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      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X166</title>
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                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    New Life      by  takoda        on Minaret    (Minaret)  </li>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")   by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Time Of The Barracudas      by Gil Evans         on Verve    (Verve)  </li>
  <li>    Gondolatok - Budapest Juke feat. Otis Sandsjö    by Àbáse            on Bridge The Gap    (Bridge The Gap)  </li>
  <li>    DRIFT by Noah X Petter        on Leiter    (Leiter)  </li>
  <li>    The Inevitability of Love    by Todd Marston        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Green Eyes      by Moses Yoofee        on casa voyager    (casa voyager)  </li>
  <li>    Average evil    by Marina Herlop        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Yeh Ngetel (Dripping Water)     by Dewa Alit & Gamelan Salukat         on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    A Sweet Air     by Max Richter         on Decca    (Decca)  </li>
  <li>    31.Bleep (01)  by corto.alto             on Ninja Tune    (Ninja Tune)  </li>
  <li>    2nd movement     by Simon Grey         on GroundUP    (GroundUP)  </li>
  <li>    George and Dee (dedicated to George and Dee Gamble)    by GEORGE        on Out Of Your Head     (Out Of Your Head )  </li>
  <li>    How Can We Know     by Lau Noah & Michael League        on GroundUP    (GroundUP)  </li>
  <li>    Gravitational Scar   by Marcel Dettmann        on !K7    (!K7)  </li>
  <li>    Suheir by Jason Lindner Big Band        on Anzic    (Anzic)  </li>
  <li>    Let Go    by Knower        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Let Go by Robert Glasper        on Loma Vista    (Loma Vista)  </li>
  <li>    Let Go     by Deborah Jordan        on Futuristica    (Futuristica)  </li>
  <li>    Can't Let Go     by Earth, Wind & Fire        on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
  <li>    Dolore by Carolina Bubbico        on GroundUP    (GroundUP)  </li>
  <li>    The Viola in My Life  I  (Feldman)      by Marek Konstantynowicz, Cikada Ensemble, Christian Eggen        on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    Lonnie’s Lament            by John Coltrane        on Impulse    (Impulse)  </li>
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            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/73314</link>
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                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble") by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Masquelero feat Wayne Shorter & Herbie Hancock   by Blue Note All Stars        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Gossip (feat. Antonio Dal Bò)    by Gayance         on Tru Thoughts    (Tru Thoughts)  </li>
  <li>    Nabara by Oua-Anou Diarra               on Tangential Music    (Tangential Music)  </li>
  <li>    Above the Clouds  by Resavoir         on l’univers    (l’univers)  </li>
  <li>    Sproingland by Swatkins / Ross Garren        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Moving at Light Speed by Thundercat x Button Masher        on Brainfeeder    (Brainfeeder)  </li>
  <li>    Turning by Djrum              on !K7    (!K7)  </li>
  <li>    Prism by Keith Jarrett        on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    Endocrine by Kara-Lis Coverdale, Cello Octet Amsterdam        on 7K    (7K)  </li>
  <li>    Come On In My Kitchen    by Robert Johnson        on Columbia/Legacy    (Columbia/Legacy)  </li>
  <li>    Come On In My Kitchen     by Cassandra Wilson        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Come On In My Kitchen (live)    by Crooked Still        on Signature Sounds    (Signature Sounds)  </li>
  <li>    Pablo's Blues    by Gare du Nord        on Rendezvous Entertainment     (Rendezvous Entertainment )  </li>
  <li>    A Robert Johnson Sampler        by Neil Rolnick        on Neuma    (Neuma)  </li>
  <li>    Belonging by Charles Overton          on Leiter    (Leiter)  </li>
  <li>    Osmosis feat.Hadrien Feraud  by Zohar & Adam        on Mack Avenue    (Mack Avenue)  </li>
  <li>    As Meigas     by Marina Herlop        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Concrete by Fabian Almazan        on Biophilia    (Biophilia)  </li>
  <li>    L'il Darlin'    by Count Basie        on Roulette    (Roulette)  </li>
  <li>    Hello Darlin'     by Luke Bergman        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    BeLoved by Andy Akiho, Imani Winds        on Aki Rhythm    (Aki Rhythm)  </li>
  <li>    Song No. 2     by Miles Davis & Gil Evans        on Columbia/Legacy    (Columbia/Legacy)  </li>
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            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/73248</link>
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      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X164</title>
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                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
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  <li>    Autumn Leaves by Adam Benjamin        on No Big Whoop     (No Big Whoop )  </li>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")  by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Autumn Leaves      by Miles Davis        on Columbia/Legacy    (Columbia/Legacy)  </li>
  <li>    Autumn Leaves (edit)     by Keith Jarrett        on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    Autumn Leaves Return (w/Irresistible Force)   by Coldcut        on Ahead of Our Time    (Ahead of Our Time)  </li>
  <li>    Under An Autumn Sky    by David Binney        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Autumn Day     by Olafur Arnalds        on Erased Tapes    (Erased Tapes)  </li>
  <li>    Sometimes In Autumn (excerpt)   by Harmonia & Eno          on Rykodisc    (Rykodisc)  </li>
  <li>    Modul 70_51       by Nik Baertsch's Ronin        on Ronin Rhythm Records    (Ronin Rhythm Records)  </li>
  <li>    Blender in a Blender (feat. Roy Montgomery)   by Mary Lattimore          on Ghostly International    (Ghostly International)  </li>
  <li>    Be The Change by Jarrod Lawson        on Dome    (Dome)  </li>
