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Nice piece! Sounds like Sunday's going to be a special night -- on Horace Silver's birthday, no less.

Blue Lake Public Radio celebrates the anniversary of Count Basie's birth with a special program tonight from 10 p.m. 3 a.m.Unlike previous retrospective programs on Basie, tonight's broadcast starts with the mid-1950's break out album "Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings," and in the first 20 minutes of each hour we'll zoom in on the albums that followed: "April In Paris," the Basie/Williams standards album, "E=MC2...," the Williams/Lambert, Hendricks and Ross plus Basie Band recording, and the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival recording. Add to that Von Freeman interpreting music associated with the Basie band (Every Tub, Blue Prez, Swingin' the Blues and Lester Leaps In), and you can see what kind of August evening you're in for. Please join us on WBLV FM 90.3/WBLU FM 88.9 or streaming live from the Blue Lake Public Radio free app for iPhone or Android devices, and via http://www.bluelake.org/radio.html

http://billingsgazette.com/entertainment/music/branford-marsalis-quartet---whiplash/youtube_e0142310-ac64-54e9-b631-7a59afb52e99.html

New England Public Radio's Tom Reney remembers: http://www.nepr.net/blog/von-freeman-rip Photo tribute from Lauren Deutsch: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150970898520925.411115.554125924&type=1

Von Freeman with Pat Patrick, Andrew Hill:

http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/14466939-421/chicago-jazz-icon-von-freeman-dead-at-88-walked-tuff-to-the-end.html

Caption contest? "Oh Elvis...take off that capo...." She looks NOT like the mother of twins.

Too bad a couple of those You Tube videos were yanked. Nice stuff. Yes, you have to follow copyright; it was good to hear them, though.

Thanks for the heads up.

http://www.examiner.com/article/von-freeman-chicago-saxophone-legend-dies-at-88?fb_action_ids=10150967445191332&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=timeline_og&action_object_map=%7B%2210150967445191332%22%3A10151351334102519%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210150967445191332%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=[]

He took it so far, musically. The Berlin concert....the solo version of "If I Should Lose You" from the Chicago Cultural Center.....Musicians who play song form, this is as far as it goes in jazz. Sad news. A great loss. And an undeniable force for what jazz does in and for the community.

