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Vinyl Vault — Count Basie, “Kansas City 5”

The next Vinyl Vault will feature some state-of-the-art swing from one of the masters, Count Basie. We’ll hear his 1981 album on Pablo entitled “Kansas City 5.” The album featured…

KUVO Presents Emmet Cohen Trio at Newman Center

KUVO and Newman Center present Emmet Cohen Trio on Saturday, February 3 at 7:30 pm in the Gates Concert Hall. Emmet Cohen joined Abi Clark of The Morning Set to…

The Nightside Ramble

A Nightside tradition since the very beginning, honoring the National Western Stock Show it’s The Nightside Ramble! This Sunday night on The Nightside with Andy O’ we present RAMBLER MUSIC!…

Vinyl Vault — Chico Hamilton, The Master

Jazz drummer Chico Hamilton. Rock band Little Feat. Together on one album. That will be the feature on the next Vinyl Vault. The album was called “Chico, The Master” and…

Why MLK Believed Jazz Was the Perfect Soundtrack for Civil Rights

Jazz, King declared, was the ability to take the “hardest realities of life and put them into music, only to come out with some new hope or sense of triumph.”…

Vinyl Vault — Les McCann, “Music Lets Me Be”

We lost pianist, vocalist, and composer Les McCann at the end of 2023 at the age of 88. McCann was a prolific recording artist with over 50 albums to his…

Gift of Jazz — A Centennial Tribute to Max Roach

  Gift of Jazz presents A Centennial Tribute to Max Roach on Sunday, January 21 at 7 pm at The Muse Performance Space in Lafayette. Max Roach (1924-2007) is known…

The Nightside With Andy O’ 11th Anniversary Show

January 6, 2013, The Nightside With Andy O’ aired for the first time. That first Sunday Night the show started at 8 pm, subsequently moving to 9 pm to Midnight…

Vinyl Vault — Focus, “Mother Focus”

To kick off the new year, the Vinyl Vault will feature an album from the Dutch group Focus, their 1975 album entitled “Mother Focus,” the group’s fifth album. The band…

Steve’s Don’t Miss 2023 List (projects you want to know about)

“Best” is a pretty audacious term – as if one has heard everything and can discern the superlative entry. I prefer to spotlight projects that are simply “must hear.” These…

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