Jazz Mountain
Jazz Mountain is a jazz, jam, and psychedelic rock podcast. Featuring a variety of different artists, formats, styles, and specials, there are no rules on the show, other than that it rocks. Join us and be taken on a magical improv journey! Tune in if you like jams and artists like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Lee Morgan, John Scofield, Grateful Dead, Phish, and Japanese jazz. Or if you're looking for some new music that will expand your horizons, we're always pushing the boundaries and going deep. Come along to the Jam Cave Studio for a real good time!
Episodes
We’re turning Japanese here on the show! Come join us for a deep dive into the wonderful world of J-Jazz. At long last, DJ BenZen and DJ Greg reunite to jam some truly epic tunes, and also tell the story of Japanese jazz. They discuss the history of how jazz came, grew, and developed over time, and they also delve deep into the nuance of the music to show what makes Japanese jazz unique and authentic. We’ve been waiting to drop th...
It's set 2, and DJ BenZen and DJ Greg continue the journey into some killer new jazz. Tune in to hear some of the best of the genre after 1980, and all the way up to 2025. It definitely doesn't suck. Let's rock!
Think jazz is dead? Think again! In this show, DJ Benzen and special co-host DJ Greg dig deep to bring you the best new jazz around (from 1980-2025). Staying true to jazz's hard-bop roots, there's no cheese allowed! And well, it is Jazz Mountain after all, so we might get just a little bit weird too. But it defiantly doesn't suck...So, tune in to rock out to some fresh new sounds that are sure to rock you inside out!
Welcome back to the Jam Cave Studio! We're delving deep into the Mountain Archive once again in this series to play you all stuff that we own. So, every song in this show is either spin on vinyl or played on CD. Giving jazz musicians our business, and rocking the fuck out! Enjoy some rocking, psychedelic jazz in this one, as DJ BenZen takes you on another magical improv journey. Enjoy!
Happy New Year, everybody! It's time, once again, to hop in our famous Hot Springs Time Machine and venture back to a year of our choice, and rock. This time, it's 1970, and it rules. There's a wealth of amazing material to choose from, so what will DJ BenZen pick? And how will he pull off the flow through different genres, styles, and vibes? Tune in to find out, and tune in to rage. It's New Year's, ya'll, let's do this thing. Pop...
We're still in flight here on the show, jamming out to our dream Goose setlist. Tune in to see what DJ BenZen and DJ TheNeuberger have in store for set 2 of their wildest Goose Fantasy. Pretty sure they're gonna rage! Check it out, y'all.
You guys ready for some jams? Join DJ BenZen and special guest DJ TheNeuberger as they take you on a journey into the wonderful world of Goose. For this episode, our DJs write a setlist to make their own Goose show and rage it big! Hear about the band, the jams, and enjoy some other fun banter as you rock out and live a true Jazz Mountain fantasy.
Welcome back to Jazz Mountain's Ghost Story, Act 2! We continue our terrifying tale with Brett running for his life from hungry ghost army, in hot pursuit. Tune in, if you dare, and keep raining to PHISH, our house band for this unholy rock saga. Prepare to be scared shitless, and to jam! Here we go....
Happy Halloween!! Welcome back...to the Jazz Mountain Haunted House. This year, in our second chapter, we tell the unholy tale of the Jazz Mountain Ghost Story. It's all PHISH for our music this time, so not only will we jam out, but we'll also tell you a terrifying tale that will shake you to the core. So, listen at your own risk, and may you once again escape the curse...
We rage it hard in this show, in search of best prog rock of all time. Join DJ Benzen and DJ Greg as they spin tracks by some of the most quintessential artists in the genre, while trying to define exactly what the hell prog rock is anyway. This show is also setup for our next installment of this special, as the definitions and aspects of prog discussed in this set will be used as evidence in the Great Jazz Mountain Prog Rock Trial...
Welcome ,everybody, to the mystical Acoustic Forest, deep inside the heart of the Jazz Mountain! In this show, we take you on a journey to a place where no electric instruments are allowed. So, prepare your ears for some good old fashioned acoustic sounds, as we jam out unplugged style. Our trip will meander through various styles and genres, with the basic theme of rocking out. So, come get lost with us in the Acoustic Forest as w...
Happy America Day, everybody! We have the perfect music for your 4th of July BBQ, Jazz Mountain style. Only artists from the good old USA on this one, and we survey the landscape of American music with your picks for this set. Get ready to rock! So, crack a beer, grill some meat, blow some stuff up, and take a little journey with us on this special day!
Let's spin some vinyl and jam some weird jazz! This show starts another new series here on the show where we play all vinyl, all night long, from the Mountain Archive here in the Jam Cave Studio. Tonight we take a journey into some deep jazz. So join in to swing with us and also take a trip to the outer reaches of the musical universe. Let's goooo!
Let's finish 'er up and jam big in this final chapter of our Jackie McLean special. Join DJ BenZen and special guest DJ Greg as they explore Jackie's "step beyond", as he begins to play in a more complex and experimental style. We'll finish up Jackie's story, playing clips from interviews with the artist and his bandmates, while weaving together a wild and rockin musical ride. Join in the fun studio banter and hear tracks from some...
Let's continue our journey into the life and music of our first Jazz Mountain "Giant", saxophonist Jackie McLean. Join us for Set 2 of this series, as we tell the second part of the epic story of one of jazz's greatest personalties and most underrated players. Join along and jam with us as we check out some of Jackie's best tracks, and even hear from the artist himself. These are the years when Jackie began to fly beyond Bird to de...
Join DJ BenZen as he takes you on an epic journey into the life of jazz sax great Jackie McLean. This is our first ever "music documentary", so expect not only to jam, but also to delve deep into the life, music, and legacy of the artist. Jackie McLean was raised in Harlem and came up under the wings of Bird, Bud Powell, and Miles Davis, and this fist episode chronicles his early formative years in the scene. He has a really intere...
This is it! We finally reveal "the river" and see who's the lucky winner of our Jazz Mountain poker game. Let's party for this one- lots of epic jams from the mind of DJ Benzen comin your way. Time to rock!
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