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CiTR is proud to present one of the best jazz shows in Vancouver. It has been hosted by notable jazz musician Gavin Walker since 1984. He features Jazz music that is respectful of its tradition and influential to the future. Every 11 o clock an album or an artist is featured and explored in depth. Walker's extensive knowledge and hands-on experience as a jazz player has made this show one of the most listened to in its genre.
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CiTR -- Soca Storm
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CiTR -- Soca Storm

#DjPalancer #RPPSOUND - Robin Palancer Pascall

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Born of the disco era SOCA music is the #1 dance music genre in the Caribbean. It is the evolved form of Calypso music of Trinidad & Tobago a tiny Country and Island rich with culture and passion. Carnival is a big deal in the West Indies and SOCA Music is the booming sound that defines the season. Today, Carnival is an almost year round phenomenon with a circuit that stretches around the globe. This music is ENERGY, passion, and pace. Infectious rhythm, positive beats, that are sure to upli ...
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Join gak as he explores music from the movies, tunes from television and any other cinematic source, along with atmospheric pieces, cutting edge new tracks and strange old goodies that could be used in a soundtrack to be. The spotlight swings widely to encompass composers, genres and other categories, but all in the name of discovery and ironclad whimsy.
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CiTR -- Queer FM
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CiTR -- Queer FM

