Footprints of Giant Steps

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Showcasing jazz from places and spaces around the world

KCSB-FM show by Sara Lafia


    • Jun 12, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 155 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Footprints of Giant Steps

    Jazz Pride - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 58:17


    Celebrating pride month with LGBTQ+ jazz artists, composers, and allies on @kcsb-fm #footprintsofgiantsteps (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/13432113/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Jazz Pride - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 58:21


    Celebrating pride month with LGBTQ+ jazz artists, composers, and allies on @kcsb-fm #footprintsofgiantsteps (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/13432113/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Deep Dish - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 59:31


    Serving up some fresh, hot Chicago-style jazz on @kcsb-fm #footprintsofgiantsteps (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/13391991/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps) Photo credit: @ginoseast

    Deep Dish - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 59:09


    Serving up some fresh, hot Chicago-style jazz on @kcsb-fm #footprintsofgiantsteps (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/13391991/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps) Photo credit: @ginoseast

    English Channel - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 51:35


    An underground voyage from London to Paris on #footprintsofgiantsteps @kcsb-fm (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/13277460/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    English Channel - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 71:00


    An underground voyage from London to Paris on #footprintsofgiantsteps @kcsb-fm (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/13277460/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Eastern Bloc - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 57:29


    Today’s vibrant jazz scene across modern day Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and beyond is a testament to the enduring legacy of jazz as a form of resistance @kcsbfm #footprintsofgiantsteps (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/13249256/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Eastern Bloc - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 59:54


    Today’s vibrant jazz scene across modern day Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and beyond is a testament to the enduring legacy of jazz as a form of resistance @kcsbfm #footprintsofgiantsteps (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/13249256/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    The Great Sea - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 59:21


    For centuries, the Mediterranean Sea has been a place of rich, cultural confluence. Today it connects the jazz empires of Europe, Asia, and Africa (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12932965/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps) @kcsb-fm #footprintsofgiantsteps

    The Great Sea - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 55:41


    For centuries, the Mediterranean Sea has been a place of rich, cultural confluence. Today it connects the jazz empires of Europe, Asia, and Africa (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12932965/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps) @kcsb-fm #footprintsofgiantsteps

    Arabian Nights - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 58:55


    “On stately sun and full moon cast your sight; Savor the flowers and lavender’s delight…” One thousand and one nights of jazz legends on @kcsbfm #footprintsofgiantsteps (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/13142178/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Arabian Nights - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 58:50


    “On stately sun and full moon cast your sight; Savor the flowers and lavender’s delight…” One thousand and one nights of jazz legends on @kcsbfm #footprintsofgiantsteps (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/13142178/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Banana Pancake Trail - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 59:21


    A journey through SE Asia beginning in the Philippines and ending in Nepal on @kcsbfm #footprintsofgiantsteps (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/13097511/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Banana Pancake Trail - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 59:44


    A journey through SE Asia beginning in the Philippines and ending in Nepal on @kcsbfm #footprintsofgiantsteps (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/13097511/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    South Pacific - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 59:31


    Inspiration from South Pacific the musical, plus syncretic tiki lounge standards and traditional island roots on @kcsb-fm #footprintsofgiantsteps (https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/13051543)

    South Pacific - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 58:53


    Inspiration from South Pacific the musical, plus syncretic tiki lounge standards and traditional island roots on @kcsb-fm #footprintsofgiantsteps (https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/13051543)

    Emerald Isle - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 59:26


    A verdant stroll through a landscape of modern Irish jazz (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12841315/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)on @kcsbfm #footprintsofgiantsteps

    Emerald Isle - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 60:29


    A verdant stroll through a landscape of modern Irish jazz (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12841315/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)on @kcsbfm #footprintsofgiantsteps

    Pan American Highway - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 59:13


    A transect spanning hemispheres of jazz from Alaska to Argentina (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12786460/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Pan American Highway - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 60:52


    A transect spanning hemispheres of jazz from Alaska to Argentina (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12786460/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Israeli Jazz - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 58:39


    Back this week with modern jazz from Israel's contemporary global scene on #footprintsofgiantsteps on @kcsbfm in Santa Barbara https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12697765/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Israeli Jazz - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 58:17


    Back this week with modern jazz from Israel's contemporary global scene on #footprintsofgiantsteps on @kcsbfm in Santa Barbara https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12697765/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    KCSB Fund Drive 2021 - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 58:42


    It’s time to show love for KCSB-FM in Santa Barbara! #KCSB is approaching its 60th anniversary and we're celebrating in style with jazz circa 1961-1965. Support our station and get merchandise (https://www.kcsb.org/donate-kcsb/) https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12651802/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    KCSB Fund Drive 2021 - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 58:30


    It’s time to show love for KCSB-FM in Santa Barbara! #KCSB is approaching its 60th anniversary and we're celebrating in style with jazz circa 1961-1965. Support our station and get merchandise (https://www.kcsb.org/donate-kcsb/) https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12651802/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Year of the Ox - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 58:41


    Bringing in the lunar new year with jazz that’s old, new, borrowed, and blue.

