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| Randy Brecker Swings (and Sings) On This Week’s 12th Street Jump, Public Radio’s Weekly Jazz, Blues & Comedy Jam Five time Grammy Award winner Randy Brecker tears it up on this week's 12th Street Jump, public radio's weekly jazz, blues and comedy jam. Heard each week on forty-six stations around the country, 12th Street Jump is one of America's most popular live jazz radio shows. Ask your local public radio station to check it out on PRX or Content Depot. "We had a great time with Randy on the show, " commented 12SJ host Pete Weber. "Besides the Clifford Brown tune Blues Walk and a wild Cherokee cutting contest with local musician Hermon Mehari, Randy provided the vocals for a tune he wrote for his forthcoming 'Brecker Brothers Band Reunion' CD/DVD—Musician's Old Lady's Blues. The cat can swing…and sing, too. And he's a master on that horn." 12th STREET JUMP's tribute to Randy Brecker can be heard on-line on most of its affiliate stations; for a listing, check out the show's website at www.12thstreetjump.com. Here's a sample of stations and broadcast times this week (now thru march 24); all times are EDT: THURS 7PM www.wdna.org or www.wvpe.org FRI 6PM www.bostonfreeradio.org FRI 7PM www.wwfm.org SUN 1AM www.kcur.org SUN 1PM www.radiophoenix.org SUN 4PM www.kjza.org Upcoming guest artists on 12th STREET JUMP include Joe Sample (broadcast April 1-7) and drummer Jeff Hamilton (April 29-May 5). For a complete list of weekly shows, check out the show's website. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Jazz News :: home page |