WBGU 88.1 FM http://wbgufm.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:48:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 September Songs http://wbgufm.com/?p=529 http://wbgufm.com/?p=529#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:48:28 +0000 mzaborney@wcnet.org http://wbgufm.com/?p=529 ...Read the Rest...]]> The days grow short when you reach September, Maxwell Anderson wrote. Here at WBGU-FM, the jazz only picks up steam. Keep reading to find out the top jazz albums in play last week. Spoiler alert: No. 1 for the second week is “Backatown” by Troy Andrews — known world-round as Trombone Shorty and soon to be known up-close in Bowling Green. He’s the headliner Saturday night for the annual Black Swamp Arts Festival.
blackswamparts.org.
Mark Zaborney
jazz director

Jazz Top 10
Trombone Shorty (Backatown)
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (Endless Search)
Radam Schwartz (Songs for the Soul)
Tomas Janzon (Experiences)
Bob Sneider/Paul Hofmann (Serve and Volley)
Jamie Cullum (The Pursuit)
Vocal Jazz Collective (Redfinition)
George Kahn (Secrets from the Jazz Ghetto)
Greg Harris Vibe Quintet (Glass Gold)
Adam Schroeder (Handful of Stars)
the next 10
Dave Anderson Quartet (Clarity)
Carrie Wicks (I’ll Get Around To It)
Anthony Nelson Jr. (Testament)
Stacey Kent (Raconte-moi)
Kenny Burrell (Be Yourself)
Jessica Williams (Touch)
Michael Dease (Grace)
Larry Coryell (Prime Picks)
Ideal Bread (Transmit)
Tomo Fujita (Pure)

]]> http://wbgufm.com/?feed=rss2&p=529 0 New Semester’s Jazz http://wbgufm.com/?p=520 http://wbgufm.com/?p=520#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:58:00 +0000 mzaborney@wcnet.org http://wbgufm.com/?p=520 ...Read the Rest...]]> Keep reading to find out the most-played jazz albums here last week — the first week of the new semester. Trombone Shorty is being played across genres and across the schedule because he is the headliner Saturday night, Sept. 11, at the Black Swamp Arts Festival: blackswamparts.org.

Speaking of the schedule, the Vocal Jazz Fest with Swingin’ Scott has returned to the lineup: noon-2 p.m. Tuesdays.
Mark Zaborney
jazz director
host, Jazz Unlimited
9 a.m.-noon, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays

Jazz Top 10
Trombone Shorty (Backatown)
Jessica Williams (Touch)
Kenny Burrell (Be Yourself)
Stacey Kent (Raconte-moi)
Anthony Nelson Jr. (Testament)
Carrie Wicks (I’ll Get Around To It)
Dave Anderson Quartet (Clarity)
George Kahn (Secrets from the Jazz Ghetto)
Vocal Jazz Collective (Redfinition)
Jamie Cullum (The Pursuit)
the next 10
Greg Harris Vibe Quintet (Glass Gold)
Andrew Oliver (82% Chance of Rain)
Bob Sneider/Paul Hoffmann (Serve and Volley)
Michael Dease (Grace)
Radam Schwartz (Songs for the Soul)
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (Endless Search)
Adam Schroeder (Handful of Stars)
Mike Clark (Carnival of Soul)
Tomas Janzon (Experiences)
Gregory Porter (Water)

]]> http://wbgufm.com/?feed=rss2&p=520 0 Your Jazz http://wbgufm.com/?p=518 http://wbgufm.com/?p=518#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:59:15 +0000 mzaborney@wcnet.org http://wbgufm.com/?p=518 ...Read the Rest...]]> Your weekly Jazz Top 10, as reported to C[ollege]M[usic]J[ournal], follows after the jump.
Thank you for listening.
Mark Zaborney
jazz director

Pat Mallinger (Dragon Fish)
Larry Coryell (Prime Picks)
Ideal Bread (Transmit)
John Hicks/Frank Morgan (Twogether)
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (Endless Search)
Jessica Williams (Touch)
Anthony Nelson Jr. (Testament)
Stacey Kent (Raconte-moi)
Radam Schwartz (Songs for the Soul)
Kenny Burrell (Be Yourself)
the next 10
Bob Szajner Triad II (Live/Montreux-Detroit)
Bob Sneider/Paul Hoffmann (Serve and Volley)
Trombone Shorty (Backatown)
Andrew Oliver (82% Chance of Rain)
Fred Hersch Trio (Whirl)
Stephen Anderson Trio (Nation Regeneration)
Corey Christiansen Quartet (Outlaw Tractor)
Stryker/Slagle Band (Keeper)
Rafi Malkiel (Water)
Greg Harris Vibe Quintet (Glass Gold)