    Year of the Ox - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 59:06


    Bringing in the lunar new year with jazz that’s old, new, borrowed, and blue.

    Trans-Canada - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 58:02


    A Trans-Canadian jazz trip from dawn in Quebec to dusk over British Columbia. (https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/12552167)

    Trans-Canada - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 58:44


    A Trans-Canadian jazz trip from dawn in Quebec to dusk over British Columbia. (https://spinitron.com/m/playlist/view/12552167)

    Fire and Ice - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 58:31


    Jazz that is fiercely independent, youthfully exuberant, and naturally sublime. Enjoy Icelandic ambiance, soundscapes, and more. (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12505225/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Fire and Ice - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 58:22


    Jazz that is fiercely independent, youthfully exuberant, and naturally sublime. Enjoy Icelandic ambiance, soundscapes, and more. (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12505225/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Kiwi Scene - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 58:34


    Eclectic selections from down under. Experimental, adventurous, and indigenous sounds spanning Wellington to Auckland. (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12455390/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Kiwi Scene - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 58:40


    Eclectic selections from down under. Experimental, adventurous, and indigenous sounds spanning Wellington to Auckland. (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12455390/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Michigan Pride - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 56:43


    Some of Ann Arbor and Detroit’s greatest past and present jazz talent. Go Blue! (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12410041/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Michigan Pride - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 58:45


    Some of Ann Arbor and Detroit’s greatest past and present jazz talent. Go Blue! (https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/12410041/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps)

    Miami Nights - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 59:59


    Cruise into the new year, taking in a boulevard lined with art deco hotels and swinging night clubs. This is a night you will not want to miss! https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/10075981/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Miami Nights - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 59:59


    Cruise into the new year, taking in a boulevard lined with art deco hotels and swinging night clubs. This is a night you will not want to miss! https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/10075981/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Brazilian Bossa - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 59:59


    Jazz is often described as an American cultural export. On this #footprintsofgiantsteps @kcsb, we hear from American artists swept up in the Brazilian bossa nova wave starting in the early 1960s: https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9955667/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Brazilian Bossa - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 59:59


    Jazz is often described as an American cultural export. On this #footprintsofgiantsteps @kcsb, we hear from American artists swept up in the Brazilian bossa nova wave starting in the early 1960s: https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9955667/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    French Connection - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 59:59


    From the former territory of the Louisiana Purchase across the Atlantic to 21st century France, #footprintsofgiantsteps on @kcsb highlights blues and jazz musicians in pursuit of liberté, égalité, fraternité https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9913475/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    French Connection - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 59:59


    From the former territory of the Louisiana Purchase across the Atlantic to 21st century France, #footprintsofgiantsteps on @kcsb highlights blues and jazz musicians in pursuit of liberté, égalité, fraternité https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9913475/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    French Connection - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 59:59


    From the former territory of the Louisiana Purchase across the Atlantic to 21st century France, #footprintsofgiantsteps on @kcsb highlights blues and jazz musicians in pursuit of liberté, égalité, fraternité https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9913475/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Fireside Tunes - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 59:59


    Nostalgic numbers delivered with a personal touch https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9872887/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Fireside Tunes - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 59:59


    Nostalgic numbers delivered with a personal touch https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9872887/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Spectrum of Sound - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 59:59


    All wavelengths (from Society Red through Purple Shades) are reflected in this session of #footprintsofgiantsteps @kcsb https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9830962/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Spectrum of Sound - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 59:59


    All wavelengths (from Society Red through Purple Shades) are reflected in this session of #footprintsofgiantsteps @kcsb https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9830962/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Seoul Jazz - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 59:59


    A vibrant festival scene, an egalitarian outlook, and a contemporary merger with traditional modes distinguishes the South Korean sound https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9788599/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Seoul Jazz - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019 59:59


    A vibrant festival scene, an egalitarian outlook, and a contemporary merger with traditional modes distinguishes the South Korean sound https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9788599/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Jazz Adjacent - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 59:59


    Neighboring math rock and more offer a refreshing perspective on the many identities of jazz #footprintsofgiantsteps @kcsb https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9746626/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Jazz Adjacent - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 59:59


    Neighboring math rock and more offer a refreshing perspective on the many identities of jazz #footprintsofgiantsteps @kcsb https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9746626/Footprints-of-Giant-Steps

    Ohio Players - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 59:59


    Many of the brightest funk, blues, and jazz player hail from OH: https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9727435/Bright-Moments

    Ohio Players - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 59:59


    Many of the brightest funk, blues, and jazz player hail from OH: https://spinitron.com/KCSB/pl/9727435/Bright-Moments

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