A MESSAGE FRM KORY COOK, MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CHIEF ANNOUNCER AT KRTU 91.7FM June 21, 2014 at 7:07am This week the extraordinary jazz pioneer Horace Silver died at his home in New Rochelle, NY at the age of 85. I remember the first time I heard Silvers heavy and funky piano sound on 1959s Blowing the Blues Away, and I recall feeling very lucky. More than just the creator of a style of jazz some like to call hard bop, Silver was a highly accessible, yet individual voice among other piano players and bandleaders. Silvers regular stint with Blue Note Records throughout a decades-long career and the soulful simplicity he brought to jazz are only a couple of reasons why his music sits at the core of KRTUs programming. Our station ranks at the top of jazz radio stations across the globe, to be admired and enjoyed by multiple generations and for decades to come. And thanks to all of you, its all excellent programming. Like Silvers cherished music, KRTU is where the accessible and mainstream meets the more challenging and experimental. Programming In case you missed it in our recent member newsletter, weve recently added/replaced a couple specialty shows on KRTU. Welcome KRTU Office Manager and host Jacqueline Sotelo to bring you Women in Jazz Thursday nights at 8pm. Its a show celebrating unsung musicians of the past and present. Host Chuck Parrish, formerly of The Jazz Lab, now joins host Bradley Kayser for new program Riffs: Conversations in Jazz, heard Tuesdays at 8pm on KRTU. New Releases Last week I spoke with vocalist, bandleader and rising star Jose James before his show this weekend at the Empire Theater. I asked him if he thinks those who prefer a more pure, traditional sound in jazz may be turned off by the R&B and hip-hop sensibilities in his music, and especially on his new release. He said he thinks todays focus is more on the individual artist rather than on what to call the style of music theyre performing. On that note...here is a list of new releases from artists, some mainstream to the core and others not-so-mainstream, added to the rotation since mid-April 2014. Theres something on this list for every show, so dig in and enjoy these tasty jams!... Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio - self-titled Eric Alexander - Chicago Fire Monty Alexander - Harlem-Kingston Express Vol 2 JD Allen - Bloom The Bad Plus - The Rite of Spring Ginger Baker - Why? Gerald Beckett - The Messenger Jerry Bergonzi - Intersecting Lines Ken Berman - Sound Poetry David Binney - Anacapa Sam Boshnack - Exploding Syndrome Kris Bowers - Heroes and Misfits Alan Broadbent & NDR Big Band - America the Beautiful Regina Carter - Southern Comfort The Nels Cline Singers - Macroscopic Jimmy Cobb - The Original Mob Theo Croker - Afro Physicist Dave Douglas - Riverside Peter Epstein Quartet - Polarities Oran Etkin - Gathering Light Orrin Evans Captain Black Big Band - Mothers Touch Letizia Gambi - Introducing.. Goldings/Bernstein/Stewart - Ramshackle Serenade Lorenzo Grassi - The Monktone Stomp Elias Haslanger - Live at the Gallery Louis Hayes- Return of the Jazz Communicators Jimmy Heath Big Band - Togetherness Hiromi - Alive Bobby Hutcherson - Enjoy the View Abdullah Ibrahim - Mukashi Jose James - While You Were Sleeping Mimi Jones - Balance Steve Khan - Subtext Steve Kaldestad/Mike LeDonne Trio - Straight Up Azar Lawrence - The Seeker Mike Longo - Step On It Alex Lore Trio - Dream House Jeremy Manasia - Pixel Queen Ark Ovrutski - 44:33 Marques/Stinson/OFarrill - Palante Stanton Moore - Conversations Native Jazz Quartet - Stories Arturo OFarrill - The Offense of the Drum Bucky Pizzarelli Guitar Trio - Live at the Deer Head Inn Eric Reed - The Adventurous Monk Marc Ribot/Henry Grimes/Chad Taylor - Live at the Village Vanguard Sonny Rollins - Road Shows Vol 3 Ted Rosenthal Trio - Rhapsody in Gershwin Bobby Sanabria - Que Viva Harlem! Diane Schuur - I Remember You Kavita Shah - Visions Curtis Stigers - Hurray For Love Brenda Earle Stokes - Right About Now JC Stylles - Blakey Grease Yossi Tamim - One Movement Triology - Triology Mark Weinstein - Latin Jazz Underground David Weiss - When Words Fail Craig Wuepper/Harry Whitaker - Storytelling Caterina Zapponi - Romantica Denny Zeitlin - Stairway to the Stars Thanks again and enjoy the music. Heres to Summertime and Easy Living. Kory Cook Music Director/Chief Announcer Jazz 91.7 FM KRTU 210-999-8151 210-355-4293 Jazz de Méxicos photo. Jazz de México Notes by Jazz de México All Notes Add Tags Embed Post RECOMMENDED PAGESSee All RECOMMENDED PAGES The Big Give SA 6,474 people like this. Like Còpa Ultralounge 4,300 people like this. Like Linda Molina for Judge 2,269 people like her. Like Harlandale ISD 2,265 people like this. Like Iron Fit Circuit Training at Stone... 2,593 people like this. Like Mediterranean festival of San Anto... 2,522 people like this. Like North East Independent School Dist... 5,284 people like this. Like
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