Artist information or other inquiries please contact kch@kerrytown.com or call 734-769-2999. • JAZZ • Wednesday October 3 at 8 pm Trio X Joe McPhee, brass/reeds Dominic Duval, bass Jay Rosen, drums • JAZZ • Saturday October 6 at 7 & 9 pm National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master of 2012: Sheila Jordan with the Dobbins-Krahnke-Weed Trio Sheila Jordan, vocals Tad Weed, piano Kurt Krahnke, bass Sean Dobbins, drums • JAZZ • Saturday October 27 at 8 pm Mark Elf Jazz Guitar • EDGEFEST • Wednesday October 31—Saturday November 3 16th ANNUAL EDGEFEST WORLDLY MEASURES 2012 Edgefest Line Up Wadada Leo Smith: Ten Freedom Summers Rudresh Mahanthapa’s Indo Pak Coalition Jason Kao Wang’s Edge Quartet Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet Jim Hobbs, alto saxophone Bill Lowe, bass Mary Halvorson, guitar Ken Filiano, bass Tomas Fujiwara, drums Mary Redhouse Marty Erlich: Fables featuring Marty Ehrlich, clarinets/flute/saxophones Hankus Netsky, piano/accordion Marcus Rojas, tuba Ben Allison Band Ben Allison, bass Steve Cardenas, guitar Brandon Seabrook, banjo Allison Miller, drums Fred Van Hove, piano Ed Sarath: Timescape (guest artist tba) Ab Baars-Ig Henneman Duo Ab Baars, tenor saxophone/clarinet/shakuhachi Ig Henneman, viola More to be announced THE 16th ANNUAL EDGEFEST (October 31 - Nov 3, 2012) will explore new music created by today’s American improvisers and composers who now, more than ever, are reaching back to multiple artistic roots, reflecting a growing awareness of the cultural complexity of contemporary American society. The accumulations of different origins, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, filtered by contemporary, uniquely American experiences, have produced a cornucopia of new music; a blending of improvisational-avant jazz with the composers’ own—often multiple--artistic/cultural roots. In the tradition of Edgefest the roster includes international musicians as well as performers and ensembles from our home community of Southeast Michigan and showcases some of the most celebrated and creative multi-instrumentalists on the scene today. September, October and Edgefest Calendar 415 North Fourth Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48104 • 734-769-299 • kerrytownconcerthouse.com 19 As in past years, Edgefest reaches out beyond the concert hall with Fringe at the Edge performances, public discussions, workshops and school residencies. The community is invited to attend all educational and Fringe events free of charge. Discover FRINGE at the EDGE As part of the 10th anniversary of Edgefest in 2006, KCH created a series of free public performance events which took place during the days and early evenings in restaurants, cafés and galleries in downtown Ann Arbor, featuring some of the areas most accomplished creative musicians. The Fringe project, now a festival staple, has been very successful in moving creative and imaginative music making out of the conventional concert hall venue and into public spaces such as bars, restaurants and markets. This year, the Fringe series will surprise, delight, and educate an audience that might not otherwise have ventured into the concert hall setting of Edgefest. Details of the Fringe events will be announced soon. Past venues have included Argiero’s Restaurant, the sh’AUT space in Braun Court, and Sweetwaters Café in Kerrytown. LINE UP DETAIL (Show times and order of appearance to be announced) Wednesday Oct. 31 Dutch pianist Fred Van Hove Jason Hwang's Edge Quartet Ab Baars - Ig Henneman Duo Jason Kao Hwang’s Edge Quartet Jason Kao Hwang (composer, violin/ viola) has created works ranging from jazz, classical, “new” and world music. The album Stories Before Within (2008, Innova) featuring his jazz quartet EDGE, was chosen as one ofthe Top Ten CDs of 2008 by Coda Magazine. Commitment, The Complete Recordings, 1981-1983, from a collective quartet that was Mr. Hwang’s first band, was voted as “2010 Reissued Recording of the Year” by All About Jazz / New York. Hwang has also received support from US Artists International, the American Music Center, Meet the Composer/New Residencies, the National Endowment for the Arts, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and others. Spontaneous River, Mr. Hwang’s orchestra of string improvisers, performed in the Vision Festival XIV and released the recording of in early 2011. Mr. Hwang has collaborated with Reggie Workman, William Parker, Anthony Braxton, Vladamir Tarasov, Henry Threadgill and many others. Thursday Nov. 1 Rudresh Mahanthapa’s Indo Pak Coalition Ben Allison Band Edge Quartet with Deanna Relyea and Piotr Michalowski--new work by Jason Hwang on poetry by selected award winning NYC poets. September, October and Edgefest Calendar 415 North Fourth Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48104 • 734-769-299 • kerrytownconcerthouse.com 20 Rudresh Mahanthapa’s Indo Pak Coalition Consistently heralded by critics as one of the most original composers in his field, altoist Rudresh Mahanthappa's prolific contributions to contemporary jazz have earned him a Guggenheim Fellowship, commissions to create new work from the likes of the Rockefeller Foundation MAP Fund, Chamber Music America and the American Composers Forum, and a win in the 2011 Downbeat international Critics Poll. His rare ability to synthesize South Indian music concepts with a seemingly boundless range of unexpected influences frequently characterizes him as one of the most important artists in the music today -- a distinction the Jazz Journalists Association recently echoed by naming him Alto Saxophonist of the Year three consecutive times from 2009-2011. Since the 2009 release of the album Apti, the tabla and guitar-studded Indo-Pak Coalition has provided a more playful take on Mahanthappa's symbiosis between the music of his ancestors and the jazz he grew up listening to in Colorado. Friday Nov. 2 Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet Ed Sarath's Timescape Wadada Leo Smith Quartet Saturday Nov. 3 Edgefest Parade at 12PM Mary Redhouse Wadada Leo Smith Quartet University of Michigan Jazz ensemble led by Wadada Leo Smith Marty Ehrlich's Fables Wadada Leo Smith Trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist, composer and improviser, Wadada Leo Smith has been an active leader in creative contemporary music for over forty years. Ten Freedom Summers is a large work inspired by the activity of the civil rights movement from The Niagara falls congress in 1905 and 1948, when President Harry S. Truman signed the Executive Order 9981 and up to Dr. Martin Luther King's Memphis speech in 1968. For more information, please visit the artist's website. Mr. Smith currently has three ensembles: Golden Quartet, Silver Orchestra, and Organic. His compositions have also been performed by other contemporary music ensembles: AACM-Orchestra, Kronos Quartet, Da Capo Chamber Player, New Century Players, San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Contemporary Chamber Players (University of Chicago), S.E.M. Ensemble, Southwest Chamber Music, Del Sol String Quartet, New York New Music Ensemble, ne(x)tworks, and California E.A.R. Unit. Mr. Smith's music for multi-ensembles has been performed since 1969. "Tabligh" for double-ensemble was performed by Golden Quartet and Classical Persian ensemble at Merkin Concert Hall (2006) and by Golden Quartet and Suleyman Erguner's Classical Turkish ensemble at Akbank Music Festival in Istanbul (2007). His largest work "Odwira" for 12 multiensembles (52 instrumentalists) was performed at California Institute of the Arts (March 1995). His Noh piece "Heart Reflections" was performed in Merkin Concert Hall, NY (November 1996). _____________________________________________________________________________________ September, October and Edgefest Calendar 415 North Fourth Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48104 • 734-769-299 • kerrytownconcerthouse.com

