Blues Time on WNCU

09/04/2024

Add to Calendar... if in, near , or traveling to Norfolk Va.

"The Music of Charles Mingus"

November 8 2024 7PM

Justin Kauflin ;)

Christopher Brydge

The second installment in this year's Jazz Night GSA brings Chris Brydge Music Page and "The Music of Charles Mingus" on NOV 8, 2024. Save a seat by registering at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/justinkauflinmusic/1317418 (tickets will be emailed to you!) www.justinkauflin.com/shows The Governor's School for the Arts

09/03/2024

This ! Apply Now ... see details below...

Mike Conway

Hey, local bands, solo artists and duos: Here's your chance to make your blues dream come true! Apply now to participate in the Triangle Blues Society's Triangle Blues Challenge. More information and the application form is available at our website: https://tinyurl.com/2024BluesChallenge

09/02/2024

Welcome back to another episode
of WNCU 90.7 "Monday Evening Jazz".

TONIGHT ! live in studio.
September, 2 2024
8:00PM - 10:00PM ESJT
Eastern Standard Jazz Time

Click below to listen live:
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I am your host, Bruce Friedman
and will be presenting two hours
of some fine jazz to help get
your evening properly adjusted
and week started on the good foot.

The first portion of our program
spotlights artists/performers who
celebrate(d) a birthday over the
last few days, and into the week:

September 1
Art Pepper
Gene Harris

September 2
Horace Silver
Walter Davis Jr

September 3
Peter Bernstein
Mickey Roker

Also on rotation, Brian Horton, Teddy Edwards
Quartet, Monty Alexander, Hank Jones, Tommy
Turrentine, Willis Jackson & Pat Martino,
and more fine straight ahead jazz for your
listening pleasure.

If you like our blues, you'll dig
our jazz.

Broadcasting LIVE from coast
to coast and around the globe
from the WNCU 90.7 studios on
the NCCU campus located in
Durham, North Carolina

Click below to listen live:
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..are you gonna be there ?

Hour 1 Set 1
Sonny Rollins - I've Found A New Baby
Art Pepper Quartet - Among Friends
Horace Silver - Home Cookin'

Hour 1 Set 2
Gene Harris Quartet - Blues For Basie
Peter Bernstein - Cupcake
Dieter Reith - How About A Blues

Hour 1 Set 3
Brian Horton Weaver of Dreams
Jazz Crusaders - Weather Beat
Willis Jackson W/ Pat Martino - Gator Whale

Hour 2 Set 1
Hank Jones Frank Wess feat Mickey Roker - You've Made A Good Move
Walter Davis Jr - Millie's Delight
Monty Alexander Spunky

Hour 2 Set 2
Tommy Turrentine - Gunga Din
Blue Mitchell - Sir John
Eddie Lockjaw Davis - Jim Dog

Hour 2 Set 3
Teddy Edwards Quartet - Up In Teddy's New Flat
Jimmy Smith Straight Ahead
The Jazz Point Boys - (from Austin Texas)

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08/31/2024

Friends of Blues Time on WNCU 90.7

LIVE ! tonight...in studio...

August 31, 2024
7pm - 9pm ESBT
Eastern Standard Blues Time

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I am your host, Bruce Friedman.
Get on your dancing shoes because
tonight's program is gonna make you
tap your toes, snap your fingers,
wiggle your hips, if you should
feel the urge...Whatever the case,
the jukebox is loaded.

On rotation, Curtis Salgado, Big Al & The
Heavyweights, Austin John, Greg Fingers
Taylor, Kim Wilson, John Juke Logan, B.B.
& The Blues Shacks, The Fabulous Thunderbirds,
and more fine blues you can use.

Streaming coast to coast, and around
the planet, on a device near you.

Are you gonna be there ?

You'll feel better in the morning.

