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New Series
Eddie’s Attic Presents
Saturdays, 10:00 p.m.
Located in nearby Decatur, Eddie’s Attic has been known as the springboard for a number of Atlanta-area artists who have gone on to receive national attention such as The Indigo Girls, John Mayer, Sugarland, Michelle Malone and Shawn Mullins. Eddie's Attic regularly hosts acclaimed performing songwriters, as well as up-and-coming artists, from a variety of genres and in a variety of configurations from solo singers to full bands.
Now a selection of recent performances at the Attic is available every Saturday night on WUGA. Eddie Owen, the club's eponymous founder, is the host.
Specials
Memories of the Movement
Thursdays, February 4 & 11, 1:00 p.m.
The years of the Civil Rights Movement are counted among the most volatile yet vibrant in American history. The people and events that shaped this period range from charismatic preachers and actors to students and domestic workers. To celebrate the courage, conviction and commitment of ordinary people who made extraordinary contributions to social progress in America, Tavis Smiley presents "Memories of the Movement: A Black History Month Special," sharing some of the poignant and very powerful memories of the Civil Rights Movement, as experienced by a few of the men and women who served on its front lines or played vital roles behind the scenes. Guests include Rev. Jesse Jackson, Ruby Dee, Dick Gregory and Dr. Julia Hare.
America Abroad: Capping Carbon
Wednesday, February 17, 11:00 a.m.
The quest for a new Kyoto Protocol is generating plenty of hot air around the globe. "Capping Carbon" explores the changing climate of carbon emissions — from the Peruvian rainforest, where economic development is slashing a weapon in the war on warming, to the U.S., where businesses are struggling to scrub their smokestacks and the carbon credit debate is heating up on Capitol Hill.
In Performance at the White House: A Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement
Thursday, February 18, 1:00 p.m.
From the East Room of the White House, we hear highlights from a concert hosted by President and Mrs. Obama in honor of Black History Month. Artists include Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson, Seal, the Blind Boys of Alabama and the Howard University Choir. Morgan Freeman and Queen Latifah serve as emcees.
Women of the Harlem Renaissance
Thursday, February 25, 1:00 p.m.
Broadway's Carol Woods joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band on to celebrate a largely unsung group of black women whose artistry was pivotal to the Harlem Renaissance.
The spotlight is on Jessie Redmond Fauset, literary editor of “The Crisis,” a magazine founded by W.E.B. Du Bois, which would give voice to such young writers as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, as well as Fauset herself. She is remembered today not only as a poet and novelist, but also as the Midwife of the Harlem Renaissance.
Program Highlights
It's Friday!
Live performance and conversation with local and visiting musicians (and
occasionally other performers).
Fridays, 4:00 p.m. (Also on University Cable, channel 15.)
- February 5: High Strung
- February 12: Lionz
- February 19: Boo Ray, Caroline Aiken
- February 26: Pocketful of Claptonite
Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz
Fridays, 8:00 p.m.
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February 5: Remembering Eubie Blake
This month marks the 122nd anniversary of the birth of James Herbert "Eubie" Blake. He was the last-known original ragtime pianist when he appeared on the second season of Piano Jazz at the age of 93. On this program from 1980, Blake remembers his vaudeville days, writing classics "Charleston Rag" and "I'm Just Wild About Harry." Blake and McPartland get together for duets on "St. Louis Blues" and "The Star Spangled Banner."
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February 12: Janis Siegel
Singer Janis Siegel is one quarter of the jazz supergroup, The Manhattan Transfer. Throughout the 30 years she spent with this musical institution, she's also released her own recordings featuring hip, seductive arrangements of standards, as well as newer works. She visits Piano Jazz along with pianist and accordion player Gil Goldstein to perform Tad Dameron's "Whatever Possessed Me" and Annie Lennox's "A Thousand Beautiful Things."
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February 19: Marcus Roberts with guest host Christian McBride
Pianist Marcus Roberts draws on his strong improvisational skills and a deep respect for swing and ragtime influences to create his signature style. On this Piano Jazz he sits down with guest host Christian McBride for a discussion of Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and the future of jazz. Roberts plays his own tunes "The Party Is Almost Over" and "Hidden Hues," and ends the program by playing a duet of his composition "Country By Choice," with McBride on bass.