46 years ago today there was "Sound."

Have just stuck my nose in this. Didn't know Clint Eastwood slowed down Hartman's Beehive record when using it in the soundtrack to "Bridges of Madison County." Didn't know Eastwood as a teenager snuck into a club to hear the Dizzy Gillespie Big Band with Hartman in it. Didn't know Hartman's last studio recording session was for the adult entertainment "The Devil in Miss Jones, II." There's way more than that stuff here, just saying that with a skim through the discography, some of the end notes, and the first few chapters, this is an informative read. http://johnnyhartmanbook.com/

Jim Alfredson found this today; the follow-up article. Hey, I'm quoted in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/07/arts/music/used-pianos-can-be-donated-to-charities-and-artists.html?_r=2&hp

So Obama shares a birthday with Armstrong? Who knew.

Francis Davis might have a copy....? http://www.pdfio.com/k-402871.html http://www.newworldrecords.org/linernotes/80581.pdf

Only live: no archiving of any Blue Lake programming. If you have a smart phone we have an app: search "Blue Lake Public Radio" at the iPhone app store or Android marketplace. It's free.

Was remembering Marshall Allen's alto saxophone solo feature with the Sun Ra Arkestra on "Over the Rainbow." Shrieking! Might have happened in a medley of songs about being "up," "Let's Go Fly A Kite," "How High the Moon"? Remember that? Tonight on Jazz From Blue Lake we're playing the Paul Gonzalves to Allen's Johnny Hodges: the great tenor saxophone soloist for 40 years with the Sun Ra Arkestra, Chicagoan John Gilmore. We'll hear him with Ra, Elmo Hope, Freddie Hubbard and Andrew Hill, too: 10 p.m. - 3 a.m. via http://www.bluelake.org/radio.html Yes, Blowin' In From Chicago, too.

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp is on the lookout for some good pianos that can be used by our students. If you have a piano in good, playable condition, preferably a grand piano, which you are willing to donate, please contact Dave Myers, General Manager, Blue Lake Public Radio, (800) 889-9258

So far this is all I've found regarding the personnel on this cheap-o Everest vinyl re-issue. Pearl Bailey (vcl) with unknown acc. 1955 Solid gold Cadillac Sunset 2017, Crown CRS2005, Sutton SSU223 Hit the road to dreamland - , - , - Zing went the strings 2018, - , - That certain feeling - , - , - Note : Sutton SSU223 entitled "The blues" and Crown CRS2005 entitled "Featuring Pearl Bailey". The above also on Grand Prix LP…?. Was wondering if the other titles on this album have anything to do with Bellson. Alfred Hitcock Presents Stealin' Apples (know the pianist? Was it Don Abney?)

