OK Jazz Podcast

Very special episode of all Charles Mingus tunes, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth!

OKJ returns, slightly under the weather but with the usual great tunes! New music from the JazzIsDead project, classic Bowie, deep Panamanian groove, glorious Samba & more!

Preview of this year's Sukiyaki Meets The World music festival, featuring music from Argentina, Canada, Cyprus, Morocco & Japan! Plus live jazz from the 1970s, the usual swinging Congolese Rumba, modern Blues & more!

New music from the USA, Ghana and Japan, island groove from Guadeloupe, classic jazz from BillyHarper & more!

On this VERY special episode, Mr. OK Jazz & DJ Otsuka interview jazz legend Billy Harper! ! Billy spoke from his home in NYC via Zoom, on a whole range of subjects including: The Cookers band, growing up in Texas, spiritual music, recording for Japanese labels, his version of Japanese folk tune 'Soran Bushi', rare only in Japan albums, a special message from DJ Otsuka to Billy and more! Featured M...

JAM-packed show with new music from Brazil, Peru, London, Wales/Senegal, and Holland. Groovy sounds from Martinique in the Caribbean, classic jazz, one of the 3 Kings & more!

New releases from Brazil and Panama (via Chicago!), deep New Orleans funk, intense Roma music from Istanbul & more!

OKJ returns with a long episode introducing new music from Mali, Argentina, Brazil & the US, Afro-Cuban summit album, an all-time jazz masterpiece & LOTS more!

A special birthday episode as Mr. OK Jazz shares some of his all-time favorite soul music tunes!

Another great mix of new and old tunes in this episode, vintage laika music from Greece, new sounds from Zimbabwe, brand new jazz from the USA, a hymn from JohnColtrane, and even a short background appearance from the OK Jazz Dog!

Another wild trip around the world in this episode! Greece, Cuba, Angola, Japan, swinging jazz, 80s Funk & more!

Deep funk, incendiary Cuban piano, new jazz from the USA, an ancient Greek drinking song & more!

New music from Argentina and Congo, two jazz masterpieces, SarahVaughn getting funky & more!

OK Jazz is back in 2022 with new music from Brazil, Russia and France, a soul classic from OtisRedding, a legend from Okinawa & more!

2021 Year In Review episode, 18 of Mr. OK Jazz' picks from the year's best new releases. Music from the USA, UK, Korea, Japan, Congo, Mali, South Africa, Indonesia, Brazil, Cuba & Senegal!

New jazz from Europe & the US, a mini-tour of African deep cuts and classics in Mali, Nigeria, Congo & Angola, DJ Otsuka Remix-Single, funky soul from Los Angeles & more!

OKJ is back on Halloween with some creepy classics, new music from Estonia, the US and Brazil, a monster groove from 1970s West Africa & more!

OKJ is back, with new music from Italy, South Africa & India, another Congolese classic, spaced out jazz/dub/funk from both Cuba AND Puerto Rico, and more!

Joan Armatrading, AmyWinehouse, Etta James, more classic Congolese Rumba, epic live Lee Morgan & more!

New jazz from the US, great news for Congolese Rumba fans, Brazilian acoustic guitar, some classic Blues, and an unscheduled cameo by the OK Jazz Dog!

Tribute heavy episode to some departed musical giants, including Lee Perry, Victor Uwaifo, CharlieWatts, Alemayehu Eshete and Barthelemy Attisso, plus new jazz from the US, new music from Japan & more!

Forget all the lost summer music events and spend an hour with this special HOT Summer Mix from Mr. OK Jazz! Soul, Funk, Jazz, Samba, MPB, Rai, Cumbia, Minyo, Soukous & Reggae, great tunes from around the globe, perfect for a hot summer's night!

Back with plenty new music, kicking off with the incredible LittleSimz, music from Jambinai in South Korea, solo saxophone from Jaleel Shaw, guitarist Tassos Spiliotoupolous' latest EP and lots more!

OK Jazz returns with episode #126, another exciting trip around the world of music, past & present! New big band jazz from France, Turkish psychedelica from the legends Mogollar, South African urban punk, new spaced-out jazz/rock by Elephant9 from Norway, and as always, some vintage Congolese Rumba!

OK Jazz is back with a VERY international episode! New music from Germany/Afghanistan, China, New York and Colombia/Cameroon, classic South African Jazz reissue, 50th anniversary of HerbieHancock's Mwandishi group & more!