From mid December 2022 to Dec 25th 2022 I completed a musical journey showcasing one seminal album per day that has really resonated with me from my many years as a vinyl collector.
Crusaders - Sweet n’ Sour
Mark Murphy - Beauty and the Beast
Mongo Santamaria - Princess
Hank Mobley - My Groove Your Move
Patrice Rushen - Let Your Heart Be Free
Joni Mitchell - Help Me
Clare Fischers Latin Sound - Descarga Yema Ya
Pharoah Sanders - Rejoice
The Foreign Exchange - Listen To The Rain
The Foreign Exchange - If I Knew Then
Dee Dee Bridgewater - People Make The World Go Round
Swing Out Sister - Between Strangers
Rotary Connection - Song For Everyman

12 Days Of Vinyl - A Grand Selects Special

Rustam Ospanoff - Jazzystan on Soho Radio. February 11th 2023

1. T. Honda - What's Going On (Jazz Room)
2. Andy Hay - I Believe In Love (Not On Label)
3. Love Is Everywhere (White label)
4. Jonah Yano - Always (Innovative Leisure)
5. Soul Supreme - San Fransisco Knights (People Under The Stairs) (Not On Label)
6. Thes One - It Was Meant to Be...
7. Thes One - Young Mike and Chris Floating Free (Piecelock 70)
8. Thes One - 90s Mike and Chris on the Porch (Piecelock 70)
9. Thes One - Mike and Chris leave for their First Tour (Piecelock 70)
10. Jazzanova - Face at my Window (Kyoto Jazz Massive Remix - Yoshi's Edit) (BBE)
11. Bernard Herrmann - I Work the Whole City (Arista)
12. Gang Starr - Dwyck Boogie (Vibes)
13. Digable Planets - 9th Wonder (Jim Sharp Remix) (Resense)
14. Spirit of Brotherhood - Go For It (Numero Group)
15. Skip Mahoney - Janice (Don't Be So Blind To Love) (Bobby DJ Guttadaro Remix) (BBE Disco) 
16. Forest - Crazy Days (Big Nice Records)
17. Romare - Your Love (You Give Me Fever) (Black Acre)
18. Wallace - Cynical Gringo (Tartan)
19. Kyoto Jazz Sextet - Succotash (Blue Note)
20. Gerardo Frisina - Duende (Schema)
21. Alex Wilson - Ain't Nobody (Not On Label)
22. Sipho Gumede - Something To Say (Vive La Musique)
23. Ahl Nana - Adji Kar Teri Miri (Radio Martiko)
24. Azymuth (J Dilla) - Rico Suave Bossa Nova (BBE)

Jazzystan on Soho Radio. February 2023

Join us on this exciting episode featuring Cool Raul, a DJ and record collector hailing from Oakland, Bay Area. Known for his keen eye for unique and rare records, Raul takes us on a thrilling journey as he unveils some hidden Gospel 45s from his prized collection. As a part of Studio Funk, we are thrilled to have him on the show, where he sits down with Aswad for an exclusive showcase of his rare finds. 

These gems are not to be missed, and it's a special treat as this episode was previously available only to our loyal Studio Funk Patreon supporters. Consider it a complementary bonus episode to the Tone B. Nimble show.

Cool Raul

This week I threw together one more "summer" mix of just a few records I don't play often enough. Big Nicola Conte vibes on this one, which some great, upbeat jazz-house-ish flavors! Enjoy.

Jazz House Minimi

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Summer Jazz House Mini-Mix

Supernatural

Instant Sunshine (Instrumental)

The hiatus is over! Aswad comes out of podcast retirement (for a very good reason) as we welcome talented MC, Producer, owner & founder of Static King records from Washington D.C — J Scienide 

Together they celebrate and reflect on the key milestone — 50 years of Hip Hop and discuss J Scienide’s discography, recent releases and people he’s worked with including D-Styles (Producer/DJ, Beat Junkies) and Body Bag Ben (Producer).
As you can expect there is a lot to digest here, so much we decided for this special occasion that this will be released as a two-part mini series.

In this first episode — they discuss the humble beginnings of rap and take a nostalgia trip through their childhood memories and reflect what it means to them in modern day. The important connections tied to Hip Hop - the funk, soul, jazz music which became before it.

No Studio Funk show is complete with a great track list — you can expect to hear many genres on this episode, as we expand from notable Hip Hop favourites and low-key gems through to artists which impacted their lives forever…

J Scienide - Part 1

Mix featuring  tracks by Vli M, Decent Rides, Ferdinand, Urban Absolutes, 6th Borough Project, Dimi Jazzmon, Gesafellstein, SGVO, Tukz Ancestral, Baaz, Brame, Lori Wakasa, Dj Caant and Housego.

House Atmosphere | 2023-09-17

As promised, the second half of the special two part episode with Mr Static King - J Scienide. We continue our conversations regarding the Hip Hop honours - 50 year’s milestone, but we also go into J Scienide’s discography to discuss the releases and collaborations of the past few years. The buck doesn’t stop there…with records to burn, Aswad shares plenty of favourites from the collection to round things off in good fashion.

J Scienide - Part 2

A mix recorded a little while back before a heatwave trip to Berlin, Edition 27 of A Chance To Dance gave us the chance to have a little dig around in the crates for rolling grooves, deep Afro jams and some purely delightful soulful vocals. Included are some records which are just timeless such as the Glenn Underground Remix of Pleasure & Francois A & Manoo's traffic on Ben Watt's Buzzing Fly Records.

Keep one eye on the Grooveology guest mix which will begin it's next phase shortly and enjoy this latest selection of beats! 

CG ❤️ 

Lazarusman - He We Are (Nutty Nys Remix) [Freerange] 

Hallex M Ft Bongi Mvuyana - Day By Day (Atjazz Remix) [Foliage] 

Jon Dixon - Want It (Wajeed's I Know Dub) [4EVR 4WRD] 

Wipe The Needle Ft Tshaka Campbell - Black Bird [Makin Moves] 

Nathan Haines - Earth Is The Place (FK Album Edit) [Foliage] 

Souldynamic Ft Deborah Bond - There Is A Place [Tribe] 

Turbojazz Ft David Blank - Please U [Local Talk] 

Hallex M Ft Omar - Getty Getty (Manoo Remix) [Groove Odyssey] 

Mousse T & Peven Everett - Pleasure (Glenn Underground's Get Down Mix) [Peppermint Jam] 

Ben Watt - Lone Cat (Dennis Ferrer & Steve Martinez Re-Rub) [Buzzin Fly] 

The Maghreban Ft Omar - Waiting [Zoot] 

Manoo & Francois A - Traffic [Buzzin Fly] 

Josh Milan - It's Love (Frankie Feliciano's Classic Vocal) [Honeycomb]


A Chance To Dance | Edition 27

Amir @ Djoon for Discovery 23.09.23

Welcoming back to the podcast, we have Sam Don to share and discuss his latest release, Just A Touch (Athens of the North, 2023) — the new compilation focusing on underground U.K Soul. Together, Aswad and Sam discuss the term ‘Street Soul’ and what it means to them, the culture, the impact it created in a short space of time. Sam shares the inspiration behind the project, working closely with artists to resurface these rare, and sometimes lost and forgotten music.

Sam Don - Just A Touch

Studio Funk - podcast show created and hosted by Aswad. Showcasing his discoveries, music collection, and interviews the leading names in modern funk and soul.