To kick off the Jazz Messenger’s return to a three hour program each Friday morning, host Brian Keena welcomes in two great guests. During the first hour, Terri Allard will stop by just after 9 to chat about Albemarle High School Jazz Band’s 2nd Annual ‘Swing into Spring’ Benefit Concert. The concert will take place […]
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Jazz at 100 Hour 100: All Jazz Is Local
Tags: Aaron Binder, Andrew Randazzo, Butch Taylor, Charles Owens, Dane Alderson, Devonne Harris, Free Bridge Quintet, Hod O'Brien, Jack Kilby, Jeff Decker, John D'earth, Jonah Kane-West, Kait Dunton, Kris Monson, Madeline Holly Sales, Pete Spaar, Randall Pharr, Randy Johnston, Robert Jospe, Stephanie Nakasian, Veronica SwiftHod O’Brien 1936 – 2016 So far, we have broadcast ninety-nine one-hour programs to tell the story of the first 100 years of recorded jazz. We have heard the creative work of hundreds of players, composers, arrangers, and bandleaders – famous and obscure. Each of the contributors to this rich history had colleagues and bandmates […]
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Jazz at 100 Hour 97: Highlights of Jazz in the Early 2000s
The Bad Plus This is the 97th of 100 programs in the Jazz at 100 series. We move now into the 21st century, presenting music from less than twenty years ago. Which of these performances will have lasting value? What players will be remembered for their contributions to advancing the music? What trends will turn […]
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Jazz at 100 Hour 99: Highlights of the Current Decade.
Kamasi Washington This is the last of a series of five programs featuring jazz since 1990, presented as a single selection for each year to reflect trends, career highlights and new artists, at least as the narrative appears from the temporally-challenged context of the last 25 years. The idea to attempt such an abbreviated one-track […]
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Jazz at 100 Hour 98: Highlights of Jazz in the Late 2000s
Esperanza Spalding This is the 98th of 100 programs in the Jazz at 100 series. The programs have chronologically followed the history of recorded jazz and, as we approach the present, the question of historical perspective becomes relevant. Just how well can we predict what will endure? What will have lasting importance? We are in […]
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Folk Marathon: Buzzard Hollow Boys at Studio IX, Feb 8
The Buzzard Hollow Boys will perform on the fifth evening of LIVE music as part of the 2019 Folk Marathon (Feb 4-10). Come on out and be part of the studio audience for this talented band as they help keep WTJU on the air. Call in those pledges at 434-924-3959, or on-line at wtju.net/donate. The […]
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Folk Marathon: Duo Boheme at Studio IX, Feb 5
Anna Elizabeth and Dave Hennessy, known collectively as Duo Boheme, perform the second evening of LIVE music as part of the 2019 Folk Marathon (Feb 4-10). Come on out and be part of the studio audience for this talented duo as they help keep WTJU on the air. Call in those pledges at 434-924-3959, or […]
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John D’earth delves into Jazz Exploration, Jan 31
John D’earth will stop by WTJU this Thursday evening, January 31, at 5:30 (eastern) to chat about the One-Day UVA – Jazz: Exploring the History and Music program. The event will take place on Saturday, February 23, at UVA’s Pavilion Vii (Colonnade Club), and feature both D’earth and Scott Deveaux helping us to “hear as […]
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Renaissance School Music Ensemble on Lambeth Live, Feb 15
Members of the Renaissance School Music Ensemble will put on the February 15 edition of Lambeth Live (heard each Friday night from 8-9 on WTJU), and you are invited to be part of the studio audience for this FREE concert broadcast! You can of course listen to the concert (91.1 FM around Charlottesville, on-line at […]