Henry Threadgill Much of Jazz at 100 Today! so far has focussed on younger musicians who are making their mark on the music. In this hour, we look at the late career honors for Henry Threadgill and Wadada Leo Smith who have been honored by the Pulitzer Prize Committee and Wayne Shorter, the recipient of […]

Charlottesville trio The Weedeaters bring LIVE music back to WTJU this Friday afternoon, September 25, with a performance out on the front deck.  Our plan is to live stream it on Facebook and record it for future broadcast on Offbeat Roadhouse (heard each Friday night from 8-9).

We spoke with David McCormick, executive director of the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival, about this year’s virtual Chamber Music Festival. Daily releases of performances from around the world from September 15 – 24th at cvillechambermusic.org. A total of 10 performances, each accompanied with artist interviews, bios, harmonic pictures, and more. For more on the Charlottesville Chamber […]

Gramola has released several recordings of Joseph Mayseder’s music. And I’m glad they did. Mayseder was a younger contemporary of Felix Mendelssohn, whose style his music most reminds me of. Mayseder was the solo violinist at the Vienna Court Opera and the kapellmeister for the Hofburg Palace chapel. It was there that he wrote is […]

Guitarists Grant Gordy & Ross Martin got together for the first time since the pandemic to put on a special concert last week.  As a special treat, we will get to hear it during the final hour of Folk & Beyond (heard each Thursday from 4-7 pm). You can listen locally at 91.1 FM, streaming […]

New Blues News – 9/22/2020 Eric Johanson – Below Sea Level (Nola Blue): “Louisiana native, guitarist, singer and songwriter Eric Johanson makes his solo Nola Blue Records debut with ‘Below Sea Level’ out September 18, 2020. A long time blues protégé of Tab Benoit, he released his first album, ‘Burn It Down’ on Whiskey Bayou […]