Manx Radio - Jumpin in Jazz

The cats in the hats with the best in modern and contemporary jazz and looking forward to the North Sea Jazz Festival 2026!

The cats in the hats with the best in modern jazz - new artists, old friends and remembering the great Abdullah Ibrahim who died recently at the age of 91 . . .

The cats pay tribute to the great Sonny Rollins who died last month at the age of 95

The jazz hamsters celebrate 100 years since the birth of Miles Davis - with a personal selection of some favourite tracks across the years and from his ever changing musical styles . . . #jazz #modernjazz #LJF #jazzwise #miles

The cats in the hats with music from Chris Potter . . . . In Common, the Metropole Orchestra and a tribute to the great Mike Westbrook . .

The jazz hamsters dip into the darker recesses of their collections for artists who have disappeared from view somewhat - or who haven't been around for a while but have made a recent reappearance!

The cats in the hats are after the chicks. Easter chicks that is along with eggs and rabbits - yes it's the JI Easter Special . . .

The cats in the hats have music from Oliver Nelson, Liberetto, Paul McCandless and Richie Beirach . . . . Nice . . . .

H & Chris are back with their latest selection of the finest jazz music.

H and Chris are back with the latest edition of Jumpin' In.

The cats in the hats have their second helping of their faves from 2025 - 'twas a good year!

The cats in the hats with a tribute programme to composer and guitar maestro Ralph Towner who died recently at the age of 85 - and who also gave them the nickname of "the jazz hamsters".

The cats in the hats with the first of two programmes looking back at some of their favourite albums of 2025. . . 'twas a very good year!

New music from the Rin Seo collective and Sixty years to the day (almost!) since Ornette Coleman recorded his classic "At the Golden Circle" album. The cats are at it . .

The jazz hamsters play music from artists at this year's London Jazz Festival - which is where they will be by the time of broadcast!

The cats in the hats rue the passing but celebrate the music of the drummers' drummer and pianist, Jack DeJohnette, who died last week.

The jazz hamsters have sounds from the likes of Charles Lloyd and Tom Johnson and pay tribute to the music of some great names who have recently moved on to bandstands new . . . Danny Thompson, Anthony Jackson and Klaus Doldinger

The jazz hamsters curate a personal selection of great jazz from just one year - the question is which year is it? No Googling now . . . .

The cats in the hats with their usual tasty selection of the best in modern jazz from Snarky Puppy to Mary Halvorson. It's jazz Jim - but not always as we know it . .

The jazz hamsters bring you the best sounds in modern jazz from around the globe and chat with the Portico Quartet ahead of their first ever IOM gig!

As the summer draws to a close, the cats in the hats curate a jazz garden party . . .nice . .

The Joe Clark big band, the first live album from Miguel Zenon and celebrating 100 years of Oscar Peterson . .

The cats in the hats with great new music from the likes of Jonathan Blake and Joshua Redman plus great sounds from Tomasz Stanko and Norma Winstone with the Altantic Jazz collective

The cats in the hats with the best in modern jazz - and a tribute to the great bassist Dill Katz who passed away recently

From Miles to Rez, new names to old - the best in modern and contemporary jazz from the cats in the hats!

The cats in the hats have great music from the likes of Eric Dolphy and Vincent Meissner plus pay tribute to jazz greats Al Foster, Louis Moholo Moholo and Brian Kellock

Jumpin' In SPLASH! One cat, less chat, more music . . . Want more SPLASHES!? Let us know!

The cats in the hats are back with a selection of TT inspired modern jazz . . .expect to Vroom and Go a go go!

The cats in the hats with some cool tunes for the forthcoming rain from Mick Goodrick to Marius Neset . . .and several bases in between. Check it out . .

The cats enjoy more from the seeming never endling list of new big bands, celebrate Keith Jarrett's 80th birthday, and head to space with Jane Ira Bloom

The cats in the hats bring you their selection of the best in modern jazz from around the globe . . and a celebrate a couple of jazz birthdays . .!

The cats are back! With music from the likes of Terry Gibbs, Brad Mehldau, John Surman, Noah Preminger and Aaron Parkes . .

The cats in the hats with the best in contemporary from the likes of Emma Rawicz, The Yellowjackets, Tom Smith and Gary Peacock

The cats celebrate the birthdays of jazz greats Jan Garbarek and Ornette Coleman among other gems at the modern end of the spectrum!

The jazz cats are back with more sounds from the modern end of the jazz spectrum and a chat with the wonderful Norwegian jazz pianist and composer Kjetil Mulelid

It's all about the lurrrrrve on Jumpin' In this Valentine's Evening with loving sounds from Eddie Henderson, Tubby Hayes and Bill Evans among others but a warning; some love is unrequited!

The cats in the hats are back with the second part of a look back at some of their favourite albums of 2024 from Keith Jarrett to Anthony Branker

The Jazz Hamsters bring you Part 1 of their look back at some favourite albums from 2024!

The cats in the hats jump into 2025 with a special dedicated to some of the modern jazz greats we've lost in the last year. A best of 24 to follow!

Sherry, upmarket crisps, mince pies satumas and a festive selection of Xmas jazz old and new with the jazz hamsters . . .!

The Jazz hamsters look back at LJF 2024 with music from artists featured in this years festival and chat with David Gordon and Pablo Held.

The boys recover from London Jazz Fest 2024 with some cool piano from the likes of Colin Vallon, Michel Petrucciani and Keith Jarrett

The cats look forward their annual pilgrimage to the London Jazz Festival with special guests and two LJF 2024 headliners, bassist Jaspar Hoiby and South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini.

The Jazz hamsters with their selection of the best in modern jazz from the likes of Joachim Kuhn, John Beasley and Alexi Tuomarila

The cats in the hats with the best in modern and contemporary jazz from around the globe. Nice . . .

Jumpin' In Splash podcasts - curated lists of jazz classics from the cats in the hats in various genres, with less chat and more music. Nice . . .

The jazz hamsters are back with their selection of some of the best sounds in modern jazz, from the likes of Caleb Wheeler-Curtis, Aaron Parkes, Eberhard Weber and Etienne Charles

The cats in the hats chat to the uber-talented musician, composer and scorer of multiple films and TV shows - Jeff Beal, plus some great sounds from Miguel Zenon and Sidsel Endresen

A round-up of some of the latest sounds in modern and contemporary jazz from the cats in the hats with sounds from the likes of Ben Wendel, Dylan Howe and a happy birthday and live gig retirement for John Surman

The cats in the hats spin some of the greatest sounds in modern jazz from the likes of Jean-Michel Pilc, Giovanni Guidi and Tracy Yang