RIP Wayner Shorter (1933 – 2023)

Not a lot to say this week as I am still playing catch up from my trip – but I did manage to get out a new show and and acknowledge a few birthdays that we missed while I was away. Here’s the playlist. Don’t forget that you can listen online at KCSB-FM’s website and…

So the final program of the year. I just want to thank you for listening to the show in 2023. This year was not without its challenges, but the show is a a labour of love for me so I appreciate your ears every week, and I am looking forward to continuing on in 2024….

Lots – well maybe not “lots” – of new music and re-releases this week. Anthony Braxton had a remastering of his 1969 album B-X0 N0-47A (and he also celebrated his 80th birthday on June 4th). We have new music from Joy Guidry, the James Brandon Lewis Quartet, and SUMAC and Moor Mother. And then we…

Two birthdays today that we cover on the program – John Lurie and Jerome Cooper. John Lurie – famously of the Lounge Lizards but also featured in a pretty interesting series called Painting With John which had a three season run documenting his transition from musician to painter. The name is a play on his…