Radio Show / Alto Madness and a pot pourri

Im excited to announce that I have finally gotten my radio show back on 102.7 CFRO every Monday from 11:00 am to noon. Hopefully if you're at work you can check us out on the web at www.coopradio.org. Unfortunately I only have one hour but hey I'll take it. The format of the show is as follows. The 1st Monday of every month will be the birthday show where we feature music from musicians who are celebrating a birthday that month. On December 5th we'll have music from the likes of Barry Harris, Hank Crawford, Dave Brubeck, Frank Morgan, Jim Hall, Jimmy Smith, Donald Byrd and Sonny Red all of whom were born in December. The 2nd Monday of the month will feature a musician who is upcoming at The Cellar or another venue. On December 12th we will be featuring pianist Kenny Barron for 60 minutes including an interview which will be fun. The 3rd Monday of every month we're calling 'Vinyl Freak' and we'll feature a rare out of print vinyl record that has yet to be re-issued on CD. On December19th, Jesse Cahill is scheduled to come into the studio and at the time of writing this we don't konw what record he'll be bringing in. It will no doubt be a gem however. The fourth Monday of every month we will feature a local artist from right here in Vancouver. We'll bring them into the studio and play some of their music, talk a little bit and have them program some of the music for that particular show. Dec 26th I will not be at the station so this feature will start in February.
Can't wait to start.

Im also very excited about next weekend. Two of my favorite musicians on my favorite instrument will be sharing the stage. Cam Ryga and PJ Perry. A little somethin I decided to call 'Alto Madness." Its going to be a blast as these two guys so so much respect for one another.

Then my week begins with producing the Morgan Childs / Jordan Baskin /Sean Cronin /Chris Gale project. Im particularily excited about this opportunity. This is a great band with lots of creative ideas so it will be a breeze.

On another note barring any major disaster it looks as if Cellar Live will be releasing The Oliver Gannon / Bill Coon project known as TWO MUCH GUITAR. We will be recording tomorrow night(Nov 19th) and using tunes from that sessoin as well as the session we did back in September. should be good!!!