January 26, 2012

FEBRUARY & MARCH on IN A MELLOW TONE

February 1 Listen Before You Buy: Ron Sweetman reviews recent jazz and blues releases. Will include Jason Adasiewicz, Toronzo Cannon, Eddie Daniels, Holly Hofmann, Bob James, Sharon Lewis, Trio M, Keiko Matsui, Microscopic Septet, New World Jazz Octet, Daniel Smith, Jason Stein, Steven Tsitsos, Mike Wofford & Warren Wolf.

February 8 Canadian Jazz Scene: For our second Black History Month program, Co-Host Susan Galvin plays recordings of black artists who contributed to the Canadian jazz scene.

February 15 New Orleans Clarinets: In our third Black History Month program, and as a tribute to the ongoing Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, Ron Sweetman plays recordings by the first two generations of black originators of this unique clarinet style, and a few of their white neighbours.

February 22 Coleman Hawkins: For our fourth Black History Month program, Co-Host Jim Reil features the recordings of Coleman Hawkins,
“the man who invented jazz saxophone”.

February 29 Jazzcraft: In our fifth and final Black History Month program, we hear the 1978 and 1979 recordings made for the Danish Jazzcraft label by black bebop pioneers Benny Bailey, Teddy Edwards and Howard McGhee.

March 7 Listen Before You Buy: Ron Sweetman plays recent jazz releases, including trumpeters Guido Basso, Jimmy Owens & Craig Pedersen and saxophonists Harry Allen, Brian Landrus,
Doug Martin, Gary Smulyan, John Surman,
Talking Cows, Jasper Thilo & Jason Yarde.

March 14 Sam Rivers: Co-Host Alnoor Allidina presents a look at the late musician and composer Sam Rivers. We sample from his many varied projects, and include his work as both sideman and leader.

March 21 Carlo Actis Dato: Ron Sweetman celebrates the 60th birthday and the recording career of this innovative Italian saxophonist, composer and band leader.

March 28 March 28: Co-Host Ron Steeds surveys the history of jazz by focusing on jazz recorded on March 28 between 1928 and 2009. Expect to hear Duke Ellington,Cab Calloway, Lester Young,
Charlie Parker, Buddy & Ella Johnson, Art Pepper, Cecil Taylor, John Coltrane, Bob Wilbur & Dick Wellstood, Jimmy Ponder, S. S. Puft & World Saxophone Quartet, among others.

“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm at 93.1FM in Ottawa,
and around the world on the Internet at: ckcufm.com listen live.

For playlists for each program and monthly schedules check: http://www.inamellowtone.com

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January 25, 2012

WHAT'S ON ELSEWHERE - JANUARY 25, 2012

MONTREAL:
Bistro Araucaria:
L’Astral: Al Di Meola February 23&24.
Cagibi:
Casa del Popolo: Canada Day March 4.
Casa Obscura:
L’Envers:Orchestra of Sympathetic Strings
January 27. Craig Pedersen Quartet January 28
Maison du Jazz:
Sala Rossa:
Diese Onze:
Upstairs: Marianne Trudel Quartet January 27&28. Bill Mahar/Jennifer Bell Quintet January 29.
Chet & Jim Doxas January 30.
Stephen Johnston Quintet February 9.
Dorothee Berryman February 10 & 11.

TORONTO:
Arraymusic: Toronto Improvisors Orchestra on last Friday of each month.
Cosmo Music: Allan Holdsworth March 27.
Hugh’s Room:
Koerner Hall:Mavis Staples January 29.
Brad Mehldau & Joshua Redman April 14.
Old Mill: Georgia Ambros February 3.
Adrean Farrugia February 4.
John Sherwood February 9, 16, 23.
Brian O’Kane February 11.
Sophia Perlman February 17.
Ross Woolridge February 18. Ron Davis February 25.
Quotes: Canadian Jazz Quartet with:
Andy Ballantyne January 27;Alastair Kay February 3;
Bob Brough February 10;
Denny Christianson February 17.
Rex: Mark Eisenman Quartet January 26.
Jive Bombers January 27. Bob Brough Quartet February 25.
Somewhere There: Ken Aldcroft & Scott Thomson January 27. Ali Berkok January 28.
Ancient Egypt January 29. Steve Ward January 30. Tena Palmer & Heather Segger January 31.
Tranzac: Allan Holdsworth March 27.
Monk’s Music on the 1st and 3rd Sunday.
Lina Allemano Four on 2nd Sunday of each month.

