“Hey there and welcome to Jammin’ Jazz, Jazz For The New Generation… I am your host Michelle Zeto and on this week’s show I’ve got….”

From XM Radio to WDCB to KBEM, I (Michelle (Sammartino) Zeto) have been bringing you this music for almost 20 years! CAN YA BELIEVE IT???? It seems like just yesterday we launched those satellites at XM Radio (2001) and XM72 Beyond Jazz was born.

A long time of turning you on to music that is JAZZ, but also incorporates FUNK, BLUES, ROCK, PROG, REGGAE, WORLD, PUNK, CLASSICAL, CAJUN and more.

Jazz is something that evolves and reflects the times, and this music does that, and more. The current wave of artists pay homage, merge influences, experiment, as well as lay new ground. The music is playful, and dark, moody and danceable, and intricate, celebratory, ethnic and worldly… it is boundless and deserves a platform. That is what this show is all about. This is music that is happening RIGHT NOW and those who pushed the boundaries of Jazz in the most recent past. Featuring musicians that are influential, current and doing things to shake up the perceptions of what Jazz is and can be.

NOT YOUR PARENT’S JAZZ…

A huge focus and mission of the show is to help bring light to the importance of PAYING for music, whether that is purchasing music from the artists themselves or going out there and experiencing live music. I adamantly encourage support of these talented humans, these artists and musicians in their fight to provide for themselves and their families, especially in an online-oriented culture of immediate gratification and entitlement. Don’t forget no one in any other profession gives away their products or services and expects to be able to feed themselves. We all know that you can find ANYTHING on the internet almost immediately, and for the most part free of charge. But remember, someone is making money for providing that free music, and it is almost always NOT the musicians. The only way to ensure your dollar is going to that musician who floats your boat enough for you to buy their music, is buying that music FROM them or their label (who mostly sell on the larger marketplaces on the web- BANDCAMP, Apple and Amazon etc).

Always advocating, I try my hardest to spread the word that the only way to keep these artists creating AND eating, staying healthy and happy, is to pay for their services.

Do your part folks! Go out there and VOTE for music with your dollars!

And PLEASE, GO SEE LIVE MUSIC!!!