Tune into CKCU special presentations:
February 5: The vivacious ladies of Verve Records’ impact in the music industry.
February 12: Canadian jazz guitarist Sonny Greenwich.
February 19: Eric Dolphy profile and an interview with author Jonathon Grasse about his book Jazz Revolutionary: The life and music of Eric Dolphy.
February 5: A sampling of new reissues of Noah Howard from the 1970s. Jazz On The Rideau
February 12: Byard Lancaster – reissues of three of his albums from the 1970s.
February 19: Cecil Taylor – review of a new biography, “In The Brewing Luminous”.
February 26: Damon Locks and the Black Monument Ensemble – uplifting activist jazz for tumultuous times.
February 6: Black, Brown and Beige Part I. Music from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Gabon, Ghana, Niger, Mali.
February 8: Celebrating Black History Month and The Folk Alliance International Conference
February 8: 40 minutes of uninterrupted folk for Black History Month
February 15: black artists featured
February 9: Two live 1970’s recordings led by drummer Billy Cobham.
February 23: Two records led by AACM members – one by Chico Freeman, one by John Stubblefield.
February 9: “Back In Business” – celebrating over 30 plus years of electric blues recordings by ‘song keepers’ for the Music Maker Foundation including Beverly “Guitar” Watkins, Lee Gates, Leonard “Lowdown” Brown and more.
February 16: “Soul Man” – a tribute to the late singer Sam Moore and his Sam & Dave legacy on STAX in the 60s.
February 23: “Are Your Love” – a special selection of blues out of Chicago on Delmark Records formed in 1953 – now classic numbers from Magic Sam, Junior Wells, Big Time Sarah, Jimmy Johnson and others.
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February 13: A spotlight on jazz artists of the 1950s and 1960s that went funk in the 1970s.
February 14: Profile on Nikki Giovanni – poet, activist, and one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement.
February 18: Songs from Gullah Traditions
February 25: A Tribute to Nina Simone
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Jazz Revolutionary: The life and music of Eric Dolphy