MOJA Radio/Weekly Features: May 31 - June 6, 2010

This Monday, May 31st, we'll present another “Happy Birthday" edition of our special feature, MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on MOJA Radio. This time the focus is on one of the most popular and active bassists, composers and bandleaders around today, CHRISTIAN McBRIDE on the very day that marks his 38th birthday. You'll hear the story of his beginnings growing up in Philadelphia, and his emergence as a leader in the mid-'90's. You'll hear some of his great collaborations with the likes of Mark Whitfield and Nicholas Payton as well as the group of all-star players in his Christian McBride Band. Listen for MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS twice every Monday, at Noon Eastern/9 AM Pacific, with a replay Monday night at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific and this week we place our spotlight on the great CHRISTIAN McBRIDE!

Listen for JAMMIN' JAZZ...JAZZ FOR THE NEW GENERATION WITH MICHELLE SAMMARTINO six times each week, Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9 AM and again at 9 PM EST and twice on Sunday's at 9 AM & 9 PM EST for an hour of up, fun, funky, booty-moving stuff as only Michelle can serve up. On Jammin' Jazz Michelle plays jamband jazz, acid jazz, rock-influenced jazz, funk, fusion and a little sound of New Orleans too as well as her own insights that bring this great music to life! So if you can't get enough of the funky stuff come and get it on JAMMIN' JAZZ WITH MICHELLE six times each week on MOJA Radio! Here's what you'll hear on this week's show...

• DJ Williams Projekt - Up All Night
  
  
• Jamie McLean - Too Much Of Anything
  
  
• Modereko - Huckleberry
  
  
• Ulu - All You Can Eat
  
  
• Robert Walter's 20th Congress - (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away
  
  
• Greyboy Allstars - Fried Grease
  
  
• Stanton Moore - Launcho Diablo
  
  
• Jazz Mandolin Project - Wilber's Soiree
  
  
• Javon Jackson - Kiss
  
  
• Boston Horns - Blues For Ben
  
  
• Garage A Trois - Needles
  
  

LIVE @ MOJALand happens four times each week here on MOJA Radio as we invite you to join us inside the world's only imaginary jazz club for rare, live performances by the biggest names in Modern Jazz. Listen Wednesday morning at 9 AM ET and again Wednesday night at 9 PM East/6 PM West, and twice again on Sunday at 11 AM & 11 PM ET, as part of the Sunday Specials. This week is we'll give you a rare, live performance by the master guitarist of jazz and rock as we present FRANK ZAPPA LIVE IN STOCKHOLM 1973. We'll cross the pond to hear some of Zappa's jazziest versions of tunes like “Montana," “Father Oblivion," “Dupree's Paradise," and more with one of his jazziest bands including George Duke on keyboards, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, Tom Fowler on bass, Ralph Humphrey on drums, Ian Underwood on woodwinds, Tom Fowler on Trombone and percussion and vibes by Ruth Underwood. If you want to hear Zappa at his jazziest and most outrageous join us for FRANK ZAPPA LIVE IN STOCKHOLM 1973 on this week's edition of LIVE @ MOJALand!

Join Russ Davis as he gives you an hour of nothing but the freshest MOJA on THE ALL NEW MUSIC REVUE every Thursday at 10 AM East/7 AM West with a replay at 10 PM East/7 PM West, and twice again on Sundays at 10 AM & 10 PM ET. This week you'll hear more from the great Dr. Lonnie Smith's new one “Spiral," as well as a keyboardist of a different style, Swiss-born pianist Alex Bugnon and his latest titled “Going Home." Then, it's Swedish guitarist Andreas Oberg and special guests like John Patitucci and Lewis Nash on his new one “Six String Evolution," followed by another new one whose title says it all “Gerry Gibbs & The Electric Thrasher Orchestra Play The Music Of Miles Davis 1967-1975." You'll hear more of the new sound of New Orleans with trombonist Big Sam Williams and Big Sam's Funky Nation with “King Of The Party," then we'll top it off with the premier of the new Jeff Lorber Fusion featuring Eric Marienthal, Randy Brecker and Jimmy Haslip joining Mr. Lorber for “Now Is The Time." So, if you want to keep up with all the newest MOJA, just listen to THE ALL NEW MUSIC REVUE four times each week! ARTIST...TITLE...ALBUM (LABEL)

