RIP Wayner Shorter (1933 – 2023)
Sad news as iconic jazz composer and saxophone powerhouse Wayne Shorter has passed away at the age of 89. Another living legend gone…
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RIP Edward “Kidd” Jordan (1935 – 2023)
News broke earlier today that legendary saxophonist Kidd Jordan has passed away. I recently played a track that featured his work – a track by Kali Fasteau from the album Making Waves – on the show – but he was also a prolific saxophonist with over 100 credits to his name. Unfortunately, I won’t be…
RoCM Playlist: 03 August 2024
Lot’s of live recordings this week as we also celebrate the birthdays of both Hamid Drake and Roscoe Mitchell – both of whom were born on August 3rd and are still producing music. A little funny piece of trivia regarding Hamid Drake and the RoCM – while I haven’t done an official count, he’s likely…
RoCM Playlist: 8 Apr 2023
Kind of simple show this week – there was enough drama in the news that I thought some uplifting birthdays to celebrate would be a nice distraction. Everyone on the playlist, save for Tom Lehrer, Etta James, and Tom Waits, had a birthday this past week, but fun fact – Tom Lehrer celebrates his 95th…