  <li>    Be The Change     by Robert Mitchell's Little Black Book          on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Nailed It      by Swatkins / Ross Garren         on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Glow by Noah x Petter         on Leiter    (Leiter)  </li>
  <li>    My Life Story Of Love     by Stevie Wonder         on Motown    (Motown)  </li>
  <li>    Dark-Eyed Sister    by Harold Budd & Brian Eno with Daniel Lanois        on Editions EG    (Editions EG)  </li>
  <li>    Compassion ft. Flying Lotus, Immanuel Wilkins, David Virelles   by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson        on Impulse    (Impulse)  </li>
  <li>    Desnuda (feat. Jose Aquiles Virelles)    by David Virelles           on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Where Silence Sings Alone     by Lau Noah & Michael League        on GroundUP    (GroundUP)  </li>
  <li>    Estrada Longa by Yamandu Costa & Antoine Boyer        on Bagual    (Bagual)  </li>
  <li>    Zamba de los Almacenes (feat. Luis Medina, Mauro Leyes, Mauricio Laferrara & Sebastian Narvaez)      by Carlos Aguirre             on Shagrada Medra    (Shagrada Medra)  </li>
  <li>    Reflecting deep stars    by Vidna Obmana        on Projekt:Archive    (Projekt:Archive)  </li>
  <li>    Autumn Serenade  by John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman        on Impulse    (Impulse)  </li>
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            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/73168</link>
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      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X163</title>
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                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
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  <li>    2nd Jest by takoda        on Minaret    (Minaret)  </li>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")  by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Shhh/Peaceful        by Miles Davis        on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
  <li>    Fighting for Peace  by Cory Henry        on Henry House     (Henry House )  </li>
  <li>    Calypso by Robert Randolph & The Family Band            on Warner Bros.    (Warner Bros.)  </li>
  <li>    As If You Read My Mind    by Stevie Wonder        on Tamla    (Tamla)  </li>
  <li>    Fast Forward          by Floating Points        on Ninja Tune    (Ninja Tune)  </li>
  <li>    Samurai by Jazztronik             on Tokuma Japan    (Tokuma Japan)  </li>
  <li>    Underneath The Same Sky (feat. Vanessa Rani)  by Wonky Logic        on Brownswood    (Brownswood)  </li>
  <li>    Liberated Fantasies  by George Duke        on MPS    (MPS)  </li>
  <li>    Samba de Orfeu  by Luiz Bonfa et al           on Verve    (Verve)  </li>
  <li>    First Light          by Harold Budd & Brian Eno        on Editions EG    (Editions EG)  </li>
  <li>    Yolanda, You Learn     by Pat Metheny Group        on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    It Will Get Real     by Knower        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    No Eyes     by Donny McCaslin        on Greenleaf    (Greenleaf)  </li>
  <li>    The Hunter     by Spencer Cole          on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    D'Un Cahier D'Esquisses (Debussy)    by Jean-Yves Thibaudet          on London    (London)  </li>
  <li>    Unfamiliar Wind (Leek Hills)      by Brian Eno        on Editions EG       (Editions EG   )  </li>
  <li>    Nightcap by Daedelus              on Ninja Tune    (Ninja Tune)  </li>
  <li>    Nightcap by Sean Mason Trio        on Taylor Christian Records    (Taylor Christian Records)  </li>
  <li>    nightcap feat. Nicole McCabe & Noah Kellman  by Bad Snacks        on Nettwerk    (Nettwerk)  </li>
  <li>    Sometimes I Vibe     by Nicole McCabe & Savannah Harris        on Sudden Quarterly    (Sudden Quarterly)  </li>
  <li>    Bergman LL feat. Savannah Harris by Petter Eldh        on Edition    (Edition)  </li>
  <li>    Haze With No Haze (excerpt)   by Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore         on Infiné    (Infiné)  </li>
  <li>    Rocker by Miles Davis        on Capitol    (Capitol)  </li>
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            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/73110</link>
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      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X162</title>
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                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble") by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Pandora Awakened  by Wayne Shorter        on Verve    (Verve)  </li>
  <li>    Pandora's Creation/Pandora's Theme    by Floating Points         on DG    (DG)  </li>
  <li>    Psychic Video (DJ-Kicks)  by Djrum        on !K7    (!K7)  </li>
  <li>    Cool Star feat. Justin Brown   by Dolphin Hyperspace        on popop    (popop)  </li>
  <li>    Protocol --->live version  by John Scofield        on Gramavision    (Gramavision)  </li>
  <li>    Planet Earth  by Dennis Chambers        on BHM    (BHM)  </li>
  <li>    Planet Earth     by Sun Ra & His Arkestra        on Delmark    (Delmark)  </li>
  <li>    Holodeck Waltz     by Jim Beard        on CTI    (CTI)  </li>
  <li>    All Sides of the Small Stone for Erik Satie and (Secretly Given to Jim Tenney as a Koan) (Cage)       by Aki Takahashi        on Mode    (Mode)  </li>
  <li>    Rumination by Charles Overton        on Leiter    (Leiter)  </li>
  <li>    The Four Sleeping Princesses   by Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore        on Infiné    (Infiné)  </li>
  <li>    Messe De Pâques - Organum. Alleluia; Pascha Nostrum; Epulemur  (anon)      by Ensemble Gilles Binchois, Dominique Vellard        on Virgin Veritas    (Virgin Veritas)  </li>
  <li>    Four Organs (Reich)     by Michael Tilson-Thomas, Ralph Grierson, Roger Kellaway, Steve Reich           on Angel    (Angel)  </li>
  <li>    Supersonic Faster  by Genevieve Artadi        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Magic Dragon Ride     by Button Masher        on Brainfeeder    (Brainfeeder)  </li>
  <li>    Jig by Sam Amidon & Sam Wilkes           on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Transparente by Yamandu Costa & Antoine Boyer         on Bagual    (Bagual)  </li>
