Articles by Mary Foster Conklin
UNLV Jazz Ensemble, Jamile, Eli Yamin, Peter Campbell, Shuteen Erdenebaatar & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Jamile, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Jazz Ensemble (UNLV), Eli Yamin, Peter Campbell and Shuteen Erdenebaatar & Nils Kugelmann, with birthday shoutouts to Doris Tauber (Them There Eyes, Drinking Again) Cecilia Coleman, Ramona Horvath, Helen Sung, Champian Fulton, Giacomo Gates, Maria Muldaur, Amy Winehouse, Christie Dashiell and Lorraine Feather, among others. . Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke ...
Continue ReadingThe Birdland Big Band, Linda Dachtyl, Michael Mayo, Sofija Knezevic, Eric Byrd Trio, Carmen Staaf & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from The Birdland Big Band, Linda Dachtyl, Michael Mayo, Sofija Knezevic, Eric Byrd and the first single from Carmen Staaf's latest project, with birthday shoutouts to Teri Thornton, Sherrie Marricle, Claire Martin, Pete McGuinness, Akiko Tsuruga, Alyssa Allgood and Sinne Eeg, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in ...
Continue ReadingKelly Green, Jen Allen, Nicholas Payton, Christian McBride Big Band, Gino Amato & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Kelly Green, Jen Allen, Nicholas Payton, Christian McBride Big Band and Gino Amato, with birthday shoutouts to Alice Coltrane, Dinah Washington, Adrienne Fenemor, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Linda May Han Oh, Meshell Ndegeocello, Rachel Eckroth and Vicki Burns, among others, plus a remembrance of Honorable Man Ronny Whyte. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that ...
Continue ReadingRemembering Sheila Jordan, New Releases By Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, Catina DeLuna, the Airmen Of Note, Richard Johnson, Jorge Garcia. Patricia Brennan & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from the Ira B. Liss Big Band Jazz Machine, Catina DeLuna and Otmaro Ruiz, the Airmen Of Note, Richard Johnson, Jorge Garcia plus a single from Patricia Brennan, with birthday shoutouts to lyricists Dorothy Parker and Carolyn Leigh, pianist Mal Waldron (100!), Nora Germain, Fostina Dixon, Anita Wardell, Naomi Moon Siegel, Kay Kostopoulos, Hilary Gardner and Mimi Fox, among others, plus a remembrance of Jazz Master Sheila Jordan. Happy listening and please support the artists ...
Continue ReadingRemembering Nancy King, New Releases From Colin Hancock's Jazz Hounds featuring Catherine Russell, Plus Amy Engelhardt, Dara Starr Tucker, Jennifer Madsen & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Colin Hancock's Jazz Hounds featuring Catherine Russell, Amy Engelhardt, Dara Starr Tucker and Jennifer Madsen, with birthday shoutouts to Bernice Petkere (Close Your Eyes, Lullaby of the Leaves), Terry Pollard, Iola Brubeck, Ben Sidran, Mary Stallings, Cecilia Smith, Jenny Klukken, Lenora Zenzali Helm, among others, plus a remembrance of the great Nancy King. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, ...
Continue ReadingAbbey Lincoln, Dorothy Ashby Birthdays, New Releases From Ragan Whiteside, Nicole Zuraitis, Lonnie Plaxico, Tierney Sutton & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Ragan Whiteside, Nicole Zuraitis, Lonnie Plaxico and Tierney Sutton, with birthday shoutouts to Louis Armstrong, Regina Carter, Abbey Lincoln, Dorothy Ashby, Cyrille Aimee, Terri Lyne Carrington, Trudy Pitts, Meg Okura and Roberta Piket, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in the Groove. Many thanks for tuning in. ...
Continue ReadingMark Winkler, Yuko Mabuchi, Bonnie J. Jensen, Lauren Henderson, Emma Hendrick, Nicholas Payton & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Mark Winkler, Yuko Mabuchi, Bonnie J. Jensen, Lauren Henderson, Emma Hendrick plus a single from Nicholas Payton's latest, with birthday shoutouts to Honorable Men Hank Jones, Tony Bennett and Kevin Mahogany plus Camille Bertault, Tara Davidson, Kat Edmonson, Antoinette Montegue, Shamie Royston, Claudia Acuna and Connie Converse, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the ...
Continue ReadingSyndee Winters, Joe Farnsworth, Emma Smith, Lauren Scales, Mike Flanagan & Chris Grasso, Paloma Dineli Chesky
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Syndee Winters, Joe Farnsworth, Emma Smith, Paloma Dineli Chesky, Lauren Scales, Mike Flanagan & Chris Grasso, with birthday shoutouts to Janis Siegel, Emily Asher, Ada Rovatti, Joanne Brackeen, Annie Ross, Fay Victor and Nnenna Freelon, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in the Groove. Many thanks for ...
Continue ReadingMoon Songs, New Releases By Nicole Zuraitis, Nicole Glover, Samara Joy, Sarah Wilson & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast celebrates the 56th anniversary of the moon landing with celestial songs and new releases from Nicole Zuraitis, Nicole Glover, Samara Joy and Sarah Wilson||, plus birthday shoutouts to lyricist Dorothy Fields, {{m: Akua Dixon, Jimmy Scott, Mary Osborne, Luciana Souza, Cynthia Scott, Lauren Sevian, Carmen Bradford, Julia Hulsmann and Phoebe Snow, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the ...
Continue ReadingWild Iris Brass Band, Maria Muldaur, Kieran Brown, Dawn Clement, Peter Lin, Anna Laura Quinn, Allan Harris & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Wild Iris Brass Band, Maria Muldaur, Kieran Brown, Dawn Clement, Peter Lin, Anna Laura Quinn and Allan Harris, with birthday shoutouts to Mavis Staples, Carol Morgan, Carolyn Leonhart, Suzanne Pittson, Marina Albero, Iris Ornig and Honorable Man Billy Eckstine, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and remind the world that A Woman's Place is in the ...
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