Jackie McLean celebration tonight, 10 p.m. edt

[Lazaro Vega]

Jackie McLean unlocked the hard bop solo with Ornette Coleman's harmolodic key. J Mac tonight on Blue Lake Public Radio, in the first 20 minutes of each hour, 10 p.m. - 3 a.m. We'll hear recent tributes by fellow alto saxophonists Steve Lehman and Kenny Garrett, plus music by Tomas Janzon, Jim Cooper, Matt Brewer ( Paul Brewer's son) and Libby York who are all playing jazz in Grand Rapids this weekend. Streaming live from http://www.bluelake.org/radio.html