In the Mid-1980’s when fusion had faded and the softer side of things began to permeate the radio with the emergence of contemporary jazz, a fun, up and funky trend sprang out of the clubs and concert halls of England that brought new life to jazz.  If you’d like to hear some just listen four times each week to the newest feature on MOJA Radio, THIS IS ACID JAZZ! You can hear it twice every Tuesday at 9 AM and again at 9 PM EST and twice on Sunday’s at 9 AM & 9 PM EST as part of the Sunday Specials.  The phrase Acid Jazz came from the famous English DJ Gilles Peterson and each week you’ll hear not only the music of the English groups he discovered, but artists from the USA and around the world that joined in on a movement whose repercussions still reverberate today, and the words of Mr. Peterson himself! So if you can’t get enough of that funky stuff come and get it on THIS IS ACID JAZZ four times each week on MOJA Radio!

Back in the day when rock bands like The Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band took their songs on long, improvised journeys and in essence incorporated jazz elements, the stage was set for what became a major part of what we call MOJA…jambands and especially those who set out primarily to make jazz.  If you’d like to hear some just listen five times each week to the newest feature on MOJA Radio, ATTACK OF THE JAZZY JAMBANDS! You can hear it at NOON East/9 AM West every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, plus twice on Sunday at NOON Eastern/9 AM Pacific and Midnight EAST/9 PM West as part of the Sunday Specials.  Following The Dead & The Allmans came Phish then grunge from Seattle.  At the same time American Acid Jazz artists like Karl Denson & Robert Walter started attracting the same fans. Those fans began to follow Galactic and other new artists from NOLA, Medeski, Martin & Wood, John Scofield and the great artists of the North West like Skerik, and San Francisco-area groove artists like Charlie Hunter & Will Bernard! It’s jazz mixed with prog rock and punk, funk and groove, heavy metal and alternative rock. The fans of this music don’t need lyrics, they need the groove and you’ll get it all if you join us for ATTACK OF THE JAZZY JAMBANDS five times each week on MOJA Radio!

It's home-town heroes Galactic live at NOLA's Jazzfest on this weeks Live @ MOJALand!

LIVE @ MOJALand happens four times each week here on MOJA Radio as we invite you to join us inside the world’s only imaginary jazz club for rare, live performances by the biggest names in Modern Jazz.  Listen Wednesday morning at 9 AM/6 AM Pacific and again Wednesday night at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific, and twice again on Sunday at 11 AM & 11 PM Eastern, as part of the Sunday Specials. Since this week is “Mardi Gras Week” on MOJA Radio, we’ll take you to New Orleans to the famous Fairgrounds where the events of the Jazz & Heritage Festival take place.  It’s the first festival after the Hurricane Katrina disaster and you’ll hear some of NOLA’s hometown heroes take the stage to lift the city’s spirit as we present GALACTIC LIVE @ JAZZFEST 2006. Stanton Moore & the boys play some of their most famous tunes like Crazyhorse Mongoose, Go-Go, Black-Eyed Peas and Baker’s Dozen, then finish the set with the song that had everyone buzzing…a Galactic treatment of Led Zep’s When The Levee Breaks. You’ll hear the music and feel the spirit when you join us for GALACTIC LIVE @ JAZZFEST 2006, this week on LIVE @ MOJALand!

Join Russ Davis for an hour of the freshest MOJA on THE ALL NEW MUSIC REVUE every Thursday at 9 AM East/6 AM West with a replay at 9 PM East/6 PM West, and twice again on Sundays at 10 AM & 10 PM ET.  This week we’ll give you music from 7 new releases including an advance song from Esperanza Spalding’s soon-to-be-released album Radio Music Society. You’ll hear two new ones from the adventurous ECM label, Tim Berne’s newest titled Snakeoi, and the band of Norwegians called Batagraf who blend African, Latin & Arabic styles on the album Say And Play. Then you’ll hear the German jazz group Triosence joined by America vocalist Sara Gazarek on the album Where Time Stands Still followed by the newest from the great Chicago guitarist John Moulder with his new album The Eleventh Hour recorded live at the famous Green Mill. Then we’ll hear trombone legend Steve Turre Latin-grooving with trumpet masters Wallace Roney, Jon Faddis & Claudio Roditi on his new album Woody’s Delight. And we’ll close it all out with Bill Frisell’s quartet Floratone pushing the boundaries of what modern jazz can be with their new one titled Floratone II. Here’s what you’ll hear this week on THE ALL NEW MUSIC REVUE!

ARTIST…TITLE…ALBUM (LABEL)

• Batagraf…Say And Play (ECM Records)

• Floratone…Floratone II (Savoy Jazz)

• Triosence with Sara Gazarek…Where Time Stands Still (Charleston Square Records)

• Esperanza Spalding…Radio Music Society (Concord Records)

• John Moulder Quintet…The Eleventh Hour (Origin Records)

• Steve Turre…Woody’s Delight (HighNote Records)

• Tim Berne…Snakeoil (ECM Records)

Duane, Gregg & the rest of the original Allman Brothers Band will be featured during our salute to "Southern-Fried Fusion" on Fusion Friday!

Every Friday beginning at 7 AM until midnight Eastern time we begin each hour with a classic piece of Jazz Fusion history and this week join us for some fusion history made way down yonder as we present “SOUTHERN-FRIED FUSION.” As we celebrate Mardi Gras Week here on MOJA Radio we’ll cast our net down South and pull out a treasure trove of Fusion classics made by sons of the Southland, like Joe Sample & The Crusaders plus the Laws brothers, Ronnie and Hubert, from South Texas, Charles Lloyd from Memphis, Georgia’s great bands The Allman Brothers, Dixie Dregs and Sea Level, James “Blood” Ulmer from South Carolina and Lou Donaldon from North Carolina, Lonnie Liston Smith from Richmond, Les McCann from Kentucky and The JB’s horn section featuring Maceo Parker from Carolina, Fred Wesley from Alabama and Pee Wee Ellis from Florida.  Get ready for a funky, good fusion time when you join us for “SOUTHERN-FRIED FUSION,” this week’s edition of IF IT’S FRIDAY, THIS MUST BE FUSION.

Nicholas Payton & Russ @ Birdland in NYC...Nick is just one of 8 Sons of New Orleans that we'll feature this Saturday on Words & Music!

This Saturday as we celebrate Mardi Gras Week on MOJA Radio we’ll present our weekly feature WORDS & MUSIC and talk to some of the artists who’ve made the place they call “The Big Easy” their home with a special we call “MARDI GRAS IN MOJALAND!” Anyone who loves music and has visited New Orleans has immediately been stricken with the wonderful illness we call “NOLA Fever,” 

And then, to begin next weeks activities…

George Benson on Monday Masters!

On Monday, February 27th, we’ll present another edition of our special feature, MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on MOJA Radio. This time we’ll focus on the great guitarist and vocalist GEORGE BENSON who turns 69 years old on March 22nd. You’ll hear all about George’s beginnings in his hometown of Pittsburgh, his move from rock to jazz, how he’s confounded the critics and jazz purists by being a vocalist as well as a great instrumentalist and much more. Listen for MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS twice every Monday, at Noon Eastern/9 AM Pacific, with a replay Monday night at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific and this week we place our spotlight on the incredible legend that is GEORGE BENSON!