March 25, 2007 Cool Jazzy Partnership

Melva's Musings on Jazz features the Jazz Music of North Carolina jazz musicians of the past and the present. I was thrilled to be joined in the studio by Brian Horton, on sax, who hails from Kinston, NC and now teaches jazz at NC Central University in Durham. Joining him in the studio was Kelvin Sholar from a multi-generational talented musical family out of Detroit. Kelvin is currently living in Berlin. Brian and Kelvin have been performing and composing music together for over ten years. They are going into the studio together soon to record. They are both incredibly talented jazz musicians. I look forward to following their jazz careers.

During my show, Brian and Kelvin performed the following songs -

• Dream Child (by Brian Horton)
• Pao Bene (by Kelvin Sholar)
  
• Not Enough Sky (by Brian Horton)
• solo piano with Kelvin pulling on tunes from over the years
• Mamanita (Jelly Roll Morton)
• Jitter Bug Waltz (Fats Waller)
• Blue Monk

A friend of theirs, JoJo, called in from Hawaii, to say she was listening in and enjoying the show. Later, on the air, Rashida Bumbray, a jazz tap dancer, performer, art curator, and friend from NYC, called to join in the conversation about music and performing and the relationship between musicians and dancers.

Melva's Musings on Jazz can be heard every Sunday evening from 7:00 - 9:00 EST. In the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area, WCOM radio can be heard at 103.5 fm. But this community powered 100 Watts of Wonder station can be heard any where in the world by going to the WCOM website and clicking on the button in the upper right-hand corner. You can call in comments and requests by dialing 919 929-2690 during the show. I hope you will join me on Sunday evenings.



WCOM offers a cool diverse offering of jazz shows - especially on Sunday.
3:00 - 5:00 Jazz Incognito with Will Vizuete
5:00 - 7:00 Backbone with Solomon Gibson III
7:00 - 9:00 Melva's Musings on Jazz with Melva Fager Okun
9:00 - midnight Mainstream Jazz with Larry R. Thomas

March 18, 2007   Carrboro's Street Corner Singers
Melva's Musings on Jazz features the best of NC's jazz musicians of the past and present. Tonight I was visited by the Mighty Do WASPs, a singing group from the Carrboro-Chapel Hill area. I was treated to the sounds of five part harmony live in the radio studio. They performed-

• Love Me Do
• How Long Has This Been Going On
• Foggy Day &
  
• I Want to Hold You Hand

My show is on every Sunday night from 7:00 9:00 EST and can be heard locally on 103.5 fm and globally by going to the WCOM website and clicking on the button in the upper righthand corner for web-streaming. This 100 Watts of Wonder station is volunteer-run and always needs your help - your time and your dime to keep us on the air.

Playlist

• Nina Simone (b. Tryon, NC); Anthology CD; I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free & Revolution & Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
  
• Nat King Cole; After Midnight CD; It's Only a Paper Moon
• Bill Charlap; Lush Life CD; Fantastic Rhythm
• Diana Krall; Love Scenes CD; All or Nothing at All
• Chick Corea; The Gold Collection CD; Come Rain or Come Shine
• Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers; Blue Note 4003; Moanin
• Grady Tate (b. Durham, NC); Windmills of Your Mind CD; A Little at a Time
• Billy Taylor (b. Greenville, NC); Where've You Been CD: Where've You Been
• Frank Kimbrough (b. Roxboro, NC); Love Spook CD; On a Clear Day
• Mahlon Hoard on sax (lived Carrboro area, now in NYC) & Pat Lawrence on bass; Spiral & Marianne CD; The Puppets
• Scott Warner on piano (lived Carrboro/Chapel Hill for 10 yrs.); Mindfield CD; Mindfield
• Frankie Alexander (Durham, NC); Mad About the Words CD; No Moon at All
• Brian Horton (Durham, NC); The Best of Brian Horton CD; Devil's Disguise
• Al Neese (Greensboro, NC) Quintet; Omen Seeker CD; Blue and Silver
• Sawyer - Goldberg (Durham-based jazz group); Jazzadelia CD; Softly As in a Morning Sunrise
• Jacuna (Pittsboro, NC); The Innocence to Cry CD; Moscow Night
• Greg Brink on piano & Tony Galiani on bass (Carrboro NC); Duo CD; You & the Night & the Music
  

March 4, 2007 Jazzy Kids Say the Darndest Things

Melva's Musings on Jazz features the jazz music of North Carolina musicians - the greats of the past and those playing today. This week I was delighted to be visited by a jazzy family - Zoe (6 yrs. old), Gabriel (8 yrs. old and plays a mean virtual sax), Julie (mom) and William Knaack (dad). They notified their family across the country and so I reached my all time high for webstreaming of 13 connections. To help with a bird identification, Knaack family members called into the show from Wisconsin, South Carolina, Florida and Texas. It was a fun show full of family and music connections.

