89.1 Jazz inspired by UMS Detroit jazz spectacular

89.1 WEMU | By Linda Yohn

Published January 22, 2013 at 3:20 PM EST

This morning's 89.1 Jazz program reflected the unique musical experience of Monday evening's landmark concert: "From The Cass Corridor To The World: A Celebration Of Detroit's Musical Golden Age". Perhaps we need an occasional reminder regarding the wealth, breadth and depth of our regional talent. The "reminder" collected by University Musical Society with assistance from pianist Geri Allen, bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Karriem Riggins and all of their special guests including living legend Marcus Belgrave will remain in my short-term and long-term memory forever. Check out this morning's playlist for further thoughts on the show, three birthday commemorations and two worthy premieres.

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Linda Yohn

Linda Yohn simply cannot remember a day in her life that was not filled with music. Her early life was full of changes as the daughter of a well-respected cancer research scientist who moved his family about, but one thing was constant: the love of music instilled by her mother. So, when it seemed life was too hard to bear, young Linda would listen to her radio, play her guitar, dance her heart out and sing at the top of her lungs. So, it isn’t so strange that “older” Linda still does all those things!

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