February Is Black History Month

Tune into CKCU special presentations:

In A Mellow Tone

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.

Rabble Without A Cause

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.

David Dalle

February 6: Black, Brown and Beige Part I. Music from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Gabon, Ghana, Niger, Mali.

Saturday Morning

February 8: Celebrating Black History Month and The Folk Alliance International Conference

Canadian Spaces

February 8: 40 minutes of uninterrupted folk for Black History Month

February 15: black artists featured

Inside Jazz

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.

Black and Blues

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.

Druids Android

February 13: A spotlight on jazz artists of the 1950s and 1960s that went funk in the 1970s.

Chance Meeting

February 14: Profile on Nikki Giovanni – poet, activist, and one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement.

Stranger Songs

February 18: Songs from Gullah Traditions

February 25: A Tribute to Nina Simone

Check back for more special programming updates!

Jazz Revolutionary: The life and music of Eric Dolphy

Canadian Heritage – Black History Month tool kit

Black History Month in Canada 2025