My radio show is on every Sunday night from 7:00-9:00 EST. WCOM, the 100 Watts of Wonder station, can be heard locally on 103.5 fm and globally by going to the WCOM website at www.communityradio.coop and clicking on the button in the upper right-hand corner marked for web-streaming. Please join me for a fun evening.

Playlist

• Nina Simone (b. Tryon, NC); Anthology CD; I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free
• Frankie Alexander (Durham, NC); Mad About the Words CD; No Moon at All
• Mary Lou Williams (died Durham, NC); My Mama Pinned a Rose on Me CD; The Blues
• Nneena Freelon (Durham, NC); Heritage CD; All or Nothing at All
• Sarah Vaughn & Dizzy Gillespie (school Laurinberg, NC); Embraceable You CD; Embraceable You
• Nat King Cole (singing and on piano); After Midnight CD; Just You, Just Me
• Diana Krall; Love Scenes CD; Peel Me a Grape
• David Grisman Quintet; Dawg's Groove CD; Zambola
• Matt Enkle; Flute Jazz CD; Like Someone in Love
• Van Morrison; Moondance CD; Moondance
• Bus Brown (lived in Durham, NC for 20 yrs.); Storyteller album; Freedom
• Frank Kimbrough (b. Roxboro, NC); Frank Kimbrough Play CD; Lucent
• Thelonious Monk (b. Rocky Mount, NC) & John Coltrane (b. Hamlet, NC); Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane CD; Off Minor
• Brian Horton (Durham, NC); The Best of Brian Horton CD; Freddy
• Joao Gilberto & Grady Tate (b. Durham, NC); Amoroso/Brazil CD; S'Wonderful
• Jamuna (Pittsboro, NC); The Innocence to Cry CD; Moscow Night
• Gabriel Pelli (Carrboro, NC); Europa Jazz CD; I Cover the Waterfront
• Kevin Van Sant (Durham, NC) & Dan Davis & Mark Wells; Orgaphonics CD; Let's Stay Together with Mark Wells playing the Hammond B3 Organ and singing

February 25, 2007 Brazilian Soul Comes to WCOM

Featuring NC Jazz Music and NC Jazz Musicians - Paulo Lopes (Brazilian Soul), from Sao Paulo, is now living in Chapel Hill, NC and plays guitar and violin; and sings in restaurants and clubs in the area; and teaches guitar, violin and piano. He was joined in the WCOM radio studio by his son, Victor, who is a percussionist and soon to turn fourteen. Victor played a hot Pandeiro drum and Paulo played the guitar and the Surdo, a large Brazilian Drum. They were a wonderful combination and clearly were having great fun playing music together. Most of the songs were Brazilian but one was Italian and Paulo dedicated it to our Milano jazz musician friends, Fabio and Paulo, who were guests on my show a few weeks ago as they passed from LA back to Milano, Italy. Paulo can be reached to perform or to teach (guitar, piano, violin) at www.brazilian-soul.com and info@brazilian-soul.com.
My radio show, Melva's Musings on Jazz, is broadcast from the studio of WCOM in Carrboro, NC. You can hear my show every Sunday night from 7:00 - 9:00 EST at 103.5 fm on the dial. Better yet, you can hear this 100 Watts of Wonder station on the internet anywhere in the world by going to the WCOM website at www.communityradio.coop and clicking on the button in the upper right-hand corner for web-streaming (web-broadcast). Our webstream is hosted by ibiblio. Call in a request during the show, and say 'hi', by calling 919 929-2601. I always like hearing from friends and jazz fans.

Playlist - while Paulo and Victor got set up
- Nina Simone (b. Tryon, NC); Anthology CD; I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free
- Sawyer-Goldberg (Durham NC based jazz group); Jazzadelia CD; Black Orpheus
- Jacuna (Pittsboro, NC based singer); The Innocence to Cry CD; Moscow Nights
- Joao Gilberto & Grady Tate on drums (b. Durham, NC); Amoroso/Brazil CD; Besame Mucho

Playlist performed by Paulo & Victor Lopes
- Upa Nequiwho
- Bachianinha
- Partido Alto
- Andar com Fe
- Tive Razao
- O Ultimo Pau-de-Arara
- Lesoes Corporais
- Sampa
- So Quero Um XODO
- Besa Me
- Madalena
- Pret-A-Porter De Tafeta

Please join me Sunday evenings - while driving around town or from a computer anywhere in the world!
Ciao!
Melva