The Last Rock Star

Sweet Relief Musician's Fund

Awhile back I did an interview with Rob Max, the Executive Director for Sweet Relief Musician’s Fund whose mission it is to aid struggling professional musicians who have fallen on hard times.  With the digital age clearly upon us, advances in technology and the surge of pirated music have taken a toll not only on the once mighty record labels but also the artists who spent their lives pursuing their craft.

Tonight on PLANET JAZZ: Feeling Moody, a segment in remembrance of the great James Moody, who died a few days ago. 8 PM CST, KRTU 91.7 FM, online at krtu.org. Stay tuned. More to come…

Katchie is an ethnomusicologist, performer and teacher. She has her doctorate in music from The Graduate Center of The City University of New York. Along with her husband, Richard Oppenheim, Katchie moved to San Antonio from New York City in 2006 when she accepted a position at Northwest Vista College where she is currently an associate professor of music.

Katchie describes the show as:

PLANET JAZZ is a weekly radio show on KRTU Jazz 91.7 that features Jazz and improvisation from around the world: jazz-world fusions, traditional idioms, and what I like to call the “Great Global Songbook,” which includes jazz-related genres from other parts of the world. Programming features live interviews with visiting and local musicians.

Playlist for November 8th Broadcasts

Artist / Tune / Album / Time Played / Length of Piece
Armand Mestral / Jalousie / Tableau d’Honneur de la chanson / 8:00 / 3:13
Dizzy Gillespie / Jalousie / Jazz In Paris, vol. 84 / 8:04 / 2:38
Tito Rodriguez / Celoso / Tito’s Hits / 8:07 / 2:49
John Lee Hooker / Jealous / Jealous / 8:12 / 3:31
Madilu System / Jalousie / La bonne humeur / 8:15 / 7:10
John Hollenbeck / Jazz Envy / Joys & Desires / 8:25 / 8:10
Wanda Sá / Ciúme / Domingo Azul do Mar / 8:34 / 1:58
Choro Ensemble / Ciumento / Choro Ensemble / 8:36 / 4:16
Amalia Rodriguez / Fado do Ciúme / Amalia no Canecao / 8:40 / 1:28
Ben Wolfe / Blue Envy / No Strangers Here / 8:42 / 5:29
Avec 4 / Messaggi-theme-gelosia / Cine / 8:54 / 11:20

For more information please visit:

Katchie.com

Planet Jazz on Facebook

Enjoy!

Soul-Patrol.net (You’ll need RealPlayer to listen to the feed)

I’ve always loved this site. Bob Davis brings his knowledge and love of Soul Music to the net. From old school to modern day expand your mind and rock your body as Mr. Davis and company gives it to you like only they can.

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Check out this interview with George Clinton:

Includes an analysis of P-Funk influences, past present and future, from Doo Wop to Hip Hop. George provides commentary on artists ranging from Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, Slapbak, Chambers Brothers, Eminem, and Mystikal. Also includes the classic FUNKADELIC songs: ‘Hit It and Quit It’ and ‘Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On’

So whose really counting?  What we thought would be a few days of downtime turned into, well a couple of weeks. But we are back and getting ready to rumble or rock, or perhaps just talk.