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Echoes magazine Editor and deep soul aficionado Chris Wells selects some of his favourite mid-tempo grooves to put a little pep in your step. A blend of new cuts, acknowledged classics, lesser known tracks from some of soul’s biggest names and downright obscure and overlooked gems. Soulful? Yes. Predictable? Never!

The wait is over as Saturday rolls around once again with Brian Hurst delivering further weekend treats. The Hurst Selection this time round features 24 tracks - wound up and ready to love your ears. There’s crisp biscuits in Hour One from Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks, Positive Flow, Jae Franklin and out of Japan, KILLER smokin' hot jazz flavours from Miho Hazama. There's classic jazz-funk from Deodato and also some dance-floor memories from 1982 - gentle stretches recommended. Two hours of goodness then that will please the most demanding of ears. Click, download, enjoy. Simple.

The coolest man we know is DJ Cozy Shawn and he's here each week to select some classic 70's grooves that are as timeless as they are magnificent. Nostalgic it may be, but there's nothing dated in the sounds you'll be hearing - and trust us, this man really does know how to get down. Make sure you reach out and get in touch - Shawn's always ready to talk about the music that matters: djcozyshawn@soulandjazz.com. Now then. Back to the 1's and 2's...

Welcome to the 102 edition of "Continuum, A Journey Through Jazz." It seemed appropriate for this episode that we take a little trip around the world – just your average Autumn excursion to Europe, South America, Brazil, Cuba, Africa . . . a road trip, you know, to look at the leaves. So I have gathered together 26 stellar new releases from 2012 for the journey – featuring cuts from Gregory Porter, Lynn Veronneau, Brian Bromberg, The Farah Quintet, Carol Saboya, Fabrizio Bosso & Javier Girotto, Grant Geissman, Connie Evingson, Leila Pinheiro, The Shaolin Afronauts, Tucci & Mannutza, Gabriele Poso, Ojos De Brujo, Leo Gandelman, Kenny Garrett, Randy Hoexter, Alfredo Rodriguez, Pete Escovedo, Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Band, Manuel Galban, Jack DeJohnette (feat. Esperanza Spalding), Halie Loren, Jessica Lauren Four, Hot Club Of Detroit, Laila Biali & Monday Michiru. Therein lies some world jazz; Brazilian Samba, Salsa & Bossa; Afro-Cuban & Latin jazz; Grooves flavored by Afro-Beat, House & Flamenco, and a few things that are hard to define. Two hours and 26 tracks to take you on a journey of excitement, relaxation and discovery. Please stay in touch with me on your journey by writing to Scott@Soulandjazz.com - feel free to send any comments, requests, maps, hotel & restaurant suggestions, and foods & insects I should avoid in my world travels. You can also stay in touch via Facebook & Twitter. It's easy - just search for the Jazz Evangelist. Agape y'all, J. Scott Fugate, "The Jazz Evangelist"

It’s a warm welcome to Paul Cutting aka Mr. @soulcuts, who’s here each week to present the brand new SoulCuts 2012 - 60 minutes of SMOKIN' HOT tracks from the hear, now and the forthcoming. It's the kind of the music others might get to play in six months time, but then again... Download and see why we think the music scene is alive, kicking and more vibrant than it has been for many a moon.

Xmas approaches and my kids have been truly considerate this year by only suggesting present ideas in the three figure category; bless them. So I've put together a warming collection to blow away the winter blues and counteract the harsh economic climate. First up I'm very excited to be able to bring you an interview and an exclusive live session with the band currently causing a stir: Mellow Baku And The Friday People. Also featured is a top draw tune from King Bee who are a group of UK based musicians and feature Dave Wilde (from Smoove and Turrell) in their accomplished line up. We've also some cracking new music from Positive Flow, Grammy nominated David Lyttle and the soulful Personal Life. There's also a track from the eagerly awaited LP from Tatham, Bonsah, Lord and Ranks and it's a corker. Then again with the wondrous Kaidi Tatham on keys you can't go wrong. Talking of keyboard dons there are tunes from Patton and Smith (Jimmy) who all show off their amazing skills in that department. There's soul from the legends that are Hathaway and Flack and classic rare grooves from Scott-Heron and Jeffree. There's a lot of love in this edition so please don't hesitate to take as much as you want away with you and spread to all who appreciate quality music. Don't forget to go to the FOLDEDSPACE Facebook and Twitter pages and like! Also it would be great for you to e-mail me at tony@soulandjazz.com just to share the love back :-)

