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So today – Dec 7th – is the 75th birthday of Tom Waits. If you’ve tuned into the RoCM for any length of time…

I hope you all are having a great Thanksgiving Weekend. Here’s the playlist for this week. Running very late with this due to family…

Back with a new show this week as we acknowledge the birthdays of the late Roswell Rudd and Sheila Jordan, the latter of whom…

So after a series of technical issues, re-airs, hardware failures, and election day disasters – okay, that last one is slightly unrelated – we…

Given the results of Tuesday, I really don’t think I had it in me to get a new show out the door. But to…

So we had some technical issues last Saturday that prevented the show from airing… so we’ll do an “after Halloween but close enough” show…

Unfortunately, we had an illness work its way through our household in addition to some professional obligations that made getting a show out this…

So a programming note that I forgot to mention during the show – the RoCM will still be on the air on KCSB-FM for…

Today would have been the 84th birthday of jazz bassist Norris Jones – better known in jazz circles as Sirone. Since we feature Sirone…

According the KCSB staff, there was a power outage at Santa Barbara’s Broadcast Peak – where the KCSB-FM transmitter resides – and the power…

Today, Sept 14th, is the birthday of two regulars who frequently appear in our RoCM playlists: Oliver Lake and Joseph Jarman. I’ve played quite…

So welcome to September, as time just keeps on chugging away. Not feeling on that profound this week. There’s been some unfortunate local news…

So Tuesday, August 27th would have been the 87th birthday of Alice Coltrane – so this week I put together a tribute of sorts…

For the first time in RoCM history – which is only four years so lets not get too crazy – I have to do…

In spite of the fact that I am traveling this week, I had every intention of trying to get a show out. It appears…

This week, we spend a fair amount of time in St. Louis, Missouri and Chicago with musicians and groups born out of, or associated…

Lot’s of live recordings this week as we also celebrate the birthdays of both Hamid Drake and Roscoe Mitchell – both of whom were…

So what a week, huh? This week, a quick tribute to Bernice Johnson Reagon – founding member of the Freedom Singers as well as…

A minor computer crash earlier this week meant that I had to get the show out in fairy short order this week. The good…

So as the title suggests, we have a theme for this week – recordings that feature a duo, specifically saxophone and percussion. I had…

Happy 4th of July week, everyone. Lots of good music this week. We have new music from William Parker, Hamid Drake and Cooper-Moore, as…

So today marks the 4th anniversary (or as close as we can get to it) of The Return of CoolMojo on the air at…

So the bad news is that the flu has managed to take out two out of three of my household members this past week….

Happy Father’s Day weekend, everyone. Hard to believe that the year is almost half over as well. Another set of great jazz tunes this…

Another week and another edition of the program. No real themes this week, just a selection of great jazz tunes for your listening pleasure….

Back with a brand new show this week and we start off by celebrating the 100th birthday of legendary Sun Ra Arkestra band leader…

Unfortunately, I have to re-air last week’s show as a just plain ran out of time this week after returning from a trip to…

I know I concluded last week’s show by all but promising a re-air for this week as I am travelling to see family, but…

This week, we celebrate the birthdays of Gary Peacock (b. May 12, 1935) and Carla Bley (b. May 11, 1936). The Carla Bley track…

A slightly different playlist for this week, as we delve into some a slightly different style of jazz than normal. The Marshall Trammell /…

Another week, and another show – this week, we feature some Freddie Waits (he was born on April 27, 1943) and follow that with…

Kind of quick and dirty show this week. Lots of great music, as always – new(ish) music from Mary Halvorson, my continued obsession with…

So welcome to the first RoCM of the KCSB-FM Spring 2024 programming quarter. Hard to believe it’s almost 4 years since we first launched….

Good news if you’re fan of The Return of CoolMojo – The Return of CoolMojo is sticking where it is for the Spring 2024…

I was planning to do another themed show this week, but considering some of the technical issues we have experienced the last few weeks,…

I liked the first hour theme that we did last week of live performances from Antibes so I am borrowing on that theme and…

So here’s hoping we get back on track after the last few weeks of… inconsistent… show airings. I wish I could blame it entirely…

So there was a technical glitch this week and last week’s show aired instead. Not sure what happened. Kind of a bummer since it…

So last week was, in fact, a reair due to the uploading snafu that happened while I was travelling – so the new show…

I do want to thank everyone who donated to KCSB during the Fund Drive. I did have some people reach out to me to…

Not a lot of news this week, but next week is a big week with the KCSB Annual Fund Drive starting on Wednesday, February…

Welcome to February, everyone. Not a lot to say this week, just some straight-up great jazz tunes for your Saturday afternoon. Here is the…

So we’ve nearly made through all of January 2024, and I don’t know about you but it absolutely flew by. It still feels like…

We had our first significant snowfall this week here on Long island, with temperatures dipping into the low teens at various points. After 12…

Good news – The Return of CoolMojo will remain on the air through the KCSB Winter Programming schedule. Same time, same channel. Hard to…

Happy New Year proper, everyone – and congrats on making it through the first full week of 2024. Okay yeah, there are still a…

So the final program of the year. I just want to thank you for listening to the show in 2023. This year was not…

So happy holidays, everyone. Personally, my family celebrates Christmas but in the most secular of ways possible – and the music selection this week…

A re-air from last year around this time, I’m afraid – but a good show nonetheless. I will be back next week with our…

I really try to avoid complaining about things going on outside of the show, but this week was not kind scheduling wise so a…

So Long Island’s favorite congressional representative, George Santos, was shown the door this week by his fellow Republicans and booted out of congress. And…

I hope everyone is having an outstanding Thanksgiving weekend. Here i the playlist for this week. Don’t forget that you can listen online at…

So not a lot of ranting this week. I could write a bit more about the saga that is the Congressional district held by…

So a few weeks ago, I mentioned that I was really going to try to embrace the fall season this year and to be…

So while the fall season officially started more than few weeks ago, it only really starts for me when the leaves start to change….

