Doc Sin presents the entire Porgy & Bess suite as performed by Rob McConnell’s Boss Brass – we loves you, Porgy!

Our “FEATURED ARTISTS” this week will include the legendary JOHNNY MATHIS who’s voice sounds as sweet as ever and the late great GROVER WASHINGTON JR. Who influenced so many saxophonists over the years. Also one of my personal favourites BOZ SCAGGS, I still remember “Silk Degrees” like it was yesterday!

For you guitar lovers look no further than ex-Jefferson Starship guitarist CRAIG CHAQUICO, plus we take a track from his new release “Follow the sun” and last but not least SADE, be sure to look out for a new CD from the lady before the end of the year!

My “TRACK OF THE WEEK” comes from new soul vocalist GIANNA. The track is the gorgeous “My Everything” from her new CD “Something True” which has just been released on Expansion Records. The album is produced and features Kendall Duffie from Kloud 9.

We have a montage of excellent “NEW MUSIC” and forthcoming releases from JESSY J “Tropical Rain”, also JOE does an amazing version of Marvin’s “Come Get To This”. We have new trumpet player CINDY BRADLEY and her track “Bloom” and my old friend JIMMY SOMMERS and his version of Norah Jones “Don’t Know Why”. There’s also PAUL TAYLOR’s new single “Burnin’”, Gospel keyboard player BEN TANKARD and a touch of “Heavenly vibes” plus more tracks from the JAZZ FM CD “The SOUND OF JAZZ FM 2009”

Just after three we bring some “soul” to the show, we call it “THE BREEZE” – it’s smooth jazz with a touch of soul. I see it as your chance to sit back, relax and enjoy some delights from BENET, JOHNNY GILL, BONEY JAMES, NORMAN CONNERS, JEFFERY OSBORNE, EUGE GROOVE, FRANKIE BEVERLY & MAZE to name a few!

We also bring you “COOL JAZZ” cuts from MICHAEL BUBLE, VANESSA RUBIN, DIANA KRALL (check out her DVD “Live in Rio” – it’s awesome!) Still one of my favourite tracks of the moment is DIANE BIRCH’s “Nothing But a Miracle”. She’s just performed on David Letterman Show in the US.

TRAINCHA is a vocalist from Holland who has taken the “Bacharach” songbook and made it her own she has just come back from the North Sea Jazz Festival as guest of Burt himself! Check it out www.traincha.com . We also play an exciting new vocalist – LESLIE MENDELSON – who’s a cross between Madeleine Peyroux and Rickie Lee Jones with a great new track called “Hit the Spot”.

On August 2nd the Sunday Shimmer glimmers and glows with the rich tones of the baritone saxophone etheral piano music and a haunting version of Robert Wyatt’s song Shipbuilding.

On Monday, I’m putting the sun back in the sky Brazilian style! There’ll be classic songs from great singers Ella and Billie and I’ll be playing a beguiling version of the song that goes “starry, starry night” you know the one!

coming up on Tuesday….Kurt Elling puts his voice into a soaring version of a Pat Metheny classic and we’re celebrating a summer night with Keith Jarrett’s fab Standards trio

Hour 1

Rain city – Turin Breaks
Resist – Karime Kender
Another try – Nova June
The Rhyme – Kate Rogers
So low – Custom Blue
Enchant me – Amalgamtion of Soundz
Strange and beautiful – Aqualung
Wink – Lttle Dragon
Little fluffy clouds – The Orb
Unfinished Sympathy – Massive Attack

Hour 2

August day song – Bebel Gilberto
Simple things – Dirty Vegas
Sometimes lonely – 39 Vybes
Magpie – Abraham
Make you feel my love – Adele
Offshore – Chicane
Everytime – Lustral
Summer breeze – Emiliana Torrini
Revival – Martine Girault
Twisted – Ultra Nate

Hour 3

Glory box – Portishead
Tired little one – Bah Samba
Together alone – Crowded House
Safe in your arms – Beth Orton
Only you – Praise
Cold water music – Aim
Up and down – Black Jazz Chronicles
Love – Julia Fordham
Lucky – Lewis Taylor
Hideaway – Barefoot

It’s a relaxing start to the weekend in Dinner Jazz tonight including dreamy music from pianists John Taylor and Keith Jarrett and also songs from James Taylor, Dianne Reeves and Norah Jones.

That’s all in Dinner Jazz tonight from 7pm on Jazz FM.

It’s the start of Incognito month on my show ahead of their 30th Anniversary concert at the Indigo on the 22nd. Also something very new and tasty from Smokey Robinson and Joss Stone, a track by Raul Midon featuring Stevie Wonder, plus vintage spins by The Controllers (who come to London in August), Evelyn Champagne King and Freda Payne. Then, in the Jazz Lounge at 6.30, the artist who inspired me to abbreviate my own surname in 1980- Richard Tee. I met his wife Eleana Tee who introduced herself to me as ‘family’ and after Richard died she married Jimmy Cobb who is in London soon at The Tower Festival. I then worked with Jimmy to put out his solo album out in the UK on the label I own with Richard Searling. Often when people call the office they ask for Richard Tee.

It’s a long story!

2pm Hour
Bobby Caldwell – What You Wont Do For Love
Gerald Albright – Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get
Shakatak – Nightbirds
Will Downing – Something Special
Eliane Elias – Superwoman
Bob James & Earl Klugh – Maputo
Paul Taylor – Back In The Day
Gina Foster – B Side Of Love
Frayne – For The Love Of You
Bernie Williams – Go For It
Shakatak – Easier Said Than Done

3pm Hour
Bill Withers – Oh Yeah
Al Jarreau – Just To Be Loved
Euge Groove & Jeffrey Osborne – Baby If You Only Knew
Doc Powell – A Song For You
Lou Rawls – Its Supposed To Be Fun
Torcuato Mariano – I Cant Help It
Shakatak – Giving Up
Jazzmasters – Shine
Maysa – Wishing On A Star
Jeff Lorber – Get Money
Julia Fordham – Happy Ever After
Steve Laury – One Sumer Night