N.Y.C.
Blue Note: Monty Alexander February 20-March 4. James Moody Celebration March 26.
Clemente Soto Velez: Avant-garde jazz every Monday. Daniel Carter, Ken Silverman January 30.
Cornelia Street Café: John Irabagon Trio January27. Jane Ira Bloom January 29.
Dizzy’s Coca Cola:
Downtown Music Gallery: In-store concerts every Sunday @ 6:00pm.
Iridium: Allan Holdsworth March 15, 16, 17.
Jazz Gallery: Myra Melford & Ron Miles February 25.
Manhattan School of Music: Stan Kenton Centennial Concert January 27.
Roulette:
Small’s: Roberta Piket Trio February 6.
Sofia’s Restaurant:
Webster Hall: Souljazz Orchestra February 18.
Music in Gardens on Sundays: Info@visionfestival.org.

CHICAGO: Dearborn Station: Chicago Jazz Showcase January 26-29.

NEW ORLEANS:
Essence Festival with Aretha Franklin July 6-8.

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January 19, 2012

PLAYLIST for JANUARY 25, 2012

BENNY GOLSON: For our first Black History Month program, we’ll celebrate the 83rd birthday of saxophonist, composer, arranger and band leader Benny Golson, by playing his recordings from 1959 to 1990.

We’ll also give you a taste of the Remi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble and the Jensen Sisters’ Nordic Connect, who will be performing on February 2 and
February 3 respectively, as part of the Winter Jazz Festival.


Artist: Art Farmer
Album: Brass Shout
Tune: Five Spot After Dark
Label: Blue Note

Artist: Art Farmer
Album: Brass Shout
Tune: Minor Vamp
Label: Blue Note

Artist: The Jazztet
Album: At Birdhouse
Tune: Darn That Dream
Label: Argo

Artist: The Jazztet
Album: At Birdhouse
Tune: Junction
Label: Argo

Artist: Remi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble
Album: Homage a Charlie Parker
Tune: Little Suede Shoes
Label: Effendi

Artist: Nordic Connect
Album: Spirals
Tune: Ballad North
Label: Artist Share

Artist: Benny Golson
Album: Are You Real
Tune: Blues Alley
Label: Heritage Jazz

Artist: The Jazztet
Album: Moment To Moment
Tune: Along Came Betty
Label: Soul Note

Artist: The Jazztet
Album: Moment To Moment
Tune: Fair Weather
Label: Soul Note

Artist: The Jazztet
Album: Back To The City
Tune: Vas Simeon
Label: Contemporary

Artist: The Jazztet
Album: Real Time
Tune: Whisper Not
Label: Contemporary

Artist: Benny Golson featuring
Freddie Hubbard
Album: Stardust
Tune: Sad To Say
Label: Denon

Artist: Benny Golson Quartet
Album: Quartet
Tune: Stable Mates
Label: LaserLight

Artist: Benny Golson Quartet
Album: Quartet
Tune: Up, Jump, Spring
Label: LaserLight

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“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm at 93.1FM in Ottawa and around the world on the Internet at
http://www.ckcufm.com/audio.html

Earlier playlists can be found at: www.inamellowtone.com

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WHAT'S ON ELSEWHERE - JANUARY 18, 2012

MONTREAL:
Bistro Araucaria:
L’Astral: Al Di Meola February 23&24.
Cagibi: Josh Zubot & Lori Freedman January 24.
Casa del Popolo: Total Improvisation Trio January 22.Canada Day March 4.
Casa Obscura:
L’Envers: Alex Dodier & Friends January 20. Titanium Trio January 21.
Orchestra of Sympathetic Strings January 27.
Craig Pedersen Quartet January 28.
Maison du Jazz:
Sala Rossa:
Diese Onze:
Upstairs:

