Monday, October 24, 2011



Greg Chernoff with Auntie Annie's toque and blueberry jam. I MADE THAT JAM! It's up for grabs: 403-220-5000.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Good morning! Today we heard a lot of jazz and folksy blues music in the first hour and then we moved on.

Mike Cottone // Sloppin'
Turtleboy // Inner Space
Joel Forrester & Philip Johnston //Second Nature
Danny Fox Trio // Easily Distracted
Jerry Granelli Trio // Letter to Bjork
Kirk Macdonald Jazz Orchestra // Greenwich Time
Ry Cooder // John Lee Hooker for President
Laura Repo // Sleepy Baby
The Sweet Lowdown // Circle Song
Sarah Macdougall // Mmm
Beirut // Vagabond
Jens Lekman // So This Guy at My Office
The Records // Rodolfo
Cornershop // Topknot
Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps // Strong Shoulders; Strong Shoulders Reprise
Blackbird Blackbird // Left to Hurt

There was some more stuff but I lost it... we're trying out these new electronic log sheets and it's kinda weird.

Dana

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Here's what Kat played two weeks ago when she covered my show at potentially the last minute I could have notified her!

Thank you Kat!!!

Steve Lacy - Forest
Drumhand - The Chase
Henry Grimes Trio - Walk On
The Blue Notes - Izithunywa
Orchestre-Poly-Rhythmo - Ou C'est Lui Ou C'est Moi
Lynn Olagundoye - Sunkissed
Seun Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 - African Soldier
Anita O'Day - Sing, Sing, Sing (RSL Remix)
The Mercury Dance Band - Kai Wawa
Mahmoud Ahmed - Mar Teb Yelal Kafesh
Ursula 1000 - The Fly
Data.Disk0 - Live 2001 Jazzfest
Roisin Murphy - Night Of The Dancing Flame
Lamb - B-Line
Goldfrapp - Utopia
The Beekeepers - Queen Bee
Brazilian Girls - Dance Till The Morning Sun
St. Vincent - Year Of The Tiger
Mamani Keita - Douba
Tinariwen - Tenere Taqhim Tossam
Mighty Popo - Uw'lbuhoro
Super Eagles - Love's A Real Thing
The Magnetic Fields - Sweet Lovin' Man
Cuff The Duke* - Time Is Right
The Deep Dark Woods* - Westside Street
Ship Shape** - Gravediggers
Charlotte Cornfield* - Construction On The Streets
Louise Burns* - Sea Song
Widowspeak - Half Awake
One Hundred Dollars - Work
Ryan Bourne - Plastic On My Pillow
Grampall Jookabox - Take Me From Diamond Head

Heart to Heart with Chris Tenz

What yis heard:

Years // Don't Let the Blind Go Deaf
Gypsophilia // Valse Povero
Samson Schmitt // Entre Nous
Cory Weeds // Just Like That
Brad Turner // The Peacocks
Hangedup // Klang Klang
Tindersticks // Le Rallye Vendredi Soir
Siskiyou // This Land
Ocote Soul Sounds // Primavera
Nick Kuepfer // Tierra Santa con Montana Rusa
Ken Aldcroft & Dave Clark // 52nd Street Theme
Billie Holiday // My Man
Rh Positive: Jim Heineman's Dream Band // La Reine Africaine
Muskox // Buff Stop
Yaocave // Hymn Piece
Sandro Perri // Love & Light
James Blake // Lindesfarne II, Lindesfarne I
Deerhunter // Desire Lines
Cymbals Eat Guitars // Wind Phoenix
Ponytail // Celebrate the Body Electric
Greg MacPherson // River.Lake
Chris tenz // Frozen Arms
Georgia Anne Muldrow // Summer Love
Blackalicious // You Didn't Know That Though
Ikebe Shakedown // Asa Sa
Siskiyou // Twigs & Stones

Usually I try not to play the same artist twice in one show even if I separate them by an artificial wall of an hour and a half but today I did because that Siskiyou song is so damn good. We spoke to Chris Tenz about FRAGMENTS, which is a multi-disc. arts gala at the Plaza Theatre on Oct 6th that you can check out and should check out and will check out here:

fragmentscalgary.com

Talk to you next time.

