Genius and Soul

Kyle Eagle of The Major Scale

Today’s guest deejay is Kyle Eagle [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyleeagle], the host of The Major Scale [https://pftmedia.com/the-major-scale-jazz-podcast-show/], a news magazine that meets a mixtape on the subject of jazz, past, present, future, and everything in between. Kyle Eagle has been a contributing writer and producer for the NPR-WBGO [https://www.wbgo.org] and WUCF [https://www.wucf.org], Dublab [https://www.dublab.com], WPRK [https://wprk.org], Wax Poetics [https://www.waxpoetics.com], The Orlando Weekly [https://www.orlandoweekly.com], Artborne Magazine [https://artbornemagazine.com], and The Fiscal Times [https://www.thefiscaltimes.com], as well as several music and film releases- Light in the Attic [https://lightintheattic.net]’s documentary This Is Gary McFarland [https://www.amazon.com/This-Gary-McFarland-CD-DVD/dp/B00O45RD2A], and an upcoming film on composer Jack Nietzsche [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Nitzsche]. Chris Baranyi [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisbaranyi] is a sound engineer and music producer. He splits his time between designing AV systems for theme parks and recording music. Chris has worked with many Orlando area musicians with backgrounds in jazz, fusion, hip-hop, funk, new age, and classical. Some of which have been featured on NPR [https://www.npr.org]’s Echoes [https://www.npr.org/podcasts/381444263/pri-echoes]. His passion includes jazz, vintage microphones, and hot sauces. Kyle and his producer, Chris Baranyi, have delivered mix for today’s show that is an absolute delight. It reflects Kyle’s taste and playfulness. Think of it as the longform version of The Major Scale. Join us next week when our guest deejay will be producer, composer, musician, DJ, and poet, Carlos Niño [https://carlosnino.bandcamp.com]. 1. Pony Poindexter “Freeze” from En Barcelona 2. Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah “Diaspora (Live)” from Axiom (Live) 3. The Awakening “Mode for DD” from Mirage 4. Le Pumpe Jazz “All You Need Is Love” 5. A Tribe Called Quest “Luck of Lucien” from People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm 6. Billy Brooks “Fourty Days” from Windows of the Mind 7. Slum Village “Hold Tight feat. Q-Tip” from Fan-Tas-Tic, Vol. 2 8. Jazzmeia Horn “People Make the World Go Round” from A Social Call 9. EABS “The Lady with the Golden Stockings” from Discipline of Sun Ra 10. Sun Ra “Twin Stars of Thence” from Lanquidity (Definitive Edition) 11. Haiku D’Etat “Wants Vs Needs” from Haiku D'Etat 12. Chico Hamilton “Siete-Cuatro” from Classical Katz 13. Emma-Jean Thackray “Spectre” from Yellow 14. Anita O’Day w/ Gary McFarland “I Want to Sing A Song” from The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions 15. Aver & Move 78 “Sanctuary” from The Algorithm Smiles Upon You

Roxy Coss

Today’s guest deejay is Roxy Coss [https://www.roxycoss.com]. Roxy is a musician, composer, bandleader, recording artist, educator and activist. I have Phil Freeman [https://philipdfreeman.com/] (listen to Phil’s mix for Genius and Soul here [https://geniusandsoul.com/phil-freeman/]) to thank for turning me on to Roxy when he reviewed [https://www.roxycoss.com/post/ugly-beauty-chasing-the-unicorn] her 2017 album, Chasing The Unicorn [https://roxycoss.bandcamp.com/album/chasing-the-unicorn]. I was dumbstruck at her creativity on the first track [https://roxycossjazz.bandcamp.com/track/chasing-the-unicorn] on the album, where she improvises with several overdubs of herself. I was hooked, and I became a fan of Roxy and her music. On today’s show, we’ll hear music that is essential to Roxy and a coupe tracks from her new album, Disparate Parts [https://outsideinmusic.bandcamp.com/album/disparate-parts], which was released yesterday on Outside in Music [https://www.outsideinmusic.com]. The interstitial music on today’s show is “July” by Roxy Coss from her 2010 self-titled album [https://roxycoss.bandcamp.com/album/roxy-coss]. 1. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers “Free For All” from Free For All 2. Roxy Coss “Mabes” from Disparate Parts 3. Mary Lou Williams “Baby Man” from Free Spirits 4. John Coltrane “Blue Train” from Blue Train (Expanded Edition 5. Roxy Coss “Part IV: The Spirit” from Disparate Parts 6. Joe Henderson “Black Narcissus” from Big Band

