Celebrating birthdays and new releases (and sometimes birthdays with new releases) on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program! After Mulgrew Miller takes in the theme, we'll have an extended feature for Bill Evans who would have been 95 years old today. August 16 birthdays also include Alvin Queen, Mary Stallings, Julie Saury, Mike Downes, Ellery Eskelin, Marcello Melis and Mal Waldron (!)
We'll also have a feature set for the new release from Caity Gyorgy and releases from her co-conspirators Anthony D'Alessandro and Jacob Wutzke!
So start icing the cake and pull out the candles, the celebration of great music starts at two at 100.5FM or coopradio . org (or both!), see you there ...
08/06/2024
WeTransfer looks like it's only good for a few days now so if you're a Monk fan don't dawdle:
1970-02-24. Thelonious Monk - Pat Patrick Quartet - Jazz Workshop Boston, MA
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08/02/2024
Back in the saddle again and up for it with some great music on a new A-Trane this afternoon mainly focused on new releases - Conrad Herwig's Latin take on McCoy Tyner, Ryan Oliver's latest (celebrated this weekend at Frankies with special guests Terry Clarke & Dee Daniels), the remarkable Magpie Suite from Sarah Jerrom-McBride, Christine Jensen, Bill Charlap (coming as part of Cory Weeds' Piano Masters series this fall), Meshell Ndegeocello's tribute to the James Baldwin Centenary today, and the late Jim Rotondi's large ensemble project. We'll also squeeze in some music from Matt Choboter (at Frankie's After Dark tonight) and birthday nods to Kenny Burrell and Nana Vasconcelos!
Something for everybody (that includes you!), so check it out this afternoon starting at two pacific ....
A reprise of Vancouver International Jazz Festival previews on The A-Trane Radio Program this afternoon with live features for Lakecia Benjamin, Julian Lage and Ches Smith's We All Break with the addition of a preview for another fantastic show coming this week - Kahil El Zabar & David Murray at Pyatt Hall on Thursday June 20th presented by Tim Reinert and our good friends over at Infidels Jazz!
No apostation here, be a true believer and tune into 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at two pacific ....
05/24/2024
Something a little unusual on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program - the full program for the Vancouver International Jazz Festival from Coastal Jazz is out now and we're going to feature recent concert recordings from three of the headlining artists performing. We'll hear Lakecia Benjamin recorded in Vienna, Julian Lage recorded in Paris and Ches Smith's We All Break recorded in Chicago!
We'll also have time to feature some other events like Marshall Allen's Centenary today (amazingly still out there gigging with and without the Arkestra), John Lee at Frankie's After Dark tonight, the Hard Rubber Orchestra's Fun for the Whole Family tomorrow night at SFU Woodward's and more!
Live Music is definitely the best but it's even better when you're prepared for it, the A-Trane will help you get ready this afternoon at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at two pacific ....
05/22/2024
I wrote about my intersections with Sun Ra's orbit:
From one of those worlds came the earthly embodiment of the musician, philosopher, keyboardist, composer, arranger, bandleader, visionary known to mere mortals as Le Sony’Ra or more commonly Sun Ra. In recent years Sun Ra has come to be recognized as a pioneer of Afro-futurism, the cultural moveme...
05/17/2024
Saxophones, birthdays, large ensembles and combinations thereof get the spotlight on today`s edition of The A-Trane Radio Program!
An extended feature for the RSD release of the Sun Ra Arkestra at Joe Segal`s Jazz Showcase 1976/77 - Sun Ra`s 110th inter-galactic birthday and saxophonist Marshall Allen`s earthly centenary are both coming up in the next week.
May 17th is a birthday shared by the vice-pres Paul Quinichette (1916), Jackie McLean (1931), Roy Nathanson (1951 with a new release from The Jazz Passengers) and Dewey Redman (1931 with his collaboration with Jane Bunnett)! A farewell to the late David Sanborn with some aspects of his music that you may not know. And a preview for Hugh Fraser's VEJI Concert! next Wednesday at the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University - Hugh's music lives on!
