The A-Trane Radio Program CFRO

Mixing it up on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program: Previews for Pj Perry, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Madeleine Elkins, Chet Doxas, Rachael & Vilray, and Jocelyn Gould with the VJO; new releases from Mike LeDonne, Jerry Weldon, Kate Wyatt, Saku Mantere, and the west coast all-star group Motivation; sad passages of Will Scarlett and D'Angelo; birthdays for Ray Anderson, Sathima Bea Benjamin, Roy Hargrove, Barney Kessel and Umezu Kazutoki! Duke Ellington takes in the theme in a rare piano-guitar-bass lineup from October 17th, 1958!

And of course, all those ingredients are mixed up with that special A-Trane sauce! So don't go hungry, spice it up every Friday afternoon at 2pm Pacific at 100.5FM or coopradio . org (and The A-Trane Radio Program podcast after that!) Start today!

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The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
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This afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program is mainly split into 3 parts - first we'll celebrate the birthday today of the great Thelonious Monk with a sampling of his performances at the Newport Jazz Festival between 1958 and 1975 including his guest appearance with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1962 and his final public performance at Newport in New York in 1975. I was spurred to include Monk's Mood by Bill Charlap's wonderful interpretation at Pyatt Hall on Wednesday!

Next up, the much anticipated performance by Ches Smith's Clone Row appearing at the Revue Stage on Granville Island tonight presented by Coastal Jazz. We'll hear from the new release by Ches Smith, as well as releases from Mary Halvorson (new!), Liberty Ellman and Nick Dunston!

Third, previews and new releases from Peggy Lee, Robin Holcomb, Mike DiRubbo, Bill Coon, Roddy Ellias, the Trio of Bloom (with a congratulation to Craig Taborn for his MacArthur Fellowship), Cecile McLorin Salvant, and Joni Mitchell visiting Harry's House and wishing Harry Sweets Edison a happy birthday by way of his Centerpiece.

Abdullah Ibrahim took in the theme for his 91st birthday this week - I'll do an overdue retrospective as part of the upcoming Fall Membership Drive - and Keith Jarrett takes it out in advance of the Koln '75 film with the live performance by Chris Gestrin closing out this year's Vancouver International Film Festival with a collaboration from Infidels Jazz.

Past, Present and Future - we cover it all every Friday at 100.5FM or coopradio . org giving thanks to the abundance of great music to kick off your long weekend!




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The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
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Two principal features on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program, first up is the great Gary Bartz who turns 85 years old today and we'll hear him in a number of settings from Max Roach's group, Miles Davis, & Ntu Troop through to Maisha & Jazz is Dead. Then an extended feature for the late British double bass player Danny Thompson who brought a jazz sensibility to each of the extremely varied projects in which he participated. We'll hear him with Alexis Korner, John McLaughlin, a nascent version of the Brotherhood of Breath, Nick Drake, John Martyn, Pentangle, Stan Tracey, Richard Thompson - RT and much more!
We'll also have time for some previews from Jacqui Naylor, James Danderfer with Miki Yamanaka, Sue Foley, Seamus Blake with The Bloomdaddies, The Mad Professor with Sly & Robbie and solo Keith Jarrett in Jazz Köln.
The kind of free form programming that you'll only hear on great non-commercial radio like CFRO 100.5FM or coopradio . org every Friday afternoon starting at two pacific!

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And if you like what you hear, consider a donation to Vancouver Cooperative Radio!

The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
100.5FM or coopradio.org  Check it out!

