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Friday, October 17
9:00 am – Noon
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
Grady Lewis
Art Blakey’s group, The Jazz Messengers, was like a finishing school for extraordinary jazz talents. Start the festivities in a swinging way as Grady Lewis explores the music made by this super-group, as well as famous alumni like Wynton Marsalis, Lee Morgan, and John Hicks.
Noon - 1:00pm
Public Radio International presents The Blues, Volume #5 http://www.yearoftheblues.org/radio
From Country to City: Mystery Train
Hosted by Keb’ Mo’
Locale:
Memphis
Beale Street in Memphis
was to blues what 52nd Street in New York was to jazz: Packed clubs,
street musicians, all-night card games, ladies of the night, fights,
and some of the best music heard anywhere.
Artists who
launched careers in Memphis include B.B. King, Bobby "Blue"
Bland, Sonny Boy Williamson, Ike Turner, and Little Milton.
The
program concludes with a live recording by Richard Johnston from the
2003 W.C. Handy Awards, held every year in Memphis to honor the best
in blues music.
1:00 - 4:00pm
Hammond B-3 Organ
Ann Porotti
Jazz music gets a heavy dose of funk from the B-3 Organ, and Ann Porotti lets the good times roll with masters of the big sound like Brother Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Jimmy Smith and Shirley Scott.
4:00 pm
The BBC Newshour
Live Feed
Putting the world’s politics and economics into perspective with analysis of current affairs worldwide…Call in a pledge to 434-924-0885 to support the BBC News on WTJU!
5:00 pm
The Virginia News
Sakeena Siddiqi & the News Staff
Tune in every weekday at 5pm, as Sakeena Siddiqi and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. We'll give you original reporting on the issues that matter to the community. Call in a pledge to 434-924-0885 to support local news on WTJU!
5:06 - 7:00pm
Blues: Old & New
Peter Jones with Ben & Ed Freeman
What are the Allman Brothers doing on a jazz show? Exposing their roots…Peter Jones teams up with Ben & Ed Freeman to excavate the blues underpinnings of rock and roll classics like “Statesboro Blues”, “You Shook Me”, and many more by playing original and modern versions of each tune…
7:00 - 9:00pm
Live from the WTJU Lounge: Oregon Hill Funk All Stars http://www.ohfas.com/DesktopDefault.aspx
Robin Tomlin
This energetic brass band from Richmond makes the trek back to Charlottesville for another two-hour session of simmering funk and blues that will have you dancing in the streets.
9:00 - 11:00pm
Blues Shouters
Peter Welch & Prof Bebop
Nobody knows blues like Professor Bebop and Peter Welch. Join the dynamic duo for two hours of the biggest voices you’ll ever hear. Shake Rattle and Roll with Big Joe Turner. Pitch a Wang Dang Doodle with Koko Taylor. And don’t forget Wynonie Harris and Big Mama Thornton.
11:00pm - 1:00am
Jazz from Hell: Frank Zappa
Tom Lawless
With more than 60 albums to his credit, Frank Zappa is best known for his compositional skills and shredding guitar solos. Tom Lawless and Tom Givens will spend two hours displaying the improvisational genius of the brilliant composer/performer.
Saturday, October 18
6:00 - 9:00am
Jazz From Philly
Steve Rappoport
Philadelphia is one of America’s great cities, and it gave a heaping helping of energy and soul to the jazz greats who were born there or studied their craft there. Steve Rappoport will showcase Philly legends like Stan Getz, Jimmy Smith, and Gerry Mulligan. The best wake-up call you’ll ever get.
9:00am – Noon
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Robin Tomlin & Mark Burton
Englishmen abroad (i.e. here in Charlottesville!), Robin Tomlin and Mark Burton present an in-depth survey of music from the Motor City. Explore the soul-drenched jazz horn sections that feature some of the finest session musicians ever.