The music lives at The A-Trane Radio Program at 100.5FM and coopradio . org - drop by for a visit (we're always home) starting at two Pacific ....
05/11/2024
Marc JazzWax Myers gave the link to this film in an article about Mingus the other day - I've had the soundtrack for decades but I'd never seen the film with Mingus, Dave Brubeck, Johnny Dankworth, Tubby Hayes and others. The story's a little creepy but the music's great!
All Night Long (1962)
05/10/2024
A spotlight on new releases on today's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program - many of them coming out today! The Ellington Orchestra takes in the theme from Copenhagen 1958 and then a feature set for the Record Store Day release The Mighty Warriors from Steve Lacy & Mal Waldron. A set focusing on the music of Herbie Nichols from Fay Victor (SUNG!), Steve Cardenas, Ben Allison, and Ted Nash (Tell the Birds I Said Hello), Duck Baker and the man himself. Bill Frisell gets his own set with his new Orchestras, Chantal Acda & The Atlantic Drifters, live trio recording led by the late Ron Miles, and a revisiting of the Nino Rota theme Juliet of the Spirits from a new 1989 archival release in a duo with Wayne Horvitz! Shelly Manne performing the music of the late Bill Holman, new ones from Turboprop, The Jazz Passengers memory of the late Curtis Fowlkes, Andrea Superstein at Frankie's tonight, and looking ahead to the first concert from VEJI since the passing of Hugh Fraser.
Lots of shiny new baubles to delight the senses on the A-Trane at Vancouver Co-op Radio CFRO 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at two ...
05/03/2024
Some real treats in the bag for today's A-Trane - an extended feature of the newly released archival recording on the Resonance label: Freedom Weaver, Sonny Rollins 1959 European tour (some amazing stuff!) Also some Asian music/Jazz hybrids on the Vancouver calendar - East of the Sun tonight and tomorrow featuring SE:UM (Korean Folk Meets Jazz) & Jasmine Jazz (The Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble augmented with Jodi Proznick, James Danderfer & others), the release concert for Raagaverse at the Fox on Thursday, and new music from Itamar Erez & Hamin Honari performing at this year's jazz fest. Emilie-Claire Barlow & Benny Benack Jazz are both in town this weekend so we'll hear from them too. And new releases, birthdays and more!
Open the bag, tune in and check it out - 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at two ...
04/28/2024
Uploading a couple of recent A-Tranes to Mixcloud, here's the first:
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A-Trane Features: Chris Wong - Journeys to the Bandstand
This episode of the A-Trane is entirely turned over to Chris Wong and a discussion of his fantastic profile of the Vancouver Jazz Scene Journeys to the Bandstand. Along the way we'll hear lots of associated music - Al Neil with John Dawe takes in the A Train theme, Ray Sikora Big Band, Wes Montgomery & the Montgomery Brothers recorded at the Cellar, Ornette Coleman at the Cellar, Dave Quarin Sextet, Harold Land with Elmo Hope, Scott LaFaro & Lenny McBrowne, Art Pepper with Chris Gage, Dylan Cramer, Sonny Criss, Rick Kilburn, Nikita Carter with Clyde Reed & Kenton Loewen, Kenneth Patchen with Al Neil & Dale Hillary, Hugh Fraser & Veji, Ross Taggart with Bob Murphy & Mike Rud, and Peter Bernstein with Tilden Webb, Jodi Proznick & Jessie Cahill!
As I've said elsewhere, the book is essential reading for anyone interested in how individuals coalesce into a jazz community - the show will let you hear some of the milestones along the way!