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February 26: Steve Kuhn
Pianist Steve Kuhn is a highly accomplished player, a creative composer and a longtime friend of McPartland. In his youth, Kuhn played with Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz and John Coltrane. Over the years, he's honed a unique style built on melodic variation, rhythmic sparkle and his ceaseless imagination. He joins McPartland for "Walkin'" and "Too Late Now."
Jazzset with Dee Dee Bridgewater
Fridays, 9:00 p.m.
- February 5: Stefon Harris and Blackout
On vibes and marimba, Harris and his super-talented group meld jazz, soul, hip-hop and gospel on what the Washington Post called "an imaginatively orchestrated and vigorously propelled collection of tunes" at the KC Jazz Club.
- February 12: Keys to New Orleans
In a piano spectacular, Jon Cleary and Henry Butler set the stage at the Kennedy Center for grand master Allen Toussaint.
- February 19: Monterey Highlights
Artists TBA.
- February 26: Dee Dee Bridgewater at the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival
Sexy, spunky, sublime, inspired: the new CD To Billie With Love from Dee Dee comes out March 2. She is onstage at the Kennedy Center on JazzSet.
The Thistle & Shamrock
Sundays, 1:00 p.m.
- February 7: What's New?
The new releases come thick and fast to our radio show mailboxes in the U.S. and Scotland. This week we catch up on the latest music from your favorites and discover the new artists to win deserved airtime with their debut releases.
- February 14: Alison Brown and Garry West
Get the insider's perspective on the music business from the cofounders of an independent record label, and hear how banjo player Alison Brown has pushed her instrument into new musical territory to secure an international following from fans of jazz, bluegrass, and new acoustic music.
- February 21: New Gaelic Voices
Explore the branches of contemporary song sprouting from the roots of ancient vocal traditions with Alyth McCormack, Nuala Kennedy and Julie Fowlis.
- February 28: Welsh Roots
Check out some of the emerging roots music from Wales with established and emerging artists, including master of the Welsh triple harp Robin Huw Bowen and singer songwriter Meic Stevens.
Mountain Stage
Sundays, 2:00 p.m.
New performers and established artists, heard in a weekly exploration of the exciting and spontaneous sound of live performance, offering intelligent, contemporary music seasoned with traditional and roots artists. Larry Groce is the host.
- February 7: Dierks Bentley, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Grayson Capps, Andy Friedman & the Other Failures, Reagan Boggs
- February 14: Buckwheat Zydeco, JD Souther, Duncan Sheik, Amy LaVere, Guggenheim Grotto, Beth Neilsen Chapman
- February 21: The Derek Trucks Band, Dr. Dog, Jeff Ellis, Lenka , Scrapomatic
- February 28: Drive By Truckers, Sometymes Why, The Spring Standards, Steve Poltz, Belleville Outfit
Selected Shorts
Sundays, 8:00 p.m.
Readings of short fiction by classic and emerging writers, read by top Broadway and Hollywood actors.
- February 7: Inspired by the photography of Robert Frank
"Sunflower Sutra" by Allen Ginsberg, read by Isaiah Sheffer
"The Death of Jim Taylor" by Elissa Hutson, read by Boyd Gaines
"Barbara Stanwyck, It's Your Time to Shine" by Bianca Galvez, read by Condola Rashad
"Good Living" by Aleksandar Hemon, read by Boyd Gaines
"The Thing Around Your Neck" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, read by Condola Rashad
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February 14: Tales of Terror
"Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker, read by Aasif Mandvi
"The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe, read by Fionnula Flanagan
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February 21: Forbidden Fruit
"Yurt" by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, read by Joanna Gleason
"Wild Plums" by Grace Stone Coates, read by Mia Dillon
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February 28: An Hour with Sherman Alexie
"Breaking and Entering" by Sherman Alexie, read by B.D. Wong
Selected poems by Sherman Alexie
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