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Hour 1 - Set 1
Curtis Salgado - Gonna Forget About You (feat. Robert Cray)
Big Al & The Heavyweights - House Party!
Alexander - Sugar Mama
Paris Slim - You Did Me Wrong

Hour 1 - Set 2
Austin John - I'm Tryin'
Greg 'Fingers Taylor Subway Swing
Terry Hanck - When I Get My Stuff Together
The Electrophonics - Steppin' Out

Hour 1 Set 3
Rick L. Blues - Are You Ready
B.B & The Blues Shacks - Your Cash Ain't Nothing but Trash
Kevin Selfe - Moving Day Blues
Big Papa and the TCB - Tattoos and Jello Shots

Hour 2 Set 1
John Juke Logan - Ask Any Dawg in Town
Bad Influence - Live @ Bad Habits Cafe - My Baby's a Superstar
The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Gotta Have Some - Just Got Some

Hour 2 Set 2
Kim Wilson - The Hustle Is On
Memo Gonzalez & The Bluescasters - Tell Me What's the Reason
Rod Piazza And The Mighty Flyers Low Down Dirty Dog

Hour 2 Set 3
Delta Wires - Three for Dizzy
Alberto Colombo - Close To You
Blues Beatles - Yesterday (Live)

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08/28/2024

Great album !

Fabulous live performance !

Congrats ! Curtis Salgado

Wow! Would you look at that?!?!
I am so proud of this album and everyone that helped in making this a reality. Thank you so much for listening.☮️❤️

08/26/2024

Welcome back to another episode
of WNCU 90.7 "Monday Evening Jazz".

TONIGHT ! live in studio.
August 26, 2024
8:00PM - 10:00PM ESJT
Eastern Standard Jazz Time

Click below to listen live:
wncu.org/listen-live

I am your host, Bruce Friedman
and will be presenting two hours
of some fine jazz to help get
your evening properly adjusted
and week started on the good foot.

The first portion of our program
spotlights artists/performers who
celebrate(d) a birthday over the
last few days, and into the week:

August 25
Wayne Shorter

August 26
Branford Marsalis

August 29
Larry Goldings
Kenny Drew

Hour 2 turns the spotlight on the late Joey DeFrancesco, who
passed on August 25, 2022. Also on rotation, Cyrus Chestnut, Kenny Drew, David Hazel Tine, Christian McBride, Johnny
Griffin, Eric Alexander and more fine straight ahead jazz.

If you like our blues, you'll dig
our jazz.

Broadcasting LIVE from coast
to coast and around the globe
from the WNCU 90.7 studios on
the NCCU campus located in
Durham, North Carolina

Click below to listen live:
wncu.org/listen-live
..are you gonna be there ?

Hour 1 Set 1
Joe Alterman - Big Jim
Larry Goldings - Tell The Wolves Im Home
Wayne Shorter - Black Orpheus

Hour 1 Set 2
Cyrus Chestnut - Working Out Just Fine
Larry Fuller - In Like Flynn lp Easy Walker
Gabriel Latchin - Só Danço Samba
Kenny Drew - Bye Bye Blackbird

Hour 1 Set 3
Branford Marsalis - Swingin' At The Haven
Thom Rotella - Love for Sale
Eric Alexander - Hittin' The Jug

Hour 2 Set 1
Joey DeFrancesco - Whack 'Em
Joey DeFrancesco - Cobalt Blue
Joey DeFrancesco - Bob Berg - Jammin' In The Basement

Hour 2 Set 2
Justin Kauflin Quartet 'If I Should Lose You'
Christian McBride Trio 'Fried Pies'
David Hazeltine -. Happy Times lp After Hours

Hour 2 Set 3
Johnny Griffin - Nice And Easy
Harold Mabern - Billie's Bounce (feat. Kurt Elling)
Eric Alexander - Avotcja

08/24/2024

Hey, local bands, solo artists and duos: Here's your chance to make your blues dream come true! Apply now to participate in the Triangle Blues Society's Triangle Blues Challenge. More information and the application form is available at our website: https://tinyurl.com/2024BluesChallenge

08/24/2024

TONIGHT ! Live ... at The Blue Note Grill
..are you gonna be there ?

