Today’s broadcast is pre-recorded. Performances took place at KBEM on 12/13/17 as well as some from last year. Photo Credits, (except Vicky Emerson): Aidan O’Connor “Jazz 88 Holiday Cruise” performers: Harpist/singer/entertainer Katie McMahon, Irish born, helped take the world by storm in the phenomenal “Riverdance.” As a lead singer, she stunned audiences worldwide with her...Read More
Below is the complete interview and performance from Monday. The band talks about a brand new recording, traditional vs. contemporary Gypsy music and plays two songs. https://www.icehousempls.com/events/ https://mississippihotclub.bandcamp.com/Read More
It isn’t every day that our most cherished heroes in jazz are featured in media. Except, of course what we do on a daily basis at KBEM. So when news broke of the John Scheinfeld documentary, “Chasing the Trane,” jazz and music fans were absolutely agog! http://www.coltranefilm.com/trailer/ The live airing was this...Read More
Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band: “Body and Shadow” (Blue Note) If you’ve read my last few review entries, you may sense a trend. If it seems like I’ve shown a penchant for Blue Note Records it’s probably because I have. It’s difficult to recall the last recent era where the label has been so...Read More
Much has been written and said about the healing power of music. Kevin O’Connor took a break this week from his usual cd reviews to share something a little more personal and important. The following article is from the “Dissonance” blog. If you know somebody with addictive or mental health issues, please share. http://www.dissonance.website/blog/2017/10/25/embracing-the-ugly-beauty-of-our-dissonant-lives ...Read More
Hiromi/Edmar Castaneda “Live In Montreal” (Telarc) Released October 6, 2017 If you think about it, the harp is just a piano with its guts strewn about. Or, to be more historically accurate, the piano is a harp with little hammers. However you choose to break it down, the two go together like apples and cinnamon....Read More
Savannah, Georgia-based Velvet Caravan stopped by the studio to play and chat with Kevin O’Connor before they heated things up at Vieux Carre Wednesday. AUDIO: Originally aired Wednesday, October 11 on The Afternoon Cruise with Kevin O’Connor. More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More
Kermit Ruffins and Irvin Mayfield: A Beautiful World (Basin Street) Release date: Fri., Sept. 22 There are but a scant few constants you can count on in this woeful world: Frozen pizza is always sub-par, dogs are awesome and New Orleans will always be known for at least two things: they have unsurpassable food and a unique...Read More
Will Mick Sterling – and hundreds of his closest friends – break a percussion world record on Harriet Island? Patty Peterson visits about Let There Be Drums, which will bring hundreds of drum kit players together to set a Guinness World Record while playing classic grooves from Aretha Franklin and The Beatles, and raise funds for families affected by...Read More
John Pizzarelli: “Sinatra and Jobim @ 50” (With Daniel Jobim) (Concord) Full disclosure: Until this year, the 50th anniversary of the historic mind-melding of Frank Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim, I was mildly in the dark about how impactful those sessions were. Before you castigate me, I should mention that I am the victim of...Read More