July 24 2012 The Jazz Datebook: Regular Hits: Mondays through August 13, 6:30 8:30 the West Michigan Jazz Society presents the series of free summer concerts, Jazz at the Zoo, at the John Ball Zoo Band Shell, Grand Rapids. July 30, Evidence and Orquesta Tradicion; August 6, The Family led by Nick Ayoub; August 13, drummer Tim Froncek and The Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra. Information from (616) 735 4744 or www.wmichjazz.org. Mondays from 6 to 10 p.m., Fridays 7 11 p.m. and Saturdays 6-10 p.m. The What Not Inn features a revolving cast of local musicians each weekend. Every Monday the What Not Inn jam session is open to musicians and vocalists featuring local, regional and international jazz musicians sitting in with the house band. No cover charge. For a full schedule see www.whatnotinn.com. The What Not Inn is located at M89 and the Blue Star Highway, 2405 68th Street, Fennville, MI. (269) 543-3341. Mondays from 8 to 11 p.m. the hardest working jazz musician in west Michigan, pianist/vocalist John Shea, swings The Republic, 45 South Division, Grand Rapids, with veteran Chicago drummer Greg Sergo. www.republicgrandrapids.com. Wednesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. The Tom Hagen Trio with vocalist Rick Reuther at Notos Old World Italian Dining, 6600 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids. (616) 493 6686, or www.notosoldworld.com. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday live piano jazz is heard from 7 to 10 p.m. at Mangiamo, 1033 Lake Drive S.E., Grand Rapids. Information from (616) 742 0600. Wednesday, 7-25, Bill Davidson; 7-26, Greg Miller, guitar; 7-27, Mark Kahny; 7-28, Bob Van Stee/ Kathy LaMar ; Wednesday, August 1st, Steve Talaga; 8-2, Greg Miller, guitar; 8-3, Bob VanStee and Kathy Lamar; 8-4, Stephanie Sallie; Wednesday, August 8, Mark Davidson; 8-9, Mark Kahny; 8-10, Steve Talaga; 8-11, Robin Connell; Wednesday, August 15, Chris Cory; 8-16, Greg Miller; 8-17 Rob Anteki; 8-18, Robin Connell; Wednesday, August 22, Bill Davidson; 8-23, Mark Kahny; 8-24, Robin Connell; 8-25, Bob VanStee and Kathy Lamar; Wednesday, August 29, Steve Talaga; 8-30, Mark Kahny; 8-31, Chris Cory; 9-1, Robin Connell. www.thegilmorecollection.com. Wednesdays from 6:30 9:30 p.m. the Wally Michaels/Tony Reynolds duo at Gillys in The B.O.B., 20 Monroe Avenue N.W., Grand Rapids, (616) 356 2627. Thursdays, 6 9 p.m. pianist John Shea leads his swinging trio at Gillys in The B.O.B., 20 Monroe Avenue N.W., Grand Rapids. (616) 356 2627. Thursdays and Fridays, from 6 to 9 p.m. live jazz at The Viceroy, 53 Commerce Avenue S.W., Grand Rapids. (616) 774 VICE. Thursdays from 7 to 10 and Fridays and Saturdays from 8 to 11 live jazz at Shepards Grill and Tavern, 6246 28th Street S.E., Cascade. (616) 350 9604. Fridays from 7 to 10 p.m. pianist John Shea plays the J.W. Marriott, 235 Louis St. N.W. overlooking the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids. (616) 242 1448. Saturdays, 6:30 9:30 p.m. Pianist/vocalist/swing miester John Shea is outdoors at Restaurant Toulouse, 248 Culver Street, Saugatuck, swinging the fudgies. (269) 242 1448. Sundays from 11 a.m. 2 p.m. pianist/vocalist John Shea the J.W. Marriott, 235 Louis St. N.W., Grand Rapids. See www.jwgr.com or (616) 242 1448. Sundays from 7 to 10:30 p.m. a jazz jam session under drummer/harmonica master Randy Marshs direction at Hop Cat, 25 Ionia, Grand Rapids. (616) 451-HOPS. Word has spread, and this opportunity for young musicians to gain playing experience with a professional level band is a hit. On July 29, a Wilton Machen Memorial Jam with Jon Gist, saxophones; Bob VanStee, keyboards; Charlie Hoats, bass. Sundays 6:30 10 p.m. pianist/vocalist John Shea is heard at Zing Eat Drink, 310 Blue Star Highway, Douglas. www.zingeatdrink.com or (269) 857 3287. The World Class Jazz Mini Tour continues until Labor Day weekend. See www.worldclassjazz.com. All