Something Blue – Tape – April 25, 2026

Makaya McCraven
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Makaya McCraven, Frank Catalano, and the Art Ensemble Of Chicago. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.

Joseph Jarman
Art Ensemble of Chicago Live at Petrillo Music Shell – Grant Park 1988-08-31
archive.org/details/ajc02106_art-ensemble-of-chicago-1988-08-31
artensembleofchicago.bandcamp.com/
Makaya McCraven Live at Schubas Tavern 2016-11-25
archive.org/details/ajc01949_makayamccraven2016-11-25
www.makayamccraven.com/
Frank Catalano, Jimmy Chamberlin and Percy Jones Live at Andy’s Jazz Club 2013-08-30
archive.org/details/ajc00264_frankcatalano2013-08-30
Aadam Jacobs Audio Archive
archive.org/search?query=subject%3A%22Aadam+Jacobs%22

Frank Catalano, Jimmy Chamberlin and Percy Jones
Makaya McCraven – There Comes a Time
Welcome to Something Blue. I’m Hairy Larry and I’ve got the blues, for you.
Frank Catalano, Jimmy Chamberlin and Percy Jones – A Night In Tunisia
Now that’s what I’m talking about. Recorded live at Andy’s Jazz Club in Chicago by Aadam Jacobs that was Frank Catalano, Jimmy Chamberlin and Percy Jones playing “A Night In Tunisia”. Kicking us off tonight we heard Makaya McCraven do “There Comes a Time”, a Tony Williams song.
Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, Saturday nights at 10:00 Central on 91.9 FM and streaming 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 the concerts we’re hearing tonight.
All of the music tonight is part of the Aadam Jacobs Audio Archive on the Internet Archive. Aadams Jacobs was a dedicated taper from Chicago and he recorded thousands of concerts. I will post links at sbblues.com.
Ok now, recorded live at Schubas Tavern in Chicago on November 25, 2016, here’s Makaya McCraven playing “The Knew”.
Makaya McCraven – The Knew

Aadam Jacobs Audio Archive
Frank Catalano, Jimmy Chamberlin and Percy Jones – Cold Duck Time
All right now, that’s Frank Catalano, Jimmy Chamberlin and Percy Jones playing “Cold Duck Time”.
Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, Saturday nights at 10:00 Central on 91.9 FM and streaming at kasu.org.
I’m Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. Thanks to the Internet Archive at archive.org for hosting these concerts included in the Aadam Jacobs Audio Archive.
Aadam Jacobs recorded the Art Ensemble of Chicago live at the Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park on August 31, 1988. They were groundbreakers in the Avant Garde Jazz Movement. Closing the show here’s an extended excerpt from that concert.
Art Ensemble of Chicago – track 2
Art Ensemble of Chicago – track 3
