Appearing nearby

We are fortunate to live in the Hartford area, half way between New York and Boston, to be able to catch some great acts live. Whether it be right here in Hartford or New Haven or a two hour train ride to NYC, there is lots of jazz to be heard live. Most of tonight's program are from artists who have made the journey through Connecticut to delight the small but enthusiastic jazz fans at dinner clubs, bars and small venues nearby.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
To Know Yaweh * Salim Wahsington & RBA * Love in Exile
Wheeler of Fortune * Jamie Baum * Solace
Modinha * Aaron Goldberg * Worlds
Mr. Walker * Wes Montgomery * Round Midnight
Minor's Tragedy * Rich Goldstien * Comin' From Montgomery
Pleiades * Mystery Feet * Upstream
Primal Urge * Charles McPherson * Manhattan Nocturn
Ain't it Just Like the Night * Albert Rivera * Re-Introduction
The First Circle * Pat Metheny Group * First Circle
Too New To Know * New York Electric Piano * King Mystery
** End of Podcast **
King Mystery * New York Electric Piano * King Mystery
Softly As in a Morning Sunrise * Hiromi * Beyond Standard
Insight (from my father) * Cindy Blackman * Music for the New Millennium
Insight (from my mother) * Cindy Blackman * Music for the New Millennium
Black * Joe Henderson * Mode For Joe
Smash * Avishai Cohen * As Is Live at the Blue Note


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Appearing Local
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All FrankZ

By request, this is an all Zappa show. Mostly some of my favorite FZ tunes with a few other Zappa inspired tracks. I truly hope that I haven't alienated all my die-hard straight ahead jazz fans with this show! :-)

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Peaches En Regalia * Frank Zappa * Hot Rats
Cosmik Debris * Frank Zappa * Apostrophe
Waka / Jawaka * Frank Zappa * Waka / Jawaka
Yellow Pages * Alex Machacek * [ Sic ]
Don't You Ever Wash That Thing? * Frank Zappa * Roxy And Elsewhere
Blessed Relief * Frank Zappa * The Grand Wazoo
Montana * Frank Zappa * Overnight Sensation
Echidna's Arf * Ed Palmero Big Band * 12/12/07 Iridium
Inca Roads * Ed Palmero Big Band * 6/12/04 Bonn


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All FrankZ
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Tween Halloween and the Vote

A post Halloween and pre-Election day special. This set list features mostly tunes that are inspired by witches, ghosts, monsters and Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention! We will finish up the show with the hope for Change and Peace that comes with a Presidential election and a new administration for America. Go 'O'.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Boogie Stop Shuffle * Chris Potter * Pure
Witch Doctor * Dr. Lonnie Smith * Jungle Soul
Witch Hunt * Wayne Shorter * Speak No Evil
Jackie's Ghost * Jackie McLean * Makin' The Changes
Dr. Jekyll/MR. Hyde * Greg Abate * Monsters In The Night
Inca Roads * Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention* One Size Fits All
A Change Is Gonna Come * Anat Cohen * Notes From The Village
Search for Peace * McCoy Tyner * The Real McCoy


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Halloween
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Short Show

Another eclectic mix with no real theme. This show is the remaining tracks of a broadcast from October 4 of this year. Since I only had 4 tracks, I added a bonus recording of the great Charles McPherson whom we saw this weekend performing at the Jazz Standard with Tom Harrell. I just tacked it on to the end of the radio broadcast so it is not announced, but this track shows McPherson's strong bebop style in the tradition of Charlie Parker.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Hotel * Garaj Mahal * W00t
Nia * Wallace Roney * Jazz
Who Let the Cats Out * Mike Stern * Who Let the Cats Out
Michael * Ernie Watts * Turning Point
bonus track not in original broadcast
Blue 'N Boogie * Charles McPherson * Manhattan Nocturne


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Short Show
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October 18 Show

This week my show was supposed to be preempted by a sports broadcast, but due to a change in schedule, I was able to regain one hour of my program. Thus, a hastily put together playlist. Of special note is a new release entitled King Mystery from a group called New York Electric Piano. The group is led by Pat Daugherty, pianist and composer. Enjoy!