So welcome to the annual Halloween edition of The Return of CoolMojo – and while we do deviate a bit from the standard repertoire…

So this week in addition to acknowledging birthdays of Chuck Berry, Bobby Few, Fela Kuti, and Dizzy Gillespie, we say goodbye to legendary jazz…

So welcome to the first RoCM of the Fall 2023 quarter at KCSB – and we begin with a ton of birthdays this week….

The RoCM is officially on the KCSB-FM schedule for Fall 2023 at 4pm – same jazz time, same jazz channel – although the re-air…

So we end September with a two song dedication to the bass stylings of Sirone – a founding member of The Revolutionary Ensemble but…

So on September 23, 1926, one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century was born – John Coltrane. And since it is the…

On a happy note, we have a few birthdays to celebrate this week – B.B. King, Hamiet Bluiett, Joseph Jarman, and Oliver Lake. On…

Not a lot of commentary this week – just some great tunes. Keeping it simple for this show. Here’s the playlist. Don’t forget that…

I hope everyone is having a great Labour Day Weekend as we unofficially put a close on the Summer 2023. Personally, I am happy…

So some unfortunate events have occurred this week that have prevented me from getting out a new show – so I am re-airing last…

We are back this week with a brand new show – also celebrating the birthdays of Rahsaan Roland Kirk (Aug 7th) and Abbey Lincoln…

I am still travelling and unfortunately I did not have time to prepare a show for this week so we are re-airing last week’s…

I am travelling a bit this week – I am currently in St George, Utah – to see some family, but I was still…

Kind of a strange time to be on Long Island, as they caught the Long Island Serial Killer this week and it kind of…

Not feeling the Long Island vibes quite so much this summer… but alas… it’s where I live so here we are. Hopefully, I’ll get…

Honestly, July 4th was kind of a bust this year. In addition to it being on a terrible day – who really wants to…

So the beginning of the Summer 2023 programming schedule means it is the 3rd anniversary of The Return of CoolMojo, as we started way…

Unfortunately, the news of the passing of Peter Brötzmann broke after the show was already submitted so we will have to do a tribute…

Lots of cool music this week – the track by Company is really something else and I’ll be digging into more of their work….

Not a lot to say this week as I am still playing catch up from my trip – but I did manage to get…

So I returned from Reykjavik, Iceland and leapt into the week as if we had never left in terms of professional and personal obligations…

By some miracle I was able to squeak out a show this week in spite of the fact that I am travelling. Call it…

A reminder that Mars Williams has a GoFund me a he battles a cancer diagnosis, which you can contribute to here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/marswilliams Here’s the…

So I was in Manhattan having lunch with a with a friend who was briefly in town and I stopped by a record store…

While I typically try to not burden folks with stuff, this week was a bit hectic both personally and professionally so I had to…

I am really trying to avoid turning this website into a virtual cemetery for the recently departed but there is just so much of…

So this week we say goodbye to Ahmad Jamal, among other tunes… Don’t forget that you can listen online at KCSB-FM’s website and there’s…

So here we are – the start of another quarter at our new time slot, which was our old time slot, 4pm on Saturdays….

Kind of simple show this week – there was enough drama in the news that I thought some uplifting birthdays to celebrate would be…

Pretty uneventful news week this week, eh? I love it when news breaks late on a Thursday after I have the show mostly in…

So as I mentioned to open the show, I recently had a couple of follow up colonoscopies after my first one back in October…

So another Saturday and here’s another playlist for this week – a nice show I threw together if I don’t say so myself. A…

So last week’s show was kind of a trainwreck – arguably the worst show I’ve produced since The Return of CoolMojo began – in…

A few birthdays and a good bye to the great Wayne Shorter are all in this week’s playlist. Don’t forget that you can listen…

So a big thanks to everyone who donated to the KCSB 2023 Fund Drive over the last 10 days. I haven’t seem the recent…

So as I mentioned in a previous post, KCSB is in the middle of our annual Fund Drive, in which we ask the listeners…

Today marks the first day of the KCSB 2023 Fund Drive, our once a year on-air fundraiser – where we ask the KCSB listeners…

Not a lot of news this week – aside from our 40°F swing this week from single degree temperature last weekend to the low…

So we’re finally through my least favorite month of the year in January and into my second least favorite month of the year in…

So while I am still fairly sad over the departure of Marta from the KCSB schedule this programming quarter, I am very happy to…

Welcome to the first show of the Winter 2023 KCSB programming quarter. So it looks like The Return of CoolMojo will be the only…

Hopefully, all of you in Santa Barbara have survived the torrential rains this past week. It’s rare that Long Island weather is in a…

So the first week of 2023 is finally behind us – only 51 more weeks to go until 2024 – and quite a week…

As promised, here’s a photo of the bumper sticker that I mention during the show. I picked it up here if you are interested….

So if you’re like me, a bleeding heart heathen who still tries to apply some sense of spirit during the holidays in spite of…