On this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program saying goodbye to two stellar musicians who both passed on the same day this week: the Hammond B3 player Akiko Tsuruga and the Brazilian wizard multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal!
Also a preview for George Garzone's sold-out Tribute to John Coltrane performance at Tyrant Studios on Tuesday Sept 23rd to celebrate their shared birthdays - Coltrane's 99th and Garzone's 75th! GG is also playing at VIFF the next night to introduce the documentary FIRE MUSIC (tickets still available) and his appearance all presented in conjunction with our friends over at Infidels Jazz!
We'll also hear from another show they're presenting at Zameen Art House with Noah Franche-Nolan tonight!
And odds and ends with the Delta Rhythm Boys taking in a (new to me!) version of the A Train theme, new live release from Pharoah Sanders, and nods to Who knows Who from Petra Haden, Pete Townshend/Ronnie Lane, and Richie Havens!
Don't get fooled again, tune into Vancouver Co-op Radio CFRO 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at Two Pacific - take a bow for the new revolution!

If you want to follow along, here's the playlist!

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And if you like what you hear, consider a donation to Vancouver Cooperative Radio!

The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
100.5FM or coopradio.org  Check it out!

Mostly previews and birthdays on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program. Oliver Jones takes in the theme - he turned 91 yesterday and is still participating in some of the Oscar Peterson centenary celebrations happening across the country.

Other birthdays observed today are Leo Kottke, Mel Torme, Texas Alexander (I don't know what the hell is that!), Cat Anderson and Baby Face Willette! We'll hear previews and new releases from Elliot Freedman, John Stowell, Bill Frisell's Lookout for Hope, Ches Smith's Clone Row with Mary Halvorson and Liberty Ellman, George Garzone, James Danderfer with Miki Yamanaka, Holly Cole, Mike DiRubbo, Kit Eakle and Noah Franche-Nolan!

Also an opening set that shows some different sides of saxophonist Charlie Rouse from a couple of new reissues from the mid-70s - a progressive release on Strata-East Records and a Brazilian set originally for Douglas expanded on a new Resonance Records release. We'll also hear him (and Coltrane) in settings with Thelonious Monk to round things out.

Another well-rounded show - tune in for a balanced jazz diet at 100.5FM or coopradio . org this afternoon starting at 2 PM Pacific (and available soon as a podcast!)

If you want to follow along, here's the playlist!

If you want to follow along, here's the playlist!  (Look for the broadcast date!)

And if you like what you hear, consider a donation to Vancouver Cooperative Radio!

The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
100.5FM or coopradio.org  Check it out!

The focus is on Saxophones on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program!

Vancouver is celebrating this weekend's birthday of Sonny Rollins with a series of concerts recreating albums from his amazing career culminating in a screening of Robert Mugge's documentary at the VIFF Theatre this Sunday (Sonny's actual 95th birthday!) We'll sample from the albums in that tribute series and include the legendary performance of G-Man from that doc!

Art Pepper's Centenary was earlier this week and we'll take a sweep across his career in two extended sets separated by his 1960s hiatus demonstrating his mastery of the horn in both blazing tempos and achingly beautiful ballads. (Included is the piece dedicated to Laurie Pepper recorded in Toronto with Bernie Senensky, Gene Perla, David Piltch and Terry Clark released on Widow's Taste!)

Also included, new releases from David Murray (who also takes in the theme), Nicole Glover, Greg Abate and the new release from George Coleman Sr. and Strings dedicated to you!

Blowing our horns at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at Two Pacific!

If you want to follow along, here's the playlist!

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And if you like what you hear, consider a donation to Vancouver Cooperative Radio!

The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
100.5FM or coopradio.org  Check it out!

In these waning days of summer just taking it easy on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program with preview features and birthdays! An extended feature for the great Esperanza Spalding will take a sweep across her multi-faceted career, collaborations and recordings to preview her highly anticipated performance at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts tonight!

Other previews include Campbell Ryga, Pj Perry, Amy Stephen & Amir Haghighi, Rudresh Mahanthappa, and Dave Say's interpretations of Sonny Rollins' Way Out West (he's an old cowhand!) For Charlie Parker's birthday today, we'll mix different versions of Confirmation and Trane's reworking 26-2 as well as a few other nods. Other birthdays include Jerry Dodgion (the theme!), Cecile McLorin Salvant, Dinah Washington, Lester Young (the real Prez!) and Doug Raney!