TORONTO:
Arraymusic: Toronto Improvisors Orchestra on second Friday of each month.
Cosmo Music: Allan Holdsworth March 27.
Hugh’s Room:
Koerner Hall:Mavis Staples January 29.
Brad Mehldau & Joshua Redman April 14.
Old Mill: John Sherwood January 19.
Kelly Jefferson January 21.
Quotes: Canadian Jazz Quartet with:
John Johnson January 20; Andy Ballantyne January 27;
Alastair Kay February 3; Bob Brough February 10;
Denny Christianson February 17.
Rex: Jive Bombers January 27.
Bob Brough Quartet February 25.
Somewhere There:
Tranzac: Allan Holdsworth March 27. Monk’s Music on the 1st and 3rd Sunday. Lina Allemano Four on 2nd Sunday of each month.

N.Y.C.
Blue Note: James Moody Celebration March 26.
Clemente Soto Velez: Avant-garde jazz every Monday. Cooper-Moore, Steve Swell January 23.
Daniel Carter, Ken Silverman January 30.
Cornelia Street Café:
Dizzy’s Coca Cola:
Downtown Music Gallery: In-store concerts every Sunday @ 6:00pm.
Iridium: Allan Holdsworth March 15, 16, 17.
Jazz Gallery: Myra Melford & Ron Miles February 25.
Roulette:
Small’s: Roberta Piket Trio February 6.
Sofia’s Restaurant:
Webster Hall: Souljazz Orchestra February 18.
Music in Gardens on Sundays: Info@visionfestival.org.

NEW ORLEANS:
Essence Festival with Aretha Franklin July 6-8.

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January 12, 2012

PLAYLIST for JANUARY 18, 2012

JASON KAO HWANG: We’ll follow the recording career of this Chinese-American violinist from 1980 to 2010, as a sideman and a leader. Other artists include Taylor Ho Bynum, Dominic Duval, Ken Filiano, Dom Minasi, William Parker and Tomas Ulrich.

We’ll also give you a taste of the Remi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble, who will be performing on February 2 as part of the Winter Jazz Festival.


Artist: Commitment
Album: Commitment
Tune: The Web of Choices
Label: NoBusiness

Artist: Commitment
Album: Live in Germany, 1983
Tune: The Pathway
Label: NoBusiness

Artist: The Far East Side Band
Album: Urban Archeology
Tune: In A Landscape
Label: Victo

Artist: The Far East Side Band
Album: Urban Archeology
Tune: Gestures
Label: Victo

Artist: Remi Bolduc Jazz Ensemble
Album: Homage a Charlie Parker
Tune: Embraceable You
Label: Effendi

Artist: Dominic Duval & Jason Kao Hwang
Album: The Experiment
Tune: The Tower Falls
Label: Blue Jackel

Artist: Dominic Duval with the C.T. String Quartet
Album: Under the Pyramid
Tune: It Has Come To Pass
Label: Leo

Artist: Jason Kao Hwang
Album: Edge
Tune: Parallel Meditations
Label: AsianImprov

Artist: Jason Kao Hwang & Sang Won Park
Album: Local Lingo
Tune: Ari Rang
Label: Euonymus

Artist: Jason Kao Hwang
Album: Stories Before Within
Tune: From East Sixth Street
Label: Innova

Artist: Dom Minasi String Quartet
Album: Dissonance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Tune: Dissonance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Label: Konnex

Artist: Jason Kao Hwang
Album: Crossroads Unseen
Tune: Transients
Label: Euonymus

Artist: Jason Kao Hwang
Album: Crossroads Unseen
Tune: One Day
Label: Euonymus

Artist: Jason Kao Hwang/Spontaneous River
Album: Symphony of Souls
Tune: Movement Seven
Label: Mulatta

Artist: Jason Kao Hwang/Spontaneous River
Album: Symphony of Souls
Tune: Movement Five
Label: Mulatta

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“In A Mellow Tone” is on CKCU every Wednesday from 9:00 to 11:00pm at 93.1FM in Ottawa and around the world on the Internet at
http://www.ckcufm.com/audio.html

Earlier playlists can be found at: www.inamellowtone.com

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