March 29, 2021

There was no Andrew in this BTT edition (I was away for a few days) but my spot was more than ably filled by Brennan Chaudry, the regular host of Prisoner's Dilemma, another fine program on CJSW. Brenann played some pretty awesome stuff, even just looking the first two tracks: "Choix multiples" by Simon Provencher, a track I might well have started the show with had I been hosting, and "Trance" by Cecil Taylor; it's always a good idea to play Cecil Taylor.  You can hear Brennan do his thing here.

I'll be back behind the board for the next iteration of Breaking The Tethers, on Monday, April 5 (yep, it's April already!). Join me for a mess of good music from 10 to 11 am MT at cjsw.com or 909.9 FM.

Thanks.

Andrew

February 22, 2021

Perhaps a slightly atypical show this week, with a bit more mellower (but not straight-ahead) music, a bit more funky stuff, and definitely more vocals (I recall at least three tracks with some form of vocals) than usual appear during Breaking The Tethers. No problem with that, of course; variety is the spice of life or something along those lines. You can take it all in here.

One of the last things I do in each BTT episode is to give the details about the next program. This time, I wasn't sure what day the following Monday was going to be. February 29? March 1? Well, it is going to be March 1 though I was certainly confused; my brain was thinking that, because the summer Olympics are talking place this year, it's a leap year and there will be a February 29. Nope. The summer Olympics were postponed to this year from last so no 29th. Accordingly, join me for the next episode of Breaking The Tethers on Monday, March 1, from 10 to 11 am MT at 90.9 FM or cjsw.com.

Thanks.

Andrew

February 15, 2020

With the passing of both Chick Corea and Milford Graves in the days leading up to these shows, I figured it was most appropriate to pay homage to these great. There was one longer track for Graves ("Response", which I think strongly represents his style) and two shorter ones for Corea ("Vedana" and "The hilltop", not that two tracks could fully represent someone who put out so many records in so many styles). The rest of the music in this show was made of a few new releases and a couple of trips back into the early years of the 21st century, both items that we on my "return to sometime" list (these were tunes by Nicole Mitchell and Hilario Duran). Check everything out here.

Next week: Might be the usual mix of old and new. Maybe an all-new program. Tune in to find out on Monday, February 22 from 10-11 am at cjsw.com or 90.9 FM. Hopefully no more jazz greats die!

Thanks.

Andrew

February 8, 2020

Overall, just a good show this week, with a nice mix of styles, dates, and lengths. Fave track? Probably "Caractacus" by the John Surman Trio. I also really like the "Riddles of the sphinx" sequences (with sequence 9 played on this program). Go here to listen to the full show and check out the tracklist.

Next week's BTT episode will likely be in the same vein (though I suspect I'll be doing an all-new show or two in the not-too-distant future). Tune in to find out on Monday, February 15 from 10-11 am MT at 90.9 FM or cjsw.com.

Thanks.

Andrew

February 1, 2021

First show in February 2021, fittingly on the first of the month. Unlike the previous two weeks, this was not an all-new music show; rather, this was a return to the more usual format of BTT, with a mix of styles and dates reflected in the music. Fave stuff this week included groovy jazz from Ian Hendrickson-Smith ("The lowdown", title track of his latest record), a surprisingly great tune from Badge Epoque Ensemble ("Sing a silent gospel"), and the totally weird "Distole" from the group from La Plata, Argentina who's name I never get straight (we'll leave it at that!). You can listen to it all at https://bit.ly/2YCxI3o

The next Breaking The Tethers program will be the same vein as this week's and will be broadcast on Monday, February 8, 10-11 am MT, at 90.9 FM or cjsw.com. Please join me then!

Thanks.

Andrew

January 25, 2021

Last Monday of Jan. 2021 and another "all-new" program on Breaking The Tethers (listen here). This time, there was some Canadian material (Brian Buchanan, Cory Weeds, and David Restivo), lots of piano, lots of guitar, and two tracks from the recent Blue Note Re:imagined release. All nice stuff.

For next week's show, I think it'll be back to the usual format for BTT, with a mix of styles and dates. I'm not fully sure what will be played on this edition but it will be good (isn't it always?! 😀) Join me on Monday, February 1, 10-11 AM MT, at 90.9 FM or cjsw.com.

Thanks.

Andrew

January 18, 2021

2021 is a new year so I thought "let's do an all-new" episode of Breaking The Tethers. I haven't presented one of these for a while and the new material was starting to pile up (not necessarily a bad thing, of course). The result was a nice mix of aural treats though definitely leaning "out there". Fave track: "A wrinkle in time sets concentric circles reeling" by the Dave Mazurek Exploding Star Orchestra. Anything Dave Mazurek does is interesting and nifty and crazy and more. Take it all in here.

The next BTT program will be on Monday, January 25, from 10-11 am MT, at cjsw.com or 90.9 FM.  I've decided that this will also be an "all-new" show. Tune in for good sounds, as per usual.

Thanks

Andrew