  <li>    Hoy (feat. Jose Aquiles Virelles)    by David Virelles, José Aquiles Virelles          on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Dime Si Eres Tu      by Melissa Aldana        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    My Ship     by Luke Bergman        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Bessie's Blues       by John Coltrane        on Impulse    (Impulse)  </li>
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            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/72818</link>
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                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")  by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Water Babies by Miles Davis        on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
  <li>    Water Babies  by Wayne Shorter            on Biue Note    (Biue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Overture by Kiefer            on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Tomara by Maria Bethania        on Verve    (Verve)  </li>
  <li>    Tiger Is Coming         by Leenalchi        on Luaka Bop    (Luaka Bop)  </li>
  <li>    Cello Counterpoint (Reich)      by Maya Beiser         on Nonesuch    (Nonesuch)  </li>
  <li>    Pétalo by Trio Imagination         on Pi     (Pi )  </li>
  <li>    Drift (Bunch)      by James Shields, Kenji Bunch, Monica Ohuchi        on Musica Solis     (Musica Solis )  </li>
  <li>    Dark Sky Lullaby (contrabass flute version)    by Daniela Mars        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Equinoctial (feat. Ichiko Aoba)   by Bonobo        on Ninja Tune    (Ninja Tune)  </li>
  <li>    Midas Touch by Jarrod Lawson        on Dome / Cherry Red    (Dome / Cherry Red)  </li>
  <li>    Galaxy In Satchidananda     by Alice Coltrane        on Impulse    (Impulse)  </li>
  <li>    Journey in Satchidananda / Ghana Nila  by ganavya          on Leiter    (Leiter)  </li>
  <li>    Oddavač še budu   by Magalí Sare           on Segell Microscopi    (Segell Microscopi)  </li>
  <li>    Búsulni Nem Tudtam - Learning Sorrow  by Àbáse, Kacsó Hanga        on Oshu    (Oshu)  </li>
  <li>    Vevey by Wolfgang Muthspiel Chamber Trio                 on Clap Your Hands    (Clap Your Hands)  </li>
  <li>    Tālskatis by Līva Dumpe        on self-released     (self-released )  </li>
  <li>    4th Cloud (feat. Gregory Uhlmann)   by Resavoir        on l’univers    (l’univers)  </li>
  <li>    Omkomma Hemma   by Koma Saxo          on WeJazz    (WeJazz)  </li>
  <li>    Preludio In F Major, BWV 928 (Johann Sebastian Bach )    by Riccardo Centazzo        on EMA Vinci    (EMA Vinci)  </li>
  <li>    There's Always A Dream Come True by Genevieve Artadi        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Out of Sync     by  DOMi & JD Beck        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Countdown by John Coltrane           on Atlantic    (Atlantic)  </li>
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            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/72723</link>
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      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X160</title>
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                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    Mejor by Magalí Sare        on Segell Microscopi     (Segell Microscopi )  </li>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")  by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Teo's Bag         by Miles Davis        on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
  <li>    Reece by Josh Johnson        on International Anthem/Nonesuch    (International Anthem/Nonesuch)  </li>
  <li>    Reno Silver        by Elori Saxl & Henry Solomon         on True Panther    (True Panther)  </li>
  <li>    Do Like Eddie      by John Scofield        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Mean Greens     by Seamus Blake        on Cellar Music Group    (Cellar Music Group)  </li>
  <li>    Oumou by Joshua Redman                on Warner Bros    (Warner Bros)  </li>
  <li>    Mogoya by Oumou Sangaré        on No Format    (No Format)  </li>
  <li>    Timbuktu (The Sydenham & Faber Vibe Out)   by Ferrer & Sydenham Inc.              on Ibadan    (Ibadan)  </li>
  <li>    Something More (RF Edit)       by Knower        on BBQ (Japan)    (BBQ (Japan))  </li>
  <li>    Green Gold (excerpt)     by Spiritual South        on Afro Art    (Afro Art)  </li>
  <li>    Shinobi by Jazztronik        on Hospital    (Hospital)  </li>
  <li>    Until the End by Azu Tiwaline        on IOT    (IOT)  </li>
  <li>    Dolphins Mode feat. Bad Snacks & Justin Brown   by Dolphin Hyperspace         on popop    (popop)  </li>
  <li>    Casting by Hildur Gudnadottir        on Touch    (Touch)  </li>
  <li>    Thank You For Taking Me There and Back     by Skúli Sverrisson with Bill Frisell        on Newvelle    (Newvelle)  </li>
  <li>    Solstice (I&II)       by Lex Korten        on Sounderscore    (Sounderscore)  </li>
  <li>    Doors by Claire Dickson                  on New Amsterdam    (New Amsterdam)  </li>
  <li>    view from above   by Lesley Mok        on American Dreams    (American Dreams)  </li>
  <li>    Bliss by Marina Herlop        on Lapsus    (Lapsus)  </li>
  <li>    Jungle Daze [feat. Natalie Williams]   by Goldie        on Because/London    (Because/London)  </li>
  <li>    Fire on the Water (feat. Arooj Aftab)   by Bonobo         on Ninja Tune    (Ninja Tune)  </li>
  <li>    Deux perles       by Magalí Sare        on Segell Microscopi    (Segell Microscopi)  </li>
  <li>    Bolgár Táncok - Bulgarian Dances  by Àbáse        on Oshu    (Oshu)  </li>
  <li>    Here Come De Honey Man (from "Porgy & Bess")    by Miles Davis & Gil Evans        on Columbia/Legacy    (Columbia/Legacy)  </li>
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            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/72619</link>
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                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    Prelude and Waltz in C (Kurtag)​   by Pierre-Laurent Aimard           on Pentatone    (Pentatone)  </li>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")  by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Never Broken     by Cassandra Wilson        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Spirit Hour  by Greg Osby           on JMT    (JMT)  </li>
