Happy 80th Birthday to the legendary vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson🎈
Make sure to join us today, along with Chris Philips (Sat, 10pm) and Jez Nelson (Sun, 10pm), in celebrating the man who redefined the way vibes were used in jazz
| @jeznelson @chrisphilips |
People Under The Stairs

1991 #1GottaGo
Just posted a photo @ Sundance Film Festival https://www.instagram.com/p/CKiPFRKBvKt/?igshid=1deeu7islif1h
"Know this — we will beat this virus and life will begin to return to normal."
In his State of the Commonwealth address, Gov. Charlie Baker reaffirmed his positive outlook for a statewide vaccination system he hopes will usher in a brighter future. https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2021/01/26/five-takeaways-from-gov-charlie-bakers-state-of-the-commonwealth?utm_campaign=WGBH&utm_content=1611719260&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Tears, frustration, horror, disappointment: City and community leaders discuss everything from police reform and transparency to street racing and protests after a police vehicle struck people Saturday in #Tacoma. More from @CuriousWing and @OtherWillJames https://bit.ly/2M0R7se
Bill before #waleg would ban open carry of weapons at Capitol campus and public demonstrations throughout the state. https://bit.ly/3oiO4sh
You're not alone. Promise. 😉 https://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts-entertainment/2021/01/26/gbh-zoom/
of course @RexChapman made me aware of this

Margaret Marilyn DeAdder - Cobb's Funeral Home http://www.cobbsfuneralhome.ca/obituaries/151483#.YAizSHNACIA.twitter
How much access should the Navy have to Washington state parks for SEALs training? A @WAStatePks commission will decide this week. https://bit.ly/3a8ytq3
Live THIS FRIDAY 📻 on #RareJazzForLunch — Catch @KassaOverall guest hosting an hour of music to kick your weekend off right. We couldn’t be luckier for one of the most innovative jazz drummers and producers we know to be on our airwaves as a DJ. Tune in from noon-1pm PST! 🎶
The Biden administration is working to buy 200 million more vaccine doses with the goal of having enough supply for nearly the entire U.S. population by the end of the summer. https://bit.ly/2MwmqLq #COVIDvaccine
Episode 2 of the @pdxjazz Radio Hour airs TONIGHT! Tune in at 6 for more another preview of the upcoming streamed #PDXJazzFestival, kicking off Feb. 19! 🎶🎷89.1FM // http://KMHD.org
So if someone gives you an aol/yahoo addy in 2021 that means
1. They were born before 1955
2. They are mad analog
3. Not big on change/evolution
4. Trine ghost you right?
Adrian Diaz, Seattle’s interim police chief, said he’s a supporter of Second Amendment rights but told the committee he supported the proposed bill because the “the presence of firearms at large gatherings have created significant dangers.” https://bit.ly/3oiO4sh #waleg
Today's Funk @ 5 with Ron Adkins -Great vocal groove tunes, including Aaron Neville, Sharon Jones and Maurice John Vaughn.
WA's senators have recommended @NickBrownNow, former counsel to Gov. Jay Inslee, as top federal prosecutor for Western WA. He'd be the first African American to serve as U.S. attorney in Seattle. Also, the first former contestant from "Survivor." https://bit.ly/3iPNmBV
Could it be curtains for natural gas furnaces and water heaters in Washington? A proposal in #waleg to require new construction to be all-electric by 2030 is drawing high interest. Get the details from @TomBanse: https://bit.ly/3iSFjUL
China Moses' Late Night Track of the Week: Madison McFerrin - Hindsight 🎵
Make sure to check out Madison's new music with us this week on Late Night China Moses, Monday to Thursday from 10pm
| @chinamoses @madmcferrin |
In addition to needing access to the internet and a computer during the pandemic, students have had to figure out how to make a learning space at home. This hasn't been easy for everyone. In this Take the Mic, we meet a local group that stepped up to help. https://bit.ly/2MoPrbO
President Biden is signing executive actions on housing and justice reforms, measures the White House says will uphold one of his core campaign promises: to advance "racial equity for Americans who have been underserved and left behind." https://bit.ly/3opeMj0
Covered businesses in Seattle will have to pay their retail employees $4 an hour on top of the pay they currently receive as long as the city’s coronavirus civil emergency remains in effect. https://bit.ly/3sXcJpZ
Vote will decide if Navy SEALs can have expanded access to Washington state parks https://bit.ly/3a8ytq3
Carleen Anderson: The 2020 Music Blends
As part of Jazz FM Voices, acclaimed singer-songwriter and writer Carleen Anderson reflects on the impact of 2020 for the music world.
Read her thoughts here: https://bit.ly/2Yg1mev
| @CarleenAnderson #JazzFMVoices |
City Manager Tom Ambrosino on how crowded housing, transportation and work conditions created a recipe for a significant COVID-19 outbreak in Chelsea last spring.
RSVP for Thursday night's "The State of Race: The Housing Gap" virtual forum here → http://gbh.org/stateofrace
This box set of recordings by the great saxophonist/composer Julius Hemphill includes a CD of a live concert at the Joyous Lake in Woodstock NY in 1979 with Baikida Carroll @DeJohnetteMusic and myself.
https://www.newworldrecords.org/products/julius-hemphill-1938-1995-the-boye-multi-national-crusade-for-harmony-box-set
I would assume BY the time we get to 2025 then min wage will be a higher rate no?

