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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
28th October 2025
Artist - Track - Format - Year
Ron Blake Bassman Scratch Band 2025
Etienne Charles Gullah Roots Gullah Roots 2025
Harold Lopez Nussa Unconditional Love Cerce Y Lejos Nueva Timba 2025
Eric Scott Reed The Weirdos Out Late 2025
Joshua Redman Words Fall Short Words Fall Short 2025
Nicholas Payton Let it Ride Triune 2025
Charles Lloyd Trio Figures In Blue, For Duke Figure In Blue 2025
George Coleman Moment To Moment With Strings 2025
Mike Clark Midori Itan Dashi 2025
Kyle Roussel Close to Me Church Of New Orleans 2025
Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble I Ain't Got Nothing But Time Groove In The Face Of Adversity 2025
James Brown Evil Soul Pride: The Instrumentals 1960-1969 1993
James Brown The King Soul Pride: The Instrumentals 1960-1970 1993
James Brown With The Louie Bellson Orchestra The Man In The Glass Soul On Top 1970
Christian McBride Back In Love Tonight Without Further Ado Vol. 1 2025
Dollar Brand / Abdullah Ibrahim African Herbs African Sun (Original from 1975) 1988
Monty Alexander Love Notes Yard Movement 1996
Allen Toussaint Soul Sister Songbook 2013
Jon Batiste Pinnacle Big Money 2025
Trumpet Black Good Life The New Beginning 2025
Jon Cleary Zulu Coconuts The Bywater Sessions 2025
Wild Tchoupitulas Indian Red Wild Tchoupitulas 1976
Wild Tchoupitulas Meet De Boys On The Battlefront Wild Tchoupitulas 1976
Bo Dollis and the Wild Magnolias Iko Iko I'm Back…At Carnival Time 1990
The Golden Eagles featuring Monk Boudreaux Indian Red Lightning and Thunder 1988
The Dixie Cups Iko Iko Chapel of Love 1964
Sugar Boy and His Cane Cutters Jock-A-Mo 7" Single 1953
Lloyd Price and his Orchestra Lawdy Miss Clawdy 7" Single 1952
Fats Domino The Fat Man 10" Single 1950
River Eckert Band Let's Make a Better World Live at the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2025