Manx Radio - Jumpin in Jazz

Your jazz cats, Chris and H, spoil you with a jam-packed Jumpin' In.

Some snide remarks, a Green Thumb a Little North and an Urban Myth - what more could you want?!

The cats in the hats set forth into a new year of new music from the likes of Chien Chien Lu, Julia Hulsmann and Chuck Owen!

The cats launch into 24 with the second part of the best of 2023 with sounds from the likes of Vanessa Perica, Mette Henriette, Manuel Valera and Kendrick Scott

The first part of the jazz hamsters look back at some of their favourite albums of 2023 with sounds from the likes of Nikki Isles, Shakti, Tyshawn Sorey and Anthony Branker

Join the jazz hamsters to celebrate Christmas with everything from Bing to Brad alongside the usual jazz Xmas party fare of hula hoops, mince pies and manzanilla sherry.

In the Wilderness with Tony Williams, in the Arcade with John Abercrombie and new sounds from Patrick Cornelius and Earotic John Lang

Christmas is a comin' - and the cats are here with a few new and old sounds that the modern jazz lover in your life may appreciate -from the likes of Tubby Hayes, Arild Andersen, Mike Taylor and Bill Evans

Great music from Emma Rawicz, Daniel Herzog and the Duke to name but three! 

A re-release from the evergree Tomasz Stanko, Vampires, young German jazz and Andy with Espen

The jazz hamsters celebrate LJF 2023 with the second of their programmes dedicated to the biggest jazz fest in the UK with music from the likes of Charles Lloyd, Hiromi, Nikki Isles and Jaspar Hoiby

It's London Jazz Festival 2023! The cats look forward to some of the best sounds in town including Mette Henriette, Gareth Lockrane, Binker Golding and The Headhunters!

It's a fiery bonfire special with Sparks, Sparklers, Conflagrations and Fires!

It's a Hop tu Naa (or Hallow'een for non Island residents!) spectacular of spooky modern jazz!

Some great new sounds from Sinekka Langeland, a wonderful Samurai Hee Haw and the cats reflect on the passing of the great Carla Bley . . 

From Tatum to Rymden and back via Chuck Owen and Big Air . . .

A conservative choice, a new one from Uncle John (Scofield), we GO with  Pierre De Bethman   . .. and a party in the attic .  . 

Another helping of great sounds from the jazz hamsters . ..  A Five Way Split, the latest from drummer/multi-instrumentalist, Tyshawn Sorey, the Lydian Collective and the return of "Same tune - different artist . . "

Some new releases from the likes of Willie Morris and Jonathan Blake and the cats mark the passing of the great British jazz-rock drummer John Marshall

The cats board a Hellbound Train for a Safe Journey with the one and only Steve Tibbetts . . 

The cats in the hats with some new big band sounds, techno big band sounds, memories of Wayne and a celebration of jazz winning the Mercury - at last!

As we grind into September the jazz hamsters check out some singing drums . . .  freak in rather than out, hazard a vocalist borrow a bassline and go a la boogie

The brothers jazz head towards autumn with music from Augusto Pirodha, Russell Scarborough and Sam Rivers . . to name but three from a packed show. There are more . . . .

The cats have a little Pilc . . . play lost and found with Troyka, find a hidden route and enjoy a large ensemble with Andrew Rathbun.  .

A special celebrating a trip to this year's Dinant Jazz Festival in Belgium. And too much beer .  ..