]]> http://wbgufm.com/?feed=rss2&p=518 0 Sneak Peek http://wbgufm.com/?p=516 http://wbgufm.com/?p=516#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:02:43 +0000 mzaborney@wcnet.org http://wbgufm.com/?p=516 ...Read the Rest...]]> When you tune in to Jazz Unlimited from 9 a.m.-noon, eastern, Wednesday, you’ll hear music from the new CDs added to our collection plus, at 10, our Jazz Top 10. To find out what’s in the top 10 and what’s been added, keep reading.
Mark Zaborney
jazz director

Russ Kassoff (Bird Fly By)
Fabrizio Sotti (Inner Dance)
Rafi Malkiel (Water)
Bob Szajner Triad II (Live/Montreux-Detroit)
Waitiki 7 (New Sounds of Exotica)
Stanley Clarke (The Stanley Clarke Band)
Stryker/Slagle Band (Keeper)
Corey Christiansen Quartet (Outlaw Tractor)
Stephen Anderson Trio (Nation Regeneration)
Fred Hersch Trio (Whirl)
the next 10
Taeko (Voice)
Hilario Duran Trio (Motion)
Tim Warfield (A Sentimental Journey)
Curtis Fuller (I Will Tell Her)
Anat Cohen (Clarinetwork)
organissimo (Alive & Kickin’!)
Dave Holland Octet (Pathways)
Catherine Russell (Inside This Heart of Mine)
Jim Pearce (I’m In the Twilight of a Mediocre Career)
Frank Kimbrough (Rumors)
Adds
Ideal Bread (Transmit)
John Hicks/Frank Morgan (Twogether)
Pat Mallinger (Dragon Fish)
Larry Coryell (Prime Picks)
Jessica Williams (Touch)
Anthony Nelson Jr. (Testament)
Stacey Kent (Raconte-moi)
Kenny Burrell (Be Yourself)
Radam Schwartz (Songs for the Soul)
Bob Sneider/Paul Hoffmann (Serve and Volley)
Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra (Endless Search)
Greg Harris Vibe Quintet (Glass Gold)
Takao Iwaki (Introducing)
Tomo Fujita (Pure)
Mike Clark (Carnival of Soul)
Trombone Shorty (Backatown)
Adam Schroeder (Handful of Stars)
Michael Dease (Grace)
Carrie Wicks (I’ll Get Around To It)
Tomas Janzon (Experiences)
Sunna Gunnlaugs (The Dream )
Dave Anderson Quartet (Clarity)
Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project (Mambo Influenciado)
Matt Garrison (Familiar Places)
Dan Dean (251)
Vocal Jazz Collective (Redfinition)
George Kahn (Secrets from the Jazz Ghetto)
Andrew Oliver (82% Chance of Rain)
Debbie Poryes (Catch Your Breath)
Jacob Melchior (It’s About Time)
George Cotsirilos (Past Present)
Bob Mamet Trio (Impromptu)
Robin McKelle (Mess Around)

]]> http://wbgufm.com/?feed=rss2&p=516 0 Jazz Top 10 (and then some) http://wbgufm.com/?p=512 http://wbgufm.com/?p=512#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:55:48 +0000 mzaborney@wcnet.org http://wbgufm.com/?p=512 ...Read the Rest...]]> The latest Top 10 list follows. Speaking of the top jazz, Jazz Unlimited presents the second hour of highlights from the 2009 Detroit International Jazz Festival at 10 a.m. Thursday. Jazz Unlimited airs — and streams live here — from 9 a.m.-noon, eastern, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
Regards,
Mark Zaborney
jazz director

