FreeFall w/David Bassin

The beats were tight and the vibe was warm on this week’s program, with an emphasis on new jazz from Brandon Sanders, Love Square, James Allsopp, Levitation Orchestra, Stargazers and SML, along with classics from Mongo Santamaria, Open Sky Unit, The Blackbyrds, and Ray Charles, plus Sampa The Great, Moonchild, Jerk, Soulparlor and more! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noo...

Despite it being Election Day, the focus was all about the music, with 99.9% jazz, both new and old. Included in the mix: Makaya McCraven, Billy Cobham, Zeitgeber, Steve Dyer, Kamasi Washington, Brian Jackson and Shunzo Ohno, just to name a few! 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.

On FreeFall 1149, we celebrated both the living (Nick Marks, Muriel Grossmann, Michael Bradford, Yazmin Lacey, Lafayette Gilchrist), and the departed (Jack DeJohnette, Hermeto Pascoal, Klaus Doldinger, D’Angelo, Anthony Jackson) and tossed in a few spooktacular tunes for good measure! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on Tuesday's 10-noon slot> FreeFall w/David Bassin This program has been...

It was a hot day in S.F. and so were the excellent new albums that kept the show aflame, including highlights from Pharoah Sanders, Gary Bartz, Omasta, Saint Maur, and Temporary Blessings, plus some funky favorites from Fat Produce, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Kylie Auldist, Antibalas, Alex Nut, and too many more to mention! This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

We served up plenty of new jazz and beat-friendly jams this week from DoomCannon, Terence Blanchard, Muriel Grossmann, Butcher Brown, Ruby Rushton, Christopher McBride, Alfa Mist and more…hit the link below for the full playlist! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on FreeFall w/David Bassin in Tuesday's 10-noon slot This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

We packed in a lot of music on today’s program, including the latest from Ruby Rushton, Stargazers, Call Sender, Mulatu Astatke, Langendorf United, Bitchin Bajas, Cochema, Asta Hiroki, and Obey, just to name a few. Check them out, along with another 17 tracks, right here! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on FreeFall w/David Bassin in Tuesday's 10-noon slot This program has been edited fro...

The weather was hot, and so was the playlist for our first show of the fall season! Included were new sounds from Don Was & The Pan Detroit Ensemble, Antibalas, Thundercat, Tommaso Cappellato, Phil Manzanera & Andy Mackay, MEUTE, 2000black, Nils Petter Molvær, and many more! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on FreeFall w/David Bassin in Tuesday's 10-noon slot This program has been edited...

We showcased some fantastic new releases this week from Ledisi, Kassa Overall, The Diasonics, Levitation Orchestra, Eje Eje, Aki Rissanen, and dublon, plus Steam Down, Nate Smith, Telepathic Moon Dance and more! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on FreeFall w/David Bassin in Tuesday's 10-noon slot This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

Week 2 of our fundraiser included music from La Chooma, Petter Eldh, Anushka, Steam Down, Josef Leimberg, Demae, Mal Waldron, Roy Ayers, and more! Playlist: https://kxsf.fm/schedule/ Click on FreeFall w/David Bassin in Tuesday's 10-noon slot This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

There was a lot of talking during today’s program, but for a good reason - we kicked off our 7th Anniversary Fundraiser to raise the donations that will help keep us on the air for another year. In and around my voice were the sounds of Ebi Soda, Kyoto Jazz Sextet, Chip Wickham, Cochema, Poppy Daniels, Trombone Shorty, Funkwrench Blues, and many others. While you’re listening, head to KXSF.FM/SUPP...

As promised, we went heavy on the jazz with the sounds of Gato Barbieri, Mulatu Astake, Weldon Irvine, Ancient Infinity Orchestra, Azar Lawrence, and a sneak peek at the new album from Donny McCaslin….playlist link below! Playlist: kxsf.fm/schedule This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

 FreeFall 1140 was packed with incredible new sounds from Chicago Underground Duo, Waan, Ebi Soda, Emma Dayhuff,  Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring, Christian McBride Big Band and many more! Playlist link below: Playlist: https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/21103640   This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

Ill Considered - Canna Sutra - Balm (New Soil) Organic Pulse Ensemble - Have Nots & Have Lots - Oppression Is Nine Tenths Of The Law (RR Gems) Marysia Osu - care to care (feat. Plumm) (Oliver Palfreyman rework) - harps, beats, & dreams reworks (Brownswood) Jordan Rakei - Mad World - Live From The Royal Albert Hall (Decca) Mark de Clive-Lowe - Day by Day - Six Degrees (Universal Jazz) Cochemea - An...