Sarah Wilson

Today’s guest deejay is trumpeter, singer, and composer Sarah Wilson [https://www.sarahwilsonmusic.com]. I listened to Sarah a lot while brainstorming ideas for Genius and Soul. One of her tracks from her Kaleidoscope album popped up on my Discover Weekly playlist on Spotify. Very serendipitous. I became an instant fan and caught up with her two previous albums: Trapeze Project [https://sarahwilson.bandcamp.com/album/trapeze-project] and Music for an Imaginary Play [https://sarahwilson.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-an-imaginary-play]. Naturally, I reached out to her to guest deejay on the show. Sarah will mention that she was part of The Bread & Puppet Theater [https://breadandpuppet.org] in the 90s. If you’re not familiar with The Bread and Puppet Theater, it is a politically radical puppet theater, active since the 1960s, based in Vermont. Some of the puppets are silly, and some are grotesque. I’ve seen The Bread and Puppet Theater once or twice in Boston in the 90s, and it left an impression. I can’t help but wonder if Sarah was part of the troupe at the performances I saw. Sarah’s mix is originally in part an act of meditation during a pandemic. She certainly didn’t expect the conflict in Ukraine to be the backdrop for today’s show. But here we are. I hope today’s show is a distraction from this events and maybe offer some solace for the next hour. Last night, Sarah performed her SFJAZZ debut with her new brass-heavy chamber groove project, Brass Tonic. Her performance will be rebroadcast today, March 12th, at 11AM Pacific. Online access is available by becoming an SFJAZZ Digital Member. Tickets and Info can be found at sfjazz.org [https://www.sfjazz.org]. The interstitial music heard on today’s show is “Fall Has Arrived” from Sarah’s album, Trapeze Project. Join us next week when our guest deejay will be award-winning singer, saxophonist, and songwriter Grace Kelly [https://www.gracekellymusic.com]. 1. Sarah Wilson "Aspiration” from Kaleidoscope 2. Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts “There Comes a Time” from Wake Up! (To What’s Happening) 3. Henry Threadgill “Official Silence” from Makin’ a Move 4. Myra Melford “Red Land (For Don Reich)” from Life Carries Me This Way 5. Mal Waldron “Warm Canto (feat. Eric Dolphy & Booker Ervin)” from The Quest 6. Dave Holland “Conference of the Birds” from Conference of the Birds 7. Dave Douglas “Charms of the Night Sky” from Charms of the Night Sky 8. Wayne Shorter “Ponte de Areia” from Native Dancer 9. Gonzalo Rubalcaba “Recordando A Tchaikowsky” from Mi Gran Pasion