Noon - 1:00pm
Public Radio International presents The Blues #6 http://www.yearoftheblues.org/radio
Sweet Home Chicago: The Blues Goes Electric, 1950s Chicago
Hosted by Keb’ Mo’
Locale:
Chicago
The 1950s was the blues'
golden era. With the advent of the electric guitar and amplification,
the music grew louder, bolder, and hotter.
Featured artists
in this show include Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, T-Bone Walker,
Elmore James, and Little Walter. Listeners get a guided tour of Chess
Records from Willie Dixon's daughter, Shirli.
Dedicated to
the memory of Shirli Dixon, this program is capped by a performance
from electric blues pioneers Billy Boy Arnold and Hubert Sumlin.
1:00 - 3:00pm
Blues in the Basement
The Monster of Happiness and Three Women of Kitonjana
From South Carolina to New York City; from Etta James to Earth, Wind, and Fire and everything in-between: The Monster of Happiness and Three Women of Kitonjana will serve up grooves guaranteed to make you want to find yourself a blue light and some funky romance up against the wall.
3:00 - 5:00pm
World Jazz & Tangents
Larry Minnick & Herb King
Purists prepare for a boundless exploration of intriguing contemporary jazz hybrids, emphasizing electro and world fusions. Points of reference include the labels Ninja Tune, Thirsty Ear, Thrill Jockey, Six Degrees, Le Chant du Monde and Long Distance.
5:00 - 8:00pm
Chasin' the Trane: John Coltrane
Aaron Zatcoff & Sean Grzegorczyk
Let the music of John Coltrane fill your head, move your feet, and open your heart as Aaron and Sean fill the airwaves with the sounds of the master. From his straight-ahead collaborations with Miles Davis and others, to his deeply spiritual later recordings, this is a show not to be missed.
8:00 - 9:00pm
Live from the Prism Coffeehouse http://www.theprism.org/: Matt Flinner http://www.compassrecords.com/artists_flinner.html
Gary Funston
Jazz and the mandolin don’t often go together, but this unconventional quartet from Colorado makes it seem natural. Enjoy their first set live from the Prism Coffeehouse, and phone in your support, not only for the great music, but for those dynamic Prism broadcasts you’ve been enjoying over the last ten-plus years.
9:00 - 11:00pm
Charlie Hunter
Gary Funston
One of the most restless innovators of the last ten years, Charlie Hunter and his 8-string guitar create an orchestra of sounds. For challenging and fresh, yet always accessible sounds, tune in to hear the gamut of Charlie’s music. From solo guitar through duos, trios, quartets and beyond, Gary will play the best of Hunter’s recordings, including hard-to-find limited editions and live material.
11:00pm - 1:00am
Bo Diddley & Slim Harpo
Rus Perry & Kyle Copas
Celebrate the inimitable grooves of Bo Diddley and Slim Harpo, two bona fide eccentrics of the blues. Finding that sweet spot between Louisiana and Chicago, Rus Perry and Kyle Copas will track these distinctive R&B artists from “Who Do You Love” to “Baby, Scratch My Back” and points in between.
Sunday, October 19
6:00 - 9:00am
Gospel Sunrise
Joel Baumgart
Join Joel Baumgart and journey through the recorded American gospel tradition, from Texas to Appalachia and the Deep South, with music from Blind Willie Johnson, Bill Monroe, Rev. Gary Davis and others.
9:00 - Noon
Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea
Aaron Zatcoff & Eric Angevine
Your Jazzmania co-hosts get groovy, funky, and cerebral with two titans of the keys. Join the Jazz Czar and Eric Angevine for six decades of pure magic from Herbie and Chick – from their beginnings with Miles Davis to funk and fusion in the 1970’s, and on through to the brilliance of their current projects. Don’t miss this retrospective of the careers of two living legends.