Chuck Mangione - Land Of Make Believe - Land Of Make Believe (Mercury) Carl Craig - At Les - Desire: The Carl Craig Story (Planet E) Kez YM - Watchin - Favorite Pastime Groove (Kezu Yama Shokai) DoomCannon - The Truth (jazz re:freshed) Jethro Tull - Bouree (2016 Steven Wilson Remix) - Still Living In The Past (Parlophone) Chip Wickham - Drifting - The Eternal Now (Gondwana) Vilnius JJAZZ Ensemble...

Donny McCaslin - Celestial - Lullaby For The Lost (Edition) Brian Jackson - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (ft. Black Thought) - It's Your World (BBE) Pino Palladino & Blake Mills - Taka - That Wasn't A Dream (Impulse!) Plunky - In Due Time - Made Through Ritual (Strut) Lakecia Benjamin - Noble Rise (Ropeadope) The Afronauts - Dawina - Cosmic Griots (Agencja Perspektywy) Donald Byrd - Lansan...

It’s a wrap - our last show before summer vacation is in the books and available for your listening enjoyment. On today’s program we broadcast the sounds of The Blue Nile, GoGo Penguin, WITCH, Skinny Hightower, Frank Sinatra, Littlefingers, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Kez YM and more. Have a great July - see you back on the 22nd! Playlist: https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/20810841 Listen whereve...

Today’s program featured the latest sounds from Flutienastiness, Terri Lyne Carrington, Brandee Younger, Miles Davis, The Beach Boys, two Theos, two Brians and Sun Ra! Playlist: https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/20810841 Listen wherever you get your podcasts! This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

Today’s program features music from Rabbath Electric Orchestra, Josef Leimberg, Alfa Mist and Eric Hilton, plus two mini-sets from Sly Stone and Bobby Bland! Playlist: https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/20778482 This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

Today’s show features music from The Budos Band, Quantic, IKE, Joe Armon-Jones, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Charles Kynard, Traffic and many more! Playlist here: https://spinitron.com/KXSF/pl/20746065/FreeFall-w-David-Bassin   This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

Organic Pulse Ensemble - Formative Stages - Formative Stages (RR Gems) Yazz Ahmed - So What - Finding My Way Home (Suntara) Quincy Jones - Manteca - You've Got It Bad Girl (A&M) The Jazzinvaders - Nelson (feat. Dr. Lonnie Smith) - Live At LantarenVenster (Social Beats) The Diasonics - Oriole - Ornithology (Record Kicks) Jimi Tenor - Release Me! (Special Guest Remix) (Fluid Ounce) Gerardo Frisina -...

Classics ruled on today’s program: Oliver Nelson, Massive Attack, Beady Belle, Bennie Maupin and Thievery Corporation, plus a whole lot of music you’ll really want to hear! Check the playlist here: https://tinyurl.com/5n8e859d This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

Classics from Jeremy Steig, Ella Fitzgerald and Lonnie Smith juxtaposed with the latest from Amanda Whiting, Cenk Esen, and Daylight Robbery! This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

Music featured this week includes, Brandee Younger, Emma-Jean Thackray, Femi Kuti, Theo Croker, Sault and many more! See the playlist at: https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/20615738 This program has been edited from the original broadcast.

Kraftwerk - Kometenmelodie 1 - Autobahn (Parlophone UK) Aarhus Jazz Orchestra - Green Rain - Shapeshifter (Jaeger Community) Elegant People/Lo Greco Bros/Soulstance - Atlantis - Atlantis (Irma) Zach Wilson - Esque (Live at Studio 806) - The Studio 806 Sessions (WKEYZ PRODUCTIONS) Web Web - Bird's Lament - Plexus Plexus (Compost) Photay - Low Pressure System - Windswept: Expansions (Mexican Summer)...

Brian Auger - Autoroute - Language Of The Heart (Teajuana) Donny Hathaway - Valdez In The Country - Extensions Of A Man (Atlantic) Branford Marsalis Quartet - Spiral Dance - Belonging (Blue Note) Butcher Brown - Dinorah Dinorah - Letter From The Atlantic (Concord Jazz) Lawne - Mamasong - Live At Audio Gold (Wah Wah 45s) Rebecca Vasmant - Sun Song (feat. Emilie Boyd) - Who We Are, Becoming (Women i...