• ALEX BUGNON....JERSEY JUMP...GOING HOME (XELA PRODUCTIONS)
  
  
• DR. LONNIE SMITH...MELLOW MOOD...SPIRAL (PALMETTO)
  
  
• JEFF LORBER FUSION....MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER...NOW IS THE TIME (HEADS UP)
  
  
• JEFF LORBER FUSION....PIXEL...NOW IS THE TIME (HEADS UP)
  
  
• GERRY GIBBS....MASQUELERO...PLAYS MILES-1967-1975 (WHALING CITY SOUND)
  
  
• GERRY GIBBS....IN CONCERT PT.3...PLAYS MILES-1967-1975 (WHALING CITY SOUND)
  
  
• ANDREAS OBERG....PAPA GATO...SIX STRING EVOLUTION (RESONANCE)
  
  
• ANDREAS OBERG....ARCHIBALD'S DANCE...SIX STRING EVOLUTION (RESONANCE)
  
  
• BIG SAM'S FUNKY NATION...RAGE ON!...KING OF THE PARTY (HYPERSOUL)
  
  
• BIG SAM'S FUNKY NATION...STRAIGHT TO IT...KING OF THE PARTY (HYPERSOUL)
  
  
• BIG SAM'S FUNKY NATION...WORK IT...KING OF THE PARTY (HYPERSOUL)
  
  

Every Friday beginning at 7 AM until midnight ET we'll begin each hour with a classic piece of Jazz Fusion history with our special feature we call IF IT'S FRIDAY, THIS MUST BE FUSION. This Friday, June 4th, we'll celebrate a return to the fusion era for one of its pioneers, Jeff Lorber, with a special feature we call “THE JEFF LORBER FUSION'S GREATEST HITS!" As we debut the new Jeff Lorber Fusion album “Now Is The Time," this week, featuring Eric Marienthal, Randy Brecker & Jimmy Haslip joining Mr. Lorber, we'll look back 30 years ago. In the last decade of the fusion era from 1977 to 1981 on albums like “The Jeff Lorber Fusion," “Soft Space," “Water Sign," “Wizard Island," and “Galaxian," Jeff Lorber and his band from Portland, OR, helped define the lighter side of fusion, West Coast style. They were joined by special guests like Chick Corea, Joe Farrell and Freddie Hubbard and created up, fun and funky fusion! You'll hear it all if you join us for this week's edition of IF IT'S FRIDAY, THIS MUST BE FUSION. It's “THE JEFF LORBER FUSION'S GREATEST HITS!"

We're gonna put you on the pass list as we present our weekly feature WORDS & MUSIC on MOJA Radio this one titled “BACKSTAGE WITH RUSS DAVIS!" 2010 has been a very busy year for our intrepid reporter as he's found himself sticking his nose in other people's business and sharing it with you whenever he can. This Saturday, as we celebrate the return of The Jeff Lorber Fusion, we'll go backstage to the downtown New York City club SOB's to talk to Jeff, as well as Randy Brecker and Eric Marienthal who collaborated with Mr. Lorber to help him return to his fusion heyday with the new release “Now Is The Time." Then we'll cruise over to the famous Greenwich Village hot spot, The Blue Note, to talk to Chick Corea, John Scofield and Eddie Gomez as they gathered there recently to celebrate the great pianist Bill Evans and basically just jam. Interview segments followed by music will begin each hour from Noon through Midnight Eastern time (9 AM-9 PM Pacific). Join us and go “BACKSTAGE WITH RUSS DAVIS," on this week's WORDS & MUSIC.

Twice every Sunday listen for three of our most popular special features on what we call THE SUNDAY SPECIALS here on MOJA Radio. At 9 AM & 9 PM Eastern time you'll hear an hour of fun and funky stuff on JAMMIN' JAZZ...JAZZ FOR THE NEW GENERATION WITH MICHELLE SAMMARTINO followed at 10 AM and 10 PM Eastern time by our weekly look at the hottest new MOJA coming out on THE ALL NEW MUSIC REVUE. Then we'll wrap it all up at 11 AM and 11 PM Eastern time with an hour inside the world's only imaginary jazz club for rare, live performances on LIVE @ MOJALAND. So listen for THE SUNDAY SPECIALS twice every Sunday from 9 AM to NOON, with a replay Sunday night from 9 PM to Midnight Eastern/6-9 PM Pacific on MOJA Radio!