  <li>    For the Roses     by Cassandra Wilson        on Nonesuch    (Nonesuch)  </li>
  <li>    Lazy Afternoon feat. Cassandra Wilson by Danilo Perez, Claus Ogerman             on Emarcy    (Emarcy)  </li>
  <li>    The Chosen        by Meshell Ndegeocello        on Shanachie    (Shanachie)  </li>
  <li>    The Ladies Who Lunch     by Don Byron        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Painted From Memory     by Bill Frisell        on Decca    (Decca)  </li>
  <li>    I've Known Rivers---> 4 Hero Remix    by Courtney Pine        on Antilles    (Antilles)  </li>
  <li>    Bhangra Fever by MIDIval PunditZ        on Six Degrees    (Six Degrees)  </li>
  <li>    Er Ra by Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda - Er Ra             on Luaka Bop    (Luaka Bop)  </li>
  <li>    Raag Miyan Ki Malhar  (Alap, Vilambit, Drut)  by  Michael Stirling        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Govinda by dj Cheb I Sabbah          on Six Degrees    (Six Degrees)  </li>
  <li>    Govinda ft. Luciana Souza      by David Binney/Edward Simon        on Criss Cross    (Criss Cross)  </li>
  <li>    Froggy by Sam Amidon & Sam Wilkes        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Wind by Henry Solomon        on Student    (Student)  </li>
  <li>    Mezcal Bubblebath​  (excerpt) by Fennec    ​  ​         on Noire & Blanche    (Noire & Blanche)  </li>
  <li>    Acknowledgement / Resolution   by John Coltrane        on Impulse    (Impulse)  </li>
</ol>
      ]]></description>
            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/72500</link>
      <guid>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/72500</guid>
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      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X158</title>
            <description><![CDATA[
                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")  by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Dance Cadaverous      by Linda May Han Oh, Melissa Aldana        on Biophilia    (Biophilia)  </li>
  <li>    Dance Cadaverous    by Robert Mitchell 3io        on Jazz Services    (Jazz Services)  </li>
  <li>    Distant Signal      by RIchard Spaven        on Edition    (Edition)  </li>
  <li>    Hymn for Slowing     by Sova        on Hout Records    (Hout Records)  </li>
  <li>    starslayyer by Merely & Malibu        on YEAR0001    (YEAR0001)  </li>
  <li>    Monstera by Nicole McCabe & Savannah Harris        on Sudden Quarterly    (Sudden Quarterly)  </li>
  <li>    September Fifteenth   by Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays        on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    A Face Without A Name          by Bill Evans        on Milestone    (Milestone)  </li>
  <li>    Music Inside [Ela]       by Mário Adnet        on Adventure Music    (Adventure Music)  </li>
  <li>    Jeux d'enfants, Op. 22 No. 3, La poupée (Bizet)    by Katia & Marielle Labèque        on DG    (DG)  </li>
  <li>    Matrix by Chick Corea             on Blue Note       (Blue Note   )  </li>
  <li>    Aria II   by Sullivan Fortner        on Artwork Records    (Artwork Records)  </li>
  <li>    There Comes A Time          by Tony Williams Lifetime        on Polydor    (Polydor)  </li>
  <li>    Fugue #10 In C# Minor, from op. 87 (Shostakovich)   by Tatiana Nikolayeva         on Hyperion    (Hyperion)  </li>
  <li>    Own Lap  by Charlotte Greve, Bratislava Symphony Orchestra        on New Amsterdam    (New Amsterdam)  </li>
  <li>    Memory Bomb by Kiefer        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Power Of Love       by Mahavishnu Orchestra        on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
  <li>    Heaven Won't Make Your Wish Come True feat. Colonel Red   by Part Time Heroes           on Wah Wah 45s    (Wah Wah 45s)  </li>
  <li>    Turiya (excerpt)          by DjRUM         on 2nd Drop    (2nd Drop)  </li>
  <li>    Prandhana by Alice Coltrane            on Impulse    (Impulse)  </li>
  <li>    Louange Á L'Eternité De Jésus, from Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps (Messiaen)   by Caroline Shaw, Andrew Yee        on Platoon    (Platoon)  </li>
  <li>    I Think It's Going To Work Out Fine    by Ry Cooder        on Warner Bros    (Warner Bros)  </li>
  <li>    Minnie by Miles Davis        on Columbia/Legacy    (Columbia/Legacy)  </li>
</ol>
      ]]></description>
            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/72397</link>
      <guid>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/72397</guid>
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<item>
      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X157</title>
            <description><![CDATA[
                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    Messenger Rat      by takoda        on Minaret    (Minaret)  </li>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")  by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Orange Lady  by Weather Report        on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
  <li>    Sweet Soul  by Peter Erskine        on Novus    (Novus)  </li>
  <li>    The Bonny Boy      by June Tabor        on Shanachie    (Shanachie)  </li>
  <li>    Intermezzo: My Bonny Boy, from English Folk Song Suite  (Vaughan Williams)  by Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Neville Marriner             on Decca    (Decca)  </li>
  <li>    Part Seven - My Bonny Boy, from English Country - Tunes     by Michael Finnissy        on Etcetera    (Etcetera)  </li>
  <li>    Broadcast Encounter         by Crewdson & Cevanne        on Accidental    (Accidental)  </li>
  <li>    Might As Well Be Magical feat. Allie Armstrong  by Herbert             on Accidental    (Accidental)  </li>
  <li>    The Maxim (feat. Meshell Ndegeocello)   by Tom Skinner         on International Anthem    (International Anthem)  </li>
  <li>    Pearl by Mara Carlyle              on Ancient & Modern    (Ancient & Modern)  </li>
  <li>    Pearl by Fathers        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Continuum 8       by Nala Sinephro        on Warp    (Warp)  </li>
  <li>    La Candela Viva         by Totó la Momposina y sus Tambores        on Real World    (Real World)  </li>
  <li>    Yacumensa by Hugo Fattoruso, Rey Tambor        on Tonos    (Tonos)  </li>
  <li>    Llamada para Hugo     by Henry Solomon, David Binney, Mateo Ottonello        on Little Butterfly    (Little Butterfly)  </li>