concerts start at 7 p.m. The week of July 24th bassist Paul Keller with vocalist Sarah DAngelo: the week of July 31, vocalist Libby York with pianist Jeremy Kahn, saxophonist Eric Schneider and the Chicago All Stars; the week of August 7, blues by Root Doctor with Freddie Cunningham; the week of August 14, Jeannie Lambert and Russ Phillips with the Steve Sandner Band from Chicago; the week of August 21, Benny Reeves with Paul Careys Motown/Blues Express. Here are the venues for each week: Tuesday, First Street Beach Park Pavilion, Manistee; Wednesday, Gull Landing, 438 S. Hancock Street, Pentwater (231) 869-4215; Thursday, Rotary Park Pavilion, Cadillac; Friday, Rambadt Park Amphiteather, Reed City; Saturday, Wenger Pavilion, Baldwin; Sunday, Gull Landing, 438 S. Hancock Street, Pentwater (231) 869-4215. Timely Hits: Friday, July 27 at 7 p.m. trumpeters Allen Vizzutti and Bill Lucas play with the Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra in the finale concert of Grand Valley State Universitys Trumpet Seminar at The Louis Armstrong Theater, GVSU, Allendale. See www.gvsu.edu/trumpetseminar.com. Saturday, July 28th at 7 p.m. drummer Randy Marsh leads his Big Organ Trio (Ralph Tope, guitar, Chris Moberly, organ) at The Vander Mill, 14921 Cleveland Street (M-104), Spring Lake. (616) 842 4337. http://vandermill.com/ Monday, July 30 at 8 p.m. guitarist Neil Jacobs appears at The Saugatuck Center for the Arts, 400 Culver Street, Saugatuck. (269) 857 2399 or www.sc4a.org. Sundays August 5 and 19 (the first and third Sundays of each month) at 5:30 p.m. the Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra plays a broad spectrum of big band jazz at Founders Brewing Company, 235 Grandville Avenue S.W. Grand Rapids. If you cant make it to the bar the performance is streamed (both audio and video with a live chat) via www.grjo.com. Friday, August 10 at 7:30 p.m. guitarist Neil Jacobs presents Guitar with a Sense of Humor at The Howmet Playhouse, Whitehall. See www.howmetplayhouse.org. Tuesdays August 12 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. The Truth in Jazz Orchestra plays The West Side Inn, 1635 Beidler Street, Muskegon. Great big band jazz with drummer Tim Froncek, trombonist Dave Collee, saxophonist Tom Stansell and trumpeter Max Colley. See www.tijo.org. Sunday, August 12 at 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Bob Adams Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band returns with banjo in hand to play hot jazz for the West Shore Jazz Societys Jazz Party at The Oakridge Country Club, 513 West Pontaluna Road, Muskegon. See http://www.msdicontrols.com/cjs/. For tickets and information about the West Shore Jazz Society, a traditional jazz club, please phone Bill Blakeman at (231) 759 0071. Thursday, August 16 at 8 p.m. the San Francisco based composer/lyricist/guitarist and vocalist George Cole and his band Eurocana appears in the Garden Theater, Frankfort. Information from (231) 352 7561. On Friday, August 17 the band is at Foundry Hall, South Haven, www.foundryhall.com; Sunday, August 19th, they appear in the Black Cat Concert series, 15794 Paddock Road, Charlevoix (with a farm dinner catered by American Spoon Foods) (231) 675 7768. Monday, August 20, Cole plays The Ramsdell Theater, 101 Maple Street, Manistee (231) 398 9717 or www.ramsdell-theater.org. Saturday, August 18 from noon to 10 p.m. The inaugural The Grand Rapids Jazz Festival takes place at Rosa Parks Circle, downtown Grand Rapids. Information, and to volunteer, from www.grandjazzfest.com. Tuesday, August 21st at 7 p.m. 12 string guitarist Neil Jacobs plays the Tuesday Summer Music Series at Salt of the Earth, Fenville, MI. See http://saltoftheearthfennville.com. Friday, August 31st through Monday September 3rd, the 33rd Annual Detroit Jazz Festival, a Labor Day Weekend tradition, at Hart Plaza, downtown Detroit, this year featuring Sonny