Curtis Salgado

08/19/2024

Welcome back to another episode
of WNCU 90.7 "Monday Evening Jazz".

TONIGHT ! live in studio.
August 19, 2024
8:00PM - 10:00PM ESJT
Eastern Standard Jazz Time

Click below to listen live:
wncu.org/listen-live

I am your host, Bruce Friedman
and will be presenting two hours
of some fine jazz to help get
your evening properly adjusted
and week started on the good foot.

On rotation, Joe Alterman, Oscar Peterson,
Milt Jackson, Ike Quebec, Gene Ammons,
Joey DeFrancesco, Sonny Stitt and more
fine straight ahead jazz for your listening
pleasure.

If you like our blues, you'll dig
our jazz.

Broadcasting LIVE from coast
to coast and around the globe
from the WNCU 90.7 studios on
the NCCU campus located in
Durham, North Carolina

Click below to listen live:
wncu.org/listen-live
..are you gonna be there ?

Hour 1 Set 1
Joe Alterman - Gone On and Get That Church
Christian Sands - Four
Lafayette Harris Jr. - Blues for Barry Harris

Hour 1 Set 2
Milt Jackson & The Monty Alexander Trio - Yano
Thomas Fonnesbæk Trio - The Best Thing For You Is Me
Bill Evans - Tenderly

Hour 1 Set 3
Latin Jazz Quintet - Blues Waltz
Larry Goldings Trio - Tell The Wolves Im Home
William Ash - Broadway Alley

Hour 2 Set 1
Herbie Hancock - Driftin'
Oscar Peterson - Blues for H. G.
Ike Quebec - Que's Pills

Hour 2 Set 2
Sonny Clark - Ain't Nothin But The Blues
Ben Webster & Sweets Edison - Better Go
Gene Ammons - Blue Ammons

Hour 2 Set 3
Sonny Stitt - 12
Johnny Griffin - Nice and easy
Joey DeFrancesco - L.G. Blues

Click below to listen live:
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08/12/2024

Welcome back to another episode
of WNCU 90.7 "Monday Evening Jazz".

TONIGHT ! live in studio.
August 12, 2024
8:00PM - 10:00PM ESJT
Eastern Standard Jazz Time

Click below to listen live:
wncu.org/listen-live

I am your host, Bruce Friedman
and will be presenting two hours
of some fine jazz to help get
your evening properly adjusted
and week started on the good foot.

On rotation, Thelonious Monk, Charlie
Rouse, Mike LeDonne, Dexter Gordon,
Stanley Turrentine, Sonny Clark, and
closing out the program with a fine
Latin jazz boogaloo set...it's gonna
be a humdinger !

If you like our blues, you'll dig
our jazz.

Broadcasting LIVE from coast
to coast and around the globe
from the WNCU 90.7 studios on
the NCCU campus located in
Durham, North Carolina

Click below to listen live:
wncu.org/listen-live
..are you gonna be there ?

Hour 1 Set 1
Sonny Clark - Ain't Nothin' But The Blues
Gabriel Latchin - Arthur Go
Mike LeDonne The Groover Quartet - AwwlRight!

Hour 1 Set 2
Jimmy Ponder - Kickin' Da Bobo
Gene Ammons - Carbow
Mike LeDonne The Groover Quartet - The Boss

Hour 1 Set 3
Thelonious Monk - Raise Four
Charlie Rouse - Lil' Rousin'
Gene Ludwig - Duff's Blues

Hour 2 Set 1
Stanley Turrentine Quintet - Get It
Etta Jones & Houston Person - Blow Top Blues (Live)
Junior Mance Trio with Houston Person - Blue Minor

Hour 2 Set 2
Sonny Clark - Ain't Nothin' but the blues -
Lafayette Harris Jr. - The Juicy Blues
Dexter Gordon - The Jumpin' Blues

Hour 2 Set 3
Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers - Cold Duck Time
Clark Terry and Chico O'Farrill 'Spanish Rice
Poncho Sanchez - Chile Con Soul
Pucho & His Latin Soul feat. Tito Puente - Hot Barbecue

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08/10/2024

Friends of Blues Time on WNCU 90.7

LIVE ! tonight...in studio...

