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The Creative Source (#CreativeSource) – 8th October 2026

This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here In the meantime, here’s some more details about the show: Artist - Track - Format - Year Rick Braun Give It All You Got (feat. Tom Scott) Plays Chuck Mangione 2026 Haruna Fukazawa Fungii Mama Plays at the Wrong Time 2026 Barry Greene SOS Giants 2026 Dennis Mitcheltree Tai Time Seeing Red 2026 Bob McChesney Wingwalkers Wingwalkers 2026 Ryan Barry If I Did Not Speak Out If I Did Not Speak Out 2026 Greg Chako Mr. Higgins Hard Bop for the Record 2026 Yoron Israel Arina Inspiration 2026 Ulysses Owens, Jr. Even Flow Kind of Grunge 2026 Mike Dana Jazz Orchestra The Truth Is (feat. Bob Mintzer) Farther (Still) 2026 Mike Dana Jazz Orchestra Farther (Still feat. Tim Ries) Farther (Still) 2026 WDR Big Band with Sean Jones Suite for Sean Jones I. The Artist Jagged Edges, Elegant Lines: The Music of Ayn Inserto 2026 WDR Big Band with Sean Jones Suite for Sean Jones II. The Educator Jagged Edges, Elegant Lines: The Music of Ayn Inserto 2026 Lizz Wright/Kenny Banks, Jr. How I Got Over Nearness 2026 Yoko Miwa/Mikayla Shirley Centerpiece The Midnight Hour 2026 Douyé Where To Be Stay With Me, f. George Cables 2026 Somi Throw Something What Does It Take To Bloom? 2026 Geof Bradfield/Myra Melford/Ben Goldberg/Dana Hall No Brand Open or Close 2026 Kris Davis Trio feat. Robert Hurst & Johnathan Blake The Subtext Lost in Geneva 2026 Judi Silvano's Garden Winds On the Deck First Flight 2026 Judi Silvano's Garden Winds Beaverbrook First Flight 2026 Judi Silvano's Garden Winds Coming Together First Flight 2026 Satoko Fujii Orchestra Berlin Second Attempt (Part 3) Second Attempt 2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Jeff Turton's words... "I have spent 35 years programming Jazz on Boston radio stations. Starting in the late 70’s at public radio station WBUR and at Emerson College at WERS. I did fill-in work at WGBH for a couple of decades for people like Eric Jackson and Ron Della Chiesa and in 1983, along with a bunch of radio professionals with big dreams, we got Boston’s first Alternative Rock station off the ground (though we didn’t really know what we were creating in the beginning because there was not an alternative format at the time) . He programmed Jazz on Sunday’s for 8 hours each week for more than 27 years. The program was very successful because of the hybrid approach we took to the programming of the music. I have always thought that music thrived at the Crossroads, where many influences converge and develop and then move off on their own to provide their own perspectives. The Jazz Brunch was the only show on Boston radio that actively brought the influences from Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa into the music mix and drawing their parallels to Jazz. Jazz Crossroads will also journey to New Orleans during the last hour. New Orleans is truly the crossroads for music in this country. It has an incredibly unique culture with influences from Africa and the Caribbean and the beginnings of Jazz at it’s heart. I have spent the last 20 years since Katrina deeply involved in learning about that music and culture and am hoping it adds a little spice the Jazz Crossroads mix. I am a recording engineer when not wearing my programming hat. I have spent much of that career in recording studios in the 80’s and then in newsrooms across the public radio system providing production help and also working with shows providing content for public radio. I have also spent many years in the TV and Sports production world as both an A1 and A2 engineer. These were my Crossroads and I like to think they have all added to my individual approach to music programming." Feel free to get in touch with Jeff via e-mail to let him know your thoughts about his show or even if you just fancy a shout out! jeff@soulandjazz.com. Stereo, not stereotypical Enjoy!

