al Green, Shabaka, MF Robots, Joel Ross, Flea, Jussi Lampela and others, we began a look back 50 years to 1976, for some of the amazing sounds that were being created at that time. Jazz-fusion and the more mellow ECM label was beginning to blossom, while soul and blues were both getting funkier. Tune in to the rewind and have a taste of things to come! Pla...

Our first show of the year paid tribute to the late Bob Weir, and also included some fantastic new sounds from The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis, SAULT, Knats, Roy Hargrove, Move 78, Ilhan Erashin, Kaidi Tatham, and more! Check out the rewind and enjoy! This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

We finished off 2025 with the latest from Cosmic Slap, Dorian Slip, The Natural Yogurt Band, and VEEKO, plus deep tracks from Bennie Maupin, Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Henderson, Roy Milton, Either/Orchesrta and music of the Grateful Dead, performed by Muriel Grossmann. Have a safe and sane New Year’s…see you in 2026! Muriel Grossmann - The Other One - Plays The Music Of McCoy Tyner & Grateful Dead (D...

Colectiva - Eero - Colectiva (Brownswood) Mark de Clive-Lowe & The Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra - Relax... Unwind - Take The Space Trane (Tru Thoughts) Ife Ogunjobi - East Street Market - Tell Them, I'm Here (Out Of (The) Blue) Dave McMurray - The Jungaleers - I Love Life Even If I'm Hurting (Blue Note) The Free Design - Close Your Mouth (It's Christmas) The Redesigned Originals, Recorded by The Free...

This week we remembered the late Steve Cropper, warmed up the studio with the latest from Temporary Blessings, Cosmic Keys, Lettuce, Women In Jazz, Flea, and The Gangtet, then set the airwaves ablaze with chestnuts from Bobbi Humphrey, Cannonball Adderly, Harvey Mandel, Astrud Gilberto, and more! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slot> FreeFall w/David Bassin This prog...

We fought off the chill this week with a massive selection of classics from the likes of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Charles Lloyd, Gary Burton, and McCoy Tyner, plus the latest from Waan, Jimi Tenor, Muriel Grossmann, DoomCannon, Adrian Sherwood and more….brrrr! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slot> FreeFall w/David Bassin This program has been edited from the original bro...

Our pre-Thanksgiving program was turkey-free and was all about the sauce. Feast your ears on the latest from Snarky Puppy, Run Logan Run, Black Jesus Experience, Takuro Okada, and Martin Bejerano, plus Stefon Harris, Theo Croker, Emma-Jean Thackray, Jimmy Cliff and more. Wishing everyone a great holiday! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slot> FreeFall w/David Bassin T...