This week’s show is unique.  It’s mostly quiet…and pensive, as am I today. But, it also rocks & rolls with emotion.  There’s even some Velvet Underground! Enjoy! Abbey Lincoln Dinah Washington Dinah Shore The Velvet Underground Duke Ellington Duke Ellington & John Coltrane Ella Fitzgerald Helen Merrill Holly Cole Trio June Christy Lee Wiley Jesus […]

This week’s show is a return to form with some new music to this show on the end. You’ll hear the traditional NYS canon, but also a good few tunes involving David Rosser – recently departed guitarist for The Afghan Whigs, The Gutter Twins & The Twilight Singers to close the show. Enjoy! Charles Mingus Booker […]

This week’s show is special.  The first half is standard-issue.  Jazz.  As it should be. The second half is dedicated to the music of Chris Cornell.  As I wish it shouldn’t be. Thank you for the music, man. Shirley Horn Charlie Parker & Dizzie Gillespie Johnny Hartman Billie Holiday Lara Downes Billy Eckstine Nat “King” […]

This week’s show is dedicated to both Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington, as they both would’ve had birthdays last week.  Ella would’ve been 100 & Duke would’ve been 117! This is by no means an exhaustive review of their works.  But, it is the highlights of the work I’ve come to know & love over […]

This week’s show is a tribute to Trane – John Coltrane.  Trane died 50 years ago this year & there’s a new documentary about the man that I saw with two friends last weekend.  That screening inspired this show. I bring you one song – my favorite song – from each one of his first […]

This week’s show is a tip of the cap to April & its attendant showers which should be some flowers in due course. There’s also a Basie block near the end that I think you’d dig. Enjoy! The Nat King Cole Trio Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Coleman Hawkins Arthur Prysock Mel Tormé Billie Holiday […]

This week’s show has a shot of blues at the front as a hat-tip to the recently departed Chuck Berry.  Then, the rest of the show is business as usual…with an appearance from a friend in Liv Monaghan. Enjoy! Big Joe Turner Chuck Berry Muddy Waters Howlin’ Wolf John Lee Hooker Freddie King Nina Simone […]

This year’s St. Patrick’s Day show is a shorter affair than the last several years, but it’s a wonderful representation of the state of music in Ireland today. Enjoy! Bing Crosby Imelda May The Chieftains The Corrs Bill Whelan’s Riverdance Afro-Celt Sound System The Dubliners Luke Kelly w/ Al O’Donnell The Chieftains Celia Ní Fhátharta […]

This week’s show is not a blues show…per se.  It is a show dedicated to jazz songs with blue or blues in the title.  It’s a fun, tight little show. Big Joe Turner Anita O’Day June Christy Louis Armstrong Miles Davis The Nat “King” Cole Trio Oscar Peterson Trio Wes Montgomery Johnny Hartman Shirley Horn […]

This week’s show is a lovely stroll around all the core music that makes this music amazing! Enjoy! Glenn Miller Grant Green Jimmy Smith Bud Powell Count Basie Mel Tormé Anita O’Day Johnny Hartman Billy Eckstine Nat “King” Cole Dinah Washington Ella Fitzgerald Frank Sinatra Helen Merrill Billie Holiday