Noon - 1:00pm
Public Radio International presents The Blues #7 http://www.yearoftheblues.org/radio
The Folk Revival:
Key to the
Highway
Hosted by Keb’
Mo’
Locale:
Newport, RI
By the 1960s, Chicago
blues had peaked and a resurgence of electrified roots music was in
full swing throughout America's college campuses and coffeehouses. At
the Newport Folk Festival, older blues artists returned to the stage
after being re-discovered by amateur musicologists who had scoured
the South in search of their heroes.
Program interviewees
include Brownie McGhee, Dick Waterman, Maria Muldaur, and many others
who experienced the folk-blues boom first hand. Also, the legendary
John Hammond performs…
1:00 - 3:00pm
Wayne Shorter
Sean Grzegorczyk
Wayne Shorter has been there for all the great ones. From his early days with the Jazz Messengers to groundbreaking sessions with the Miles Davis Quintet and Weather Report, the saxophonist’s impact, both as instrumentalist and composer, has been felt for six decades…and still counting. Join Sean in celebrating the sound of Genius.
3:00 - 5:00pm
Jaco Pastorius
Dusty & Justin Garwood
Dusty and Justin Garwood pay tribute to the greatest electric bass player who ever lived, with two hours of improvisational and technical brilliance from Jaco Pastorius. Also featuring highlights of an interview with Jaco’s friend and musical collaborator Peter Graves, it’s essential listening!
5:00 - 7:00pm
Ray Charles
Rebecca Foster & Joel Baumgart
Ray Charles is the musician most responsible for developing soul music. His singing style is one of the most emotional and identifiable sounds of the 20th century. Join Joel Baumgart and Rebecca Foster for a two-hour retrospective of the toe-tapping sounds of the great singer, arranger, and keyboardist.
7:00 - 9:00pm
Live from the WTJU Recording Studio: Gospel IV
Rebecca Foster
Rebecca sticks around to welcome the Gospel IV back to the WTJU performance studio. The local gospel group will play live in the studio and talk about their new release “Praise the Lord While You Can”. Tune in and catch the vibe and spirit of this wonderful group’s harmonizing vocals.
9:00 - 11:00pm
2003 W.C. Handy Blues Award Winners
Bill Adams
W. C. Handy was the father of the blues, and the award named after him carries on his legacy. Hear the cream of this year’s crop as Bill Adams brings you two hours of today’s finest blues. Featuring instrumental winners Duke Robillard, Pinetop Perkins, Charlie Musselwhite, and more!
11:00p.m. - 1:00am
The London Jazz Scene
Suave Suave
Host Suave Suave prowls the nightclubs of London to find the sounds of jazz from all generations. Tune in for a sonic exploration of the frontiers of jazz as old favorites are rediscovered, remixed, and rerecorded. The result is a danceable fusion of jazz and other styles that will satisfy and intrigue the ears of casual listeners and aficionados alike.
Monday, October 20
6:00 - 9:00am
Alto Summit
Tim Snider
Everybody knows Charlie Parker was a master of the alto sax. But who took up the horn after Bird? Tim Snider spends two hours with the likes of Jackie McLean, Cannonball Adderley, and more. Don’t miss the clean, bright sound of the Alto Summit.
9:00am - Noon
Best of "New Month New Music" 2003
Nick Page & Steve Blickstein
It’s becoming a WTJU institution. The first Monday of every month Nick Page and Steve Blickstein explore the best new releases of the past 30 days. Tune in for three hours of the best of the best as Nick and Blick sample the finest new releases of 2003. It’s a great way to prepare your holiday gift list for the jazz lover in your life!
Noon - 1:00pm
Public Radio International presents The Blues #8 http://www.yearoftheblues.org/radio
Union Jack Blues: Blues Power
Hosted by Keb’ Mo’
Locale: London, England
In the 1950s, Big
Bill Broonzy and then Willie Dixon and Muddy Waters performed in
England, setting off a prolonged period of blues obsession by young
British musicians.
