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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Disinformation Week

by H William Stine
March 16, 2022

Disinformation. It's a word we're hearing frequently these days. Some people call Disinformation propaganda; some people with a straight face call it alternative facts. I call it pernicious lies. So I spent two hours defining and explicating Disinformation; and, most importantly, telling people how to protect themselves from it. JUST KIDDING! You know me. Instead, I ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Songs of the Heart Plus Birthday Celebrations for Carole King and Blanche Calloway

by Mary Foster Conklin
February 21, 2022

This broadcast presents songs of the heart for Valentines Day, new releases from vocalists Eugenie Jones and Hinda Hoffman plus birthday shoutouts to Carole King (80 years young) and Blanche Calloway, among others. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their music during this time of pandemic so they can continue ...

Article: Year in Review

2021: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
December 31, 2021

The jazz world continued grappling and adjusting in year two of the COVID-19 pandemic. International Jazz Day again went virtual for the most part. Singer Tony Bennett put the final stamp on his touring--and likely recording--career after his Alzheimer's disclosure. Trumpeter Irvin Mayfield was headed to federal prison. The National Endowment for the Arts welcomed four ...

Album

Natural Blues

By Gregory Porter

Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Released: 2021
Track listing: Natural Blues (Reprise Version / Edit);

Album

Still Rising - The Collection

By Gregory Porter

Label: Blue Note
Released: 2021
Track listing: Hey Laura; Liquid Spirit; Revival; 1960 What? (Edit); Illusion; 1960 What? (Edit); Holding On; Concorde; If Love Is Overrated; I Will; Real Good Hands; My Babe; Bad Girl Love; No Love Dying (2021 "Still Rising" Version); Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?; Dry Bones; Love Runs Deeper (Disney Supporting Make-A-Wish); It's Probably Me (Live At Polar Music Prize, Stockholm / 2017); Natural Blues - With Moby & Amythyst Klah; Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood With Jamie Cullum; Raining In My Heart With Buddy Holly; People Will Say We're In Love ; Grandma's Hands With Ben L'Oncle Soul; Christmas Prayer With Paloma Faith; Insanity With Lalah Hathaway; Make Someone Happy With Jeff Goldblum; Fly Me To The Moon; Satiated With Dianne Reeves; Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas With Renee Fleming; The Girl From Ipanema With Nat King Cole; Water Under Bridges With Laura Mvula; Right Where You Are With Lizz Wright; Heart And Soul With Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble & Lisa Fischer; Making Love Duet With Trijntje Oosterhuis;

Article: Interview

Georgia Cécile's Brand New Timeless Classics

by Peter Jones
November 22, 2021

While Gregory Porter was waiting backstage during his four-night run at London's Royal Albert Hall in October, some friends in the audience texted him: Your support act is dope! Glasgow-born singer and composer Georgia Cécile is indeed dope, and her talent—developed over the last ten years—is finally being recognized: in 2020 she was nominated ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Lotsa Luck

by H William Stine
October 12, 2021

Good luck, best of luck, lucky day, lucky duck, lucky dog, lucky devil, all the luck, with a little bit of luck, lucky charm, beginners luck, just my luck--are you seeing a pattern here? I saw a musical theme. Lots of “Lucky" song titles and song lyrics, plus a reminder or two that not all luck ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Ladies Don't Write Lyrics - Celebrating the Words of Dorothy Fields

by Mary Foster Conklin
July 26, 2021

The broadcast begins with several Dorothy Fields standards to celebrate her birthday. Although the daughter of vaudeville star Lew Fields who coined the phrase “That was no lady—that was my wife," he did not approve of her vocation, saying “Ladies do not write lyrics." She retorted “I'm no lady—I'm your daughter!" The rest is herstory. Also ...

Article: Album Review

Andrew Woolf: Song Unsung

Read "Song Unsung" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
July 5, 2021

Although London-based tenor saxophonist Andrew Woolf has been releasing records since 2012, Song Unsung is the first he has issued under his own name. His debut, which was actually recorded in 2008, was the EP Soma Quartet (Self Produced), made by Woolf, electric guitarist Ryan Williams, double bassist Will Collier and trumpeter Joe Auckland. The disc ...

Article: Interview

Ulysses Owens: Big Band, Big Sound

by R.J. DeLuke
June 29, 2021

Some jazz drummers, as remarkable as they may be and as successful as their careers are, just aren't suited to drive a big band. It's not for every percussionist. But every big band needs a good one or the effort will fall short. A ship needs a rudder. Ulysses Owens Jr., who started beating out rhythms ...