Broadcast high in the Rockies Thursdays 2PM - 4PM MT on KFFR 88.3-FM, KWTR 89.1-FM, and KFFR.org, Mateo’s Magic Bus takes listeners on a journey around the world, exploring the roots of jazz and blues alongside music from today and the past decades that has been influenced by these incredible art forms. On this week's ride, DJ Mateo takes his annual look over the shoulder at the best music of the past year. 2025 was another amazing year for jazz, blues, and soul - one of the best ever! This...

We’re excited to have on Mateo’s Magic Bus and KFFR/KWTR today, Eric Foss - Eric is a drummer, entrepreneur, and songwriter from Minneapolis - he is the proprietor of Minneapolis-based Secret Stash Records and co-founder of the band Sonny Knight And The Lakers, he has a new album, Of Time, a great soulful album from earlier this year with Ace Box Shift & as a musician Eric plays under the alias of Cy Pierpont.  Secret Stash Records is an independent record label specializing in vintage rare...

Weekend Listen: Just took this gem for a first spin...we were in Santa Fe over Thanksgiving and in between a glut of amazing art from SITE SANTA FE  to the galleries along Canyon Road & great food, I stumbled on a super hip record store, Lost Padre Records . After securing some tasty used bits from Art Blakey and Clifford Brown, I spied a first and new issue, Bill Evans Portrait at The Penthouse, and had to have it. The Penthouse Jazz Club was only open in Seattle for a short time from the...