March 2010

After graduating from William Patterson University in the late 90s, internationally acclaimed drummer Derrek Phillips first rose to international prominence from 2000-2006 by touring in the U.S., Europe and Japan with saxophonist Greg Osby, trumpeter Dave Douglas and predominantly with 8 string guitar guru Charlie Hunter, recording three albums (Right Now Move, Friends Seen and Unseen, Coperopolis) and the live DVD, "Right Now Live."  Tune in for the live performance on Jazz New England, Thursday, March 18 at 2 p.m.

Male singers who shaped the blues.  From from the down home blues of Jimmy Rushing;  to the uptown sounds of Joe Williams, to earthy blues shouters like Big Joe Turner, men who sang the blues made significant contributions to the music in the mid-20th Century.  Tune in to part 1 of this two part series on Thursday, March 18 at 6 p.m.

Irish music in honor of St. Patrick's week-- the Dubliners, the Irish Rovers, Tommy Makem, Tommy Dands, the Grehan Sisters, and more!  Tune in to The Folk Revival on Thurday, March 18 at 7 p.m.

The 25-year-old bassist and singer,  Esperanza Spalding, originally from Portland, now juggles invitations from the White House and festivals around the world. She's a new Down Beat Critics Poll winner, as is saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, whose group opens this show.

This Sunday on Inquiry we hear from Robert Kimball about one of the most prolific American songwriters, Johnny Mercer.  Then in the second half hour it's the latest phenomena of the 20^th century, babysitting!  It all starts on Sunday, March 21 at 9 p.m.