Chérie FM Jazzy

Chérie FM Jazzy is a French jazz station with a real weakness for melody. France has its own relationship with this music, and it shows: Django Reinhardt's gypsy swing sits beside Erik Truffaz's trumpet loops, and neither one sounds like a mistake. Tune in to Chérie FM Jazzy live and you'll also catch plenty of vocal jazz, the sort that suits a morning coffee or a late glass of wine. Modern names turn up too. Kamasi Washington, GoGo Penguin, Ibrahim Maalouf. Smooth stuff gets its slot, but the station doesn't lean on it. Nu-jazz and soul-jazz get real airtime, which is rarer than it should be…