The new album SwingTime from Jesse Peters is summed up in the radio-style intro: “an hour of the hippest jazz, the coolest blues and the sweetest soul.” Presented as an early 1960s radio show, this is a record that’s not afraid to explore jazz as pop music, balancing the past and the present effortlessly. Jesse moves from hand clapping jive to heartfelt ballads to foot-stomping gospel-inspired soul with confidence and swagger. Featuring collaborations with alt-soul artist Nuela Charles, Celtic songstress LIzzy Hoyt, and the Shiloh Baptist Choir.