Hoot and Holler, aka Amy Alvey and Mark Kilianski, returns to the WTJU studios this Friday afternoon, August 26, around 5 (edt) for a visit to Sunset Road. Later that night you can catch them at the Blue Moon Diner (details).
World renowned multi-instrumentalist Sierra Hull will stop by WTJU Wednesday afternoon, September 30, for a live session. Sierra is in town for a concert the next evening with Justin Moses at Chisholm Vineyards sponsored by The Festy.
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 […]
In response to best practices put forth by the CDC and other health officials, the WTJU offices will be closed to the public for the time being. The station will continue to broadcast both on 91.1 FM and online. You can continue to reach out to us via email at wtju@virginia.edu or by phone at 434-924-0885.