Jazz Top 10
Taeko (Voice)
Waitiki 7 (New Sounds of Exotica)
Oleg Kireyev/Keith Javors (Rhyme & Reason)
Stephen Anderson Trio (Nation Regeneration)
Corey Christiansen Quartet (Outlaw Tractor)
Speak (Speak)
Hot Club Sandwich (And If Only)
Dave Peck (Modern Romance)
Arturo Sandoval (A Time For Love)
Sarah Manning (Dandelion Clock)
…the next 10
52nd Street (Scrapple to the Apple)
Jeff Antoniuk (Brotherhood)
Harvie S (Cocolamus Bridge)
Chris Graham Trio (After-Birth of Cool)
Dave Wilson Quartet (Spiral)
Sid Simmons/ Mike Boone/Byron Landham (Keep The Faith)
Brad Mehldau (Highway Rider)
Hadley Caliman (Straight Ahead)
Tom Harrell (Roman Nights)
Geri Allen (Flying Toward the Sound)

]]> http://wbgufm.com/?feed=rss2&p=512 0 Camel Hop http://wbgufm.com/?p=509 http://wbgufm.com/?p=509#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 02:51:34 +0000 mzaborney@wcnet.org http://wbgufm.com/?p=509 ...Read the Rest...]]> The latest listing of the top jazz CDs at WBGU-FM follows.
Mark Zaborney
jazz director

WBGU’s Jazz Top 10
Curtis Fuller (I Will Tell Her)
Fred Hersch Trio (Whirl)
Bob Szajner Triad II (Live/Montreux-Detroit)
Craig Larson Trio (Legacy)
Oliver Lake Organ Quartet (Plan)
Richard Sussman Quintet (Live at Sweet Rhythm)
Russ Kassoff (Bird Fly By)
Rafi Malkiel (Water)
Corey Christiansen Quartet (Outlaw Tractor)
Stephen Anderson Trio (Nation Regeneration)
the next 10
Taeko (Voice)
Fabrizio Sotti (Inner Dance)
Oleg Kireyev/Keith Javors (Rhyme & Reason)
Gabriele Tranchina (Song of Love’s Color)
Sarah Manning (Dandelion Clock)
Waitiki 7 (New Sounds of Exotica)
Arturo Sandoval (A Time For Love)
Dave Peck (Modern Romance)
Hot Club Sandwich (And If Only)
Speak (Speak)

]]> http://wbgufm.com/?feed=rss2&p=509 0 THE SHOWNUFF SHOW JULY 30, 2010 http://wbgufm.com/?p=508 http://wbgufm.com/?p=508#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:22:43 +0000 DJ Shownuff http://wbgufm.com/?p=508 ...Read the Rest...]]> So, I was thinking, “You know how they have those tv shows such as ‘The Roast of Bob Saget’ and ‘The Roast of Dean Martin?’ Well, I wonder who would be thee funniest person to see get roasted?” I’ll be reading your suggestions this Friday! Post your response today!!!
Don’t forget to check me out on Facebook: Dee J Shownuff

]]> http://wbgufm.com/?feed=rss2&p=508 0 Latest Top Jazz http://wbgufm.com/?p=506 http://wbgufm.com/?p=506#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:28:26 +0000 mzaborney@wcnet.org http://wbgufm.com/?p=506 ...Read the Rest...]]> What follows is the tally of the most played jazz CDs last week on WBGU, 88.1FM.
Mark Zaborney
jazz director

Top 10
Tim Warfield (A Sentimental Journey)
Stanley Clarke (The Stanley Clarke Band)
Stryker/Slagle Band (Keeper)
Hilario Duran Trio (Motion)
Fabrizio Sotti (Inner Dance)
Curtis Fuller (I Will Tell Her)
Fred Hersch Trio (Whirl)
Craig Larson Trio (Legacy)
Taeko (Voice)
Oliver Lake Organ Quartet (Plan)
the next 10
Lauren Kinhan (Avalon)
Oleg Kireyev/Keith Javors (Rhyme & Reason)
Stephen Anderson Trio (Nation Regeneration)
Corey Christiansen Quartet (Outlaw Tractor)
Russ Kassoff (Bird Fly By)
Rafi Malkiel (Water)
Chris Graham Trio (After-Birth of Cool)
Dr Lonnie Smith (Spiral)
Phil Woods/DePaul University Jazz Ensemble (Solitude)
Bob Szajner Triad II (Live/Montreux-Detroit International Jazz Festival 1981)

]]> http://wbgufm.com/?feed=rss2&p=506 0 Top Jazz, New Jazz http://wbgufm.com/?p=504 http://wbgufm.com/?p=504#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:12:04 +0000 mzaborney@wcnet.org http://wbgufm.com/?p=504 ...Read the Rest...]]> Keep reading for the top jazz last week, plus the new jazz releases just added to our collection. You can hear the Jazz Top 10 when you tune in to Jazz Unlimited at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The new releases will be featured all week — 9 a.m.-noon, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Mark Zaborney
jazz director

