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David Bassin hosts a weekly two-hour set of beats, rhythm & sound, featuring the latest jazz, soul, & global grooves. Now in its 26th year, FreeFall, airs on KXSF-102.5-FM/KXSF.FM in San Francisco, Tuesdays 10am-noon, and is heard in over 80 countries.
David Bassin hosts FreeFall w/David Bassin, a music show with 214 episodes published.
Today’s mix featured a set of unreleased and restored tracks from Steely Dan’s “Gaucho” album, and a remembrance of trombonist Ryan Porter, who passed away suddenly this week. Other sounds included Lakecia Benjamin, Jerk
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So much great music today, and I didn’t even get to several albums at the top of my list! Check out the sounds of Airto Moreira, Tema Due (Nicola Conte), Michele Papadia, Chiminyo, The Breaks, Blue Lab Beats, Janek van L
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Tune in to this week’s replay for the Outer Worlds Jazz Ensemble, Atlantis Jazz Ensemble, Chicago Soul Jazz Collective, Leonardo Cesari Jazz Combo, KOKAYI, Your Brothers Keeper & Gary Bartz, Nana Rizinni, Warren Wolf, Br
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With the exception of a classic Earth, Wind & Fire jam, everything on this week’s show was new….Scrimshire, Arturo Sandoval, Anthony Joseph, Divorce From New York, Toni Starešinić, Moses Yoofee Trio and GoGo Penguin are
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New releases dominated today’s show, with the latest from Kiiōtō, Black Sumo, Black Nile, Lay-Far Dance Orchestra, Eivind Aarset, Alsogood, and the collaboration from Massive Attack & Tom Waits, plus a set to commemorate
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Despite a severe lack of sleep thanks to one Mr. Bruce Springsteen, we got through a rousing couple of hours chock full on new sounds to help you get down. On the playlist: Rosa Brunello, Jeff Parker, Web Web, Lipphead,
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March went out like a lion and with all new material, save for a brief detour to assuage my recent Steely Dan obsession. Listen to the latest from Flea, Irreversible Entanglements, aja monet, Nat Birchall, Fergus McCread
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New music dominated this week’s program with the latest from Ego Ella May, Nubiyan Twist, The Outer Worlds Ensemble, Dave Douglas, Lo Steele, Jerk, Yussef Dayes, Selah Sue, and Ireke, plus a Miles Davis centennial celebr
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It was like summer both inside and outside the studio, but the vibes were chill with the sounds of Cochemea, Move 78, Gerardo Frisina, Alexander IV, Anthony Joseph and Felicia Patton, plus our 50-year look back included
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FreeFall 1163 was a monster of a show, crammed full of new sounds from Shabaka, Mammal Hands, Flying Lotus, Brian Jackson, Ezra Collective, Gnarls Barkley, Daggerboard, Black Flower, McCaslin Dahle, Peter Gabriel, Irreve
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In addition to outstanding new sounds from Dominique Fils-Aimé, Standing Circle, Blue Lab Beats, Tcheep and The Messthetics with James Brandon Lewis, we paid tribute to the late Willie Colon, looked back a half-century t
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New music this week from Irreversible Entanglements, Modha, Jill Scott, Galliano, Kurt Elling, Shake Stew, Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere, Momoko, and more, plus our 50-year rewind featured David Bowie, Average White
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Thundercat, Brian Jackson, Nick Marks, Nate Smith, Winderman, Colman & Kimock, and Peter Gabriel were among the new, while we continued looking back a half-century ago with music from Bob James, Return To Forever, Steely
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David Bassin hosts an eclectic two-hour mix of jazz, R&B, global grooves & abstract beats, broadcasting from San Francisco on KXSF 102.5FM/KXSF.FM, Tuesdays 10am-noon. Now in its 26th year, FreeFall is currently heard in
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In addition to new music from Ben Wendel, Al Green, Shabaka, MF Robots, Joel Ross, Flea, Jussi Lampela and others, we began a look back 50 years to 1976, for some of the amazing sounds that were being created at that tim
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Our first show of the year paid tribute to the late Bob Weir, and also included some fantastic new sounds from The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis, SAULT, Knats, Roy Hargrove, Move 78, Ilhan Erashin, Kaidi Tatham, and
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We finished off 2025 with the latest from Cosmic Slap, Dorian Slip, The Natural Yogurt Band, and VEEKO, plus deep tracks from Bennie Maupin, Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Henderson, Roy Milton, Either/Orchesrta and music of the
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Colectiva - Eero - Colectiva (Brownswood) Mark de Clive-Lowe & The Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra - Relax... Unwind - Take The Space Trane (Tru Thoughts) Ife Ogunjobi - East Street Market - Tell Them, I'm Here (Out Of (The) Bl
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This week we remembered the late Steve Cropper, warmed up the studio with the latest from Temporary Blessings, Cosmic Keys, Lettuce, Women In Jazz, Flea, and The Gangtet, then set the airwaves ablaze with chestnuts from
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We fought off the chill this week with a massive selection of classics from the likes of Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Charles Lloyd, Gary Burton, and McCoy Tyner, plus the latest from Waan, Jimi Tenor, Muriel Grossmann, DoomCann
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