John Morrison

Today’s guest deejay is John Morrison [https://linktr.ee/johnmorrison215]. John Morrison is a writer, DJ, and sample-flipper from Philadelphia. John has written for NPR Music [https://www.npr.org/music], Bandcamp Daily [https://daily.bandcamp.com], Jazz Tokyo [https://jazztokyo.org], Grammy.com [https://www.grammy.com], and more. John is also the host of Culture Cypher Radio [https://xpn.org/xpn-programs/culture-cypher-radio], a hip-hop radio show on NPR member station WXPN [https://xpn.org/]. On today’s show, John shares treasured tracks from his library that fascinates him that he wants to share with you. His mix features older songs from musicians like Art Tatum and Amina Claudine Myers (you can listen to her mix for Genus and Soul here [https://geniusandsoul.com/amina-claudine-myers/]). John's mix also includes newer tracks from the likes of The Roots (be sure to read John’s book, John Morrison Considers The Roots' "Do You Want More?!!!??!” [https://johnmorrison215.gumroad.com/l/vgbODC]) and Irreversible Entanglements. Today’s interstitial music is “Chabuca Limeña” by Jorge Roeder [https://jorgeroeder.bandcamp.com]. Quick note: Genius and Soul guest deejay Brian Jackson [https://www.brianjackson.net/] (listen to his mix here [https://geniusandsoul.com/brian-jackson/]) has released a new single, All Talk [All%20Talk], and a series of remixes by OPOLOPO [https://opolopo.bandcamp.com] in anticipation of his forthcoming studio album, This Is Brian Jackson, to be released on BBE Music [https://www.bbemusic.com] in May 2022. Join us next week when our guest deejay will be Melissa Haizlip [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Haizlip], film producer, director, and writer most notable for her 2018 award-winning film, Mr. SOUL! [https://www.mrsoulmovie.com]. 1. Doug & Jean Carne “Acknowledgement” from Infant Eyes 2. Art Tatum “Willow Weep For Me” from The Best Of Art Tatum 3. Jimmy Stewart & Kuntu “Elijah” from An Engineer Of Sounds 4. Catalyst “Jabali” from The Funkiest Band You Never Heard 5. Amina Claudine Myers “Jumping in the Sugar Bowl” from Women In (E)Motion 6. The Roots “My Mellow My Man” from Do You Want More?!!!??! 7. Irreversible Entanglements “Enough” from Irreversible Entanglements 8. Art Blakey “E T A” from Jazz Moments 9. Horace Tapscott & The Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra “Quagmire Manor At Five A.M.” from The Call

Amina Claudine Myers

Today’s guest deejay is Amina Claudine Myers [http://www.aminaclaudinemyers.com]. Amina is a pianist, organist, vocalist, composer, and arranger. Amina will tell us about her childhood and how she became a professional musician on today's show. She has great stories about some of the amazing people she’s performed with. Amina will also talk about receiving the Arts for Art’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Living Legacy Jazz Award from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation in 2021. Amina’s mix features music she loves and select tracks from her albums and live performances. One of Amina’s songs made my co-producer Jason Smith weep, and another one of her songs raised the hair on the back of my neck. I think you’ll be similarly affected. The interstitial music on today’s show is “Blessings” from the Women in (E)Motion album by the Amina Claudine Myers Trio. The Amina Claudine Myers Trio will be performing a homage to David Hammons at The Bourse de Commerce Pinault Collection Auditorium [https://www.pinaultcollection.com/en/boursedecommerce/homage-david-hammons-amina-claudine-myers] in Paris Wednesday, February 9. Join us next week when our guest deejay will be rock and blues songwriter, guitarist, and freelance multimedia producer Jon Butcher [https://jonbutcher.com]. 1. Amina Claudine Myers Quartet feat. Jim Pepper “Jweeijweeijweeio” 2. Amina Claudine Myers "Steal Away” from Sama Rou: Songs From My Soul 3. Amina Claudine Myers "Earth” from Improvisational Suite For Chorus, Pipe Organ and Percussion 4. Muhal Richard Abrams Feat. Amina Claudine Myers “Dance from the East” from Duet 5. Douglas Ewart “Washing the Mind” from Bamboo Meditations At Banff 6. Joseph Jarman and Don Moye “Nke Ala (The Earth)/Egwu-Erosora Ekou Katah” from Egwu-Anwu (Sun Song) 7. Muhal Richard Abrams Feat. Amina Claudine Myers “Down The Street From The Gene Ammons Public School” from Duet 8. Gene Ammons “Angel Eyes” from Angel Eyes 9. John Lee Hooker “Boogie Children” from King of the Boogie 10. Amina Claudine Myers “Thank You” from Sama Rou: Songs From My Soul