Jazz Top 10
Phil Woods/DePaul University Jazz Ensemble (Solitude)
Gypsy Swing All Stars (Les Nouveaux Bohemiens)
Beat Kaestli (Invitation)
Benjamin Boone (Live w/Steve Mitchell)
BillCharlap/ReneeRosnes (Double Portrait)
Rhoda Scott (Beyond The Sea)
Roberto Occhipinti (A Bend In The River)
Geri Allen/Timeline (Live)
Ray Vega/Thomas Marriott (East-West Trumpet Summit)
Dr Lonnie Smith (Spiral)
the next 10
Steve Coleman and Five Elements (Harvesting Semblances and Affinities)
Jason Moran (Ten)
Regina Carter (Reverse Thread)
Ted Hogarth and the Mulligan Mosaics Big Band (Live at Jazz Showcase)
Noah Baerman/Wayne Escoffery, et al (Playdate)
Jae Sinnett Trio (Theatre)
Ken Peplowski (Noir Blue)
James Zollar (Zollar Systems)
Christian Scott (Yesterday You Said Tomorrow)
John Pizzarelli (Rockin In Rhythm)
New CDs
Stryker/Slagle Band (Keeper)
Hilario Duran Trio (Motion)
Stanley Clarke (The Stanley Clarke Band)
Tim Warfield (A Sentimental Journey)
Craig Larson Trio (Legacy)
Curtis Fuller (I Will Tell Her)
Fred Hersch Trio (Whirl)
Oliver Lake Organ Trio (Plan)
Oleg Kireyev/Keith Javors (Rhyme & Reason)
Taeko (Voice)
Stephen Anderson Trio (Nation Regeneration)
Corey Christiansen Quartet (Outlaw Tractor)
Russ Kassoff (Bird Fly By)
Fabrizio Sotti (Inner Dance)
Rafi Malkiel (Water)
Bob Szajner Triad II (Live/Montreux-Detroit)
Gabriele Tranchina (Song of Love’s Color)
Richard Sussman Quintet (Live at Sweet Rhythm)
Sarah Manning (Dandelion Clock)
Waitiki 7 (New Sounds of Exotica)
Arturo Sandoval (A Time For Love)
Hot Club Sandwich (And If Only)
Simmons/Boone/Landham (Keep The Faith)
Shelley Neill (Irish Eyes Gypsy Soul)
Speak (Speak)
Sean Sullivan (Square One)
Tom Lagana (Schematic)
Dave Peck (Modern Romance)
Dave Wilson Quartet (Spiral)
Chris Graham Trio (After-Birth of the Cool)
Harvie S (Cocolamus Bridge)
Jeff Antoniuk (Brotherhood)
52nd Street (Scrapple to the Apple)

]]> http://wbgufm.com/?feed=rss2&p=504 0 Jazz of a Summer’s Week http://wbgufm.com/?p=501 http://wbgufm.com/?p=501#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:11:33 +0000 mzaborney@wcnet.org http://wbgufm.com/?p=501 ...Read the Rest...]]> You’ll find inside a list of the most played jazz albums last week…
Mark Zaborney
jazz director

Jazz Top 10
Mose Allison (The Way of the World)
Ori Dagan (S’cat Got My Tongue)
John Ellis & Double-Wide (Puppet Mischief)
Wellstone Conspiracy (Motives)
Bill Charlap/Renee Rosnes (Double Portrait)
Kenia (Celebrates Dorival Caymmi)
Ted Hogarth (Live at Jazz Showcase)
Lin McPhillips (My Shining Hour)
Chad McCullough (Dark Wood, Dark Water)
Kristin Porter (Light of The Moon)
…the next 10
Jamie Cullum (The Pursuit)
Salvatore Bonafede (Sicilian Opening)
Gregory Porter (Water)
Roberto Occhipinti (A Bend In The River)
Phil Woods/DePaul University Jazz Ensemble (Solitude)
Tia Fuller (Decisive Steps)
Carol Morgan Trio (Opening)
Cindy Blackman (Another Lifetime)
Dee Dee Bridgewater (Eleanora Fagan: To Billie With Love)
Antonio Ciacca (Lagos Blues)

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