Articles by Mary Foster Conklin
Grammy Nominees Part 1, New Music From Theo Bleckmann, Jane Ira Bloom, Ellen Rowe, Anita Wardell, The Jung Stratmann Quartet & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Theo Bleckmann, Jane Ira Bloom, Ellen Rowe, Anita Wardell and the Jung Stratmann Quartet, with birthday shoutouts to Blue Lu Barker, Ernestine Anderson, LaVern Baker, Cynthia Hilts, Marianne Solivan, Holli Ross, Rene Marie, Diana Krall and Janet Lawson, among others, plus a nod to a few of this year's Grammy Nominees. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy their music so they can continue to comfort, distract, provoke and ...
Continue ReadingKenny Barron Songbook Project, Lori Williams, Whitney Ross-Barris, Angela Verbrugge & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Lori Williams, Kenny Barron, Whitney Ross-Barris, Angela Verbrugge and Phillip Officer, with birthday shoutouts to Lorde, Joni Mitchell, Chris Connor, Anne Sajdera, Russell Malone, Lauren Henderson, Jane Monheit, Lani Hall, Nikara Warren, Bertha Hope, Dara Starr Tucker and Betty Bryant, 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 ReadingAmanda Monaco, Aretha Tillotson Kerry Politzer, Maja Jaku Release New Music Plus Centennial Shoutout For Dory Langdon Previn
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Maja Jaku, Amanda Monaco, Aretha Tillotson and Kerry Politzer, with birthday shoutouts to Dory Langdon Previn (100!), Julia Lee, Sippie Wallace, Andy Bey, Cleo Laine, Abbie Finn, Kristin Korb, Kurt Elling, Amanda Monaco, Allison Miller, Carmen Lundy, Dianne Reeves and Jay Clayton, 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 ...
Continue ReadingPatricia Brennan, Miho Hazama, Boz Scaggs, Hannah Gill, Rich Siegel, Josie Falbo, Steve Houghton, Tom Ricci & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Rich Siegel, Josie Falbo, Steve Houghton, Tom Ricci, Patricia Brennan, Miho Hazama, Boz Scaggs and Hannah Gill, with birthday shoutouts to Celia Cruz (100!), Jodi Proznick, Lakecia Benjamin, Emily Braden, Jane Bunnett, Jimmy Heath and lyricist Fran Landesman, 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. ...
Continue ReadingAshley Maher, Thom Rotella, Anne Mette Iversen, Jerry Weldon, La Tanya Hall, Kate Wyatt & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Ashley Maher, Thom Rotella, Anne Mette Iversen, Jerry Weldon, LaTanya Hall and Kate Wyatt, with birthday shoutouts to Anita O'Day, Nellie Lutcher (Hurry On Down), Victoria Spivey, Esperanza Spalding, Bobby Troup, Amy London, Barbara Fasano and Laura Nyro, 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. ...
Continue ReadingGrant Stewart, Margherita Fava, Stevie Holland, Nat Adderley, Jr., Kelsey Mines, Affinity Trio & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Grant Stewart, Margherita Fava, Stevie Holland, Nat Adderley, Jr., Kelsey Mines and Affinity Trio, with birthday shoutouts to Thelonious Monk, Pam Fleming, Amy Cervini, Violeta Parra (Gracias A La Vida), Johnny O'Neal, Nancy Kelly, and Nona Hendryx, 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 ...
Continue ReadingAlexa Tarantino, Nancy Newman, Rin Seo Collective, Shout Section Big Band, Sarah Elizabeth Charles & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Alexa Tarantino, Nancy Newman, Rin Seo Collective, Shout Section Big Band, and Sarah Elizabeth Charles, with birthday shoutouts to Ann Richards, Nicholas Bearde, Patrice Rushin, Emily Takahashi, Lauren White, Hyuna Park, Nancy Harrow and Carolina Calvache, 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 ...
Continue ReadingHeather McKay, Ledisi's Dinah Washington Tribute, Lizzy & The Triggermen, Kat Ellis, Carmen Staaf & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Heather McKay, Ledisi, Lizzy & The Triggermen, Kat Ellis and Carmen Staaf, with birthday shoutouts to feminist historian/producer Rosetta Reitz, Koko Taylor, Rebecca Kilgore, Norma Winstone and Janet Planet, 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.Playlist Lil Hardin ...
Continue ReadingThe High Society New Orleans Jazz Band, Carmen Bradford, Michika Fukumori, Jonathan Karrant, Franck Amsallem Trio & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from The High Society New Orleans Jazz Band, Carmen Bradford, Michika Fukumori, Jonathan Karrant and Franck Amsallem, with birthday shoutouts to Jazz Foremother Lovie Austin, Vi Redd, Marlena Shaw, Emily Remler, Catherine Russell, Kait Dunton and Wesla Whitfield, among others, with remembrances for Joyce Breach and Akiko Tsuruga. 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 ...
Continue ReadingUNLV 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 ...
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