Peace, everyone! This is DJ Applejac (aka Uncle Shecky), comin' atcha with the groove that is Shecky's Groovy Grab Bag. For those of you who are familiar with my 'Slot Machine' mixtape series, or have heard me play in various venues throughout the States, you know I go everywhere from Jazz to Rare Groove to Soul, Funk, Disco and everywhere in between...AND BEYOND (we might even play some slow jams, too). I’m excited to share these treats (old and new) with my new listeners in the UK and Worldwide. Enjoy...

Episode 59 of Body Music this time round sees one of Atlanta's finest, DJ Ausar, return to SoulandJazz.com to present another tremendous, one-hour, weekly, work-out mix of some of the hottest house music around along with some classic tracks as well. A wonderful idea we think and one that's certainly making the gym a less daunting place to attend. Download via the link and prepare your kit bag without fear - just don't forget your iPod! "Reach, 2, 3, 4,..."

Echoes magazine Editor and deep soul aficionado Chris Wells selects some of his favourite mid-tempo grooves to put a little pep in your step. A blend of new cuts, acknowledged classics, lesser known tracks from some of soul’s biggest names and downright obscure and overlooked gems. Soulful? Yes. Predictable? Never!

Armed and extremely dangerous, Brian Hurst delivers further musical treats as part of The Hurst Selection - overflowing with 21 drops of the good stuff. There's crisp biscuits coming from the likes of Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks, [re:jazz], Lackecia Benjamin and Groove Stu. In Hour Two there's a plethora of Japanese jazz flavours that overall makes 120 minutes of incredible music available to download in CD quality - either via a 320Kbps MP3 or the new lite but full-fat sounding 80Kbps MP4, which'll have those ears of yours smiling. Just click on the link and your weekend is set. Yum.

It’s a warm welcome to Paul Cutting aka Mr. @soulcuts, who’s here each week to present the brand new SoulCuts 2012 - 60 minutes of SMOKIN' HOT tracks from the hear, now and the forthcoming. It's the kind of the music others might get to play in six months time, but then again... Download and see why we think the music scene is alive, kicking and more vibrant than it has been for many a moon.

It’s a warm welcome to Mike Chadwick who's here every other Wednesday to present The 'European Jazz Union' - a 60 minute show that highlights the best jazz music that Europe has to offer. Somewhat left of centre, it's music that the world needs to hear but seldom gets the chance to. Mike's here to fix that. Please feel free to get in touch with Mike with any comments or suggestions you might have; he’ll be more than happy to hear from you: mike@soulandjazz.com Shall we get a move on then?

Episode 58 of Body Music sees Paul Cutting, aka @soulcuts, return to present another fine, one-hour weekly work-out mix, including some of the hottest house music around along with some classic tracks as well. A wonderful idea we think and one that's certainly making the gym a less daunting place to attend. Download via the link below and prepare your kit bag without fear - just don't forget your iPod! "Reach, 2, 3, 4,..."

Echoes magazine Editor and deep soul aficionado Chris Wells selects some of his favourite mid-tempo grooves to put a little pep in your step. A blend of new cuts, acknowledged classics, lesser known tracks from some of soul’s biggest names and downright obscure and overlooked gems. Soulful? Yes. Predictable? Never!

Heading your way this month is the eleventh show from Mr. Terry Keels or as he’s more affectionately known – TK. 'Just Jazz' is, as it says in the title, just jazz, and features over two hours of the coolest tracks you can imagine from cats such as Bruce Barth to the Brubeck Brothers Quartet and Rahsaan Roland Kirk to Rufus Reid. Note the word cool, not smooth. That’s not where TK’s coming from. He's relaxing into the role beautifully so we think it only right and proper to share this man's knowledge, passion and desire to talk about and play the jazz. To download, just click on the link and show your ears some of that sophisticated love.