Listeners hear about the experience in
detail from Mick Jagger, as well as Robert Plant, Bill Wyman, Mick
Fleetwood, Eric Burdon, and others. They also hear a rare recording
of "Crossroads" from Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Steve
Winwood. The Yardbirds will provide the musical conclusion!
1:00 - 4:00pm
Jazz and Blues African Style
Corey Harris & Bruce Koplin
Corey Harris, who visited Mali while filming his segment of the recent PBS series “The Blues,” joins Bruce Koplin for a journey across the Atlantic to the fresh, sunny sounds of Africa. This show will feature guitarist Ali Farke Toure and other talented musicians who fuse American music with their own cultural styles.
4:00 pm
The BBC Newshour
Live Feed
Putting the world’s politics and economics into perspective with analysis of current affairs worldwide…Call in a pledge to 434-924-0885 to support the BBC News on WTJU!
5:00 pm
The Virginia News
Sakeena Siddiqi & the News Staff
Tune in every weekday at 5pm, as Sakeena Siddiqi and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. We'll give you original reporting on the issues that matter to the community. Call in a pledge to 434-924-0885 to support local news on WTJU!
5:06 - 7:00pm
John Mayall
Kemp Honeycutt
Eric Clapton once said “John Mayall has run an incredibly great school for musicians.” Class is in session as Kemp Honeycutt spins cuts from Mayall and former Bluesbreakers like Mick Taylor, Jack Bruce, and Eric Clapton, to name a very few. Don’t miss this two-hour study session with the Master of Blues, including an interview Kemp conducted with John Mayall two weeks ago!
7:00 - 9:00pm
Live, WTJU: George Turner/Doug Bethel/Sam Wilson
Tim Beeghly
Another great evening of live music from our studio, featuring two separate sets…one from our resident guitar master George Turner and friends, followed by trombone/guitar duets from Doug Bethel and Sam Wilson.
9:00 - 11:00pm
Dave Holland
Aaron Steinberg & Steve Huff
He performed on Miles Davis’ groundbreaking “Bitches Brew,” recorded seminal free and modern jazz albums on the ECM label, and currently leads one of the longest running and most exciting small groups in jazz—The Dave Holland Quintet. Steve Huff and Aaron Steinberg will present a small portion of Holland’s five decades of music-making.
11:00pm - 1:00am
The Blue Series from Thirsty Ear Records
Kevin Kellam
A fresh mixture of traditional jazz and avant-garde with forays into electronica, turntablism, and free blowing. Kevin Kellam will take you on a journey into Thirsty Ear’s “Blue Series”, which has produced some of the most vibrant and open-minded music of the past decade. Kevin will feature Matthew Shipp, DJ Spooky, William Parker, and more from this great series of modern jazz recordings.
Tuesday, October 21
6:00 - 9:00am
History of the Jazz Guitar
Terry Carpenter
Guitars were frequently lost amid the big band sound, but in the 1920’s new designs in guitars and amplification allowed savants such as Lonnie Johnson and Eddie Lang to be heard loud and clear. Join your host Terry Carpenter and travel the road from Django Reinhart and Charlie Christian to Wes Montgomery and Grant Green.
9:00am - Noon
Mel Torme: Mel's Singing Teachers
Charles Peale
Mel Torme learned about the Blues and about Jazz from a plethora of legendary voices. Join Charles Peale for three hours of wonderful voices. From the smooth phrasing of Fred Astaire to the intimate approach of Billy Holiday and the power of Bessie Smith – Mel Torme had all this and more.
Noon - 1:00pm
Public Radio International presents The Blues #9 http://www.yearoftheblues.org/radio
Blues Rock: Bring
It on Home
Hosted by
Keb’ Mo’
Locale: San Francisco
In the early '60s
America was listening to re-constituted country blues while England
was experimenting with its own version of electric blues. It wasn't
long before both camps came together and colored the sound of rock in
the late '60s and early '70s, capping off a decade of unprecedented
blues popularity among whites.
