Jazz Notes Radio Show for Dec 12, 2018

This Wednesday will be the penultimate Jazz Notes show of 2018. There will be plenty of Christmas music sprinkled throughout the show from The Blind Boys of Alabama, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Vancouver’s B3 Kings (Cory Weeds, Bill Coon) and some brand-new Christmas tunes. Being the “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” controversy is losing it’s steam, I’ll keep the kettle boiling with a very cool (not cold) version from locals David and Ronda Olds. I figured a celebrate a few milestones, too. Recently it would have been the 100^th birthday of the great vocalist Joe Williams, the 98^th birthday of Dave Brubeck and happily, getting back to the living, vocalist Fern Lindzon of Toronto just had a birthday. We will hear tunes from all of them. New music will come from trumpeter Mary Goudy and her 12tet, the keys of Jon Batiste, Connie Han and Christian Sands. Some Coltrane music from Brian Baggett and a track from Coltrane’s Love Supreme. The Big Easy Gumbo segment will feature more New Orleans Christmas tunes. This time from the Dukes of Dixieland and Harry Connick, Jr. Hope you can tune in for a bit at thex.ca and at 92.5 FM in Kamloops. Jazz Notes Wednesday 5-7 PM PST. Peace.

Photos: The Blind Boys of Alabama from a show in Salmon Arm back in the 1990's. Photos attached to the poster are from a different concert in the same venue.