The A-Trane 2026-05-29 - Sonny Rollins RIP Part 1

The A-Trane 2026-05-29 - Sonny Rollins RIP Part 1

Celebrating the legacy of the great Sonny Rollins on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program!  So much so that this will be part one covering mostly 1950s classic recordings but it will include a great concert that Sonny did for Coastal Jazz back in March of 1992 at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre in the second half of the show.  We'll even throw in a legacy Name those Tunes from a Sonny cadenza contest! So much goodness amidst so much sadness - check it out at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at 2pm Pacific!  If you want to follow along, here's the playlist [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n4KL1jyDw95qoWxMZ-GotvA4ZqiWk2elGoShM1pC-_U/edit?usp=sharing]!  (Look for the broadcast date!) And if you like what you hear, consider a donation to Vancouver Cooperative Radio [https://coopradio.org/donate/]! The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986 100.5FM or coopradio.org  Check it out!

The A-Trane 2026-05-22 - Christian McBride, HRO w Anna Webber, Miles@100

Buncha previews on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program with music by Christian McBride and Ursa Major featuring the inestimable Nicole Glover coming to the BlueShore Financial Centre for the Performing Arts at Capilano University this Wednesday at the behest of our friends over at Infidels Jazz with an opening set from Arvind Ramdas.  The Hard Rubber Orchestra is featuring New Music from Young Composers Anna Webber, Matt Choboter and Noah Franche-Nolan at the SFU Goldcorp Centre - we'll feature music by all 3 with a set dedicated to Anna Webber that includes music from John Hollenbeck's fun quartet GEORGE and performances from the Webber-Morris Big Band.   Birthdays abound - Sun Ra takes in the theme to observe the 114th anniversary of his arrival on the planet and our opening set takes a nod to the Centenary of Miles Davis this week with films & live music at the VIFF Theatre on Sunday & Tuesday (more Infidelism!). We'll have nods to Anthony Stanco and Angela Verbrugge/ Ray Gallon who are at Frankie's this weekend - the latter duo kicking off a Canadian tour.  And finish with a nod to the tragic passing of cellist Cris Derksen. Don't nod off - nod on!  At 100.5FM or coopradio . org - music worth staying up for! If you want to follow along, here's the playlist [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n4KL1jyDw95qoWxMZ-GotvA4ZqiWk2elGoShM1pC-_U/edit?usp=sharing]!  (Look for the broadcast date!) And if you like what you hear, consider a donation to Vancouver Cooperative Radio [https://coopradio.org/donate/]! The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986 100.5FM or coopradio.org  Check it out!

The A-Trane 2026-05-15 - Kate Hammett-Vaughan In Memoriam

This afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program is entirely handed over to a celebration of the music and life of musician, educator, and all-round great gal Kate Hammett-Vaughan.  Although she had struggled for some years, she never lost her spirit and positive outlook on life so many of us were surprised to hear that she had passed away last week. The theme is the only track not by Kate - it comes from one of her musical heroes, Ella Fitzgerald recorded live in Berlin in 1961 with Lou Levy on the piano. The bulk of the show comes from two concerts which gives us the opportunity to not only hear her music but also hear her talking about it.   The first comes from a Garbo's Hat concert at Presentation House in North Vancouver featuring her long-time collaborators Graham Ord & Paul Blaney in January of 2017. The second comes from a Vancouver International Jazz Festival concert which closed the Canada Day festivities at Performance Works in 2015.  That features Chris Gestrin, Jon Bentley, André Lachance and Tom Foster.  Those two concerts give a taste of the span of her artistry from straight ahead (but personal) interpretation to some fearless experimentation and vocal artistry. We'll fill it out with some of my personal favorites and unusual gems.  Much love to her family, friends, fans and students particularly her husband Guy Smith who took such good care of her, and the Queens she left behind - Karin Plato and Jennifer Scott. At 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at 2pm Pacific. If you want to follow along, here's the playlist [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n4KL1jyDw95qoWxMZ-GotvA4ZqiWk2elGoShM1pC-_U/edit?usp=sharing]!  (Look for the broadcast date!) And if you like what you hear, consider a donation to Vancouver Cooperative Radio [https://coopradio.org/donate/]! The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986 100.5FM or coopradio.org  Check it out!

