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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
30th September 2025
Artist - Track - Format - Year
Artemis The Year Of The Snake Arabesque 2025
Eric Alexander and Vincent Herring Soft Impressions Split Decision 2025
Joe Farnsworth Continuance The Big Room 2025
Etienne Charles Gullah Roots Gullah Roots 2025
Joshua Redman Icarus Words Fall Short 2025
Christian McBride Big Band Back In Love Tonight Without Further Ado Vol1 2025
Brad Mehldau Between The Bars Ride into the Sun 2025
Conrad Herwig El Guerrero Solitario Reflections-Facing South 2025
Harold López-Nussa Gbajista Guerrero Nueva Timba 2025
Blinky and the Roadmasters Quadrille Figure 6 Crusian Scratch Band Music 1990
Ron Blake Bassman Scratch Band 2025
Colin Hancock's Jazz Hounds featuring Catherine Russell You've Got Everything a Sweet Man Needs
Cat and The Hounds 2925
Maris Muldar My Handy Man One Hour Mama: The Blues of Vistoria Spivey 2025
Ledisi If I Never Get To Heaven For Dinah 2025
Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble I Ain't Got Nothing But Time Groove in the Face of Adversity 2025
Orquestra Was Forever is A Long Long Time Forever's a Long, Long Time 1997
Was (Not Was) Semi-Interesting Week Boo! 2023
David Bode Cold Train Funk Good Hang 2025
Jimmy Greene Praises As We Are Now 2025
Kermit Ruffins What Is New Orleans Treme (Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 2) 2011
Rebirth Brass Band Take It To The Streets Treme (Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 2) 2011
Free Agents Brass Band We Made It Through The Water Treme (Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 1) 2010
John Boutte, Paul Sanchez,Glenn Andrews At The Foot Of Canal Street
Treme (Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 1) 2010
John Boutte The Treme Song Treme (Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 1) 2010