Friedrich Gernsheim was a talented pianist and composer with two strikes against him. He was a contemporary of Johannes Brahms, who overshadowed him during his lifetime. And he was a German Jew, so his legacy was (temporarily) erased by the Nazis. The 21st Century seems to be kinder to Gernsheim, given the number of recent […]
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New Jazz Adds – 8/13/2019
New Jazz Adds – 8/13/2019 Juliana Areias – Bossa Nova Baby (Metax): ““‘Bossa Nova Baby’ is a welcome surprise of good Brazilian music, made far away. It’s bossa that plays soccer with jazz – like it has since the 60s – and scoring a goal.” (Antonio Carlos Miguel, O Globo) Back in her native Brazil, […]
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New Blues News – 8/13/2019
New Blues News – 8/13/2019 Mindi Abair & The Boneshakers – No Good Deed (Pretty Good For A Girl): Sax player/singer songwriter Mindi Abair offers her fifth release with the Boneshakers and it may be their best yet. Abair is singing and playing in great form and the band rocks out! Band members are Randy […]
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Michel-Richard de Lalande Grands Motets Evoke Grandeur
Michel-Richard de Lalande was a contemporary of Jean-Baptiste Lully and François Couperin. Like them, he served at the court of Louis XIV. Lalande’s strength was composing grand motets; elegant, extravagant, grand music suited for the Royal Chapel at Versailles. This release presents three examples. All three require a large orchestra (for the Baroque period, that […]
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Joe Newberry stops by Folk & Beyond, Aug 15
Joe Newberry will stop by WTJU Thursday afternoon, August 15, at 4:30 for a live session ahead of his concert that evening at The Front Porch.
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Kevin Daniel Band stop by WTJU, Aug 15
The Kevin Daniel Band will stop by Cosmic American Jamboree this Thursday afternoon, August 15, around 12:30 for a live session from WTJU’s performance stage. Later that evening you can catch them over at the Tin Whistle in downtown Charlottesville.
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Will Evans & His All Star Jazz Band at Offbeat Roadhouse, Aug 16
Trumpeter Will Evans and his All Star Jazz Band (Michelle Oliva, bass clarinet; Joseph Nichols, upright; Daniel Richardson, drums) will pull into Offbeat Roadhouse on Friday night, August 16, from 8-9 for a concert which will also be broadcast on WTJU. Rumor is this is his final big concert before he heads off to New York City, so […]
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Don’t miss these four music movies, screening at WTJU & WXTJ in September
This September, don’t miss these four music documentaries, screening FREE in WTJU’s event space at 2244 Ivy Road, Charlottesville: Wed, Sept 4, 8 p.m. – From the Back of the Room Wed, Sept 11, 8 p.m. – Unconscious Therapy: The Mind, Body & Soul of House Music Wed, Sept 18, 8 p.m. – We Like it […]
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#ClassicsaDay #SummerClassics Weeks 1 and 2
It was a busy summer for the Classics a Day team. In June, we marked African-American Music Appreciation Month. In July we celebrated national holidays in the U.S. and Canada. So that just left August to have a summer theme. For my part, I chose to choose anything except Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons.” In the process, […]