Jazz Amnesty Sound System – #11 “J.A.S.S. POPS!”
J.A.S.S. goes POP! with this mix of Jazz musicians getting creative with songs that originated in the world of Pop music. As this is vast and varied genre there are tunes lifted from Soul music, Rock’n’Roll, Folk, Burt Bacharach, TV and movie themes, Country music, and of course a couple …
Jazz Amnesty Sound System – #10 “J.A.S.S. Duos”
The Jazz Amnesty Sound System is made up of Andy Williams and sweet daddy luv. A duo of like-minded DJs that share a love of jazz music by making mixes that highlight various aspects of what jazz is and how jazz has influenced many different styles of music that have …
JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM – #09 “99% Ahmed Abdul-Malik”
This episode is dedicated to Ahmed Abdul-Malik. Born Johnathan Timm Jr. (January 30, 1927 – October 2, 1993), Ahmed Abdul-Malik was supposedly born in the West Indies and later rumoured to be of Sudanese decent. An Afro-Vincentian double bassist and oud player, Brooklynite, and known by many of his predecessors as …
JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM – #08 (Feelin’ It Out)
This mix was made six years ago, when Andy Williams and Sweet Daddy Luv first joined forces to help spread the gospel of Jazz. This 2 hour tag team session helped convince them to give this Jazz Amnesty Sound System thing a go. Please enjoy this mix of Andy and …
JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM #07 – Pan African
Pan Africanism represents the aggregation of the historical, cultural, spiritual, artistic, scientific, and philosophical legacies of Africans from past to present. While setting aside cultural differences, asserting the principality of these shared experiences to foster solidarity and resistance to exploitation. From Marcus Garvey to Nelson Mandela From Martin to Malcolm …
JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM #06 – A Free J.A.S.S. Festival
Welcome to A Free J.A.S.S. Festival; and when we say “free”, we mean free. Free from time, free from space, free from style and free to get in. Just press play and your ears will be whisked away in the Jazz Amnesty Sound System’s time machine to listen to some …
JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM #05 – Until Your Head Falls Off
The Jazz Amnesty Sound System prepared this selection with the mandate of keeping audiences heads bobbing up and down until they fall off. You’ve been warned! Check your neck periodically during this mix to ensure your mind and body stay attached. TRACKLIST Piero Umiliani – Genova, P.zza De Ferrari, Dalle …
JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM #04 – Bumpers
Lace up your dancing shoes! This mix of dancefloor jazz bumpers from the Jazz Amnesty Sound System is what you can use to help better prepare yourself for an upcoming get down and groovin’ set from the aforementioned sound system. Use these tracks to help perfect your dance moves or …
JAZZ AMNESTY SOUND SYSTEM #03 – Ellington Disguises
Duke Ellington is jazz royalty. He has released too many records to count, had innumerable jazz greats pass through his orchestra, and he performed constantly from the 1920s to the early 1970s, an unstoppable touring machine that played the world over. During this fifty year burst of creativity Duke also …