Jazz Infinity

Apr 13 2025 233 ep. 65 mins 2

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New Directions. That's what I'm looking for, musically. Hopefully, that's what you'll find in the programs I produce. If you like what you hear, please tell your friends how to get here. Thanks for listening. John Marcus

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Jazz Infinity - Baker's Dozen (Various artists) John Marcus

Apr 13 2025 61 mins

Thirteen is not how I started. It's how it turned out. I called it a Baker's Dozen because that's how we sometimes refer to the number, 13. After I was done, I thought it would be cool if this was made for Friday the 13th, but we don't have one of those until June. And, it's not really that kind of show. Just happened to be 13 songs. So, it's a Baker's Dozen. The set has a good mix

Jazz Infinity - No Mans Land (Various artists): John Marcus

Apr 06 2025 59 mins

Jazz is in a tough place, right now. Seems like we’re always trying to make it to sound like something else. We’ve even got certain “jazz lovers” who will only listen to it if it’s… smooooth enough. And, when you *do* play jazz that sounds like itself, like jazz… that’s when you find yourself in no-man’s land. I’m okay with that. They used to say we belonged in

Alive at Five - 90s girls (Various artists): John Marcus

Apr 04 2025 59 mins

I was listening to TLC the other day. I wondered if the remaining members of the group would proceed (or how so, if they did), without LIsa "Left Eye" Lopes. I also think they have some pretty amazing songs. I went from that to SWV, then En Vogue. I realized there was enough material to do a set on just the girl groups from the 90's. This is different from my previous "girl groups"

Jazz Infinity - Return to Midnight (Various artists): John Marcus

Mar 30 2025 59 mins

Return to midnight. There was a plan, but then I got sick. So, it turns out to be a no-talk zone. The session has it all, just not much by way of narration. New releases by Kim Waters, Mindi Abair, and the Brothers (with Mark Whitfield), Chante Moore and Candy Dulfer from the archives (musical women in history), and of course: more. You are invited to listen, like, comment, and sha

Jazz Infinity - Improv 323 (Various artists): John Marcus

Mar 23 2025 59 mins

It's womens' history month, but we're already featuring the ladies around the clock on the home station. So, I decided to make it up on the fly. You know what they say about jazz: it's best when you improvise. You're invited to listen, like, comment, and share. Here's the list: Pieces of a Dream: Pop rock Joyce Cooling - Marina's dream Lindsey Webster - Rain Dwight Sills - Please

Jazz Infinity - Producer on Point: Rod Temperton (John Marcus)

Mar 16 2025 59 mins

Rod Temperton. If you grew up listening to Heatwave, you might know Rod Temperton. If you don't know him, you probably listened to his music, if you liked songs like, Always & Forever, Boogie Nights, and The Groove Line. After Heatwave, and due to the loss of their lead singer, Johnny Wilder, Temperton went on to produce music for many of the giants of the industry, including Geor

Alive at Five - Just 4 You (Various artists): John Marcus

Mar 14 2025 59 mins

Just Four You. Initially, the plan was (because the plan always changes: improvisation) to feature just music by Four80 East and Fourplay, but I wanted to make it a blended session (jazz AND soul), so I added the Horny Horns and the Four Tops, to give it some sort of soul presence. The outcome works. I hope you agree. Just FOUR you. As always, you're invited to listen, like, comme

The Late Show (Various artists): John Marcus

Mar 09 2025 60 mins

This is the sort of show I normally do for Halloween, since it's the "day of the dead". Kind of morbid, though. It just seems like the list of great musical icons who pass away is getting longer every day. It's just a matter of life, that it should come to an end. Dr. King called it, "The Final Common Denominator". Also grim, but true. Recently, the passing of Angie Stone, Jerry B

Jazz Infinity - Tomorrow Today (Various artists): John Marcus

Mar 06 2025 59 mins

The primary difference between tomorrow adn today is: You can't do anything tomorrow. You have to do it today. As always, you're iunvited to listen, like, comment, and share. Here's the list: Stevie Wonder - Love's in need ot love today The Emotions - No plans for tomorrow Nathan Haines - Today (and tomorrow too) Citrus Sun - People of tomrorow April Hill - Today Ace Livingston

Jazz Infinity - Downside Up (Various artists): John Marcus

Feb 23 2025 59 mins

As a fledgling writer, with one, tiny book of poetry under my belt, one thing that attracts me to writing is the versatility of our language. For example, the word, down. Not always a bad thing. Being down can mean you are with or behind someone, and down could mean you've invested heavily. Sometimes, the downside is up, and that’s where we’re headed, in this week’s Jazz Infi