  <li>    Look At The Birds   by Micah Thomas             on Artwork    (Artwork)  </li>
  <li>    Easy Did It​  by Dave Holland        on Edition    (Edition)  </li>
  <li>    Osawatomie Brown    by Chris Potter        on Edition    (Edition)  </li>
  <li>    Pyramids by Zekkereya El-magharbel          on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Till Tomorrow      by Moses Yoofee Trio        on Leiter    (Leiter)  </li>
  <li>    Mr. Syms     by John Coltrane         on Atlantic    (Atlantic)  </li>
</ol>
      ]]></description>
            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/72237</link>
      <guid>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/72237</guid>
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<item>
      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X156</title>
            <description><![CDATA[
                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    Eighty Free     by Human Chain        on Editions EG    (Editions EG)  </li>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")  by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Footprints by Wayne Shorter          on Verve    (Verve)  </li>
  <li>    Fingerprints by Chick Corea Trio            on Stretch    (Stretch)  </li>
  <li>    Cool Star feat. Justin Brown  by Dolphin Hyperspace           on popop    (popop)  </li>
  <li>    Rain by DOMi & JD Beck          on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Plant / Granat   by Christian Lillinger            on Plaist    (Plaist)  </li>
  <li>    Horizon by Resavoir & Matt Gold        on International Anthem    (International Anthem)  </li>
  <li>    Certified Turtle     by Akila's Trio        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    The Flight of the Hidden Heart  by  Vardan Ovsepian, Tatiana Parra        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    caught by the tides       by Lesley Mok        on American Dreams    (American Dreams)  </li>
  <li>    Once More    by Charles Overton        on Latency    (Latency)  </li>
  <li>    Om Namah Sivaya (feat. Charles Overton & Ganesan Doraiswamy)    by Ganavya        on Leiter    (Leiter)  </li>
  <li>    Mamma (Abdullah Ibrahim) by Larry Goldings / Peter Bernstein / Bill Stewart            on Smoke Sessions    (Smoke Sessions)  </li>
  <li>    5,6  by SimakDialog        on Moonjune    (Moonjune)  </li>
  <li>    Janger by SimakDialog              on Demajors    (Demajors)  </li>
  <li>    Black Narcissus    by Joe Henderson        on Milestone    (Milestone)  </li>
  <li>    Narsisus by Sri Hanuraga        on DIVISI62    (DIVISI62)  </li>
  <li>    Baur Bentur  by Gamelan Salukat, Sri Hanuraga        on Black Truffle    (Black Truffle)  </li>
  <li>    Song of the Forgotten      by Hoavi​        on peak oil    (peak oil)  </li>
  <li>    Little Church (Hermeto Pascoal)   by Miles Davis        on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
</ol>
      ]]></description>
            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/72152</link>
      <guid>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/72152</guid>
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      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X155</title>
            <description><![CDATA[
                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    Vendiendo Alegria  by Antonio Molina        on internet    (internet)  </li>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")  by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Vendiendo Alegria      by Wayne Shorter        on Verve    (Verve)  </li>
  <li>    Autonomy Song       by Terri Lyne Carrington & Social Science        on Candid    (Candid)  </li>
  <li>    P.LAY by Mark Guiliana        on Edition    (Edition)  </li>
  <li>    Lorimer feat. Savannah Harris    by Petter Eldh        on Edition    (Edition)  </li>
  <li>    Lonely People  by Nicole McCabe & Savannah Harris        on Sudden Quarterly    (Sudden Quarterly)  </li>
  <li>    Air Sign     by Nicole McCabe        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Monkey's Fist     by Yvonne Rogers        on Pyroclastic    (Pyroclastic)  </li>
  <li>    Dissolving Boundaries    by Anoushka Shankar        on DG    (DG)  </li>
  <li>    Quasi Raga (variation #34 from Symphonic Variations) (Sorabji)    by Tellef Johnson        on Opus A    (Opus A)  </li>
  <li>    For All Your Flowers by Skúli Sverrisson with Bill Frisell        on Newvelle    (Newvelle)  </li>
  <li>    El Dia Que Me Quieras​         by Carlos Gardel        on Hemisphere    (Hemisphere)  </li>
  <li>    El Día Que me Quieras​    by Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo        on Miel Music    (Miel Music)  </li>
  <li>    No Pidas Imposibles​    by Frank Dominguez        on Disco Caramba    (Disco Caramba)  </li>
  <li>    No Pidas Imposibles      by Melissa Aldana        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Bánkódás (Sorrow) [from 44 Duos for two violins, Béla Bartók]​    by Alexander Balanescu        on Hannibal    (Hannibal)  </li>
  <li>    Szerelem, Szerelem​     by Marta Sebestyen (Muzikas)        on Hannibal    (Hannibal)  </li>
  <li>    Fekete Szem - Black Eye​ by Àbáse, Kacsó Hanga        on Oshu    (Oshu)  </li>
  <li>    House of Jade        by Wayne Shorter        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Take Me With You by Midori Hirano        on Vernulvier/Thrill Jockey    (Vernulvier/Thrill Jockey)  </li>
  <li>    Summertime by John Coltrane        on Atlantic    (Atlantic)  </li>
</ol>
      ]]></description>
            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/72036</link>
      <guid>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/72036</guid>
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      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X154</title>
            <description><![CDATA[
                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    Ponta de Areia    by Eliane Elias        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble") by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Ponta de Areia     by Wayne Shorter featuring Milton Nascimento        on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
  <li>    Cru Cré Corroró     by Ivan Lins        on Reprise    (Reprise)  </li>
  <li>    Gente Boa    by Jovino Santos Neto        on Adventure    (Adventure)  </li>