The summer is fading but the Jazz Sun continues to shine on the A-Trane - catch some rays at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at 2 Pacific!




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The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
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This afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program is completely in celebration of the Centenary of the great Oscar Peterson born 100 years ago today. We'll celebrate Oscar the pianist, the accompanist and collaborator and the composer with a mix of requests, career highlights and rarities spanning his 60+ year career! Solo, in duo and his many working trios as well as collaborations with Lester Young, Benny Carter, Billie Holiday, Roy Eldridge, Fred Astaire, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Louis and Ella, Buddy DeFranco, Nelson Riddle, Phil Nimmons and Nine Plus Six, Joe Pass, Oliver Jones and others!

We'll also have a set taken from the 1980 CBC TV series Oscar Peterson and Friends with guests Lorne Lofsky, Butch Watanabe, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Toots Thielemans, Joe Pass, Buddy DeFranco and Zoot Sims! We'll also visit a couple of soundtracks which will be shown at the VIFF Centre tomorrow - the 1949 NFB Norman McLaren short Begone Dull Care and the 1979 dedication to Elliot Gould from The Silent Partner.

With literally hundreds of albums and thousands of recordings, it's hard to do justice to OP in just 3 1/2 hours but I think there's something there for everybody. Maybe something for you, at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at 2pm Pacific - check it out!



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And if you like what you hear, consider a donation to Vancouver Cooperative Radio!

The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
100.5FM or coopradio.org  Check it out!

A few extended features on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program starring with an early celebration of Art Pepper's Centenary with a 1980 weekend starting at Ronnie Scott's going into An Afternoon in Norway at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival released earlier this year. It seems as though every day brings bad news about great musicians we have lost and we'll have tributes to two wonderful artists who we lost this week - Nancy King and Joe Daley! We'll also have time for Benny Carter's birthday today (he takes in the theme from the Montreal Jazz Festival!) and upcoming performance features for Nick Hempton, Brad Shigeta (with a new trio release!), Jodi Gilbert, Michael Moore and more. We'll finish with a down payment on a tribute to the late Eddie Palmieri who will be featured on an upcoming A-Trane!

We have many musical debts at the A-Trane and they always get paid! Cash in this afternoon at 100.5FM or coopradio . org at 2pm and you'll definitely be richer for it!




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And if you like what you hear, consider a donation to Vancouver Cooperative Radio!

The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
100.5FM or coopradio.org  Check it out!

Kicking off this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program with an overdue celebration of the centenary of the great James Moody with a sweep across his varied career of over 60 years. He takes in the theme with one of his last Grammy-winning recordings and we'll hear him with Renee Rosnes doing Giant Steps (!), Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Jefferson, Roberta Gambarini, Cheryl Bentyne, and a stellar array of guests from the recent Origin Records release of a concert celebrating his 80th birthday!

Previews include at Frankie's Jazz Club this weekend, Kerry Politzer Music from her upcoming release and George Colligan from his recent trio release featuring Linda May Han Oh & Jack DeJohnette. As well as pianist Misha Piatigorsky in this Thursday with the inestimable Rudy Royston!
Another preview for Ches Smith's Clone Row (coming to the Revue Theatre this fall at the behest of Coastal Jazz) kicks off a guitar set with recent recordings from Mary Halvorson & Nels Cline. Birthday nods for James Baldwin from a new release from Jaleel Shaw & last year's tribute from Meshell Ndegeocello.

And a last preview for Norbert Rodenkirchen appearing tomorrow as part of Early Music Vancouver's summer festival!

Join us for the fastiest 3 1/2 hours in radio at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at 2pm Pacific!





If you want to follow along, here's the playlist!  (Look for the broadcast date!)

And if you like what you hear, consider a donation to Vancouver Cooperative Radio!

The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
100.5FM or coopradio.org  Check it out!