The World Jazz Show

by Bill Batzkall

The World Jazz Show features the original compositions of Michael Mason, Jazz and World Flutist who records for the AVG Records Label from Poplar Grove, Illinois. The World Jazz Show will feature local and global musicians who have performed or collaborated with Michael Mason for the past 40 years. There will be discussion on Artist Management and Music Business Industry topics and guest call-in personalities

Podcast episodes

  • Season 2

  • The World Jazz Show. Featuring our Guitarist Scot Ashley and Fareed Haque

    The World Jazz Show. Featuring our Guitarist Scot Ashley and Fareed Haque

    The World Jazz Show features the original compositions of Michael Mason, Jazz and World Flutist who records for the AVG Records Label from Poplar Grove, Illinois. The World Jazz Show will feature local and global musicians who have performed or collaborated with Michael Mason for the past 40 years. Today's show will feature songs from the new Michael Mason "Luminosity" May 2024 release and also featuring songs from our 2 guitarist Scot Ashley and Fareed Haque.

  • The World Jazz Show. Meet Joe Sonnefeldt, Vibraphonist, Composer & Arranger

    The World Jazz Show. Meet Joe Sonnefeldt, Vibraphonist, Composer & Arranger

    The World Jazz Show features the original compositions of Michael Mason, Jazz and World Flutist who records for the AVG Records Label from Poplar Grove, Illinois. The World Jazz Show will feature local and global musicians who have performed or collaborated with Michael Mason for the past 40 years. Today's World Jazz Show features our good friend Joe Sonnefeldt a phenomenal Vibraphonist, Percussionist, Composer and Arranger and we willl play songs from his "RAICES" compact disc recording project.

  • The World Jazz Show Introducing the new Michael Mason "Luminosity" recording project

    The World Jazz Show Introducing the new Michael Mason "Luminosity" recording project

    The World Jazz Show features the original compositions of Michael Mason, Jazz and World Flutist who records for the AVG Records Label from Poplar Grove, Illinois. The World Jazz Show will feature local and global musicians who have performed or collaborated with Michael Mason for the past 40 years. Today's Episode will feature the new Michael Mason "Luminosity" compact disc project and also an introduction to Edo Castro the 7 String Bassist from our original jazz group in 1983.

  • Season 1

  • The World Jazz Show "Exploring the Exploration CD"

    The World Jazz Show "Exploring the Exploration CD"

    The World Jazz Show features the original compositions of Michael Mason, Jazz and World Flutist who records for the AVG Records Label from Poplar Grove, Illinois. The World Jazz Show will feature local and global musicians who have performed or collaborated with Michael Mason over the past 40 years. This episode will feature the Michael Mason "Exploration" compact disc project that was recorded with many of the great jazz players from the Chicago AACM in 1996.

  • The World Jazz Show Tribute to the Dec. 1st, 1958 Our Lady of the Angels School Fire

    The World Jazz Show Tribute to the Dec. 1st, 1958 Our Lady of the Angels School Fire

    The World Jazz Show features the original compositions of Michael Mason, Jazz and World Flutist who records for the AVG Records Label from Poplar Grove, Illinois. The World Jazz Show will feature local and global musicians who have performed or collaborated with Michael Mason for the past 40 years. Today's show is dedicated to the (92) students and (3) Catholic Nuns who perished in the "Our Lady of the Angels" Catholic School Fire on Dec. 1, 1958 where Michael Mason who was a 1st grade student and was saved by a heroic firefighter that day which lead him to become a firefighter for the past 40 years and is now Retired Lieutenant Michael Mason from the Downers Grove, Illinois Fire Department.