  <li>    Banana by Joyce        on EMI    (EMI)  </li>
  <li>    Joyce by Hermeto Pascoal            on Radio Mec    (Radio Mec)  </li>
  <li>    Cancão​  (excerpt)   by Sergio & Odair Assad        on Nonesuch    (Nonesuch)  </li>
  <li>    Sinfonia em Quadrinhos (Hermeto Pascoal)  by Orquestra Jovem Tom Jobim        on Sciubidu    (Sciubidu)  </li>
  <li>    Bang, Bang!  by Bad Snacks        on Soulfulxnature    (Soulfulxnature)  </li>
  <li>    Riddim Song       by Terri Lyne Carrington, Fatoumata Diawara, Aaron Parks & Morgan Guerin feat. Social Science        on Candid    (Candid)  </li>
  <li>    Let Me Say It For You     by RIchard Spaven        on Edition    (Edition)  </li>
  <li>    Membranes by Charlotte Greve          on New Amsterdam    (New Amsterdam)  </li>
  <li>    Some Things Never Change     by DOMi & JD Beck        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Ecuador by Kari Aryeh        on Vesper Tide     (Vesper Tide )  </li>
  <li>    Subsong by Caroline Louise Miller        on New Focus    (New Focus)  </li>
  <li>    Look it in the Eye     by OG Melody        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Vas Volant    by Marina Herlop        on Lapsus    (Lapsus)  </li>
  <li>    The Rose Garden By Moonlight, from Suite in Old Style (Tabakova)   by Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Maxim Rysanov          on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    Sorcerer by Miles Davis          on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
</ol>
      ]]></description>
            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/71923</link>
      <guid>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/71923</guid>
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<item>
      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X153</title>
            <description><![CDATA[
                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")  by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Predator by Weather Report             on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
  <li>    Green Chimneys feat. Gerald Clayton   by Dolphin Hyperspace        on popop    (popop)  </li>
  <li>    All On Me (feat. Nicole McCabe & Jon L. Smith)    by takoda & daniel hayn        on Minaret    (Minaret)  </li>
  <li>    The Leak  by Fathers        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    The Leak       by Nikitch & Kuna Maze        on Tru Thoughts    (Tru Thoughts)  </li>
  <li>    Pentalateral I   by Andy Akiho, Sandbox Percussion        on Aki Rhythm    (Aki Rhythm)  </li>
  <li>    The Red and the Black     by Rob Mounsey Project        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Hues by Nicole McCabe             on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Thread The Needle     by Yvonne Rogers        on Pyroclastic    (Pyroclastic)  </li>
  <li>    Open Air (for Tommy)    by Marty Ehrlich        on Out Of Your Head    (Out Of Your Head)  </li>
  <li>    Your Fault        by Kalia Vandever        on International Anthem    (International Anthem)  </li>
  <li>    Watching People Die       by Malibu        on YEAR0001    (YEAR0001)  </li>
  <li>    A Night In Tunisia (excerpt)      by Subterraneans        on Obsessive    (Obsessive)  </li>
  <li>    A Night In Tunisia   by Drumagick        on Vinyl Vibes    (Vinyl Vibes)  </li>
  <li>    Whatever Happened To Gus      by Medeski Martin & Wood        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Con Alma       by Dizzy Gillespie & Sonny Stitt        on Verve    (Verve)  </li>
  <li>    Fast Eddie        by Amon Tobin        on Ninja Tune    (Ninja Tune)  </li>
  <li>    Con Alma           by Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chris Potter, Larry Grenadier and Eric Harland        on 5Passion          (5Passion      )  </li>
  <li>    El Pito (I'll Never Go Back To Georgia)  by Joe Cuba        on 40 Acres and A Mule Musicworks    (40 Acres and A Mule Musicworks)  </li>
  <li>    Dexterity   feat. John Coltrane    by Paul Chambers         on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
</ol>
      ]]></description>
            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/71830</link>
      <guid>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/71830</guid>
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      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X152</title>
            <description><![CDATA[
                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble") by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Havona by Weather Report         on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
  <li>    El Hijo Mensajero by Gonzalo Rubalcaba         on 5Passion    (5Passion)  </li>
  <li>    NYChepinsón by David Virelles with Ben Street and Eric McPherson           on Intakt    (Intakt)  </li>
  <li>    Yo Tambien        by Grupo del Cuareim        on Big World    (Big World)  </li>
  <li>    A Los Maestros      by Henry Solomon, David Binney, Mateo Ottonello         on Little Butterfly    (Little Butterfly)  </li>
  <li>    Sin Punto (feat. Horacio Hernandez, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jose Armando Gola & Giovanni Hidalgo) by Volcan         on 5Passion    (5Passion)  </li>
  <li>    Silhouettes (I, II, & III) by Floating Points        on Luaka Bop    (Luaka Bop)  </li>
  <li>    خپاپا Pāpākh    by Tegh & Adel Poursamad        on Injazero    (Injazero)  </li>
  <li>    let's go out and play (london)    by ganavya        on Leiter    (Leiter)  </li>
  <li>    Little Tiny Stone Full Of Blue Fire (Kirsten Volness)    by James Shields, Nancy Ives, Ron Blessinger, Zach Galatis        on Navona    (Navona)  </li>
  <li>    Small Eyes     by DOMi & JD Beck        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Let It Happen (old version) ----> (final version)      by Louis Cole        on Brainfeeder    (Brainfeeder)  </li>
  <li>    One by Steve Swallow        on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    The Black Sea    by Daniel Lanois        on Red Floor    (Red Floor)  </li>
