jazz

I really try to avoid complaining about things going on outside of the show, but this week was not kind scheduling wise so a good chunk of this show was recorded in my car in the parking lot of the Kathy & Alan Greenberg Sports Pavilion in Wheatley Heights, NY while my son was at…

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 this was after Henry Kissinger died. Man… quite a week. Hey, we only got a short time left of… what year is it again – oh yeah, 2023. Who knows what…

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 KCSB-FM’s website and there’s an online archive available for two weeks after the show airs.

So not a lot of ranting this week. I could write a bit more about the saga that is the Congressional district held by everyone’s favorite babysitter George Santos, but alas, it’s covered plenty elsewhere. Fun fact – former NY-3 congressional representative Tom Suozzi is attempting to win his old seat back with a primary…

So while the fall season officially started more than few weeks ago, it only really starts for me when the leaves start to change. And here on Long Island, we are in full swing in that regard. I really can’t express enough that I adore the fall. I was always somewhat partial to it in…

So this week in addition to acknowledging birthdays of Chuck Berry, Bobby Few, Fela Kuti, and Dizzy Gillespie, we say goodbye to legendary jazz composer and pianist Carla Bley who sadly passed away at 83 years old. Here is the playlist. Don’t forget that you can listen online at KCSB-FM’s website and there is an…

So welcome to the first RoCM of the Fall 2023 quarter at KCSB – and we begin with a ton of birthdays this week. We have: Petra Haden – b. October 11, 1971)Pharaoh Sanders – b. October 13, 1940Lester Bowie – b. October 11, 1941 Abdullah Ibrahim – b. October 9, 1934 Thelonious Monk – b. October…