Linda Yohn

Emilio Teubal is a 'Constant Reinventor'

Linda Yohn — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:56:13 +0000

One of the songs on Musica Para Un Dragon Dormido by pianist and composer Emilio Teubal is The Constant Reinventor.

Latin Jazz has a 'New Beginning' with Michelle Pollace on the keys

Linda Yohn — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

As we search for the best new music on WEMU, we will often feature someone you’ve never heard before but think is worth your time.

Festive Swingadelic

Linda Yohn — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:17:49 +0000

The music festival season starts very soon in Southeastern Michigan. In anticipation, we featured a very festive CD: Toussaintville by Swingadelic on 89.1 Jazz this morning. Swingadelic is 13-piece ensemble from Hoboken, New Jersey led by bassist Dave Post. Swingadelic’s previous CD, The Other Duke in tribute to composer/arranger Duke Pearson was huge WEMU listener and staff favorite.

Cécile McLorin Salvant's 'Woman Child'

Linda Yohn and Linda — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 02:54:50 +0000

Jazz Appreciation Month concludes with International Jazz Day on Tuesday, April 30^th and the global release of Woman Child by the trans-national singing sensation, Cécile McLorin Salvant on April 29^th. “Woman Child” truly is a cause for celebration.

April is Jazz Appreciation Month

Linda Yohn — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:32:59 +0000

The April 22nd birthday of two legendary bassists: Charles Mingus and Paul Chambers is another reason that Congressman John Conyers submitted the legislation designating April as Jazz Appreciation Month in 2001.

Aguankó's Latin Jazz

Linda Yohn — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:03:23 +0000

While there was much more conversation than usual on 89.1 from the 8^th through the 11^th of April during the spring on-air pledge drive, we did play some good music. We are pleased to report that the most played new recording for the week ending April 14^th was the excellent regional Latin jazz CD Elemental by Aguankó. We hold the leader of Aguankó, conga-player Alberto Nacif in the highest regard.

Eldar Djangirov's Breakthrough Music

Linda Yohn — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:30:44 +0000

A Jazz Appreciation Month celebration should honor both the originators of the music and the new, emerging original voices. Our 89.1 Jazz premiere this morning achieved that goal. Breakthrough is the new CD by pianist Eldar Djangirov and his trio for a new label: Motéma Music.

A Little Music Therapy 'From Here On Out'

Linda Yohn — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:33:46 +0000

At a time of a national tragedy such as the Boston Marathon bombing, this music host’s first inclination is to present a program of supportive music to soothe you. But – life and new music goes on!

Thank You (with some new music)

Linda Yohn — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:13:54 +0000

Now that the spring pledge drive is over, I can start the daily premieres again. This morning's premiere: "Louie's Dream: For Our Jazz Heroes" was appropriate for April which is Jazz Appreciation Month.

This beautiful disc is a duet between pianist Eli Yamin and Clarinetist Evan Christopher honoring jazz greats Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Mary Lou Williams, Sidney Bechet and others.

James Hunter Tops WEMU's Sweet Sixteen

Linda Yohn and Linda — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:13:26 +0000

New / old school soul sensation James Hunter tops WEMU’s Sweet Sixteen with Minute By Minute from March 18^th through the 24^th. It’s been five years since Hunter released a new CD.

Two Premieres for 89.1 Jazz Today

Linda Yohn — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:18:40 +0000

WEMU’s focus for Women’s History Month 2013 has been a living history approach. Throughout March we have balanced classic recordings of blues jazz women with new offerings.

Boogie-Woogie with Fred Kaplan

Linda Yohn — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:01:32 +0000

Harry Connick, Jr. tops WEMU's Sweet Sixteen

Linda Yohn — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:40:03 +0000

WEMU listener favorite Harry Connick, Jr. was staff favorite from March 11^th through the 17^th.

Sunday Wilde: A Musical Force

Linda Yohn — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:22:29 +0000

Sunday Wilde’s new CD, He Gave Me A Blue Nightgown was just perfect for a Friday premiere on WEMU when we play it a little loose and fun getting ready for the weekend.

Asuka Kakitani 'Blooms' Expressive Orchestral Compositions

Linda Yohn — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:30:27 +0000

We welcome Asuka Kakitani to the realm of expressive composers and arrangers with Bloom. Chronologically, March 21^st is the second day of spring for 2013, but the weather proved otherwise.

89.1 Jazz honors Marian McPartland, turns 95

Linda Yohn — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:23:17 +0000

Today we honored a woman who helped shape the history of jazz as a musician, band leader, composer,

'The Blue Room' by Madeleine Peyroux

Linda Yohn — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:13:58 +0000

Blue is more than a color – it is a basic musical form and blue is a mood. Madeleine Peyroux explores all aspects of blue with her new CD The Blue Room. However, this isn’t a blues CD.

Rondi Charleston shows some promising 'Signs of Life'

Linda Yohn — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:30:51 +0000

With Signs Of Life, singer Rondi Charleston breathes new life into jazz classics and shares highly personal yet universal reflections on life. During Women’s History Month we are focusing on women of jazz and blues past and present. Rondi Charleston’s Signs Of Life is one of the most powerful and personal discs to be premiered this March.

Ciudad De Los Reyes by Gabriel Alegría tops Sweet 16

Linda Yohn — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:56:22 +0000

One of the pleasures of working with the talented team of WEMU music hosts is discovering what the weekly consensus of the “most-played” recording will be. Each Sweet 16 list topper reveals another aspect of the WEMU variety. During the week of March 4^th through the 10^th, the most played recording was Ciudad De Los Reyes by Gabriel Alegría and his Afro-Peruvian Sextet.

'The Jazz Age' is Timeless

Linda Yohn — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:00:05 +0000

Bryan Ferry, leader of the 1980s musical art rock sensation, Roxy Music, is also a brilliant musical historian. With the new CD The Jazz Age he has merged his two passions. He took Roxy Music favorites such as "Love Is The Drug", "The Bogus Man" and "Slave To Love" and orchestrated them for a 1920s style acoustic big jazz band.