Passing Notes

2/12/12

Sunday Time Warp - Jazz, blues, and funk for the weekend

It's been a while since I've had a regular music show on the air -- I went on hiatus in 2007 just before my wife and I started having all those bouncing baby boys -- but I'm completely excited to announce that WDNA will be airing my new show, Sunday Time Warp, every Sunday from 1 to 3 pm. The types of music will stay rooted in jazz both old and new, with a healthy infusion of blues, funk, and other flavors of creative backbeats. The first show is February 19, so let your family, friends, and even enemies know about the Sunday Time Warp. If you're in South Florida, tune in at 88.9 FM; anywhere else in the world, stream it online at wdna.org. Passing Notes, of course, will continue as usual at 11:05 am on Fridays, right after the BBC News. Thanks for tuning in, downloading, or otherwise giving up a little access-love.

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2/10/12

PN 187 - Pete Hamill - 'Deadline Artists' and 'Tabloid City'

by Mark E Hayes

The great journalist talks about writing under pressure and the decline of the newspaper business. Pete Hamill's work was recently included in the anthology Deadline Artists, and his latest novel is Tabloid City.

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2/5/12

Playlist - Jazz Cafe - 2/5/12

by Mark E Hayes

Song, Artist, Album

The Burner, The Sound Stylistics, Greasin' The Wheels
Booker's Waltz, Carol Morgan Quartet, Blue Glass Music
Pretty Ugly, Alex's Axiom, Uncommon Sense
New Muse, Jack DeJonette, Sound Travels
Epistrophy, Goldberg/Jackson/Avital, Yes!
Simply Put, John Scofield, Simply Put
Black Truman (Harry the Hottentot), Dead Kenny G's, Operation Long Leash
Diablo's Dance, Wes Montgomery, Echoes of Indiana Avenue
I Will, John Scofield, A Moment's Peace
Drive My Car, Soulive, Rubbersoulive
Jealous Guy, Ben Allison and Man Size Safe, Little Things Run The World
Milestones, Bill Evans Trio, Waltz for Debby
Chim Chim Cheree, John Coltrane, The John Coltrane Quartet Plays
Let's Move, Pat Metheny, Day Trip
Coconut Boogaloo, Medeski Martin and Wood, Combustication
Nothin' But Trouble, Charlie Hunter, Charlie Hunter
Arava, Avishai Cohen, Continuo

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2/4/12

Guest Host - Jazz Cafe - 2/5

by Mark E Hayes

The regular host of Jazz Cafe, Ed Blanco, is getting ready to watch his New York Giants as they prepare to lose to my New England Patriots, so I'll be taking over for Ed from 7 to 9 am tomorrow morning. It's been a longish hiatus away from the airwaves for Passing Notes, but I expect to be gradually easing into a more active presence on the radio and online. As usual, for the Jazz Cafe, I'll be playing the usual mix of jazz, blues, and creative backbeats in the first hour, and new music from the home office in the second hour. Tune in here in South Florida at 88. FM or online anywhere at wdna.org. Thanks!

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1/3/12

Reader's Notes - Jive Talk

by Mark E Hayes

12/5/11

Not a Top 10 - Eleven Albums for 2011

by Mark E Hayes

In no way should my best of the year be taken as anything other than a statement of my taste and the result of what music I managed to listen to and have the opportunity to write about this year. I missed more than I caught, I’m sure. But here, in alphabetical order by artist, are my top 11 jazz (for lack of a better term) albums of 2011.

Operation Long Leash, Dead Kenny G’s

That’s How We Roll, George Goodwin’s Big Phat Band

90 Miles, Stefon Harris, David Sanchez & Christian Scott

Tirtha, Vijay Iyer with Prasanna and Nitin Mitta

Bird Songs, Joe Lovano Us Five

Unsung Heroes, Brian Lynch

The Lost and Found, Gretchen Parlato

The Dancing Monk, Eric Reed

Tito Puente Masterworks Live!!!, Bobby Sanabria and the Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra

The Gathering, Diane Schurr

This Side of Strayhorn, Terrell Stafford

12/2/11

PN 177 - Joyce Brabner - 'Remembering Harvey Pekar'

by Mark E Hayes