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Juno Nominations and Remembering Debra Mann
by Mary Foster Conklin
The first Week of the annual WFDU.FM February Fund Drive included new releases from pianists Lisa Hilton, Kait Dunton, Ellen Rowe and saxophonist Jordan Pettay with birthday shout outs to Lil Hardin Armstrong, Jeanne Lee, Jutta Hipp, and Melody Gardot, among others. In the second hour, Debra Mann is remembered after news of her passing and ...
Honoring Melba Liston
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast presents a special tribute to trombonist, composer and arranger Melba Liston in the third hour in honor of her 93rd birthday and also includes cuts from new releases by vocalist Roberta Donnay and pianist/composer Carol Albert, with more birthday shout outs to Elvis Presley, Bucky Pizzarelli, Ruth Brown and Ingrid Jensen. Playlist ...
TRIOKAIT2
By Kait Dunton
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2018
Track listing: Re-Entry; OCD; Nude; The Hunch; Thematic; Title Track; J&J's; Frontier; Pure Imagination; Inner Space;
Outlude; Alkibo; Thanks And Goodnight.
Downhearted Blues and Music in the Air
by Mary Foster Conklin
Happy 90th birthday to alto saxophonist Vi Redd, who opens the broadcast, along with Downhearted Blues from fellow Libra Lovie Austin. In the third hour, some hurricane inspired music followed by tributes to John Coltrane, Jon Hendricks and Leonard Cohen with a reminder from Willie Nelson to stay “Young at Heart." Playlist Vi ...
Kait Dunton: TRIOKAIT2
by Dan Bilawsky
The form and function of a sequel carries certain opportunities, offering its creator the chance to return to a specific realm, broaden a theme, and further the story set forth in the original. As a result, these types of works are often judged against their launching pad productions and tethered to them by comparison. Call that ...
Trumpetology: This Is Trumpetology
by Jack Bowers
Southern California-based Trumpetology is an octet comprised of five sure-handed trumpeters and rhythm. For comparison's sake, think SuperSax for trumpets. Even though leader / arranger Walter Simonsen doesn't transcribe solos by well-known horn players to unsettle his mates, several of his charts demand the same kind of snug digital dexterity employed by SuperSax, and the group ...
Snarky Puppy: la fusion del nuovo millennio
by Angelo Leonardi
"Abbiamo suonato a Flagstaff, Arizona, due o tre anni fa per una quindicina di persone -ricorda Michael League, leader di Snarky Puppy -E alla fine abbiamo scoperto che tutti erano venuti per il successivo karaoke. In pratica abbiamo fatto l'apertura al karaoke." Dopo la sorprendente vittoria di un Grammy Award nel gennaio 2014 ...
trioKAIT
By Kait Dunton
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Track listing: Prelude; Channels; Chrysocolla; Summer Solstice; Noraa; Time Travel; Ria; Yes; 50 Freeways; Outlook Good; Love Lost; Wil's Theme; Custom.
Kait Dunton: trioKAIT
by Dan Bilawsky
Pianist Kait Dunton's previous album--Mountain Suite (Self Produced, 2012)--was an impressive and nuanced affair that brought drummer Peter Erskine, bassist Darek Oles, saxophonist Bob Mintzer, and trumpeter John Daversa into her orbit. Here, she works with a different set of musicians and focuses largely on different forms of groove-based music: Dunton aligns herself with a pair ...
Mountain Suite
By Kait Dunton
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2013
Track listing: Day One; Path; Enchantment; Frloic; Towards Night; Night; The Dream; Mountain; Return.
