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Antoinette Montague

In the music world, jazz and blues have a long history as close companions, but singer Antoinette Montague joins those genres in holy matrimony on her debut album, Pretty Blues. The phrase “Pretty Blues” is simply another way of describing Antoinette’s jazzy-blues. Her strength is combining the heartfelt passion of the blues with the sophistication of jazz. Her style can be powerful one moment and soft-and-delicate the next. Her lusty and soulful voice reaches right into the heart of the listener. “At times I have been called a jazz singer who can belt the blues, and other times they say I am a blues singer who can swing with a jazz band,” states Montague

Brent Birckhead, Emily Kuhn, Cindy Blackman Santana, Deanna Kirk, Alicia Witt, Louise Alexandra & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
August 3, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Deanna Kirk, Alicia Witt, Brent Birckhead, Emily Kuhn, Cindy Blackman Santana, Louise Alexandra, plus birthday shoutouts to Annie Ross, Margaret Whiting, Kay Starr, Joanne Brackeen, Antoinette Montague, Nicholas King, Ada Rovatti, Janis Siegel, Carla Hassett, Cynthia Scott, Lisa Maxwell and Fay Victor, among others. Happy listening and please support the ...

Ron Wilkins & Rebecca Patterson, Catherine Russell, Danny Sinoff, Miho Hazama, Hendrik Meurkens, Jaana Narsipur & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
April 27, 2026

This broadcast passes the midway mark of Jazz Appreciation Month with new music from Ron Wilkins & Rebecca Patterson, Catherine Russell, Danny Sinoff, Miho Hazama, Hendrik Meurkens and Jaana Narsipur, plus birthday shoutouts to Bessie Smith, Brenda Russell, Rosa Passos, Madeleine Peyroux, Judy Wexler, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them ...

Centennial Shoutouts For June Christy and Johnny Mandel Plus New Releases James Suggs, Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter, Vancouver Jazz Orchestra, Cecile McLorin Salvant,

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 8, 2025

This broadcast includes new releases from James Suggs, Kurt Elling, Charlie Hunter & Superblue, Vancouver Jazz Orchestra, Cecile McLorin Salvant, with birthday shoutouts to June Christy (100!), Johnny Mandel (100!), Etta Jones, Billy Strayhorn, Ethel Ennis, Rebecca Coupe Franks, Aline Homzy, among others with just a hint of holiday fare (more to come in December). Happy ...

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center And The Bethany Baptist Church Celebrate 25 Years Of Free Monthly Jazz Vespers Concerts

January 26, 2025

February to June 2025 Schedule Includes Cassandra Wilson, Sheila Jordan, Arturo O'Farrill, Rhoda Scott and More First Saturday of every month—February 1, March 1, April 5, May 3 and June 7, 2025. All shows begin at 6:00 p.m. Bethany Baptist Church 275 W. Market Street Newark, NJ 07103 Tickets + Information FREE. For ...

New Releases By Monika Herzig's Sheroes, Bria Skonberg Plus A Celebration of Lyricist Dorothy Fields

by Mary Foster Conklin
July 29, 2024

This broadcast includes new releases from Monika Herzig, Bria Skonberg, Tianna Hall, Amanda Martinez and Charles Lloyd with birthday shoutouts to lyricist Dorothy Fields, guitarist Mary Osborne, Carmen Bradford, Cynthia Scott, Jeryl Johnston, Lisa Maxwell, Antoinette Montague, Betty Davis, Nicole Glover, Lauren Lee and Phoebe Snow, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you ...

Vox Humana

By Bobby Sanabria

Label: Jazzheads
Released: 2023
Track listing: Caravan; Capullito De Aleli; Puerto Rico, Partido Alto; Let The Good Times Roll; Who Taught You That; I Love You Porgy; Genie In A Bottle; Amazonas; Spooky To Be With You; Do It Again; Mi Congo.

New Releases, Grammy Nominees With New Jazz Categories & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 4, 2023

This broadcast includes an assortment of Grammy nominees (not a bad year for women overall, with some new jazz categories), plus new releases from Solidaridad Tango, violist Debbie Spring, drummer Allison Miller, vocalist Anita Wardell, pianists Marta Karassawa and Thandi Ntuli, with songs of gratitude and more. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you ...

Jazz Power Initiative Kicks Off 20th Anniversary Season With The Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam Series

October 2, 2023

Jazz Power Initiative (JPI), an Inwood-based non-profit organization founded in 2003 with the mission of transforming lives through jazz music, arts education and performance, kicks off its 20th anniversary season with the acclaimed Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam series starting in October. Held twice-monthly, the Intergenerational Jazz Power Jam presents professional and emerging jazz artists with a ...

A Celebration of Music By Mary Lou Williams - A Formidable Jazz Mother On Many Fronts

by Mary Foster Conklin
May 22, 2023

This broadcast celebrates Mothers Day featuring music by Mary Lou Williams in the first hour (a formidable Jazz Mother on so many fronts). In the second hour, more music by jazz mothers Geri Allen, Allison Miller, Chris McNulty and more, with new releases from the Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band plus singles from Ann Hampton Callaway ...