Rollins, Wynton Marsalis, The Pat Metheny Unity Band, The Wayne Shorter Quartet, the Marcus Belgrave Homecoming Band with Geri Allen and Marion Hayden, many others. See: www.detroitjazzfest.com. Thursday, August 30th through Sunday, September 2nd, The Chicago Jazz Festival takes place at The Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Petrillo Music Shell and many venues in downtown Chicago with performances by Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band, Billy Hart, Dianne Reeves, Matt Wilsons Arts and Crafts, Pierre Dorge and the New Jungle Orchestra, Steve Coleman and Five Elements, many others. See http://jazzinchicago.org/jazzfest/. Friday, October 5 at 8 p.m. The Lakeshore Big Band plays The Grand Haven American Legion Hall. Theyll return on November 2 and December 7. Information from www.lakeshorebigband.com. Friday, October 26, bassist Ben Allisons band appears at 7:30 and 9:30 in the Wellspring Theater of the Epic Center, Kalamazoo. See www.fontanachamberarts.org for more information, or phone (269)382-7774. www.benallison.com. Thursday, November 1, The St. Cecilia Music Centers Great Artist Gala features John Pizzarelli, the world-renowned jazz guitarist and singer, called Hip with a wink by Town & Country, madly creative by the Los Angeles Times and the genial genius of the guitar by The Toronto Star. When he performs with his wife, singer/actress Jessica Molaskey, and his father, guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli, theyre labeled the First Family of Cool (by the San Francisco Chronicle) and the von Trapps on Martinis (by The New Yorker). According to The New York Times, the Pizzarelli-Molaskey duo are as good as it gets in any entertainment medium. Sponsorships are now available. Contact development director Ricki L. Levine at 616.459.2224 (ext 205) or ricki@scmc-online.org. St. Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Avenue N.E., Grand Rapids. www.johnpizzarelli.com. Thursday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. vocalist Tierney Suttons Band opens the jazz series at St. Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Avenue N.E., Grand Rapids. (616) 459 2224. www.scmc-online.org. Thursday, January 24 at 7:30 p.m. bassist Dave Holland leads his quintet in concert at St. Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Avenue N.E., Grand Rapids. (616) 459 2224. www.scmc-online.org. Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 7:30 and 9:30 jazz saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappas Quartet presents performances in the Wellspring Theater of the Epic Center, Kalamazoo, as part of the Fontana Chamber Arts Jazz Series. Information from www.fontanachamberarts.org or (269)382-7774. Thursday, March 14 at 7:30 pianist Bill Charlap leads his trio in concert at St. Cecilia Music Center, 24 Ransom Avenue N.E., Grand Rapids. (616) 459 2224. www.scmc-online.org. Saturday, April 20th at 8 p.m. Beyonces saxophonist, Tia Fuller, appears in a jazz concert at Western Michigan Universitys Dalton Recital Hall, Kalamazoo, as part of the Fontana Chamber Arts Jazz Series. Information from www.tiafuller.com or from www.fontanachamberarts.org and (269)382-7774.

Amina Figarova's music is heard tonight on Blue Lake Public Radio. : http://www.aminafigarova.com/ We'll hear her original compositions played by her Sextet from 10 p.m. - 3 a.m. edt via www.bluelake.org/radio.html. Each of her 12 albums has its own vibe, including a compositional balance from piece to piece across the entire recording that's hard to break up. With trumpet/flute/saxophones/piano/bass and drums the sextet is rich in color and instrumental combinations. Please join us and delve into the original music of Figarova, who's from Azerbaijan, spent nearly 20 years in Rotterdam and in 2010 made the move to NYC.

Alfred Lion made possible the memorialization of Hank Mobley in our inner ear, too.