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
I Shot the Deputy * New York Electric Piano * King Mystery
Why Are We Here * New York Electric Piano * King Mystery
Lullaby For The Naive Ones * Anat Cohen * Notes From The Village
Good Morning Heartache * George Coleman * At Yoshi's
Night Creeper * Arthur Blythe * Focus
Would You Believe * Taeko Fukao * One Love
A Night In Tunisia * Art Pepper * Friday Night At the Village Vanguard
Dodo's Bounce * James Carter * PresentTense
Speak Low * Greg Abate * Bop Lives


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October 18
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HIJF Pics and Vids

The Hartford International Jazz Festival is over. It was a great weekend for jazz lovers in the Hartford area. I captured some of the events in pictures and videos. The entire gallery of photos and movies can be found here. Enjoy!

More info on Hartford International Jazz Festival can be found here.

Claire's Mix

We start out this show with Claire's excellent selections of jazz and fusion tracks, followed by music inspired from some recent live performances we attended in Hartford and NYC. We caught Mike Stern at one of our favorite NYC venues, 55 Bar. This is a tiny, intimate venue, and we were seated at the bar, literally two feet from this great guitarist, as you can see from the video I captured that evening.


Badal Roy came to Hartford as part of the International Jazz Festival. In addition to his regular quartet, he brought his fellow bandmates from Miles Davis's band Dave Liebman (sax), and Michael Henderson (bass). I shot this video of the ensemble playing from Miles's In A Silent Way. Take note of the gorgeous Bamboo Flute playing by Steve Gorn.


Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Expansions * Lonnie Liston Smith * Expansions
Farah * Pharoah Sanders * Rejoice
Equinox * Kenny Garrett * Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane
Ganja Groove * Mystery Feet * Upstream
3 Circles * Yellowjackets * Lifecycles feat. Mike Stern
Dreams Go * Yellowjackets * Lifecycles feat. Mike Stern
Song For My Father * Victor Wooten * Palmystery
Peace Two * John McLaughlin * My Goals Beyond
In A Silent Way * Miles Davis * Panthalassa
** End of Podcast **
Autumn Leaves * Cannonball Adderly * Somethin' Else
The Trend is Your Friend * Vinson Valega * Awake
Season of Changes * Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band * Season of Changes
Hot House * Ernie Watts Quartet * To the Point
Me, Myself and Eye * Albert Rivera * Re-Introduction
Love you more than you'll ever know * Al Kooper * Soul of a Man


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Claire's Mix
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Hartford Int'l Jazz Fest

After the opening track, from Anat Cohen, we feature some of the jazz artist from this years Hartford International Jazz Festival. Wallace Roney, Steve Davis and Dave Liebman (to appear with Badal Roy's Full Moon Quartet), are just some of the great performers in this years festival. The festival which takes place on Columbus Day weekend each year, brings great live jazz to many different Hartford venues. The Main Stages have world renowned artists, and encore stages, various bars and restaurants, have local jazz favorites playing till late hours of the evening all over town. It is a great weekend that jazz lovers look forward to all year round. For more information on the Festival visit www.hijf.com .


Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Groovadelphia * Organissimo * Groovadelphia
** Podcast Begins Here **
Jitterbug Waltz * Anat Cohen * Notes From The Village
Three Views of the Blues * Prototype * Wallace Roney
Poinciana * Liebman Tarenzi/Benedettini/Arco * Negative Space
Choices * Steve Davis Quintet * Meant To Be
Milestones * Steve Davis Quartet * Alone Together
Alone Together * New York Standards Quartet * Live in Tokyo
In the Eye of the Beholder * Ron Reid's Sunsteel * Calypsoldier
A Change is Gonna Come * Anat Cohen * Notes From The Village
** Podcast Ends Here **
Hotel * Garaj Mahal * W00t
Nia * Wallace Roney * Jazz
Who Let the Cats Out * Mike Stern * Who Let the Cats Out
Michael * Ernie Watts * Turning Point


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HIJF
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Pork Pie Hat Jazz Series

We open tonight's show featuring the Pork Pie Hat Jazz series. This series of five jazz shows is sponsored by the Hartford Office of Cultural Affairs, and produced by friend of this show, Andres Chaparro. Insight performed last week, and it was a great scene to see the community turn out to support live jazz in downtown Hartford. We finish the show with a birthday tribute to John Coltrane, who would have been 82 last week.