August 10, 2024
7pm - 9pm ESBT
Eastern Standard Blues Time

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I am your host, Bruce Friedman. Tonight's
program is gonna be "Vout-o-Renee!" Two
hours of fine blues you can use.

On rotation, Big Al & The Heavyweights, Omar
& The Howlers, Mike Sanchez, Martin Lang,
Steve Miller Band, Lou Ann Barton, Roomful
Of Blues, The Groovy Four, The Blasters,
The Outlaw Blues Band to name a few.

Streaming LIVE ! coast to coast, and from
sea to shining sea on a device near you.

Are you gonna be there ?

You'll feel better in the morning.

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Hour 1 - Set 1
Big Al and the Heavyweights - Fool for You
Austin John - Sweet Tooth's Stomp
Lightnin' Moe & His Peace Disturbers - Sweet Love
The Blasters - Rock My Blues Away

Hour 1 - Set 2
Knockout Greg & Blue Weather - Do What You Did
Omar & The Howlers - Ain't That Just Like a Woman
Terry Morgan I'm Looped
The Groovy Four - Groovy Shuffle

Hour 1 Set 3
Bruce Katz Band All Torn Up
Lynwood Slim - Just Your Fool
Martin Lang - High as a Georgia Pine
The Beat From Palookaville - Is It True

Hour 2 Set 1
Mike Sanchez Cadillac Baby
Johnny Big Stone & the Blues Workers - Dangerous Woman
Nuno Mindelis - What Can I Do
Mike Sanchez - Babes Buicks

Hour 2 Set 2
King Biscuit Boy - Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)
Trickbag - What's Going On
William Clarke Blues Band - Letter From Home
Emil & The Ecstatics - Drinkin About My Thinkin Problem

Hour 2 Set 3
The Outlaw Blues Band - My Baby's Left And Gone
Steve Miller Band - Blues With A Feeling
Memo Gonzalez & The Bluescasters - The Break Song

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Big Al and the Heavyweights
Bruce Katz
Austin John Doody

08/06/2024

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08/05/2024

Welcome back to another episode
of WNCU 90.7 "Monday Evening Jazz".

TONIGHT ! live in studio.
August 5, 2024
8:00PM - 10:00PM ESJT
Eastern Standard Jazz Time

Click below to listen live:
wncu.org/listen-live

I am your host, Bruce Friedman
and will be presenting two hours
of some fine jazz to help get
your evening properly adjusted
and week started on the good foot.

On rotation, Horace Silver, The 3
Sounds, Dave Brubeck, Monty Alexander,
Red Garland, Lou Donaldson, Oliver
Nelson, and more fine straight ahead
jazz for your listening pleasure.

If you like our blues, you'll dig
our jazz.

Broadcasting LIVE from coast
to coast and around the globe
from the WNCU 90.7 studios on
the NCCU campus located in
Durham, North Carolina.

Click below to listen live:
wncu.org/listen-live
..are you gonna be there ?

Hour 1 Set 1
Horace Silver - Summer In Central Park
Yuji Ohno Trio - Manhattan Joke
Opus Jazz Trio - Whisper Not

Hour 1 Set 2
The Dave Brubeck Quartet - When You Wish Upon a Star
Barney Wilen Quintet - Blue Hubert
The 3 Sounds - Theme from M Squad

Hour 1 Set 3
Kenny Dorham - Philly Twist
Johnny Griffin Ben Sidran - Have You Met Miss Jones
The Oscar Peterson Trio - Younger Than Springtime

Hour 2 Set 1
John Wright - Summertime
Red Garland - Hey Now
Monty Alexander - Just a Little Bit
Oliver Nelson - Goin' To Chicago Blues

Hour 2 Set 2
Lloyd Ellis Quintet - Blues to Go
Walter Bishop Trio - 33rd Off 3rd
Chris Fluory - You Don't Know Me At All

Hour 2 Set 3
Lou Donaldson - The Thang
Lou Donaldson - Nice 'N Greasy
Freddie Roach Drunk
Oscar Peterson trio feat Clark Terry - Mumbles

08/03/2024

Friends of Blues Time on WNCU 90.7

LIVE ! tonight...in studio...

