Randy Brecker Swings and Sings On This Week's 12th Street Jump, (US) Public Radio’s Weekly Jazz, Blues & Comedy Jam!

Five time GRAMMY Award winner Randy Brecker tears it up on this week’s 12th STREET JUMP, public radio’s weekly jazz, blues and comedy jam. Heard each week on forty-six stations around the United States, 12th STREET JUMP is one of America’s most popular live jazz radio shows. Ask your local public radio station to check it out on PRX or Content Depot.

Randy Brecker - photo credit: Rusty Russell“We had a great time with Randy on the show,” commented 12SJ host Pete Weber. ”Besides the Clifford Brown tune Blues Walk  and a wild Cherokee cutting contest with local musician Hermon Mehari, Randy provided the vocals for a tune he wrote for his forthcoming ‘Brecker Brothers Band Reunion’ CD/DVD—Musician’s Old Lady’s Blues. The cat can swing…and sing, too. And he’s a master on that horn.”

12th STREET JUMP’s tribute to Randy Brecker can be heard on-line on most of its affiliate stations; for a listing, check out the show’s website at 12thstreetjump.com. Here’s a sample of stations and broadcast times this week (now thru march 24); all times are EDT:

THURS 7PM wdna.org  or wvpe.org
FRI 6PM bostonfreeradio.org
FRI 7PM wwfm.org
SUN 1AM  kcur.org
SUN 1PM radiophoenix.org
SUN 4PM kjza.org

Upcoming guest artists on 12th STREET JUMP include Joe Sample (broadcast April 1-7) and drummer Jeff Hamilton (April 29-May 5). For a complete list of weekly shows, check out the show’s website.

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