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Guitarist Greg Skaffs latest album, Polaris, finds the former Wichitan and longtime New York City resident accompanied by two of the greatest living jazz players: bassist Ron Carter and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath. Comprised of original material from Skaff as well as a bevy of standards, the record demonstrates Skaffs particular genius on his instrument, including his singular phrasing and the ability to reimagine standards in such a way that renders them new. Not a small feat, but then neit...

Last modified on Fri 28 May 2021 07.55 EDT In the 1960s, musicians and music fans across the world began to be intrigued by the blues. Searching for it, they would inevitably be led to Chicago and, once there, to two Chicago institutions: a store called the Jazz Record Mart and a record label called Delmark. At the store, visitors found not only records, but informed guidance to who was playing where on the city’s vibrant club scene. On the label they discovered multiple voices of the blues, ...

Bob Koester in the stacks at the Jazz Record Mart in 2009 Michael Jackson Bob Koester, who died May 12 at age 88, knew what he liked—and what you should like too. For nearly 70 years, he owned Chicagos Jazz Record Mart (and the Delmark label), and it was completely in character for him to snatch an album from the hands of an earnest young shopper. In 1968, tha...

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An "incredible hero of blues and jazz recording" who ensured artists ignored by the major labels had their music recorded.

His store drew legions of jazz and blues fans from around the world. His devotion to the music boosted the genres alive and helped make recordings accessible.

• Jan 30, 2021 Selwyn Birchwood just kind of sounds dangerous - his guitar playing, his gravelly baritone voice and his bari sax driven horn section just make his album Living in a Burning House sound like the Evel Knievel of blues bands. Its cool... just dont let kids listen! Well put the little ones to bed and tune in to hear from Birchwood, The Black Keys and a classic from Magic Sam on this episode of the TOB. © 2021 KWIT 712-274-6406 business line . 1-800-251-3690 studio E...

Friday, February 12, and Sunday, February 14 Crossroads continues a February triple feature of music from New Orleans, newly announced Blues Music Awards nominees, and music from the Maple Blues Awards, which are going on virtually every Monday in the month across Canada, with live streamed performances and the announcement of selected winners on each date. Plus music this time from newly named Rock Hall of Fame nominees Tina Turner and Chaka Khan, and birthday salutes to soul and funk saxophon...

56:21 Selwyn Birchwoods third album for Alligator Records is called Living in a Burning House. We kick off tonights show with a sample from that. Selwyn Birchwood just kind of sounds dangerous - his guitar playing, his gravelly baritone voice and his bari sax driven horn section just make his album Living in a Burning House sound like the Evel Knievel of blues bands. Its cool... just dont let kids listen! Well put the little ones to bed and tune in to hear from Birchwood, The Black Keys and a...

Magic Sam, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells and Howlin’ Wolf all enlisted Syl to play on their records or jam with them live. After a decade of frequenting these circles, Chicago R&B and soul specialists Twinight Records recruited him to record with the label.    It was the in the mid 1960s, with Martin Luther King’s speech still ringing in America’s ears and the Civil Rights Act freshly inked that Syl Johnson’s single Come On Sock It to Me became a hit. Sorry ‘Bout Dat and Different...