The A-Trane 2026-05-08 - Coltrane RSD, Jarrett, Zeena Parkins, Mary Lou Williams

Although Keith Jarrett is a legendary improviser, he is also a formidable composer and on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program, we'll celebrate his performance of his compositions and other interpretations by Don Byron with Drew Gress, Ariel Pocock with Julian Lage, Branford Marsalis, Chet Atkins (!), Turboprop led by Ernesto Cervini, Chucho Valdés Oficial with Jay Rodriguez, Gary Burton, John Scofield, Noah Haidu and others! Also a feature for harpist Zeena Parkins & percussionist William Winant who bring their tremendous Modesty of the Magic Thing project to the Western Front tomorrow night. Gerry Mulligan takes in the theme and then we dive into an examination of Coltrane changes to give context to the Record Store Day release of the first of Frank Tiberi's recordings of live Coltrane.  Those live tracks - Giant Steps and the reharmonization of How High the Moon known as Satellite - are a preview of the Tiberi Tapes box set to be released in the fall. I heard the sad news of the passing of my old friend Kate Hammett-Vaughan yesterday afternoon and I'm planning an extended feature to commemorate her and her music on next week's show. The A-Trane every Friday afternoon at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at 2pm Pacific and continuing until we run out of music (we'll run out of time first - take my word for it!) If you want to follow along, here's the playlist [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n4KL1jyDw95qoWxMZ-GotvA4ZqiWk2elGoShM1pC-_U/edit?usp=sharing]!  (Look for the broadcast date!) And if you like what you hear, consider a donation to Vancouver Cooperative Radio [https://coopradio.org/donate/]! The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986 100.5FM or coopradio.org  Check it out!

The A-Trane 2026-05-01 - Lateef RSD, Minemoto, Miles Pre-BotC, BDs

Just some musical fun on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program, lotsa birthdays with nods to Duke's last week (an extended 1949 arrangement of the theme with the orchestra gets us going), Ambrose Akinmusire, Shirley Horn, the late Carlos Ward, Kate Hammett-Vaughan, James Newton and an oblique recognition of the centenary last week of Chicago impresario Joe Segal whose Jazz Showcase archives are being mined by Zev Feldman for a series of Record Store Day releases.  Today's feature is a  tremendous Yusef Lateef quartet which includes Kenny Barron from 1975 - Alight upon the Lake!   A preview of the new project Goodbye Strawberry Hill from Sharon Minemoto that tells her family's story from the incarceration and separation of her family and the Canadians of Japanese heritage in the Second World War to their resilience and optimism of the present day.  Her quartet's performance at the Anvil Theatre in New West tomorrow evening (May 2nd) will also feature a screening of a short documentary about the project - highly recommended! Also kicking off the Miles centenary celebrations this month with the Birth of the Birth of the Cool - the 1948 Miles Davis Tuba Band concerts that preceded Miles legendary collaboration with Gil Evans and others.  A number of Miles Centenary concerts in Vancouver this month (many presented by Infidels Jazz) will touch on some of this great material! We'll also hear from Fred Frith who will do a rare solo performance at the Revue Stage this Sunday (that Infidel certainly gets around!) and Anna Webber whose music will be featured by John Korsrud's Hard Rubber Orchestra later this month! We celebrate our own International Jazz Day every Friday at Vancouver Co-op Radio CFRO 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at Two Pacific - you should too! If you want to follow along, here's the playlist [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n4KL1jyDw95qoWxMZ-GotvA4ZqiWk2elGoShM1pC-_U/edit?usp=sharing]!  (Look for the broadcast date!) And if you like what you hear, consider a donation to Vancouver Cooperative Radio [https://coopradio.org/donate/]! The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986 100.5FM or coopradio.org  Check it out!