Story by Sharon Armstrong.
The thing about Jimmy Crowley --consummate storyteller, songwriter, song
collector, musician, and ethnographer -- is that you never quite know what
you will get.
Crowley has been at the center of the Irish folk music scene since the
seventies, w...
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Tonight 11/17/09 on the Kitchen Sink, after some preview music for Stanton
Moore's James Black gig at Chickie Wah Wah and Loyola, Neko Case, and Dan
Auerbach/Justin Townes Earle, we'll put on a bale of jazz from 1959, possibly
the greatest year of recorded music ever. Dig ...
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I will include an hour tribute to Johnny Mercer on Jazz Roots to celebrate
what would have been his 100th birthday. I will focus on Johnny as a
songwriter and Johnny as a singer. Join us and learn more about this
songwriting icon.
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Last week, I embarked on playing some Percy Mayfield to celebrate his poetic
nature. As is often the case, plans changed, so I only got through a portion
of his music. This week I fix that.
Following Percy Mayfield will be an all out Night Tripper throwdown. Dr. John
will ...
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Thanksgiving is by far the nation's most boring holiday. Even the main event
- gorging on food is compromised by the selection. Turkey' tastes like
plywood and the second and third place finishers, potatoes and stuffing, are
only edible if covered in gravy fat.
Even the ...
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Brilliant jazz saxophonist Wessell "Warmdaddy" Anderson will appear tonight
(Thursday, November 12th at 8 and 10 p.m.) at Snug Harbor along with Victor
Adkins (p), Ed Perkins (s), Troy Davis (d) and Roland Guerin (b) in what
promises to be incredible shows.
On Wednesday, P...
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So, off the top of my head, in alphabetical order, here are the 30 jazz discs
that I have dug the most from this decade which is now drawing to a close...
Alegria by Wayne Shorter
Amarosa by Rosa Passos
Avatar by Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Beautiful Existence by Joe Morris
Back East...
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Tonight in its rawest first mix form, the Danny Barker Centennial Radio
Project goes on over the airwaves:
10 PM to Midnight on David Kunian's Kitchen Sink show
5 parts - 8 to 12 minutes each - featuring Barker's biography, the Fairview
Baptist Church Band, his writing, hi...
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Something magical:
Changes take place in my neighborhood in small increments these days. We
wake to another house starting repairs or to another being finished --- and
still a few lay dormant. The kudzu and politicians ruin one thing after
another, and without a glance, ...
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