Jazz and Beyond with David James

Jazz and Beyond with David James

Join David James on Jazz and Beyond, a show that takes you on a deep dive into the world of Japanese jazz and other favorites from around the globe. Each week, we explore the rich and diverse sounds of Japanese jazz, from its roots in the post-war era to its modern innovations. Beyond Japan, David also curates a selection of classic and contemporary tracks from various artists and genres. Tune in to discover new sounds and rediscover old favorites, all while exploring the unique rhythms and melodies that connect music across cultures. Sundays at 10 PM on Pirate Cat Radio - KPCR 92.9 FM Los Gatos, KMRT 101.9 FM Santa Cruz, KVBE 91.1 FM Portland

Episodes

April 13, 2026 120 mins

Andrew Hill: July 10, Divine Revelation. SteepleChase

Gary Peacock: Voices. Ishi, Bonsho, Hollows, Voices from the Past, Requiem, Ae, Ay. Sony Music, Japan.

Paul Jacobs performs Debussy Preludes, Book 1. Nonesuch.

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Jackie McLean Quadrangle; Blues Inn Blue Note

Sonny Clark Trio Be-Bop Blue Note

Sean Reid The Process Bandcamp

Grachan Moncur III Gnostic Some Other Stuff Blue Note

Masabumi Kikuchi Slash Trio no. 1 Spiral King Records International, Japan

Andrew Hill From California With Love, Reverend du Bop Mosaic Select

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Cheryl Pyle, Max Ridgway, Urbuli Baba Sound Abstractions Bandcamp

Michael Eaton Middle Passage Bandcamp

Sean Reid La Lune Bandcamp

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Sean Reid When a Tree Falls Bandcamp

Michael Eaton's Voyager Ascension Bandcamp

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Underground Columbia

Masabumi Kikuchi Slash Trio Trio Slash no. 1, One for Gil, part one King Records, Japan

Milford Graves Percussion Ensemble Nothing ESP-Disk

New York Eye and Ear Control AY ESP-Disk

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Marc-Andre Hamelin performs Ferruccio Busoni concerto for piano and orchestra, opus 39 Hyperion

Andrew Hill Grass Roots: Mira, Soul Special, Bayou Red Blue Note

Thelonious Monk Live at the Blackhawk Let’s Call This Riverside / Original Jazz Classics

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Fujita Piano Trio performs Toru Takemitsu: Romance, Distance de Fee, Hika ASV Digital

Andrew Hill: Grass Roots, Venture Inward Blue Note

Sean Reid The Halting Problem Bandcamp

Steve Lacy Forest The Forest and The Zoo ESP-Disk

Don Grolnick Nighttown Blue Note

Bobby Hutcherson: ‘Til Then, My Joy, Theme from Blow Up, Subtle Neptune Blue Note

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Sean Reid Leo, from the recording Zodiac, on Bandcamp

Jackie McLean : A Fickle Sonance, Enitnerrut, Lost Blue Note

Duke Pearson: The Right Touch: Chili Peppers, Make it Good, My Love Waits, Los Malos Hombres Blue Note

Great Three Complete Sessions, 1994 / Kikuchi, Peacock, Togashi. Moor. King Records International, Japan

Andrew Hill: Without Malice, Ocho Rios, Diddy Wah, Ode to Infinity

Mosaic Select, MS-016

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February 23, 2026 120 mins

Introducing Duke Pearson’s Big Band / Blue Note

Ground Hog

New Girl

Bedouin

Straight Up and Down

Ready When You Are C.B.

New Time Shuffle

Mississippi Dip

A Taste of Honey

Time After Time

Disapproachment

Tones for Joan’s Bones

Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Live at Pit Inn, Tokyo / Polydor, Japan

Shinjitsu

George and Me

My One and Only Love

Thelonious Monk / Live at the Blackhawk / Riverside

Round Midnight

Epistrophy

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February 16, 2026 120 mins

Cecil Taylor, The Willisau Concert, Part 1 Intakt Records

Milton Graves Percussion Ensemble Nothing 5-7, Nothing 11-10, Nothing 19, Nothing 13

ESP-Disk

Frank Lowe In Trane's Name Black Beings ESP-Disk

Andrew Hill Illusion, Poinsettia, Fragments Mosaic Select / MS-016

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Andrew Hill : The Complete Blue Note Sessions 1963-1966 / Mosaic Select

Dedication

New Monastery

New Monastery, alternate

Flight 19

Flight 19, alternate

Spectrum

Black Monday

Symmetry

Flea Flop

Siete Ocho

Alfred

Yokada, Yokada

Land of Nod

Black Fire

Cantarnos

McNeil Island

Tired Trade

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Michael Doyle’s Evidence Jazz Group Fuse IV, Dedicated to Malcolm X J-Bird Records

Freddie Hubbard Open Sesame Blue Note

Jackie McLean Quadrangle, Blues Inn Jackie’s Bag Blue Note

Woody Shaw Three Muses Cassandranite Muse Records

Donald Byrd Mustang, Fly Little Bird, Fly Mustang Blue Note

McCoy Tyner Four by Five, Passion Dance The Real McCoy Blue Note

Grachan Moncur III The Twins Some Other Stuff ...

