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:

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


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


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


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


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


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


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

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