  <li>    O Sacred Head, Now Wounded     by Luke Bergman        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    O Sacred Head, Now Wounded     by Luke Bergman        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Doxology (I Remember)     by Derrick Hodge        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    The Sum of Our Tears        by Rich Brown        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Closing Scene        by Eberhard Weber         on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    Prince of Darkness        by Miles Davis         on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
</ol>
      ]]></description>
            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/71743</link>
      <guid>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/71743</guid>
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      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X151</title>
            <description><![CDATA[
                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble") by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Angola by Wayne Shorter        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Angola by Wayne Shorter        on Verve    (Verve)  </li>
  <li>    Bom Dia           by Itibere Zwarg        on Selo SESC    (Selo SESC)  </li>
  <li>    Conqueror (Action/Assault/Conquest/Consequences/Memories/Remorse/Withdrawn)  by Clap! Clap!        on Black Acre    (Black Acre)  </li>
  <li>    Ring Shout / Composition IX    by Immanuel Wilkins        on Blue Note      (Blue Note  )  </li>
  <li>    Really Craft     by Caroline Shaw, Andrew Yee        on Platoon    (Platoon)  </li>
  <li>    no conversations     by Henry Solomon         on Student    (Student)  </li>
  <li>    What I Know Now      by Marty Ehrlich         on Out Of Your Head    (Out Of Your Head)  </li>
  <li>    Explain Yourself      by Dev​onte Hynes, Kirin McElwain        on A24 Music    (A24 Music)  </li>
  <li>    Sixty-Six    by Pat Metheny        on Nonesuch    (Nonesuch)  </li>
  <li>    Maracatu by Egberto Gismonti & Academia de Danças        on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    Compañero de ruta (feat. Luciana Insfran, Sebastián Tozzola, Iván Petrich, Fabricio Amaya & Gonzalo Diaz)    by Carlos Aguirre        on Shagrada Medra    (Shagrada Medra)  </li>
  <li>    My Shining Hour     by John Coltrane        on Atlantic    (Atlantic)  </li>
</ol>
      ]]></description>
            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/71635</link>
      <guid>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/71635</guid>
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      <title>Beats &amp; PIeces X150</title>
            <description><![CDATA[
                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")  by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Pinocchio by Miles Davis           on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
  <li>    Patternmaster by Mark Turner Quartet        on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    A Tune For Us     by Djrum        on Houndstooth    (Houndstooth)  </li>
  <li>    Fine Line by RIchard Spaven        on Edition    (Edition)  </li>
  <li>    Hidden Camera by Photek        on Astralwerks    (Astralwerks)  </li>
  <li>    It Ain't Magic     by David Binney, Tommy Crane        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Lullaby For The Lost  by Donny McCaslin        on Edition    (Edition)  </li>
  <li>    Nine by Steve Swallow        on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    Chisa by Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya        on Enja    (Enja)  </li>
  <li>    Präludium F-dur, BWV 880, Das wohltemperierte Klavier, II (JS Bach)   by András Schiff        on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    Dogs by Wolfgang Muthspiel Chamber Trio            on Clap Your Hands    (Clap Your Hands)  </li>
  <li>    Heard it in a Dream      by EGOTS        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    to to ki toki tok         by Salamanda        on Music To Watch Seeds Grow By    (Music To Watch Seeds Grow By)  </li>
  <li>    Migration by Nadje Noordhuis        on Little Mystery    (Little Mystery)  </li>
  <li>    Migration by Nitin Sawhney        on Outcaste    (Outcaste)  </li>
  <li>    Jai Ganga    by Charles Lloyd        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Mohanam by Shakti        on Abstract Logix    (Abstract Logix)  </li>
  <li>    City Of Sanctuary Pts1&2 (feat. Deborah Jordan)    by Robert Mitchell's True Think        on Depth of Field/Bucks    (Depth of Field/Bucks)  </li>
  <li>    Wisdom       by Deborah Jordan & K15        on Futuristica    (Futuristica)  </li>
  <li>    The Harpweaver by Maeve Gilchrist        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Jaque by Marina Herlop        on Lapsus    (Lapsus)  </li>
  <li>    Ezz-Thetic       by ===back&bye Lee Konitz feat. Miles Davis        on Prestige    (Prestige)  </li>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/71528</link>
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                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    16 de janeiro    by Uaná Barreto        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")  by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    A Remark You Made     by Weather Report        on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
  <li>    Mannenberg Revisited     by Abdullah Ibrahim        on Enja    (Enja)  </li>
  <li>    Siya Modumisa by Moses Taiwa Molelekwa        on M.E.L.T.    (M.E.L.T.)  </li>
  <li>    Sylvia by Vuyo Sotashe and Chris Pattishall          on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Lá Na Casa Da Madame Eu Vi    by Hermeto Pascoal & Grupo        on Scubidu    (Scubidu)  </li>
  <li>    Lá Na Casa Da Madame Eu Vi    by Barbatuques          on Mr. Bongo    (Mr. Bongo)  </li>
  <li>    Viva Jackson do Pandeiro    by Hermeto Pascoal        on Radio MEC    (Radio MEC)  </li>
  <li>    Lamento do Morros     by Raphael Rabello        on GSP    (GSP)  </li>
  <li>    Samba pro Rapha    by Yamandu Costa & Antoine Boyer        on Bagual    (Bagual)  </li>
  <li>    Melodía que va (feat. Luciana Insfran, Sebastián Tozzola, Gonzalo Diaz, Iván Petrich, Fabricio Amaya & Juan Ignacio Bonetti)    by Carlos Aguirre & Almalegría        on Shagrada Medra    (Shagrada Medra)  </li>
  <li>    Rabo de Nube     by Mili Bermejo        on Green Linnet     (Green Linnet )  </li>
  <li>    Unicornio (for the Global South, in movement and resilience)        by GEORGE        on Out Of Your Head    (Out Of Your Head)  </li>
