The Fill In
The Long Play: Artists Who Found Jazz
Aired on Tuesday 10th February 2026, 6:00PM
Tonight, we exploring artists you might know for rock, pop, punk or even hip-hop— who took a sharp left turn and found themselves inside jazz. With the recent release of Flea’s jazz-leaning solo work Honora, we’ve been thinking about musicians who wandered into jazz looking like fish out of water — and stayed.
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