Welcome to the first podcast of 2025!!

I apologize for the long wait but sometimes life as we all know... be lifin' and before ya know it 3 months whiz by and you find yourself in a new calendar year. 2025 is setting up to be a "doozy" so a musical escape may just be the thing to get us through. Besides, one of the many taglines of Jazzism (a katzpheno mix) is "Keep Jazz In Your Life, Not Strife and Everything Will Be Alright!"

So, with that in mind.... enjoy the mix!

Brian "Katzpheno" Phoenix

featuring:

Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band - "Along Came Betty" (2005)

Steve Khan - "Change Agent" (2011)

Carmen Souza - "Song For My Father" (2010)

Harold Lopez-Nussa - "Africa" (2016)

Groove Collective (featuring: Chucho Valdes) - "Stargazer" (2001)

Eliane Elias - "Waters Of March" (1990)

Al Jarreau - "Summer Breezin'" (2014)

Al Di Meola - "Azucar" (2006)

Stefon Harris (featuring: David Sanchez & Christian Scott) - "Congo" (2011)

Chick Corea Akoustic Band - "Spain" (1989)

Michel Camilo - "Rice and Beans" (2011)

John Klemmer - "Tropical Snowflake" (1979)

Welcome once more to an exploration into Jazz Culture!

This episode, naturally brings you nothing but the best that the world has to offer in Jazz music and a little bit more! With Jazzism 17.5 we begin a new segment I am calling Jazz Music Matters.

For that past few months now I have been developing traction on the hashtag #jazzmusicmatters via Facebook and Instagram and now I take the next step by posing the question to young jazz lovers as I go out and about enjoying this music at live events. On this episode I spoke with audiences at The DC Jazzfest and the responses I got were phenomenal. So for me, and hopefully for you as well, this episode of Jazzism (a katzpheno mix) is indeed Very Special.

Enjoy!

Brian "Katzpheno" Phoenix

featuring:

Terri Lyne Carrington - Very Special (2013)

Ben Williams - Home (2011)

Herlin Riley - A Spring Fantasy (2016)

Chris Greene Quartet - The Missing Part (2014)

Stefon Harris - And This Too Shall Pass (2011)

Raul Midon - Wall Of Indifference (2024)

Gary Batz - I Concentrate On You (2012)

Russell Malone - Little B's Poem (2017)

Gloria Lynne - Joey, Joey, Joey (1965)

Patrice Rushen - Cherry Blossom (1990)

Branford Marsalis Quartet - Jabberwocky (2009)

Pass it on,

Pass on the good vibes, pass on the love, pass on the joy, that is what I do with my humble podcast, I pass on all the good stuff I have to you... my loyal listeners. All I ask in return is that you share the podcast, the good vibe, the love and the joy to the people you know.

Enjoy the mix,

Brian "Katzpheno" Phoenix

featuring:

Tony Williams - Takin' My Time (1985)

Billy Childs - Leimert Park (2020)

The Cookers - Priestess (2010)

Benito Gonzalez - Father (2021)

Joanna Pascale - I'm Confessin' That I Love You (2015)

Medeski, Martin & Wood - Your Lady (2000)

George Benson - No Sooner Said Than Done (1974)

Nicholas Payton - Hangin' And Jivin' (2021)

Gregory Porter - On My Way To Harlem (2012)

Dave Holland Sextet - Pass It On (2008)

Eric Reed - Cheryl Ann (2023)