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Sonny Clark Trio Bebop Blue Note

Cheryl Pyle / Michael Eaton / Gene Coleman Beyond Flute Trio Improvisations nos. 1 and 2 Bandcamp

Paul Bley Trio Ida Lupino, Start, Closer, Sideways in Mexico Closer ESP-Disk

Steve Lacy In a Mellow Tone, The Mooche, Morning Glory, Prelude to a Kiss 10 of Dukes + 6 Originals Senators Records

Musique Libre Femmes Cheryl Pyle, Ayumi Ishito, Yuko Togami Bandcamp

Masabumi Kikuchi Slash Trio no...

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Sam Rivers Fuschia Swing Song, Cyclic Episode, Luminous Monolith Mosaic Select

Pandelis Karayorgis Trio In the Cracks of Four Leo Records

Sam Rivers Ellipsis, Downstairs Upstairs Blues Mosaic Select

Pandelis Karayorgis Trio Blood Ballad, Coming Out of Nothing Leo Records

Paolo Botti Quintet Moto Contrario, Accordi in Prestito, Contratempi Caligola Records

Masabumi Kikuchi Slash Trio For Gil, Part 3 King Records / ...

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Sean Reid Shibboleth Bandcamp

Symbiotique Nonet Stygian Gates / Music by Michael Eaton Bandcamp

Elvin Jones Jazz Machine Shinjitsu Live at Pit Inn Polydor Japan

Donald Byrd I Got it Bad, and That Ain’t Good Mustang Blue Note

Andrew Hill Divine Revelation SteepleChase

Thelonious Monk Evidence Live at the Blackhawk Riverside

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Cheryl Pyle Instrumental Underground Improvisation 2 Bandcamp

Steve Lacy 10 of Dukes + 6 Originals Art, Gospel, On a Midnight Kick, Wave Lover, The Breath

Andrew Hill Napa Valley Twilight Mosaic Select / MS-023

Andrew Hill Here’s that Rainy Day Divine Revelation Steeplechase

Thelonious Monk Round Midnight Live at the Blackhawk OJC / Riverside

McCoy Tyner Four by Five, Blues on the Corner The Real McCoy Blue Note

Paul Bl...

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December 29, 2025 120 mins

Sonny Clark Trio / Mosaic Records:

Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You

Ain’t No Use

I Can’t Give You Anything But Love

Black Velvet

I’m Just a Lucky So and So

The Breeze and I

Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You (alternate)

Blues in the Night

Can’t We Be Friends

Somebody Loves Me

All of You

Dancing in the Dark

I Cover the Waterfront

Blues in the Night

Sonny Clark: Leapin’ and Lopin’ / Mosaic Records

Something Special

Deep in a Dream

Melody for C

Eric Walks

Voodoo

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December 22, 2025 120 mins

Bela Bartok: First Piano Concerto. Performed by Jeno Jando. Budapest Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andras Ligeti. Naxos

Alan Silva Skillfulness Bandcamp

Thelonious Monk Boo Boo’s Birthday Underground Columbia

Andrew Hill Smokestack Blue Note

Symbiotique Nonet: Stygian Gates Thumos, Liminal Zone, The Descent Motherbrain Records / Bandcamp

Gary Peacock/ Masabumi Kikuchi/ Hiroshi Murakami Ishii Voices Sony Music Japan

Giuseppi Logan Q...

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December 15, 2025 120 mins

Matt Levelle and John Pietaro Epistrophy Harmolodic Monk Bandcamp

Sonny Clark Trio I Didn’t Know What Time it Was Blue Note

Sonny Clark Trio Two Bass Hit Blue Note

Thelonious Monk Let’s Call This Live at the Blackhawk OJC

Masabumi Kikuchi / Slash Trio One for Gil, Part 1 King Records / Japan

Jackie McLean Francisco Capuchin Swing Blue Note

Duke Pearson Big Band New Time Shuffle Blue Note

Donald Byrd Mustang B...

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Cheryl Pyle, Max Ridgeway, Urbuli Baba

Music for Rudolph Bauer Sound Abstractions Bandcamp

Michael Eaton’s Interstellar Regions Live at the Blockhouse Living Space Bandcamp

Andrew Hill Reconciliation Judgment Blue Note

Sean Reid Artificial Light Bandcamp

McCoy Tyner Passion Dance The Real McCoy Blue Note

Thelonious Monk Four in One Live at the Blackhawk OJC

Andrew Hill Le Serpent Qui Danse Mosaic Select

G...

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The Giuseppi Logan Quartet Bleecker Partita ESP-Disk

Richard Grossman Trio Stickiest Day of the Year HatHut

Michael Eaton’s Voyager Ascension Bandcamp

Cheryl Pyle Music for Hans Richter Art Jazz Bandcamp

Andrew Hill An Afternoon in Berkeley Mosaic Select

Andrew Hill Moonlit Monterey Mosaic Select

Jackie McLean Blues Inn Jackie’s Bag Blue Note

Dairo Suga Theme of Builder Honda Bandcamp

Thelonious Monk Green Chimneys ...

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