Musical highlights include
recordings by Led Zeppelin, Cream, the Rolling Stones, the Jimi
Hendrix Experience, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, the Allman
Brothers Band, Janis Joplin, and Johnny Winter. Hot Tuna (an
outgrowth of the Jefferson Airplane) demonstrates how the blues
permeated all of rock music at the time.
1:00 - 4:00pm
Titans of the Tenor (Sax)
Jeff Decker & John Simonette
Join local saxophonist Jeff Decker and jazz lover John Simonette for an in-depth look at the great tenor men in jazz history. From Coleman Hawkins to Joshua Redman and Mike Brecker, tenor saxophonists have been in the forefront of innovation in jazz. It’s three hours of jazz history and future, all in the bell of a horn.
4:00 pm
The BBC Newshour
Live Feed
Putting the world’s politics and economics into perspective with analysis of current affairs worldwide…Call in a pledge to 434-924-0885 to support the BBC News on WTJU!
5:00 pm
The Virginia News
Sakeena Siddiqi & the News Staff
Tune in every weekday at 5pm, as Sakeena Siddiqi and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. We'll give you original reporting on the issues that matter to the community. Call in a pledge to 434-924-0885 to support local news on WTJU!
5:06 - 7:00pm
Thelonious Monk
Bruce Koplin
The annual Thelonious Monk program is always one of the most popular Jazz Celebration shows. Join Bruce Koplin and revel in two hours of the offbeat, brilliant music of composer/pianist Thelonious Monk. From classics like “Round Midnight” to lesser-known gems like “Ugly Beauty”, Monk was the most unique musician of his generation…Don’t miss this show!
7:00 - 9:00pm
Live from the WTJU Recording Studio: George Melvin & Blue Indigo
Nick Page
Longtime Charlottesville favorite George Melvin lugs his Hammond B3 into the studio for a fiery set with his classic organ/guitar/sax/drums quartet. An early ’90’s version of George’s quartet featured drummer Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore, now of the Dave Matthews Band.
Blue Indigo website: http://www.eyeoncville.com/blindigo/default.htm
9:00 - 11:00pm
Electric Miles Davis
Kevin Kellam & Charlie Curtis
Another classic show!...Tune in for the exciting and revolutionary sounds of Miles Davis’ groundbreaking albums Bitches Brew, In A Silent Way, and many more. Kevin Kellam and Charlie Curtis invite you to pledge for your favorite Prince of Darkness tune during these smokin’ two hours.
11:00pm - 1:00am
Soul Jazz Guitars
George Turner
In the 1960’s a generation of guitarists was blending the innovations of bebop with the feeling of the blues and the groove of R&B. Join George Turner for two hours of classic tunes from George Benson and Pat Martino, along with the new sounds of Bobby Broom, Peter Bernstein, and others.
Wednesday, October 22
6:00 - 9:00am
Duke Ellington & Count Basie
Ralph Graves
The royalty of jazz holds court! The “Radio Star” brings you three hours of Ellington and Basie, moving back and forth between the two organizations and across the years with both recordings familiar and obscure. If this doesn’t get you through the mid-week slump, then your radio must be broken!
9:00am - Noon
Palmetto Records
Larry Minnick
Tune in for a left of cool listen to one of the most innovative and highly selective labels in jazz music today. Larry Minnick will sample the company’s diverse roster of talent, including Ben Allison, Matt Wilson, Ted Nash, and many more. Immerse yourself in three hours of technical brilliance and soaring emotion from a label called Palmetto.
Noon - 1:00pm
Public Radio International presents The Blues #10 http://www.yearoftheblues.org/radio
The 70's, The Hard Years: Gimme Back My Wig
Hosted by Keb’ Mo’
Locale:
Chicago
With the rise of glam
rock, country rock, and progressive rock on the white side, and funk
and disco on the black side, the blues suddenly sounded irrelevant to
pop music fans in the 1970s.