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Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Hilton's Rumba * Insight * A Genesis
On the Road * Esteban Arrufatt * Time to Share!
Birthright * Lummie Spann * Live and Direct
Dindi * Taeko Fukao * One Love
Harry Whitiker Trio * The Children and the Warlock * Thoughts (past and present)
You, the Night and the Music * Greg Abate * Monterey Live (unreleased)
Moments Notice * John Coltrane * Blue Trane
Cousin Mary * John Coltrane * Giant Steps
Acknowledgment * John Coltrane * A Love Supreme
Lonnie's Lament * Pharoah Sanders * Crescent With Love
** End of Podcast **
Equinox * Dwight West * Tribute to the Masters
Like Sonny * Kenny Garrett * Pursuance: the Music of JC
Cariba * Rich Goldstein Quartet * Comin' from Montgomery
Winter in America * Gill Scott-Heron * The First Minute of a New Date
Flute Thing * Al Kooper, Blues Project * Soul of a Man: Al Kooper Live
Afro Blue * Ashley S. Pierre * Star Spinning


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Pork Pie Series
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Varela Music

Joining us live from WHUS is Frank and Deva Varela, jazz guitarist and vocalist in the Hartford area. Frank is one of the best guitarists in the area. We will feature some tunes from the Mystery Feet CD's, and Frank and Deva's So Real. There is also some amazing footage of Frank playing guitar and base simultaneously on YouTube. If you are looking for professional instruction on guitar or other instrument there is no better place than Varela Music in Vernon, CT.



Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
New Spring * Mystery Feet feat. Frank Varela * Upstream
Softly As A Morning Sunrise * Frank Varela * Live WHUS Studio A
Jump Start * Mystery Feet feat. Frank Varela * Upstream
Body and Soul * Frank and Deva Varela * So Real
Angelina Park * Mystery Feet feat. Frank Varela * Walk in the Park
Blues jam * Frank and Deva Varela * Live WHUS Studio A
A Few Minor Changes * Frank and Deva Varela * So Real


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Varela Music
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Eclectic mix part 2

This is the second hour of my Eclectic Mix. Starting with harmonica master Toots Thielmans. Thanks to Ken Blanchard of Jazz Note SDP for turning me on to that one. Next, dig this sixteen minute track from newcomer Empirical. I am introduced to a brand new CD from Kenny Garrett. It is quite a different sound from one of my favorite alto players. We end the show with some great grooves from a new CD by Philly's Organissimo and multi-reed player James Carter.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Speak No Evil * Toots Thielmans * Only Trust Your Heart
Three and One * Toots Thielmans * Only Trust Your Heart
Palantir * Empirical * Empirical
Sktetches of MD * Kenny Garret * Sketches of MD
Groovadelphia * Organissimo * Groovidelphia
Rapid Shave * James Carter * Presenttense



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Eclectic Part 2
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Eclectic mix

All I can say about tonight's show is that it is thematically all over the place. Lots of new releases played. Tenor sax player Ernie Watts, pianist Aaron Parks, fusion group Garaj Mahal are all represented with new CD's. I'll present the full 2 hour show in two parts, this week and next since I am off the air next week.

Playlist
Track * Artist * Album
Togo * Chris Potter * Follow the Red Line
Reaching Up * Ernie Watts Quartet * To The Point
Harvesting Dance * Aaron Parks * Invisible Cinema
Bohemia after Dark * Dwight West * Tribute to the Masters
7 Cows Jumping over the Moon * Garaj Mahal * Woot
Skip the Click * Mynta * First Summer
Pundit-Ji * Garaj Mahal * Woot