I really love how Ella holds this rendition of 'Mack the Knife' (recorded in Berlin in 1961) together after forgetting the words.

I first heard it during my green days as a producer for the Jazz Oasis. I was working with Toni, a great and vibrant jazz DJ whose perspective (handed down from her father) really influenced not only how I craft I a jazz radio show... but also how I grew to appreciate jazz.

by Bryan.

The campaigns are over, the news media keeps on buzzing and the work has just begun. Take a moment to breathe and reflect with the Freedom Suite.

by Bryan.

The first forty-one seconds of a seasonal classic.

Click through for the first 35 minutes... and to hear the complete Knock Twice Radio Halloween Special.

by Bryan.

Tone Practice: Colloquial Cantonese. 2003.

From the Overnight Experimental show. Visit for more.

by Bryan.

A quickie: from Kermit and Harry to Cannonball.

Please take a few minutes to watch the videos below.

by Bryan.

A look at Shawn's new album with Leana Song. Called Orisha Love Songs, the record is a tribute to the six spiritual beings that represent forces of nature -- orishas -- in the Yoruba tradition of Africa and Cuba.