KTUH 90.1FM Honolulu

The Kitchen Sink is a jazz based show that explores the connections between jazz and multiple other genres. Jazz, funk, soul, blues is a natural progression that a lot of people can relate to. I see (hear) many other connections, as well.

Electronic music is , to me, another fertile area that connects easily to the “jazz” connotation. Quite a few of the moods, themes and musical structures grow out of or are sonically connected to jazz. A lot of the electronic music coming out of Germany/Austria has a direct link to jazz and swing, (De Phazz, Club Des Belugas, JoJo Effect, etc.) The Italian scene, (past and present), is richly connected. Groups like The Dining Rooms, Montefiori Cocktail and Italian Secret Service swing like mad and also delve into deep, lush arrangements that harken back to jazz roots.

The Kitchen Sink also strives to present “new” music to KTUH listeners. As Cookiehead Jenkins, (former highly regarded KTUH DJ), so aptly put it: “It ain’t new, but it’s new to me!) Music from th