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04/26/2024
Celebrating Duke Ellington at 125 - the semi-hemi-demi-sesqui-centennial - on this afternoon's Spring Membership Drive edition of The A-Trane Radio Program! We'll hear sets celebrating his 1962 rebirth with Coltrane, Hawkins, Max & Mingus and more, the Far East Suite into the 21st century, early Duke and updates, Ellington the pianist and some of his disciples - Monk, Abdullah Ibrahim, Randy Weston, Matthew Shipp, and more! Including music from Sathima Bea Benjamin, Alice Babs (celebrating her centennial this year), Steely Dan, Pierre Dorge, Stefano Bollani, Mercer Hassy, New York Voices, Taylor Ho Bynum, Joe Henderson, Pierre Bertrand, Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra, Dave Frishberg, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Emilie-Claire Barlow and more - this is one that you really want to check out!
Indulge your Black and Tan fantasies, get on the Daybreak Express, the quickest way to get to Isfahan! We'll be rockin' in rhythm (and reminiscing in tempo) at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at two ...
04/24/2024
The 125th Anniversary of Duke Ellington's birth is next week on April 29th so this Friday's Spring Membership Drive edition of the A-Trane will celebrate this great milestone!
If you have any favourite Ellington performances or covers that you'd like to have included, post them here and I'll see what I can do to get them on!
And don't forget to pledge your support for The A-Trane Radio Program on Vancouver Co-op Radio CFRO! Thanks ... N
04/20/2024
Found this going through my archives the other day, short and sweet Abdullah Ibrahim session with the late Tootie Heath and NHOP ....
Kongsberg Jazz Festival 1968 broadcast by NRK1 on 1969-02-28 Dollar Brand Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim), piano; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen,...
04/12/2024
More musical adventures on this afternoon's A-Trane! An extended tribute to the late centenarian, clarinetist, composer/arranger, band leader, educator, mentor Phil Nimmons - Official who passed away this week, a preview set for pianist Aaron Diehl who comes to the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts next Friday, John and Alice Coltrane each exploring Africa followed by Lakecia Benjamin confirmed for this year's Jazz Festival, and more: Mark Masters & Art Baron (with the theme), Brian Charette, Marianne Trudel, Moneka Arabic Jazz and the book launch for the late Guy MacPherson's biography of his father Fraser MacPherson!
Not just looking forward and looking back - get the full 360 degree view of what's happening at The A-Trane Radio Program 100.5FM and coopradio . org starting at two pacific ...
04/05/2024
I had this afternoon's A-Trane all planned out with new releases and upcoming events and then heard about the passing of the great drummer and Jazz Master Albert "Tootie" Heath earlier this week. So had to do a quick pivot over to a sampling of his amazing career - thanks to all the folks who responded to my request for favourite recordings/performances!
We'll hear Tootie with an amazing array of collaborators - Dexter Gordon (taking in the theme), John Coltrane (from his first recording as a leader which was also Heath's very first recording), Nina Simone, Mal Waldron, Johnny Griffin, Jimmy Heath, West Montgomery, Johnny Lytle, JJ Johnson, Rene Thomas, Bobby Timmons, Kenny Dorham, McCoy Tyner, Clifford Jordan, Herbie Hancock, Yusef Lateef, Tete Montoliu, the Heath Brothers w Stanley Cowell, Heath's trio with Ethan Iverson, Jeb Patton and his last recording with Emmet Cohen reprising a Coltrane composition from his first session - Straight Street.
We'll also squeeze in music from Raagaverse for their second night at the Kay Meek Centre Cabaret Stage tonight (and other upcoming events) and James Danderfer's tribute to Artie Shaw's Gramercy 5 this weekend at Frankie's (and the upcoming release of Guy MacPherson's biography of his father Fraser MacPherson being released later this month at Odd Fellows Hall of April 26th.)
And if that isn't enough, we'll take it out with Aaron Diehl's epic recording of Mary Lou Williams' Zodiac Suite in advance of Diehl's upcoming performance at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on April 19th.
I read your horoscope and it says that there's great music in your future if you tune into Vancouver Co-op Radio CFRO 100.5FM or coopradio . org this afternoon starting at two! So don't get eclipsed, follow the stars and get hip!