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This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here

In the meantime, here’s some more details about the show:


Artist - Track - Format - Year

Rick Braun    Give It All You Got (feat. Tom Scott)    Plays Chuck Mangione    2026
Haruna Fukazawa    Fungii Mama    Plays at the Wrong Time    2026
Barry Greene    SOS    Giants    2026
Dennis Mitcheltree    Tai Time    Seeing Red    2026
Bob McChesney    Wingwalkers    Wingwalkers    2026
Ryan Barry    If I Did Not Speak Out    If I Did Not Speak Out    2026
Greg Chako    Mr. Higgins    Hard Bop for the Record    2026
Yoron Israel    Arina    Inspiration    2026
Ulysses Owens, Jr.    Even Flow    Kind of Grunge    2026

Mike Dana Jazz Orchestra    The Truth Is (feat. Bob Mintzer)    Farther (Still)    2026
Mike Dana Jazz Orchestra    Farther (Still feat. Tim Ries)    Farther (Still)    2026
WDR Big Band with Sean Jones    Suite for Sean Jones I. The Artist
Jagged Edges, Elegant Lines: The Music of Ayn Inserto    2026
WDR Big Band with Sean Jones    Suite for Sean Jones II. The Educator
Jagged Edges, Elegant Lines: The Music of Ayn Inserto    2026
Lizz Wright/Kenny Banks, Jr.    How I Got Over    Nearness    2026
Yoko Miwa/Mikayla Shirley    Centerpiece    The Midnight Hour    2026
Douyé    Where To Be    Stay With Me, f. George Cables    2026
Somi    Throw Something    What Does It Take To Bloom?    2026
Geof Bradfield/Myra Melford/Ben Goldberg/Dana Hall    No Brand    Open or Close    2026
Kris Davis Trio feat. Robert Hurst & Johnathan Blake    The Subtext    Lost in Geneva    2026

Judi Silvano's Garden Winds    On the Deck    First Flight    2026
Judi Silvano's Garden Winds    Beaverbrook    First Flight    2026
Judi Silvano's Garden Winds    Coming Together    First Flight    2026
Satoko Fujii Orchestra Berlin    Second Attempt (Part 3)    Second Attempt    2026

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In Jeff Turton's words...

"I have spent 35 years programming Jazz on Boston radio stations. Starting in the late 70’s at public radio station WBUR and at Emerson College at WERS. I did fill-in work at WGBH for a couple of decades for people like Eric Jackson and Ron Della Chiesa and in 1983, along with a bunch of radio professionals with big dreams, we got Boston’s first Alternative Rock station off the ground (though we didn’t really know what we were creating in the beginning because there was not an alternative format at the time) . He programmed Jazz on Sunday’s for 8 hours each week for more than 27 years. The program was very successful because of the hybrid approach we took to the programming of the music.

I have always thought that music thrived at the Crossroads, where many influences converge and develop and then move off on their own to provide their own perspectives. The Jazz Brunch was the only show on Boston radio that actively brought the influences from Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa into the music mix and drawing their parallels to Jazz. Jazz Crossroads will also journey to New Orleans during the last hour.

New Orleans is truly the crossroads for music in this country. It has an incredibly unique culture with influences from Africa and the Caribbean and the beginnings of Jazz at it’s heart. I have spent the last 20 years since Katrina deeply involved in learning about that music and culture and am hoping it adds a little spice the Jazz Crossroads mix.

I am a recording engineer when not wearing my programming hat. I have spent much of that career in recording studios in the 80’s and then in newsrooms across the public radio system providing production help and also working with shows providing content for public radio. I have also spent many years in the TV and Sports production world as both an A1 and A2 engineer. These were my Crossroads and I like to think they have all added to my individual approach to music programming."

Feel free to get in touch with Jeff via e-mail to let him know your thoughts about his show or even if you just fancy a shout out! jeff@soulandjazz.com.

Stereo, not stereotypical

Enjoy!

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