The Fill In

07:00 am Tue 10 Feb 26

The Long Play: Artists Who Found Jazz

Program Page: The Fill In

Duration: 30min

Tonight, we exploring artists you might know for rock, pop, punk or even hip-hop— who took a sharp left turn and found themselves inside jazz. With the recent release of Flea’s jazz-leaning solo work Honora, we’ve been thinking about musicians who wandered into jazz looking like fish out of water — and stayed.

Playlist:

Let There Be Drums by Sandy Nelson (int)

Groove Holmes by Beastie Boys (loc)

Release: The In Sound from Way Out! (1996)

The Dream of the Blue Turtles by Sting (loc)

Release: The Dream of the Blue Turtles

Sparticus by Branford Marsalis Quartet (loc)

Release: Crazy People Music (1985)

Traffic Lights by Flea feat. Thom Yorke (int)

Release: Honora (2026)

Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd feat. Stéphane Grappelli (loc)

Release: Wish You Were Here (1975)

The Real Thing by James Valentine Quartet (loc)

Release: The Power & The Passion (2011)

Someone to watch over Me by Linda Ronstandt (int)

Release: What's New (1983)

Sussudio by The Phil Collins Big Band (int)

Release: A Hot Night In Paris 1999

Moon Over Bourbon Street by Sting (int)

Release: The Dream of the Blue Turtles

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