Still, the blues survived. A
young fan, Bruce Iglauer, started Alligator Records in Chicago,
making records and selling them out of the trunk of his car. Johnny
Winter and Muddy Waters created the best records of Waters'
post-Chess period. Down South on the Chitlin' Circuit, blues artists
went back to entertaining black audiences, avoiding blues-rock and
focusing on Southern fried blues that was greasy and steamy. The
concluding performance comes from the Queen of the Blues, Koko
Taylor…
1:00 - 4:00pm
Tom “The Jazz Man”
Tom Mallison & David Eisenman
Tom “The Jazz Man” Mallison hosts one of the longest running and most listened-to jazz radio shows in the country, broadcasting from WTEB in Greenville, North Carolina. In an extraordinary gesture of public radio DJ brotherhood, Tom makes the trip up to Charlottesville to share his love of jazz through stories and music. Please make him welcome by phoning in your pledges to 434-924-3959.
4:00 pm
The BBC Newshour
Live Feed
Putting the world’s politics and economics into perspective with analysis of current affairs worldwide…Call in a pledge to 434-924-0885 to support the BBC News on WTJU!
5:00 pm
The Virginia News
Sakeena Siddiqi & the News Staff
Tune in every weekday at 5pm, as Sakeena Siddiqi and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. We'll give you original reporting on the issues that matter to the community. Call in a pledge to 434-924-0885 to support local news on WTJU!
5:06 - 7:00pm
Bix Beiderbecke
Jay Kardan & Tim Beeghly
Jay Kardan and Tim Beeghly present pioneering cornet master and the genius that was Bix Beiderbecke. Hear the sweet, sharp tone of 1920’s Chicago, as Bix joined legends like Frankie Trumbauer and Paul Whiteman in forming the sound of a generation. Not to be missed.
7:00 - 9:00pm
Live From the WTJU Recording Studio: Chickenhead Blues Band w/ Corey Harris
Robin Tomlin
It can’t get any better than this – local musicians trading licks live in the WTJU studios. You won’t want to move from your radio during this two-hour jam session, hosted by Robin Tomlin and featuring the live stylings of The Chickenhead Blues Band with special guest Corey Harris. Corey’s website: http://www.coreyharrismusic.com/
9:00 - 11:00pm
Miles Davis Quintet 1965 – 1968
Charlie Curtis & Bruce Koplin
Charlie Curtis and Bruce Koplin team up for the second half of the Miles Davis tribute. This time it’s the wildly influential 60’s Quintet featuring future stars Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and Tony Williams. Two hours of one of the greatest small groups in the history of jazz.
11:00pm - 1:00am
Howlin' Wolf
Terry Carpenter
The great Howlin’ Wolf was born Chester Arthur Burnett in 1910. He left that name far behind, performing as Big Foot Chester, Bull Cow, and finally under the lupine alias he’s best known by. Join Terry Carpenter for two hours of fierce Chicago blues, highlighted by the growlin’ and howlin’ of a blues master.
Thursday, October 23
6:00 - 9:00am
Wild Women Sing the Blues
Sandy Snyder & Joyce Dudek
Join Sandy Snyder and Joyce Dudek for some blues performed by women for women. You’ll hear three hours of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Saffire, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and more. Not only that, but cameos from Bonnie Raitt and Janis Joplin. Worth waking up early for!
9:00am - Noon
Piano Bass Drums
Tom Klippstein
Hold the horns! This is music from the basic and quintessential jazz trio, featuring the masters of the form: Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown and many more. Call Tom Klippstein with your pledges during this uplifting three hours.
