John Gilbreath: Shabaka, Afrocop, Wayne Shorter

10/07/24 • 25 min

Ahead of the 36th Annual Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle, we chat with John Gilbreath, long-time host of KEXP’s Jazz Theatre. He spotlights a few of the artists playing – offering everything from an R&B-infused song to a meditative flute-led track – and closes out his set with a classic from the great “Ambassador of Jazz” and the story of how he fell in love with radio. The Earshot Jazz Festival runs from October 17th through November 3rd in various venues throughout Seattle.

Our Associate Music Director Alex Ruder ends the episode with not one, but two tracks from a new Brussels-based group that he has on loop.

Shabaka - “Breathing”
Afrocop - “Get In, Let’s Ride”
Wayne Shorter - “Footprints (Live)”
Dizzy Gillespie - “Theme from The Cool World”
Another Dancer - “How to, Slow" + "You Know Where I Start"

Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "In Our Headphones 2024" playlist on Spotify or the “What's In Our Headphones” playlist on YouTube.

Listen to John Gilbreath every other Monday from 1-3am PT, or anytime on the 2-week archive, at KEXP.org or the KEXP App.

Hosted and produced by: Janice Headley and Isabel Khalili
Mixed by: Emily Fox
Mastered by: William Myers
Editorial Director: Larry Mizell Jr.

Our theme music is “好吗 (Hao Ma)” by Chinese American Bear

Support the podcast: kexp.org/headphones

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Our Associate Music Director Alex Ruder ends the episode with not one, but two tracks from a new Brussels-based group that he has on loop.

Shabaka - “Breathing”
Afrocop - “Get In, Let’s Ride”
Wayne Shorter - “Footprints (Live)”
Dizzy Gillespie - “Theme from The Cool World”
Another Dancer - “How to, Slow" + "You Know Where I Start"

Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "In Our Headphones 2024" playlist on Spotify or the “What's In Our Headphones” playlist on YouTube.

Listen to John Gilbreath every other Monday from 1-3am PT, or anytime on the 2-week archive, at KEXP.org or the KEXP App.

Hosted and produced by: Janice Headley and Isabel Khalili
Mixed by: Emily Fox
Mastered by: William Myers
Editorial Director: Larry Mizell Jr.

Our theme music is “好吗 (Hao Ma)” by Chinese American Bear

Support the podcast: kexp.org/headphones

Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Kelley Stoltz: Anna Erhard, Kim Deal, Robyn Hitchcock

This week, we meet Kelley Stoltz, one of KEXP’s newest DJs as the co-host of Vinelands, our Bay Area local music show broadcasting there on 92.7 FM. Kelley shares an ode to summer camp, an intended TV theme song from an alt-rock legend, a track he himself plays sitar on (an In Our Headphones first!), and the band who made his young rock star dreams come true.

Our Music Director Chris Sanley closes out the show with a fantastic psych-pop song that takes you on an aural trip around the world.

Anna Erhard - “Campsite”
Kim Deal - “Crystal Breath”
Robyn Hitchcock - “Vacations in the Past”
Echo & the Bunnymen - “Silver”
Kit Sebastian - "Bul Bul Bul"

Listen to the full songs on KEXP's "In Our Headphones 2024" playlist on Spotify or the “What's In Our Headphones” playlist on YouTube.

Listen to Kelley Stoltz on Vinelands every other Saturday from 6-9 PM PT on 92.7 in the Bay Area, or check out the Vinelands show archive here.

Hosted and produced by: Janice Headley and Isabel Khalili
Mixed by: Roddy Nikpour
Mastered by: William Myers
Editorial Director: Larry Mizell Jr.

Our theme music is “好吗 (Hao Ma)” by Chinese American Bear

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Indigenous Peoples’ Day Edition: Ghostkeeper, Ombiigizi, Liv Rion, Indian Giver

For this episode, we welcome back Kevin Sur (Kānaka Maoli) and Tory J (Quinault), hosts of KEXP’s global Indigenous music show. They share the origins of their show name, Sounds of Survivance, and how the notion of survivance relates to the music they play and informs a way of being. They bring a mix of new releases from Indigenous artists pushing the boundaries of sound, from experimental electronic to soul to hardcore, then share a lesser known track from the 70s group that brought the hit “Come and Get Your Love.”

Finally, Music Director Chris Sanley shares a propulsive piece of futurist folk celebrating Black and Indigenous solidarity.

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