  <li>    introduce my atom which is my favorite one       by Salamanda        on Music To Watch Seeds Grow By    (Music To Watch Seeds Grow By)  </li>
  <li>    Up With The Lark     by Bill Evans        on Milestone    (Milestone)  </li>
  <li>    MIDSUM BREW feat. Savannah Harris       by Petter Eldh        on Edition    (Edition)  </li>
  <li>    No. 8, L’alouette calandrelle, Catalogue d’oiseaux (Messiaen)   by Pierre-Laurent Aimard -              on Pentatone    (Pentatone)  </li>
  <li>    the lark she writes about   by The Olivia Murphy Jazz Orchestra        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Waiting For The Lark    by June Tabor        on Green Linnet    (Green Linnet)  </li>
  <li>    The Lark in the Clear Sky    by Florian Ross Quintet feat. Kristin Berardi        on Toy Piano    (Toy Piano)  </li>
  <li>    The Lark Ascending (Vaughan Williams)        by Pekka Kuusisto & Norwegian Chamber Orchestra        on Platoon    (Platoon)  </li>
  <li>    Song of Praise (First Version)      by John Coltrane Quartet        on Impulse    (Impulse)  </li>
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            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/71419</link>
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                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")  by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Depois Do Amor, O Vazio (After Love, Emptiness)    by Wayne Shorter        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Tintiyana by Elvin Jones        on Atlantic    (Atlantic)  </li>
  <li>    Vortex by Christian Lillinger            on Plaist    (Plaist)  </li>
  <li>    After So-What    by Sri Hanuraga        on DIVISI62    (DIVISI62)  </li>
  <li>    Sukat Tacala     by Gamelan Salukat, Sri Hanuraga        on Black Truffle    (Black Truffle)  </li>
  <li>    Luster by Yvonne Rogers          on Pyroclastic    (Pyroclastic)  </li>
  <li>    Que Diablos    by Sullivan Fortner        on Artwork Recordscc    (Artwork Recordscc)  </li>
  <li>    What U Don't See (feat. Henry Solomon, Gabriel Severn, & Jason Garb) / Stretchies (feat. Anatole Muster & Miguel Atwood-Ferguson)  by takoda & daniel hayn        on Minaret    (Minaret)  </li>
  <li>    To You     by Nicole McCabe        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    No Conversations     by Henry Solomon        on Student    (Student)  </li>
  <li>    Sylvia by Vuyo Sotashe and Chris Pattishall          on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Finders by RIchard Spaven        on Edition    (Edition)  </li>
  <li>    Cabo de Gate by Pau Figueres        on Whatabout Music    (Whatabout Music)  </li>
  <li>    Oxala by MARO           on Secca    (Secca)  </li>
  <li>    Mira la boca       by Magalí Sare        on Segell Microscopi    (Segell Microscopi)  </li>
  <li>    Preciosa by Yamandú Costa - Yamandu Costa & Antoine Boyer        on youtube    (youtube)  </li>
  <li>    Bra Joe From Kilimanjaro    by Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim)        on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    where am i?      by The Olivia Murphy Jazz Orchestra        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    The Duke (take 11)      by Miles Davis, Gil Evans        on Columbia/Legacy    (Columbia/Legacy)  </li>
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            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/71285</link>
      <guid>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/71285</guid>
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                        <br>         <h2>Playlist</h2>
<ol>
  <li>    Love Roller Coaster (excerpt)   by Doc Pomus           on Omnivore    (Omnivore)  </li>
  <li>    theme (from "A Little Trouble")   by Brotherly        on Whirlwind    (Whirlwind)  </li>
  <li>    Miyako by Wayne Shorter        on Blue Note    (Blue Note)  </li>
  <li>    Spacetime by Micah Thomas              on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Falling Grace    by Mick Goodrick & Fred Hersch        on ECM    (ECM)  </li>
  <li>    The Bee by ganavya & Jahnavi Harrison        on Leiter    (Leiter)  </li>
  <li>    Pendulum by Henry Solomon        on Student    (Student)  </li>
  <li>    Isness by Sandscape                 on Octopoda    (Octopoda)  </li>
  <li>    Introit/Prophecy at 1420MHz (edit)     by Boards of Canada          on Warp    (Warp)  </li>
  <li>    Waiting by Kalia Vandever            on International Anthem    (International Anthem)  </li>
  <li>    God Shall Wipe All Tears Away (arr. Jacob Garchik)    by Kronos Quartet        on Smithsonian Folkways    (Smithsonian Folkways)  </li>
  <li>    Nothing To Forgive    by Jarrod Lawson        on Dome    (Dome)  </li>
  <li>    Lotus, pt. 2     by Simon Moullier        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    RIverrun by John Zorn              on Tzadik    (Tzadik)  </li>
  <li>    Blue Mountains    by Sam Amidon        on Nonesuch    (Nonesuch)  </li>
  <li>    Parting Friends       by Word of Mouth Chorus        on Nonesuch    (Nonesuch)  </li>
  <li>    Parting Friends            by Westerlies        on Westerlies    (Westerlies)  </li>
  <li>    Big Foot  by Melinda Sullivan & Larry Goldings        on Colorfield    (Colorfield)  </li>
  <li>    HI C   by Maximilian Sink        on self-released    (self-released)  </li>
  <li>    Throne Tune (feat. Nicole McCabe, Anatole Muster, Hubie, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, & Luke Titus)    by takoda & daniel hayn=        on Minaret    (Minaret)  </li>
  <li>    Dolphins are Cute feat. Jon Hatamiya & Justin Brown    by Dolphin Hyperspace        on popop    (popop)  </li>
  <li>    The Galactica Suite (Domu Remix)     by Simon Grey         on Tru Thoughts    (Tru Thoughts)  </li>
  <li>    Don't Joke With A Hungry Man (Seiji Mix)     by Quantic feat. Spanky Wilson        on Tru Thoughts    (Tru Thoughts)  </li>
  <li>    Space by Kudu        on Bitasweet    (Bitasweet)  </li>
  <li>    Shiftless Shuffle     by Herbie Hancock        on Columbia    (Columbia)  </li>
  <li>    Blues To Elvin       by John Coltrane        on Atlantic    (Atlantic)  </li>
</ol>
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            <itunes:author>Steven Cantor</itunes:author>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <link>http://xray.fm/broadcasts/71156</link>
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