In Jeff Turton’s words…
“I have spent 35 years programming Jazz on Boston radio stations. Starting in the late 70’s at public radio station WBUR and at Emerson College at WERS. I did fill-in work at WGBH for a couple of decades for people like Eric Jackson and Ron Della Chiesa and in 1983, along with a bunch of radio professionals with big dreams, we got Boston’s first Alternative Rock station off the ground (though we didn’t really know what we were creating in the beginning because there was not an alternative format at the time) . He programmed Jazz on Sunday’s for 8 hours each week for more than 27 years. The program was very successful because of the hybrid approach we took to the programming of the music.
I have always thought that music thrived at the Crossroads, where many influences converge and develop and then move off on their own to provide their own perspectives. The Jazz Brunch was the only show on Boston radio that actively brought the influences from Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa into the music mix and drawing their parallels to Jazz. Jazz Crossroads will also journey to New Orleans during the last hour.
New Orleans is truly the crossroads for music in this country. It has an incredibly unique culture with influences from Africa and the Caribbean and the beginnings of Jazz at it’s heart. I have spent the last 20 years since Katrina deeply involved in learning about that music and culture and am hoping it adds a little spice the Jazz Crossroads mix.
I am a recording engineer when not wearing my programming hat. I have spent much of that career in recording studios in the 80’s and then in newsrooms across the public radio system providing production help and also working with shows providing content for public radio. I have also spent many years in the TV and Sports production world as both an A1 and A2 engineer. These were my Crossroads and I like to think they have all added to my individual approach to music programming.”
Feel free to get in touch with Jeff via e-mail to let him know your thoughts about his show or even if you just fancy a shout out! jeff@soulandjazz.com.
Stereo, not stereotypical
Enjoy!
11th November 2025
Artist – Track – Format – Year
Ron Blake Apponitment Scratch Band 2025
Harold Lopez-Nussa Cerce Y Lejos Nueva Timba 2025
Etienne Charles Watch Night II : Ring Shout Gullah Roots 2025
Sean Mason rediscovery A Breath of Fresh Air 2025
Horace Silver Cape Verdean Blues Silver In Seattle 2025
Aaron Parks Parks Lope By All Means 2025
Ledisi You Go To My Head For Dinah 2025
Maria Muldar One Hour Mama One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey 2025
Eric Alexander/Vincent Herring Strollin’ Split Decision 2025
Kip Hanrahan What Is This Dance Anyway Desire Develops an Edge 1983
Tito Rodriguez Rincon Returns To The Palladium Live 1961
Celia Cruz Tremendo Guaguanco Son Con Guaguanco 1966
Steven Oquendo Oye Mi Guaguanco A Centenial Salute to Tito & Tito 2025
Charles Lloyd Forest Flower: Sunset Forest Flower 1967
Stanley Cowell Prayer For Peace Musa: Ancestral Streams 2025
Kenny Barron Marie Laveaux SONGBOOK 2025
Irma Thomas and Galactic Lady Liberty Audience With The Queen 2025
Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble This Is My Country Groove In The Face Of Adversity 2025
Gil Scott Heron 17thh Street It’s Your World 1976
Batidos Tengo Sed Olájopé 2001
Dirty Dozen Brass Band Lil Liza Jane My Feet Can’t Fail Me Now 1991
Dirty Dozen Brass Band Bongo Beep My Feet Can’t Fail Me Now 1991
Dirty Dozen Brass Band Dirty Old Man Twenty Dozen 2012
Dirty Dozen Brass Band John The Revelator Funeral For a Friend 2004
Fats Domino Blue Monday 10″ Single 1956
Chris Kenner Sick And Tired 7″ Single 1957
Dave Bartholomew The Monkey 7″ Single 1954
Dave Bartholomew Shrimp And Gumbo Shrimp And Gumbo 1984
Dave Bartholomew My Ding A Ling 7″ Single 1952
Trombone Shorty and the New Breed Brass Band Goot Time Second Line Sunday 2025
Free Agents Brass Band Made It Through The Water Made it Through The Water 2025
Soul Rebels Brass Band 504 Unlock Your Mind 2012
Rebirth Brass Band Rebirth Makes You dance Move Your Body 2014
Jon Batiste Saint James Infoirmary Blues Hollywood Africans 2018
James Booker Classified Classified 1983