Centenary of the great Sarah Vaughan today! Got any favourite Sassy performance that I should include in this week's tribute on The A-Trane Radio Program?
03/19/2024
Very rare interview with Herbie Nichols from 1962:
Herbie Nichols is interviewed on the radio show, The Scope of Jazz by Mait Eady. I purchased Nichols' handwritten scores for The Gig and 52nd St. Rag. With...
03/15/2024
This afternoon's A-Trane is entirely turned over to Chris Wong and a discussion of his fantastic profile of the Vancouver Jazz Scene Journeys to the Bandstand. Along the way we'll hear lots of associated music - Al Neil with John Dawe takes in the A Train theme, Ray Sikora Big Band, Wes Montgomery & the Montgomery Brothers recorded at the Cellar, Ornette Coleman at the Cellar, Dave Quarin Sextet, Harold Land with Elmo Hope, Scott LaFaro & Lenny McBrowne, Art Pepper with Chris Gage, Dylan Cramer, Sonny Criss, Rick Kilburn, Nikita Carter with Clyde Reed & Kenton Loewen, Kenneth Patchen with Al Neil & Dale Hillary, Hugh Fraser & Veji, Ross Taggart with Bob Murphy & Mike Rud, and Peter Bernstein with Tilden Webb, Jodi Proznick & Jessie Cahill!
As I've said elsewhere, the book is essential reading for anyone interested in how individuals coalesce into a jazz community - the show will let you hear some of the milestones along the way!
Come along for the ride at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at two .....
New Point of Departure issue has dropped - this one includes an excerpt from Chris Wong's book Journeys to the Bandstand ...
12/13/2020
Don't miss it!
Inviting all of you loyal VJS fans
12/08/2020
Becca Stevens and Elan Mehler celebrate their new album on Newvelle Records - what I've heard so far sounds fantastic!
An Album release show for a new duo recording from extraordinary singer Becca Stevens and pianist Elan Mehler. "Pallet on Your Floor," releasing on December 18th is the first digital release from Newvelle Records. Becca Stevens has received copious praise for her albums and live concerts
12/04/2020
11/24/2020
Dan Tepfer's real-time duo livestreams are fantastic events - this time round featuring the wonderful saxophonist Melissa Aldana!
My next ticketed livestream concert is tomorrow, Wednesday November 25th at 3pm NYC-time, with the amazing Melissa Aldana! We'll play compositions of ours and standards, from two separate locations, in ultra-low-latency, using Jacktrip. Tickets are $5 (plus donation if you wish) at dantepfer.com/tix. Thank you for supporting live music in these crazy times!
11/23/2020
Sounds fantastic!
A Thanksgiving treat...
This year would’ve marked the 16th annual Maria Schneider Orchestra Thanksgiving Week residency at Jazz Standard. We are heartbroken to be missing what has become the highlight of the year for bandmates and audiences alike. In lieu of an onstage performance, NEA Jazz Master Maria Schneider wants to come to you this year! She is premiering some never-before-seen videos from her 2019 Jazz Standard Thanksgiving run along with recording footage from her latest album Data Lords. For the first time ever, Maria and several members of her Orchestra will reunite for some post-Thanksgiving camaraderie. Join us in giving thanks to Maria. Order some Blue Smoke take-out, turn the lights down, light a candle, and let us transport you!
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Bucky Pizzarelli, John Bunch, Jay Leonhart Take the A-Train Manhattan Swing - Visit with Duke
John Coltrane Straight Street Coltrane
Alex Goodman Straight Street youtube
Alex Goodman Circles in a Circle Impressions in Blue & Red
Alex Goodman If I Loved You Impressions in Blue & Red
Jaki Byard Amarcord Amarcord [Willner]
Todd Rundgren/Gary Windo Four in One That's the Way... [Willner]
Don Alias/Don Byron ... Reincarnation/Haitian Fight ... Weird Nightmare [Willner]
Bill Frisell Juliett Amarcord [Willner]
Sun Ra Pink Elephants on Parad Stay Awake
Harry Nilsson Zippa dee doo dah Stay Awake
Carla Bley 8 1/2 Amarcord [Willner]
Debbie Harry The City and the Sea Closed on Acct of Rabies [Willner]
Sharon Freeman Monk's Mood That's the Way... [Willner]
Steve Lacy Roma Amarcord [Willner]
Carla Bley/Phil Woods Lost in the Stars Lost in the Stars [Willner]
Marianne Faithfull The Soldier's Wife Best of Island Years
Jaki Byard La Strada Amarcord [Willner]
Brad Turner The Enthusiast Live!
