Episodes
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 . ..
Safely back from Dinant Jazz Fest, the jazz hamsters enjoy music from Steve Kuhn, Manuel Valera, Helge Lien and Artemis
A contemporary swinger this week we thought! Hope you do too ... let us know!
A Minnie little big band, J Mood, Fado Jazz and a Melodic Collective . . amongst other jazzy holiday gems!
The latest edition of Jumpin' In with H and Chris.
Shakti are 50, an old one from Kenny, Billy Childs and some great work from Idle Hands!
Some Blakey, a new take on Standards, Duncan Eagles and a room for travellers with Magnus
Some summer sounds from Julian Lage, we're on the QT with some swingin' airmen, Pablo Held is buoyant as ever and a tribute of light for the late, great Barbara Thompson . .
It's a European special as the cats in the hats relive some of the music from this year's BruJazzWe festival in Brussels
It's all about the pace as the brothers jazz celebrate the TT with a speedy special!
As the boys warm up for a TT speed special, they dig out a long-lost Big Band on Naxos, unearth the little heard Quentin DuJardin, some more Odgeir Berg and some more from the now positively ancient - well 19 years old - piano wunderkind Joey Alexander!
A warm orange from a great big band, a tribute to Paco de Lucia, some onety-one with Nguyen Le and African drum meets sax with Xosha Cole . .. .
Some daily bread with Joe Lovano, Steve Gadd trio and big band take centre stage, the ever wonderful Alex Sipiagin and an undiscovered gem from Irish guitar maestro Louis Stewart
A Coronation Special as the cats in the hats do indeed look at a king in the crown!
The cats in the hats celebrate international jazz day - 30 April 23 - with a selection of artists who will feature in the all-star global concert curated by Herbie Hancock