Jazzthing

Jazzthing operates from a position of serious jazz scholarship. The station broadcasts in English but comes from Germany's thriving jazz scene, which means it carries a European perspective on American music traditions. Programming digs into blues foundations - you'll hear Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker - but the frame expands quickly into jazz: standards, bebop, free jazz, fusion. The station's name hints at its approach: jazz as a lived thing, not a historical artifact. Recent sessions mix classic recordings with contemporary acts in the vein of Kamasi Washington or Ambrose Akinmusire. Late-n…