This week Strictly Jazz Sounds continues its exploration of some of the hottest jazz and jazz musicians of 2020 with historical recordings from John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk and Ella Fitzgerald. Solo Flight: State of the Baritone, Vol. 4, the latest work from Madison-based baritone saxophonist, composer, bandleader and educator Anders Svanoe, was recognized […]
Las Cafeteras: Music, Change and Black/Latinx Unity
Music and culture played an essential role in inspiring and mobilizing communities of color during the 2020 election. One of the most active bands in these efforts is the L.A. based activist and cultural heritage band Las Cafeteras. Rooted in Mexican Son Jarocho from the State of Veracruz, Las Cafeteras incorporates hip-hop, rock, and reggae […]
Music Specials Week of Jan. 16-22
Wow! Thanks for your great response to our shows this week, like the Dan Dieterich tribute with D.J. el Serpentine on Friday On My Mind as The Rattlesnake Shake. Check out our archives page to hear him profile Dan, a local rock figure, frantic frontman and vocalist with bands like Mad Trucker Gone Mad, TED, Clip The […]
Kayla Kush Talks Women in Reggae Music
Kayla Kush of 2-Dub, a writer herself as well as a WORT DJ spinning reggae, ska, dub and related music Saturday nights 10 pm to midnight was spotlighted in online Italian music blog Musical Mind, a “space dedicated to music lovers.” was recently asked to discuss women in reggae. Read more about Kayla’s musical journey […]
Hottest Jazz of 2020 on Strictly Jazz Sounds
This week on Strictly Jazz Sounds, host Steve Braunginn features some of the hottest jazz for 2020 including 2021 Grammy Award nominees Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Arturo O’Farrill, Terri Lyne Carrington and Maria Schneider. Discover and learn about top jazz recordings, artists and trends in this week’s edition starting at 2 pm Thursday, January 14. […]
Global Revolutions Interview with Estrella Acosta from Cuba
Hear Dan Talmo‘s exclusive interview with Cuban artist and Amsterdam resident Estrella Acosta, which aired on Global Revolutions Mon. Jan. 11, 2021. In August of 2020 Estrella released a new album of traditional Cuban songs, a tribute to her motherland and its great troubadours. (Album art […]