Join Harry Duncan and Chris Cortez In The Soul Kitchen for "Give The Drummer Some: a Special Celebration" of some of soul and funk’s most innovative and influential drummers including Jabo Starks, Zig Modeliste, James Gadson, Dave Garibaldi, Bernard Purdie, Howard Grimes, Roger Hawkins and more.

The R&B of RCA. It is a popular belief that the seeds of Rhythm & Blues, Rock n' Roll and even Jazz were planted by the small independent labels and that the major labels exhaustively played catch-up as the music grew in popularity. That is simply not true. The major labels were there from the beginning, often breaking important artists, many with mainstream leanings, while the indie labels promoted the more "grittier" aspects of the music, which we view today as the more "authentic" sound of R&B, Rock n' Roll and Jazz. And so, like Columbia and Decca, RCA Victor released some stellar Rhythm & Blues during the late 1940s into the early 1950s, before the label signed Elvis in 1955. It's hard to imagine Rock n' Roll emerging from a world void of Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup as Elvis and his contemporaries took so much inspiration from him, including covering his songs. Crudup was a star on RCA's blues roster as was Jazz Gillum. John Greer, The Robins and even Jesse Belvin all spent time on RCA. This week the spotlight shines on some great Blues, Jump Blues, Rhythm & Blues and vocal group sounds from RCA Victor during the golden age of R&B of RCA.

Morgan Guerin (NEW!). There are multi-instrumentalists and then there is Morgan Guerin. On this episode of Jazz Night, we dive into the multi-dimensional mind of saxophonist, bassist, drummer, keyboardist, producer, composer, and engineer whose solo work and collaborations with the likes of Esperanza Spalding, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Julius Rodriguez have put him in a class of his own. Plus, we visit his home studio to hear tracks from his archives and session breakdowns from his forthcoming record Tales of The Facade.

CLAP HANDS, HERE COMES CHARLIE. On this edition of the Annals of Jazz, Richard Hadlock acquaints listeners to a dozen or more Charlie’s, who had impact on Jazz. It begins with Charlie Barnet’s “Clap Hands, Here comes Charlie,” the theme that served as inspiration for this program.

It’s 1950 at Gospel Memories! The entire hour features gospel music recorded in 1950. Artists include Mahalia Jackson, Spirit of Memphis, Swan Silverstones, Pilgrim Travelers, Brother Joe May and Sister Wynona Carr, Mary Johnson Davis Sisters, Holy Wonders, Fairfield Four and others.

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Part 1 features an interview with Bobby Rush, the 2024 Grammy Award Winner for Best Traditional Blues Album, “All My Love,” is the featured guest.

What population can the earth handle? Nandita Bajaj, Executive Director of Population Balance, discusses the organization's work in educating people about the impacts of human expansionism and advocating for social and ecological justice. The conversation covers the three pillars of Population Balance's focus: pronatalism, human supremacy, and social justice. Bajaj emphasizes the importance of addressing population growth and its impact on the environment and the need for greater awareness and autonomy in reproductive choices.