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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!
Jazz Crossroads
18th November 2025
Artist - Track - Format - Year
Duke Ellington Mount Harissa Far East Suite 1967
David Bode Libertango Good Hang 2025
Etienne Charles Night Watch II - Ring Shout Gullah Roots 2025
Thom Rotella Benny Thanks Right Time Left 2025
Sean Mason Duende A Breatrh Of Fresh Air 2025
Nat Adderley Jr. People Make The World Go Round Took So Long 2025
Kenny Barron Blues Redux Songbook 2025
Ledisi You've Got What It Takes For Dinah 2025
Joe Sample and The Soul Committee Mystery Child Did You Feel That? 1994
JD Allen Tell The Story Love Letters (The Ballad Sessions 2025
Curtis Amy Native Land Katanga 1963
Horace Silver Song For My Father Silver In Seattle 2025
Aaron Parks For Maria Jose By All Means 2025
Ryan Keberle & Collective do Brasil Rei Do Carnival Choro De Aguas 2025
Nicholas Payton Ultraviolet Triune 2025
Herbie Hancock Butterfly Thrust 1974
Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble Midnight Mauraders Groove In The Face of Adversity 2025
Comjure Skydiving Music For The Tests Of Ishmael Reed 1985
Allen Toussaint Souther Nights Songbook 2013
Allen Toussaint Solitude Bright Mississippi 2009
Allen Toussaint American Tune American Tunes 2016
Allen Toussaint Big Chief American Tunes 2016
Kyle Roussel Tipitina and Me Nola A La Mode 2023
Jon Batiste Kenner Boogie Hollywood Africans 2018
Dr. John Mac's Boogie Plays Mack Rebennack 1981
Kyle Roussel African Gumbo Church Of New Orleans 2025
Trombone Shorty and The New Breed Brass Band Street Music Second Line Sunday 2025
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Hot Sausage For Fat Man 2025
Jon Batiste Big Money Big Money 2025