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Sunday, 15 November 2026

A tribute-heavy episode honouring the 2026 NEA Jazz Masters, with Ashams producer Rashid Vali remembered and Aito Moreira previewing new festival and London plans.

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  1. 15:47

    The episode celebrated the 2026 NEA Jazz Master class, including Patrice Rushen and Aito Moreira, with Rhonda Hamilton honoured with the A.B. Spellman Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy.

  2. 16:28

    Atiya Khan credits Ashams producer Rashid Vali, who died last December, with allowing artistic expression in the 1970s, when apartheid heavily clamped down on black artists and cultural gatherings.

  3. 17:22

    Aito Moreira launched the Vilankulo International Jazz Festival in Inhambane, set for 5 and 6 November alongside a tourism summit, with two or three daily flights from Johannesburg.

  4. 17:25

    Moreira will make his debut at Ronnie Scott's in London as part of the London Jazz Festival, bringing his full band to the famous club.