November 18, 2024

One thing listeners may have noticed in this program and in a number of shows recently is that there are a fair number of tracks played from the 2010 to 2015 period. Here's the reason: I'm playing catchup. I have a list of songs that I draw from to help form BTT shows (though it's not the only source I use). I realized that this list is getting long in the tooth, with many of the tunes coming from 2010 to 2015 releases. So, I'm trying to whittle these down, a few a show (no more than that, though). You can listen to these songs and a bunch of others here.

The next BTT thing will be on Monday, November 25 (last Monday of the month! November 2024 has just zipped by), usual time, usual place (10 to 11 am MT, 90.9 FM or cjsw.com).

I should note that I'll also be guest-hosting Alternative To What on Thursday, November 21. You can join me for that from 4 to 6 pm, 90.9 FM or cjsw.com.

Thanks.

Andrew

CJSW Funding Drive 2024 and Breaking The Tethers

Hi. This post presents information about the 2024 CJSW Funding Drivable (FD) and Breaking The Tethers (BTT).

The annual Funding Drive is a key time for CJSW, when the station calls upon its fine listeners to help support the work work done by Calgary's campus and community radio station. The money raised in the Drive allows CJSW to maintain, develop, and grow; it is a major element in station operations.

Here's the main details about this year's Funding Drive:

*The Drive runs from Friday, October 18 through Friday, October 25. 

*The goal is $200,000.

*The theme is the Sounds of Radiotown:

*To donate, you can go to cjsw.com or cjsw.com/donate or call 403-220-5000.

*While any donation amount is welcome, there are various pledge levels at which some swag is available. You can see these station-level incentives at cjsw.com/donate.

*In addition, individual CJSW programs also have show-specific incentives. These are in addition to the station-level stuff and will vary from show to show. 

*There are various payment options available, including monthly payments.

Looking at Breaking The Tethers during the Drive, the BTT FD program will be on Monday, October 21, from 10 to 11 am MT, at cjsw.com or 90.9 FM. There will be some BTT-specific incentives, including some great jazz CDs and a special mix of awesome tracks that were played on my program in the past year; here's what's included on the mix:

1. Brother Jack McDuff - "Theme from electric surfboard" (Ain't got no home (live in Seattle))

2. Luke Stewart - "Dudu" (Unknown rivers)

3. Kronos Quartet & Friends Meet Sun Ra - "Daddy's gonna tell you no lie" (Outer spaceways incorporated)

4. Eve Egoyan & Mauricio Pauly - "Height" (Hopeful monster)

5. Yusuf Lateef - "Chian Miau" (Eastern sounds)

6. Menagerie - "Hymn of the turning stone" (Many worlds)

7. Alice Coltrane - "Africa" (The Carnegie Hall concert)

I'll be playing some of these during the show. Other interesting things will happen! A good time will be had by all! Please join me!

Along with hosting Breaking The Tethers this FD week, I'll also be at the controls of Alternative To What (ATW), hosting the FD edition of this long-running CJSW program. As happened in 2023 the regular host, Kerry Clarke, will be away (I think she'll be in Europe - she'll be calling in, BTW) and so she has deputized me to handle things in her absence. I always have a great time hosting ATW and the FD show will be no exception. Please join me on Thursday, October 24, from 4 to 6 pm MT, at cjsw.com or 90.9 FM.

Once again, To donate, go to cjsw.com or cjsw.com/donate or call 403-220-5000.

Many thanks!

Andrew

September 16, 2024

The theme of this edition of Breaking The Tethers was akin to that for the previous week (September 9), with one slight difference. Last week, it was "no new music". This week it was "almost no new music". I played only one new release, "Outer spaceways incorporated", by the Kronos Quartet & Friends (which is a great track). Everything else was old, but good old stuff (especially "Portrait of Louisiana" by the William Parker Orchestra - Duke Ellington meets free jazz!). You can check it out here.

Thanks.

Andrew

September 9, 2024

Most of the time, release date-wise, Breaking The Tethers shows are made up of new and old music. Every now and again, I do a program where everything played is newly-released or newly re-released. This week, I did the reverse; all the tracks are old, with no new items played. This is definitely a rare thing, even less common than the "all-new" shows, but still fun to do here and there. 

Fave track this week: "Leo" by John Coltrane, recorded at his last appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1966.

I also had a request, the first in a while, for something by Oscar Peterson. I played "The smudge" from the album Eloquence.

This program is available for listening pleasure at shorturl.at/axfq0

Thanks.

Andrew

September 23, 2024

Lots of music - 10 tracks - presented this week. I would say that the main feature here was the new music, most of which was Canadian. I hadn’t played too much newly released stuff in the last few weeks so it was nice to be able to do that (not that I didn’t have new music on hand but…). Listen to things here.

Thanks.

Andrew

September 30, 2024

A lighter show, in a sense, today. All interesting tracks with a fair amount of variation between them, just nothing too wild (wild stuff often appears in a BTT program). One track to note: I had totally forgotten I had some music by UK bassist, composer, and bandleader, Graham Collier. But, on rediscovery, I was very glad to play one of his works (the track "Darius: part one") in this program. 

This will take you to the recording of the show. 

Thanks.

Andrew

October 7, 2024

This was a mellower show of sorts though there were appropriate injections of weirdness here and there. Perhaps the most interesting part was that I managed to fit in 10 tracks; normally, it's a few less. And it was 10 not-too-short tracks, not some short stuff. Anyway, you can listen to the program here.

Thanks.

Andrew