All-music episode featuring the finest jazz coming out of Florida, with music from Tampa, Melbourne, Miami and more - including tracks by Tom Stewart, Mark Barrios, and new sounds from master percussionist Sammy Figueroa.
Hosts: Allison Paris and Kenny MacKenzie
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1. Introductions - Allison & Kenny
2. "First Time Over" - Tom Stewart (Tampa) website
Tom Stewart - guitar, composer; Mark Neuenschwander - bass;
Sava Boyadjiev - drums
From the cd "First Time Over"
click to buy at cd or download at Cd Baby
3. "Urban Nature" - Sammy Figueroa and His Latin Jazz Explosion (Miami) - website
Sammy Figueroa - percussion, Silvano Monasterios - piano, Gabriel Vivas - bass, Alex Pope Norris - trumpet, John Michalak - sax, Nomar Negroni - drums.
From the cd "Urban Nature" on Senator Records.
click here to buy at Amazon
4. Announcements - Kenny
(Background music "Always" - Shenole Latimer)
5. "The Gift" - José Valentino (Tampa) website
José Valentino - composer, bass, flutes, cajon, hand claps & vocals; Jonathan Thomas - composer, drums; Nelson Mariscal - guitars, Benny Maldonado - congas, cowbell & percussion; Johnny Vergara - congas, bongo solo.
unreleased track
check out José's cd's here
6. "A Change in Path" - LaRue Nickelson & Jeremy Powell (Tampa) website
LaRue Nickelson - guitar, Jeremy Powell - tenor saxophone, composer
from the cd "Amizade"
buy the cd or download tracks at bandcamp
7. Announcements - Allison
8. "West Tampa" - Mark Barrios (Tampa) website
Mark Barrios - guitar, Allon Sams - keyboards
from the cd "West Tampa Style"
click to buy at cd baby or download at itunes
9. "Angels and Birds" (excerpt) - The 3 Mikes (Melbourne) website
Michael Leasure - guitar synthesizer, Michael Bocchicchio - bass, Michael Welch - drums
from the cd "The 3 Mikes Live - Disc 3"
buy downloads at Michael Leasure's website
10. Announcements - Kenny
11. "NOLA Calling" - Sybil Gage (Cocoa Beach) website
Sybil Gage - vocalist, composer; Balsa Bill Yerkes - piano; Stoney - harmonica, Joe Caruso - guitar, Dennis Thomson - drums.
From the cd "NOLA Calling"
buy cd at cd baby or download at itunes
12. Closing announcements - Allison