Gord Grdina/Jon Irabagon Ever Onward Resist
Anna Webber/Angela Morris Big Band Climbing on Mirrors Both Are True
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Hi Music Lovers, my name is Nou Dadoun and I’m the host of the A-Trane Radio program on CFRO Vancouver Cooperative Radio; this year marks the 33rd anniversary of my doing the A-Trane.
In these days of auto-tune hits and factory-produced songs, there is a wealth of creative and beautiful music made by real people that flies below the radar of the increasingly fragmented (and too often syndicated) mainstream media. Part of my self-adopted mandate is to connect musicians, presenters, listeners and venues so that music makers can find their audiences and music lovers can feed their Curious Ears for both familiar and unfamiliar sounds. This comes through the information of who’s playing and what’s happening where and programming the best of jazz and other creative musics from around the world, across the country and in our community – I’ve had many artists tell me that the first time they ever heard their music on the radio was on the A-Trane!
Although the Canadian broadcasting rules mandate a minimum of 25% Canadian content for jazz, The A-Trane generally exceeds that quite handily. But in a way that supports the community by giving local artists exposure, playing them alongside current releases from the Canadian and international jazz scene and providing some historical context for the music in general. I think that's necessary to keep an appreciation for the music alive and vibrant - although everyone has their favorite 'golden ages' of jazz, featuring them to the exclusion of the excellent music being produced today risks turning jazz into a museum piece.
I think of the A-Trane as part of the Vancouver Jazz Ecosystem - the Vancouver scene is extremely active and diverse for a city this size. Besides the formally established venues like Frankie’s Jazz Club, Pat’s Pub, The Tangent Cafe etc, the active arts organizations and programmers like Coastal Jazz, the Capilano University series, the Chan Centre, Vancouver New Music etc, there is a wealth of musician-run spaces (Merge, Gold Saucer Studio, China Cloud, Toast Collective etc), house concerts and musical presentations which simply aren’t of interest to the mainstream media outlets in the city. Where can a music lover go to find out about what interesting music is going on in their community? And where can they hear some of the artists beforehand especially the ones they don’t even know that they might be interested in?
The weekly idiosyncratic events listing called The A-Trane Calendar evolved over the years out of my passion for music, my appreciation for the richness of the Vancouver musical community and my desire to contribute to making the scene even better. As a weekly part of the A-Trane, it’s meant as both a community outreach and guide for the music you hear on the radio show.
The medium that makes all this possible is CFRO, a radio cooperative that has been broadcasting in the lower mainland since 1975. The cooperative part means that it’s owned by its members (that’s you and me) and almost all volunteer-driven – you can count the number of employees on the fingers of one hand!
The non-commercial part means that we don’t sell ears to advertisers, we use the airwaves to present our passion in music, public affairs, community access, alternative voices and to strengthen our community. Being non-commercial means that we rely on our members for funding through memberships and donations. This allows us to maintain our independence and ensure that the quality content that we present is solely tied to satisfying our audiences.
So if you’ve ever gone to a concert because you saw it on the A-Trane Calendar or had your gig listed or your music played on the A-Trane or heard something that knocked your socks off, please consider making a donation or taking a membership. It’s an investment in your community that’s sure to pay dividends!
Just click through to the A-Trane Fundraising Page and do what comes natural – you’ll be contributing to your community! It’s even tax-deductible!