JUST IN: House and Senate Democrats introduce legislation to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2025.
Imagine That
Just posted a video https://www.instagram.com/p/CKhAULIhgln/?igshid=1iq548x4ilb0y
WBZ political analyst @kelleratlarge says Gov. Baker's approval ratings "defied gravity" in 2020. What will they look like moving forward?
Pay close attention to tonight's annual State of the Commonwealth address (via @GBHNews) → http://bit.ly/36fAJuz
Gov. Baker is ready to move things right along with the state's COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan. He's hoping the federal government can keep up.
ICYMI: @deehan with @GBHJoe this AM → http://bit.ly/3qPzomf
Scientific Facts + Education
= Success (in the age of COVID-19)
Join @ArunRath plus panelists from @museumofscience, @lasellvillage and @LasellUniv for Thursday's virtual discussion on strategies that work (🔗 to RSVP) → http://bit.ly/3qRgBXH
#EttaJames (1938-2012) – born January 25. Her unique & powerful voice bridged the gap between different genres & she performed in numerous ones, such as Blues, R&B, Soul & Jazz. Find Etta James on our Vocal Legends & Blues channels:
http://JAZZRADIO.com/vocallegends
http://JAZZRADIO.com/blues
"It was happening right before our eyes and, most importantly, right before the eyes of the Republican establishment."
ICYMI: @frontlinepbs filmmaker Michael Kirk on tonight's premiere of "Trump's American Carnage" (via @GreaterBoston) → http://bit.ly/2M4HA3f
What's happening this week on WBGO? From Unsung to In The Club, Ask Governor Murphy to Jazz Night in America, check out our listings here: https://www.wbgo.org/whats-wbgo-week
$200,000 Settlement for Texas Man Pepper-Sprayed While Recording Son’s Traffic Stop https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/25/us/marco-puente-texas-police-settlement.html?smid=tw-share
Welcome to the #GBHMural, @NinaTotenberg!
@NPR's award-winning legal affairs correspondent finds her roots with @HenryLouisGates tonight at 8pm ET on GBH-2 → http://bit.ly/3p5Z7Gk
Portland mayor pepper-sprayed man who confronted him at restaurant https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-01-25/portland-mayor-pepper-sprays-man-who-confronted-him
Happy Birthday to the ever-inspiring Gary Crosby 🎈
Discover the impact of Gary's work with the brilliant Tomorrow's Warriors in Moses Boyd's own words...
| @Tom_Warriors @Mosesboyd_ @TonyMinvielle #IAmWarrior |
Tune in to Morning Jazz with Gary Walker every weekday at 7am ET for New Day, New Play - a feature of tracks from upcoming album releases.
This week, check out tracks from Dave Stryker’s ‘Baker's Circle.’
If this was me I’d STILL BE IN JAIL

!!! NEW: US Justice Dept tells judge Riley Williams, woman accused of stealing computer from Nancy Pelosi's office, is suspected of using internet in recent days, encouraging people to destroy evidence in Capitol insurrection case. They want judge to prohibit internet access
Treaty Day dances and big gatherings are not happening because of COVID. But that doesn't dilute the importance of the treaty for local tribes or the rich history that flows in the Northwest. Explore the history and meaning with @KNKXBellamy.

See the Treaty of Point Elliott, exhibit on 'The Power of Words' at Tulalip Cultural Center
166 years ago this past Friday, on Jan. 22, 1855, the Treaty of Point Elliott was signed in what is now Muki...
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Buy it a drank..... #Voodoo is 21 https://www.instagram.com/p/CKfsHUlBX2c/?igshid=htv4ny6tcefg
Man can I start the #RockTheBells hashtag so I can see the inventive ways y’all get busy cuttin this jawn up? (@djscratch) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKfoqCEhvVL/?igshid=1a6lxqnbpikv1