DJ Bryson Wallace draws on a delightfully wide musical palette reaching decades deep and around the world. Weekend mornings, from 9am to noon, he hosts “First Light with Bryson Wallace,” a cheerful, boundary-pushing jazz show on KMHD (89.1 FM for those near Portland, Oregon). And about six nights a week you can find him spinning vinyl at clubs and events all over our weird city. Wallace loves to educate his audience, and I enjoyed the chance to ask him how he navigates a three-hour set. We talked about how he loosely plans—then improvises—what he plays based on cues from the crowd, avoiding becoming the center of attention, preferring instead “to be a wingman for everybody.”

Read more about his radio show here. It’s available for streaming wherever you are, and follow him on Instagram: @brysonwallace.