August 3, 2024
7pm - 9pm ESBT
Eastern Standard Blues Time

CLICK below to listen live:
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I am your host, Bruce Friedman. Tonight's program
is gonna be a humdinger ! A celebratory episode
of sorts celebrating birthdays this week, and you
know who you are. Tune in, Blues on for two hours
of fine blues you can use.

Streaming coast to coast, and around
the planet, on a device near you.

Are you gonna be there ?

You'll feel better in the morning.

CLICK below to listen live:
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Hour 1 - Set 1
Roomful Of Blues - Let's Have A Party
Dana Gillespie - Happy Birthday Blues
B.B. King - Just A Little Love
Blue Harlem - 'jump jack jump' - Birthday Blues

Hour 1 - Set 2
Andy Santana & The West Coast Playboys - Straighten Up Baby
Sean Costello - Everybody Wants Her
Kim Wilson - Ain't Gonna Do It

Hour 1 Set 3
Jimmy Hall - Duck Soup
Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters - Dave's Groove
BB King - I Got Some Outside Help (I Don't Really Need)

Hour 2 Set 1
145th Street - Blues Never Sleep
The Electric Flag - Texas-
T-Bone Walker - Woman You Must Be Crazy

Hour 2 Set 2
B.B. & the Blues Shacks - Three Handed Woman
Anthony Geraci - Why Did You Have To Go
Blue Jeans - Five Long Years

Hour 2 Set 3
Dana Gillespie - Happy Birthday Blues
Ronnie Earl - I Smell Trouble
Blue Monday - Old Fashioned Funny Feeling

07/31/2024

Add to calendar.. if traveling to, or in Chesapeake Va...

Friday, August 2nd and Saturday the 3rd at Luce Secondo

Christopher Brydge

Looking forward to playing some music this weekend. Friday, August 2nd and Saturday the 3rd at Luce Secondo with Jeff Smith on alto sax and Fred Hibbard on guitar!

07/31/2024

This !

The Triangle Blues Society's monthly blues jam at The Blue Note Grill is moving to Sundays – beginning this week. See you there!

07/29/2024

Welcome back to another episode
of WNCU 90.7 "Monday Evening Jazz".

TONIGHT ! live in studio.
July 29, 2024
8:00PM - 10:00PM ESJT
Eastern Standard Jazz Time

Click below to listen live:
wncu.org/listen-live

I am your host, Bruce Friedman
and will be presenting two hours
of some fine jazz to help get
your evening properly adjusted
and week started on the good foot.

On rotation, Justin Kauflin, Stanley
Turrentine, Teddy Edwards, Joe Lovano,
The Three Sounds, Roland Kirk, Monty
Alexander, and more fine jazz for
your listening pleasure.

Broadcasting LIVE from coast
to coast and around the globe
from the WNCU 90.7 studios on
the NCCU campus located in
Durham, North Carolina

Click below to listen live:
wncu.org/listen-live
..are you gonna be there ?

