1/26/13

Programming Notes

I'm happy to announce that the managers at 88.9 FM WDNA have decided to add another time slot for Passing Notes -- so you can tune in during drive time every Friday after the BBC News, 6:06 pm to be precise.  That new broadcast time is in addition to the 11:06 spot just before Studio 360.  Passing Notes is up to its 230th episode, and if you miss any of the broadcasts, you can always find the latest 10 or so episodes as podcasts on iTunes or Stitcher.

My music show, The Sunday Time Warp, continues to build audience and is coming up on its first full year -- despite for the past five months having to go against NFL football from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. We'll have a first anniversary show on March 3. The feature interview each week on the Time Warp -- Segment3 -- which I started out with very low expectations -- has taken off very quickly.  Segment three is booked already well into March.  Who knew?  And remember, all those Segment3 episodes are also available as podcasts.

If you like what I do, please tell folks about Passing Notes and the Sunday Time Warp.  You can also take a minute and sign up for the e-mail newsletter (the link is at the top of the right sidebar), or become a liker/follower through all kinds of social media, particularly Twitter and Facebook (at the links below).  Lastly, if you do listen to the podcasts from time to time, reviews and thumbs up are a huge help in terms of helping me bring in a few more thin dimes from the work I do!  Much appreciated!

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1/25/13

PN 230 - John McCusker - 'Creole Trombone'




Photojournalist and serious jazz fan John McCusker finds that he's the person to end up writing a first-rate biography of Kid Ory, a more important figure in the early years of jazz than many had previously thought.



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Video Jukebox - Kid Ory



Exclusively the converting and uploading work of Jasper Van Pelt, here's a Video Jukebox selection of clips of Kid Ory performing on television in the late 1950s.  In addition to playing on Louis Armstrong's Hot Five recordings, Ory was an important New Orleans bandleader in the 1910s, a mentor to many jazz figures of the 20s century, and a genial purveyor of the New Orleans sound well into the sixties.  He's the subject of a new biography by John McCusker, Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years of Jazz.  McCusker will be my guest on today's Passing Notes.


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1/23/13

Video Jukebox - Louis Durra



Pianist Louis Durra brings his eclectic song selections and contemplative arrangements to the Video Jukebox this week.  You've got Dylan, Marley, Radiohead in the mix of nine performances the playlist below.  He's also released a couple of fine albums of late -- Rocket Science and The Best of All Possible Worlds.

Durra will be the guest on this weekend's Sunday Time Warp.


Louis Durra




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1/22/13

PN Unscripted - Billy Martin

Drummer Billy Martin breaks down the history of his new project, Wicked Knee, a new album, 'Heels Over Head,' and what he's up to when he's not grooving with Medeski Martin and Wood.  We get into a serious discussion of being in the groove, getting out of the groove, and how you might think of every instrument as a percussion instrument.

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1/21/13

PN Unscripted - Eric Deggans

Media critic Eric Deggans discusses his new book, Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation.  He offers insights on changes in media over the past two decades, the rise of Fox News, the decline of right-wing radio, and the need for a more thoughtful and persistent discussion of race in the mainstream.

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Deggans will be appearing at Books and Books in Coral Gables on Wednesday, January 23 at 8:00 pm.


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1/20/13

Sunday Time Warp - Playlist 1/20/13

Song, Artist, Album
Freedom Jazz Dance, MALTA, Jazz Up Back Up Dress Up
Stuck In The MIddle With You, Nicole Henry, So Good So Right
The Crunge, Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Momentum
Hopscotch, Vincent Herring, Mr. Wizard
The Archer or the Arrow, Motet, Live
Lose Blues, Pamela Hines, 3-2-1
Key Swing, Matthew Shipp, Greatest Hits
Mbwemofolo, Billy Martin's Wicked Knee, Heels Over Head
Ohnedaruth, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Bap-Tizum
Absolutions, Max Roach, Members Don't Git Weary
Luna, Jeff Babko, Crux
On The Milky Way Express, Wayne Shorter, High Life
Nostalgia Is For Suckas, Jeff Babko, Crux
Post Punk, Jeff Babko, Crux
Man of Constant Sorrow, John Hollenbeck, Songs I Like A Lot
Grant's Stand, Booker Ervin, Freedom Book
Power of Soul, Idris Muhammad, Power of Soul
Hey Fela!, New Mastersounds, 102%

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Segment3 - Jeff Babko




The versatile keyboardist Jeff Babko gets to the heart of the compositional matter on his new album, 'Crux.'




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