In The Groove, Jazz and Beyond

New Sounds of Jazz

ken@lasternet.com — Sun, 04 May 2008 08:34:29 -0400

This show features the modern sounds of jazz music. These musicians are grounded in the tradition of be-bop and jazz, but have fused their sound with electronics, sampling and funky rhythms. They have pushed the envelope beyond traditional jazz forms as the great ones like Miles and Trane have in the past. This is the future of the Jazz idiom.

Playlists and more music are available at: In The Groove Website.

Hartford-NYC Connection

ken@lasternet.com — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:17:11 -0400

Many of our local Jazz artists have made the leap to playing in prestigious New York City venues. Some have moved there in hopes of pursuing the dream of making a steady living, and playing jazz with the greats. This show is all about that Hartford area connection to the City. We are indeed lucky to be only a couple hours train ride and cab fare to places like the Village Vanguard, Jazz Standard, Blue Note Cafe and more. There are also many jazz mentors to give these kids their big break in the jazz scene. Most importantly, we have the cats with the chops that can play and know how to swing with the best of them.

Playlists and more music are available at: In The Groove Website.

What I've been listening to

ken@lasternet.com — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:18:16 -0400

Just some music I've been listening to. Another couple of days hitting the jazz clubs in NYC this week. Got to see some great acts such as Steve Turre, EJ Strickland and others. Locally caught a great jazz jam led by Steve Davis. The music just keeps coming. If you are in the area, don't forget Dave Holland's band coming to UCONN's Jorgensen Auditorium this Thursday. We've got them all represented here.

Playlists and more music are available at: In The Groove Website.

Just Play Jazz

ken@lasternet.com — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:37:43 -0400

Radiothon has ended, so we'll go back to just playing jazz. This week was the final push for donations to WHUS, and with the support of our podcast listeners, this show met its fundraising goals. I've edited out most of the pleas for donations, so there are some abrupt edits in my mic breaks. As for the music, there is a wide variety of jazz styles represented here. A couple of albums of note are Frain/Dunlop and a new release from Bobby Watson. I really dig both of these CD's and you will be hearing more from them in the coming weeks.

Playlists and more music are available at: In The Groove Website.

DJQ live from Studio A

ken@lasternet.com — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:36:43 -0400

The Rob DeSesa Quintet performed live at WHUS Studio A this Saturday morning, and we recorded it live for this podcast. These wonderful dedicated musicians played great compositions by the likes of Coltrane, Rollins, Shorter and more. We were fortunate to have the WHUS engineer on-hand, so the audio quality is fantastic, and I ripped it at a much higher bit-rate than usual. I hope you enjoy this special live performance by these talented artists.

Playlists and more music are available at: In The Groove Website.

CT Jazz Scene

ken@lasternet.com — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:38:38 -0400

The Hartford area jazz scene has become a beautiful thing to behold. Last night's event at Firehouse 12 in New Haven with the Dezron Douglas Quintet is a testament to that fact. These great artists that we have been following for years, have grown from kids learning the craft of jazz music to accomplished performers, leaders and mentors to a new crop of jazz students. This show celebrates the Hartford area jazz scene. Dig it, some day these guys will be jazz legends like their mentor Jackie McLean.

Playlists and more music are available at: In The Groove Website.

NYC Jaunt

ken@lasternet.com — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:38:45 -0400

Another trip to NYC, another great couple of days hitting the jazz clubs and hearing great new and established jazz artists. Our first night was spent at one of our favorite West Village venues, 55Bar to see bassist Janek Gwizdala with his septet, including the great Randy Brecker. The following night we went to the Jazz Standard to catch Jeff Tain Watts and Ebonix featuring the great young sax player Marcus Strickland. We'll hear from these fantastic musicians, and others that appeared at these shows, and some more.

Playlists and more music are available at: In The Groove Website.

Gritty Guitar, and more

ken@lasternet.com — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:18:15 -0400

We start tonight's show with some unique guitar tracks from some relatively new artists on the scene. We saw Kurt Rosenwinkel live last weekend, and it inspired this show. Following Kurt are some fine new guitarists on the scene such as Mikkel Ploug, and Alex Machacek. We round out the show with a couple of talented pianists from New England, Miro Sprague and Christopher Bakriges. Also take note of the final track in tonight's podcast. A couple of months ago, I met with the Matre' De at the Jazz Standard. Turns out this cat is a fine jazz bassist and composer named Rob Duguay.

Playlists and more music are available at: In The Groove Website.