Art

Something Blue – Art – October 1

This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Jazz Writers Big Band, Makaya McCraven, and Matthew Halsall. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.

Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.

Makaya McCraven – In These Times
intlanthem.bandcamp.com/album/in-these-times

Jazz Writers Big Band – Jazz Writers Big Band
archive.org/details/hll-1054-Jazz_Writers_Big_Band

Matthew Halsall – When The World Was One
matthewhalsall.bandcamp.com/album/when-the-world-was-one

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Jazz Writers Big Band, Body Art

Welcome to Something Blue. I’m Hairy Larry and I’ve got the blues, for you.

Makaya McCraven, In These Times

Oh yeah, that’s Makaya McCraven playing the title track of his new album, “In These Times”. Kicking us off tonight we heard Jazz Writers Big Band play the Tom O’Connor song, “Body Art”.

Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, 91.9 FM and streaming on the internet at kasu.org.

I’m Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com to listen anytime and for links to more great songs by the featured musicians.

Ok now, coming up next, from the new Jazz Writers Big Band album, here’s a Joseph Curtis song, “Devotional”. Then we’ll hear Makaya McCraven play “This Place That Place” and Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra will do “Sagano Bamboo Forest”.

Jazz Writers Big Band, Devotional
Makaya McCraven, This Place That Place
Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra, Sagano Bamboo Forest

Jazz Writers Big Band, Mi Vida
Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra, Falling Water

Now that’s what I’m talking about, from their new album “When The World Was One” we heard Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra do “Falling Water. Before that Jazz Writers Big Band played the Don Bowyer tune, “Mi Vida”.

Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, 91.9 FM and streaming on the internet at kasu.org.

I’m Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. Tonight we’re featuring contemporary jazz composers. For more about jazz composers visit my website, jazzcomposers.net.

Closing the show here’s Makaya McCraven doing “The Knew Untitled” followed by Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra playing “Tribute To Alice Coltrane”.

Makaya McCraven, The Knew Untitled
Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra, Tribute To Alice Coltrane