Noon - 1:00pm
Public Radio International presents The Blues #11 http://www.yearoftheblues.org/radio
The Blues Revival: Texas Flood
Hosted by Keb’ Mo’
Locale:
Austin, Texas
At the start of the
1980s the future of the blues seemed as bleak as the decade just
passed. But the emergence of a pair of young bluesmen, Stevie Ray
Vaughan and Robert Cray, the re-birth of an old one, Albert Collins,
and the introduction of the compact disc fueled a blues revival that
carried the genre through the '80s and beyond.
This
renaissance was based in Austin, TX. There, Vaughan and other white
blues acts made Texas the state where blues thrived, nurturing
artists like Vaughan's brother Jimmie and his band The Fabulous
Thunderbirds, Lou Ann Barton, Sue Foley, Marcia Ball, and Rod Piazza
and The Mighty Flyers.
Harmonica player Kim Wilson and The
Fabulous Thunderbirds provide the musical close…
1:00 - 4:00pm
Boots, Blues, Barstools, & Boogie
Matt Combs & George Dayton
Join the hep-cat honky-tonkers of the Cosmic American Jamboree as they bring you three hours of swing, boogie, and blues that will certainly keep your boots a-scootin’. They’ll show you that these country cats can juke and jive with the best of ‘em. Make sure and buy a round for your best friend, WTJU.
4:00 pm
The BBC Newshour
Live Feed
Putting the world’s politics and economics into perspective with analysis of current affairs worldwide…Call in a pledge to 434-924-0885 to support the BBC News on WTJU!
5:00 pm
The Virginia News
Sakeena Siddiqi & the News Staff
Tune in every weekday at 5pm, as Sakeena Siddiqi and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. We'll give you original reporting on the issues that matter to the community. Call in a pledge to 434-924-0885 to support local news on WTJU!
5:06 - 7:00pm
Men with Horns: Jazz Trumpeters
John D'earth http://www.johndearth.com/ & Steve Blickstein
C’ville trumpet master John D’earth joins Steve Blickstein for a comprehensive listen to jazz trumpeters. Two hours of the best and hottest trumpeters playing today – taking jazz in new directions with imagination and flash. Like Steve says: “Trumpeters are the fighter pilots of Jazz”.
7:00 - 9:00pm
Live From the WTJU Recording Studio: Robert Jospé & Inner Rhythm http://www.robertjospe.com/
Rus Perry
This longtime WTJU favorite makes its first trip into the studio to play some of the many great tunes from his CD’s Time to Play and Blue Blaze. Be sure to call in your pledges so it’ll be an annual event.
9:00 - 11:00pm
New Orleans Jazz Fest Celebration
Marilyn Wright & David Eisenman
Savor the gumbo of sound from the greatest show on earth: the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Enjoy beignets and chicory coffee with Marilyn Wright and David Eisenman while wandering past the Jazz Tent and the Lagniappe Stage. Featuring the party sounds of Galactic, Quintology, Bonarama, and the classic foundation of the Nevilles and Marsalises...
11:00pm - 1:00am
Drum 'n' Bossa
Morgan McLeod
Electronic drum and bass meets Bossa Nova. Ride the uptempo rhythms of the European ‘club jazz’ movement with your host Morgan McLeod – featuring artists like Rainer Truby Trio, Fauna Flash, Landslide, and more, including D.C.’s own Thunderball…The perfect way to close out the evening.
Friday, October 24
6:00 - 9:00am
Artie Shaw
Freddy Freeroamer & Mark Buckner
Freddie Freeroamer and Mark Buckner explore the life and music of the reluctant superstar: clarinetist Artie Shaw. Roll in and out of retirement with Artie as he meets up with super collaborators like Hot Lips Page, Roy Eldridge, and Tal Farlow. Spend an exuberant, stylish and swinging morning with Mr. Shaw.
9:00am – Noon
All Hues, All Blues
Stephanie Nakasian
Jazz singer and educator Stephanie Nakasian takes you on a blues journey from Bessie Smith through big bands and bop. Savor three hours of the many forms the blues has taken in jazz and its pervasive and essential influence on the music.
