This live broadcast from Overlook Mountain will feature newly released Middle Eastern music and contemporary Jazz primarily from the European record labels Akuphone, Clean Feed, and Intakt. Egypt features prominently in the Akuphone segment - contemporary artists, many from Cairo, playing with odd meters, ouds, violins and electronica. Meanwhile, on the jazz side, trumpets, guitars, banjos, prepared pianos and intricate ensemble playing are highlighted in recordings from the Clean Feed and Intakt labels. There will be some other overlooked music tossed in, too, of course.

Playlist:
Libidinal Bouquets - Brandon Seabrook
“Overlooked” theme: Vitus Labrusca - Ben LaMar Gay
Little Beirut - Dommengang
Djinn Dance - Praed
Banish the Giant of Doubt & Despair - Bridghde Chaimbeul
E7tekak (‘contact’) - Baskot Lel Baltageyya
Barrel’s Dance - Aly Eissa
Sahel - Kadef Abgi
Passing Through - Faizal Mostrixx
Verso - Jussi Reijonen
Polymorphous - Felipe Salles
Deep River - Fanaois Houle Genera Sextet
Amber for Abdul Wadud - Roots Magic Sextet
moonwalk - Mario Costa
Osmosis Crown - Illegal Crowns
Cycle II - Stemeseder - Lillinger - Umbra + DoYeon Kim & Brandon Seabrook
Ascend - Chrome Hill Duo Meets Dojo
Bury the Lede - Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet

After the local news at noon, “Overlooked” is a show focusing on overlooked and under-heard jazz, improvisational, and other fringe music, from early roots to contemporary experiments, a mix of familiar to rare, classic to weird. Live from the shadow of Overlook Mountain in Ulster County.

Host Rob Saffer is the former Executive Director and Producer of the Creative Music Foundation. While living in Brooklyn for 25 years, he served on advisory boards for Celebrate Brooklyn and Symphony Space. He also curated the Brooklyn Museum’s summer jazz series and helped found The Mingus Big Band.

Overlooked Playlist Archive