Hour 1 Set 1
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - No Problem
Kenny Burrell - Wavy Gravy
Eddie Higgins - Zoot's Hymns

Hour 1 Set 2
Teddy Edwards Quartet - Up In Teddy's New Flat
Wayne Shorter - Black Orpheus
Hank & Frank II - Chasing the Bird
Larry Willis - Solar

Hour 1 Set 3
Justin Kauflin Quartet - If I Should Lose You'
Monty Alexander, John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton - Mojo
Stanley Turrentine - Get It

Hour 2 Set 1
Roland Kirk with Jack McDuff - Three For Dizzy
Herb Ellis & Ray Brown Sextet - Spherikhal
Rusty Bryant - Night Train

Hour 2 Set 2
Steve Kaldestad With The Mike Ledonne Trio - Let It Go
The Three Sounds - Hey There
Joe Lovano - Joyous Encounters - Bird's Eye View

Hour 2 Set 3
Johnny Griffin - Blues for K
Blue Mitchell - Step Lightly
Don Patterson - Goin' Down Home

07/27/2024

Friends of Blues Time on WNCU 90.7

LIVE ! tonight...in studio...

July 27, 2024
7pm - 9pm ESBT
Eastern Standard Blues Time

CLICK below to listen live:
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I am your host, Bruce Friedman.

Tonight we open up the program with
a tribute to John Mayall, 'The Godfather
Of The British Blues', who passed away
at the age of 90 years old July 22.

Also on rotation, local treasure from
Raleigh NC, singer songwriter harp
extraordinaire, Mike Davis and friends,
Hollywood Fats, Aki Kumar, Nick Curran,
Metropolitan Blues All-Stars, Delbert
McClinton, Bruce Katz Band, and more
fine blues you can use.

Streaming coast to coast, and around
the planet, on a device near you.

Are you gonna be there ?

You'll feel better in the morning.

CLICK below to listen live:
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Hour 1 - Set 1 John Mayall tribute
John Mayall - When I'm Gone (Live At Klooks Kleek)
John Mayall - Hartley Quits
John Mayall - Hideaway
John Mayall & The Blues Breakers - Someday After A While (You'll Be Sorry)
John Mayall's Blues Breakers - Streamline

Hour 1 - Set 2
Austin John - lp 'diggin in - Take It Easy Baby
B.B And The Blues Shacks - Little Pins
David Barrett, Gary Smith & Aki Kumar - Here We Go
Mike Howlin' Wind Davis - As Long As I'm Movin'

Hour 1 Set 3
Metropolitan Blues All-Stars - Life Of The Party
Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men - If I Hock My Guitar
Nick Moss Band feat. Dennis Gruenling - Movin' On My Way
Patric Carlson & The Swamp Crew - feat Sax Gordon - I Found A New Love
Holland K Smith - Cookin' With Gas

Hour 2 Set 1
The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Things I Forgot To Do
Bill Stuve - Just Got Lucky
Asleep at the Wheel, Served Live, Too Many Bad Habits
Hollywood Fats - Red Headed Woman

Hour 2 Set 2
Nick Curran - Midnite Hour
The De Luxe Blues Band - Angel of Mercy
Rhythm Krewe - She Moves Me

Hour 2 Set 3
Blue Hammer - The Sky Ain't Crying
Bruce Katz Band You Got It
RJ Mischo - Bobsledding
John Mayall - Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton - Have You Heard

RDU Blues
Triangle Blues Society

07/24/2024

This !

Add to calendar

October 10-12 in Durham and Fountain, North Carolina

Triangle Blues Society
RDU Blues

Happening October 10-12 in Durham and Fountain, North Carolina: Music Maker Foundation's Celebrate 30!—three days of music, dancing, food, and fellowship as Music Maker celebrates its 30th anniversary.

Thursday, October 10:

7:30 PM - Taj Mahal, Dom Flemons, and Jackson Browne Celebrate Music Maker! (in partnership with Duke Arts)
TBA - VIP Exclusive Artist After Party

Friday, October 11:

12:00 PM - Song Keepers Book Talk
5:00 PM - Music Maker Homecoming

Saturday, October 12:
10:00 AM - Master Class with Earle Pughe
3:00 PM - Music Maker Studios Dedication in Fountain, NC

For more information, including the full schedule of events, and to purchase tickets, visit https://musicmaker.org/event/celebrate-30.

07/23/2024

Tonight ! ...are you gonna be there ?

Yay, it's Tuesday. Time for a Blues Jam!