Episode 330: East Meets West, Part 1

Music from Asia and The Middle East combined with Afro-American Jazz. And Western jazzartists incorporating Asian and Middle Eastern scales and rhythms.

Here is a list of what you'll hear in this episode:

• Joshua Banks: From My Shores To Yours (from Para Sayo, 2025). An Edmonton based jazz pianist with Philippine heritage.

• Annie Chen: Her reinterpretation of the theme from Rosemary's Baby. Incorporates Chinese, Polish, and North American music. From her 2024 album, Guardians.

• Ahmad Moneka: Traditional Iraqui Sufi music. I play a traditional Tunisian"ecstatic trance song" called Sidi Masure.

• Shelly Manne, from a 1962 album called "My Son The Jazz Drummer. Title of the tune is "Bokrei Lachish".

• Kojo No Tsuki, aka Japanese Folk Song. From Thelonious Monk's Straight No Chaser (1966). The full version.

• Dahaoudatou by the late Algerian singer Kadda Cherif Hadria. From the Diri Kitabi album of 1995.

• Mahya Hamedi, an Iranian singer, pianist, and composer. With oud player Bahar Badieitabar. Tune is called 'Deng'.

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