Dana

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Stan Getz & Astrud Gilberto // Girl from Ipanema
Herbie Hancock // Watermelon Man
Artie Shaw // Begin the Beguine
Bessie Smith & James P Johnson // Back Water Blues
Roy Haynes // Quiet Fire
Art Blakey // Anthenagin
Nicos Jaritz // Otao E Eu
Los Dinamicos Exciters ft Ralph Weeks // Let Me Do My Thing
Confusional Quartet // Flash
Kituxi // Ilha do Cabo
The Exciters // Exciters Theme
Airto // Samba de Flora
Heavyweights Brass Band // Speaking My Language
Alaniaris // Alaniaris
Hat & Beard // 52nd Street Theme
Ken Aldercroft // Hands
Mitchmatic // One Word
Shabazz Palaces // Swerve... The Reeping of All That is Worthwhile (Noir Not Withstanding)
Philip Dickau // Glass Eye
Zdenek Liska // Mala Morska Vila
Library Voices // If Raymond Carver Was Born in the 90s
St. Vincent // Surgeon
Jeremy Jay // Love Everlasting
Woods // The Dark
Kris Ellestad // Shame
Kurt Vie // Peeping Tomboy
Bodies of Water // One Hand Loves the Other
Dog Day // Part Girl
White Denim // Drug
Fruit Bats // Tony the Tripper
Phonophani // Kreken
Dojo Workhorse // Prize of Distance
Falklands // Drunks & Thieves

Highs & lows, but mostly highs. That's it for today.

Dana

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Chris Andrew // Wait For It
Rebirth Brass Band // I Like It Like That
Irvin Mayfield // Mo' Brass Blues
Jane Bunnett & Hilario Duran // La Tedezco
McCoy Tyner // Effendi
Allen Toussaint // Blue Drag
Elvis Bossa Nova // Viva Las Vegas
Brandi Disterheft // He's Walkin
Portland Cello Project // Geography
Jacky Terrasson // La Javanaise
The Bees // I Love You
The Budos Band // Raja Haje
Billie Holiday // Why Was I Born?
Ruddy Guy // Calgary Blue Sky
Weather Station // All of it Was Mine
The Books // There is No There
Bert Jansch / Courting Blues
Doug Hoyer // Oh, The Wind Will Blow
Joe Nolan // Hold Me Up
Gold Leaves // Ornament
Forest Tate // The Fall
Exact Index // Home
Malajube // La Caverne
Bones of Ghosts // Often I Get Lifted
The Funk Ark // Diaspora
Shafiq Husayn // Lil Girl (Ft. Fatima)
Nightmares on Wax // Mission Venice
Onra // Vallee of Love
Extra Happy Ghost!! // Mercy, Mercy
Black Drink Crier // The Jets
Chris Mills // You Are My Favourite Song
Frederick Squires // There's A Place That I Can Go
Auld Beak // God's Back Heart
Silver Jews // I Remember Me

I think I liked the country music and the rock and roll the best. Thank you for listening.

Dana

Thursday, July 28, 2011

PCP DAY AT CJSW!!!

What a morning!

Hampton Hawes // Blues Enough
Bobby Hutcherson // Nocturnal
Gypsophilia // Chased
Freddie Hubbard // Caravan
Esperanza Spalding // Inutil Paisagem
Efa Etoroma Jr. Trio // You Don't Know What Love Is
Dragon Turtle // Causality
Dave Brubeck // Three to Get Ready
Sheila Jordan // Baltimore Orioles
e.s.p. // Post Bop Republic
Ikebe Shakedown // In Circles
Gene Harris // Losalamitoslatinfunklovesong
Helado Negro // Regresa
Martin Abbuehus Swing Express // Porto Cabello
Kieran Hebden + Steve Reich // Departure
Coleman Hawkins // Begin in the Beguine
Gentleman Reg // The Three Most Important Girls
Oh Mercy // Met A Wizard
Charles Bradley // Golden Rule
Doug Paisley // No One But You
Burrows // Personal Ads
Constantines // Sub Domestic
Charms // Anywhere You Go
One Hundred Dollars // Work
In Medias Res // The Final Flight of the Bees
Doug Hoyer // Little Things
Silver Jews // Tennessee
Portland Cello Project // Take 5; Denmark

What a show! See you next time.

Dane