CiTR & Discorder Magazine

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One of the longest running LGBTQ+ radio shows in Canada, Queer FM Vancouver: Reloaded blends current events, human interest, arts, news and entertainment with a focus on LGBTQ+ involvement and community building. Get your rundown on Vancouver, Canada, and the World in every colour of the LGBTQ+ rainbow, our allies and more. Check out Barb Snelgrove and DJ Denise on Queer FM Vancouver: Reloaded with highlights from LGBTQ+ artists and content from around the world with special attention on hom ...
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Tonight's Jazz Feature is a one time meeting of two great Jazz stars. They knew one another but never played together and were brought together by the producing genius of Norman Granz. Granz was one of the great entrepreneurs of Jazz. Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz was one of the major voices of that instrument and vibraphonist Lionel Hampton was one …
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Hello Hello Hello!This episode features new SuperHITs by Fog and Lasers, Tightwire, Frenzal Rhomb, The Brokedowns, The Raging Nathans and Shenki. Then I did an interview with Chris van der Laan who runs a record label Boat Dreams From The Hill and the new band I am in called Shame Spiral. We released an album called "Dictaphone Future" and we're pl…
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Hello Hello Hello!This episode features my interview with Luk Henderiks from Teenage Halloween. We spoke about their new album "Till You Return", recording with Joe Reinhart, hot sauces and differences between South and North Jersey. Teenage Halloween are playing in Vancouver on Thursday, November 23rd @ Green Auto with Russian Tim and Pavel Bures …
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Tonight's Jazz Feature is a suite in 6 movements written by the late Gary McFarland and it's titled "America The Beautiful: An Account of It's Disappearance". McFarland wrote this music in 1968 over deep concerns about his beloved America which was in that year in turmoil...race riots, assassinations, the Vietnam War plus the wanton destruction of …
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Tonoght's Jazz Show celebrates the Birthday Anniversary of a trumpet player who gave a whole generation of younger players the basis for their style and approach to the trumpet/ Even though Clifford Brown died in a car crash at age 25 on June 26, 1956, his trumpet work is still the standard for most young players to strive to attain. Tonight's Jazz…
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Carla Bley passed away on Oct 17, 2023 at age 87 but her music and her compositions occupy an important segment of modern music and Jazz. Her great legacy of compositions and her orchestra represented her broad and eclectic talent over many years and tonight's Jazz Feature is very fine representation of her music and orchestra. The album was record…
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Tonight's Jazz Feature is an important album by pianist/composer Thelonious Monk called "Monk's Music". It is a series of older Monk compositions with one new piece played by a larger group than Monk usually recorded with at that time. It was done in one evening on June 26,1957. Monk selected the band and it included Ray Copeland on trumpet, Gigi G…
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Tonight's Jazz Feature is pianist/composer Sharon Minemoto who has been a very important musician on the Vancouver Jazz scene as a leader and sidewoman. This is her latest album just released on the Cellar Live label. It's called "Dark Nights, Bright Stars" and it features her long standing group of her favorite musicians. Jon Bentley on tenor saxo…
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Tonight's Jazz Feature is a very fine recording from the mid-fifties that typifies New York modern Jazz of the time. The people involved are the leader, legendary pianist/composer Elmo Hope who in many ways is as important to the development of piano as Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell although he didn't get the same notoriety. For the fist 3 tunes t…
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Tonight's Jazz Feature celebrates the 97th Birthday Anniversary of John William Coltrane. Coltrane needless to say was one of the most iconic and influential saxophonists in contemporary Jazz and despite his short life which ended at age 40, he accomplished so much and left and enormous legacy. Tonight's Jazz Feature is the first official recording…
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Tonight's Jazz Feature is Part 2 of a regular annual tradition on The Jazz Show and highlights September's "back to school, back to work tradition". Basically a little enjoyable and fun music education with Maestro Bernstein explaining "What is Jazz". This is an easy and sometimes humorous explanation of what Jazz is and what Jazz isn't in terms th…
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It was my privilege to have a special co-host on this episode KERR who started my media radio career at Vibe CT 105fm as a radio announcer, went on to NEXT 99.1FM, then Boomchampions 94.1fm After spending some years there KERR went on to Red 96.7 and i95.5 So on this episode of #SOCASTORM we eh playin' ! Well actually we are, just like always the l…
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Hello Hello Hello! In this episode I previewed two event which are happening this weekend. My band Russian Tim and Pavel Bures is playing tonight at the Cobalt with Decent Criminal and Ricky. Here's link to the tickets - https://theinvisibleorange.com/event/decent-criminal-ricky-russian-tim-and-pavel-buresAnd Squamish Punk Fest is taking place on S…
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Tonight's Jazz Feature has become an annual tradition on The Jazz Show celebrating September and "back to work" and most importantly "back to school". Tonight the venerable voice of the alto saxophone, a composer and bandleader, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley narrates a brief history of Jazz. It was recorded in 1960 and ends there however Cannonball …
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Hello Hello Hello!This is episode #400. I don't really remember when this count began, but its still a good round number. In this episode I previewed Outhouse Fest 2023 which will take place this weekend on Ohana Farms at Pender Island. Friday is Folk, Country, Ragtime, Swing night and Saturday is Punk Rock!!! I previewed the fest and played some o…
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Our Jazz Feature takes you back to tan important center of Jazz action in New York in the mid-50`s. The Cafe Bohemia located in Greenwich Village. The band is the first group that master trumpeter Kenny Dorham put together. he called it ``The Jazz Prophets``. Kenny Dorham is one of the finest and original of the early Modern Jazz trumpeters. He cam…
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The music of Thelonious Monk is tonight's Jazz Feature subject and a fine album from June of 1959 that spotlights the Monk working quartet with tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, bassist Sam Jones and the always swinging Arthur Taylor on drums. However there is a worthy addition to the Quartet which gives us the album title. That addition is cornetis…
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Hello Hello Hello!I feel like it was a fun episode. New tracks from Rebuilder, Mercy Music, The Menzingers, PUP, and Jeff Rosenstock. Then I decided to play a bit of streetpunk because I haven't played that genre in a while, so this block featured song by Booze & Glory, Cock Sparrer, and Bishops Green. And then I previewed Contra Code, Murderers, T…
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Tonight's Jazz Feature is one of those once in a while get-togethers by a group of musicians who don't normally play together gel into an iconic and wonderful recording date. Pianist John Lewis who was the musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet was contracted to do a recording session and he chose some musicians who he had just heard and put t…
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Hello Hello Hello! This episode features new Ska-Core SuperHiTs from Random, Hand, Rantanplan, Faintest Idea and Fishbone. Then I radio premiered two new songs from local shredders Contra Code. Their new album "Friday Junior" comes out on Kinda Cool Records on September 28th. And two new songs from Ex-cowboy (form Victoria, BC) and Pack Rat.I also …
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Tonight on the program`s Jazz Feature is the music of Charles Mingus. It`s an important album in the Mingus recorded legacy and it was his initial album for the Impulse label. It was called ``The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady`` Mingus considered this one of his finest documents. It is a suite of music played by an 11 piece ensemble with some incr…
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