Noon - 1:00pm
Public Radio International presents The Blues #12 http://www.yearoftheblues.org/radio
Celebrating the Blues Today: When Love Comes to Town
Hosted by Keb’ Mo’
Locale:
New Orleans
Late in the 20th
century, a plethora of young blues artists led by Johnny Lang, Corey
Harris, Keb' Mo', The North Mississippi Allstars, and Susan Tedeschi
brought fresh sounds and stylings to the music. At the same time,
stalwarts like Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, R.L. Burnside, and B.B.
King only heightened their acclaim.
This program celebrates
the long-standing relationship the blues has had with the New Orleans
Jazz & Heritage Festival. Muddy Waters' son, Big Bill
Morganfield, demonstrates how modern blues builds on what came
before.
1:00 - 4:00pm
Goldfinger
One Red Stripe, One Rum, One…
Rock steady with Goldfinger at the controls…It’ll be a soul-stirring three hours of R&B, West-Indies style. Blues tradition the Jamaican way…with smatterings of proto-jazz, Ska, and pre-soul stirring.
4:00 pm
The BBC Newshour
Live Feed
Putting the world’s politics and economics into perspective with analysis of current affairs worldwide…Call in a pledge to 434-924-0885 to support the BBC News on WTJU!
5:00 pm
The Virginia News
Sakeena Siddiqi & the News Staff
Tune in every weekday at 5pm, as Sakeena Siddiqi and the WTJU News Staff bring you the latest from Charlottesville and around the region. We'll give you original reporting on the issues that matter to the community. Call in a pledge to 434-924-0885 to support local news on WTJU!
5:06 - 7:00pm
Django Reinhardt
Gary Funston & Harry Shelton
Long time Django aficionado Harry Shelton visits the studio to share recordings from his collection of the gypsy guitarist’s remarkable music. Gary Funston will also be there to spin sides by the famous Hot Club of France: featuring violinist Stephane Grapelli, as well as current tracks by artists leading the hot jazz revival, including Frank Vignola and Mark O’Connor. Some of the finest playing you will ever hear!
7:00 - 9:00pm
Live From the WTJU Recording Studio: Lua
Gary Funston
Bassist/composer Dave Berzonsky and multi-instrumentalist Estella Knot bring their unique brand of world music to our studio for their first jazz fund drive performance.
9:00 - 10:00pm
Live From the Prism Coffeehouse http://www.theprism.org/: Cephas & Wiggins http://www.alligator.com/artists/bio.cfm?ArtistID=031
Bill Adams
The live music continues as two masters of the local ‘Piedmont Blues’ bring live atmosphere to your airwaves from the cozy confines of the Prism. Fingerpickin’ acoustic guitar and sweet harmonica sounds will light up your radio dial.
10:00 - 11:00pm
Live, WTJU: Anne Watts & Boister http://www.boister.net/
Bill Adams
Anne Watts & Boister are back in Charlottesville for the 16th Annual Virginia Film Festival! This visit will find them in Culbreth Theater at the University of Virginia to perform their acclaimed music for Buster Keaton’s 1925 silent film classic, Seven Chances. But Friday night, these Baltimore musicians will squeeze in a stop to the WTJU Recording Studio Space…their second appearance for WTJU too!
So tune in to Anne Watts & Boister this Friday night and then go hear them live at Culbreth Theater performing behind the Keaton film. This show is co-sponsored by WTJU and the Virginia Film Festival http://www.vafilm.com/
11:00pm - 1:00am
Blues to You
Professor Bebop
Celebrate the end of an exceptional Jazz and Blues Music Celebration with Professor Bebop as he presents a musical interpretation of Stanley Crouch’s recent essay “Blues to You.” In it, the jazz critic asserts that the music’s influence far exceeds its oft-cited documentation of African-American life and the melding of African and European musical styles. The Professor holds forth with musical examples of the deep impact of this foundational music.
