Name: Brian Keena Show: The Jazz Messenger, Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. What’s your day job? Licensed Massage Therapist How long have you been a host at WTJU? 15 years Why did you become a WTJU host? I’ve always enjoyed good radio. Hosts that care about the music. Or hosts that have a story […]
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WTJU 91.1 FM to Receive $20,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
WTJU 91.1 FM has been approved for a $20,000 Arts Education grant to support the development of an online jazz history curriculum. Adapted from WTJU’s Jazz at 100 radio series, this project will creatively engage students around the unique story and passion of jazz music. WTJU’s project is among the more than 1,100 projects across […]
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39 Tomorrow’s Warriors, the Sound of London, Part 2
Shabaka Hutchings In the last hour, we began to explore the new London scene anchored by a broadly diverse set of players who share encouragement by the innovative educational group Tomorrow’s Warriors. We featured music by Nubya Garcia, one of three tenor stars who are breaking out of the scene and in this hour we’ll […]
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“Look Closer” at John Mailander’s Forecast by going track by track, May 13
wtju · Track by Track of John Mailander’s Forecast album “Look Closer” Fiddler John Mailander (Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers) will stop by WTJU Thursday afternoon, May 13, at 4:30 edt (3:30 central) during Folk & Beyond to go track by track through the new John Mailander’s Forecast release, Look Closer. John Mailander is an […]
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38 Tomorrow’s Warriors, the Sound of London, Part 1
Nubya Garcia London has always been home to a thriving jazz scene. Several things distinguish that scene today – the gender and racial diversity of the players, their achievement at a young age and the wide range of musical influences from hip-hop, club sounds and the African and Caribbean diaspora. Much of this diversity has […]
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37 Ellington Today – Always Hip
Ahmad Jamal Every year dozens of top-flight musicians cover tunes from the biggest book in jazz – the Duke Ellington Songbook – with some 1100 entires. In this hour of Jazz at 100 Today!, we’ll listen to a few of the diverse responses to this body of work ranging from pianists Frank Kimbrough, Ahmad Jamal, […]
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Jazz Messenger delves into UVA’s Distinguished Major Projects, April 16
UVA Jazz Ensemble members Tina Hashemi, vocalist, and Thomas Kehoe, pianist, will stop by WTJU Friday morning, April 16, at 11 to chat about the UVA Jazz Performance Program and April 24 release of the Distinguished Major Projects recordings. They will be joined by UVA Professor John D’earth. The Jazz Messenger, hosted by Brian Keena, […]
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36 Women in Jazz – Pianists / Composers
Kris Davis Until recently women in jazz were predominantly singers and pianists. While women have expanded their contributions, women players still excel in both roles and there are an amazing group of women pianists enriching the music today, many of whom are top-flight composers. In our final program dedicated to women in jazz, celebrating an […]
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Going track by track through Bluegrass and the Abstract Truth, April 15
wtju · Track by Track of “Bluegrass and the Abstract Truth” (April 15, 2021) Greg Garrison, Grant Gordy, and Joe K. Walsh will stop by WTJU Thursday afternoon, April 15, during Folk & Beyond to go track by track through their new album with Alex Hargreaves titled Bluegrass and the Abstract Truth. The album is […]