Something Blue - Jazz A to B

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Welcome to Something Blue. I'm Hairy Larry and I've got the Blues, for you.

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All right now, we're listening to B.D. Lenz, a Jazz guitarist from New Jersey. We heard him play "Lazy Bones" and "Juxtaposition". Lenz has 6 CDs out on the New York Jazz label Apria Records featuring such greats as Randy Brecker, Will Lee, Mark Egan, and Joel Rosenblatt. He's got a great sound. Find out more at bdlenz.com.

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Here's some more Jazz from a Canadian quartet called Arkana. They play Bebop a Jazz style based on Blues riffing. They call this song "Monkey News".

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Oh yeah, that's Arkana, a Jazz quartet from Toronto, Canada featuring Ali Berkok - piano, Mark Laver - saxophone, Gord Mowat - bass, and Jake Oelrichs - drums. Find out more at arkana-music.com.

I love their bebop sound. We heard "Monkey News". I've got another Arkana song for you now. Here's "Ontology".

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All right now, that's Alexander Shulgin with some more great Jazz guitar. We heard "My Moscow" and "Primadonna".

She's our only vocalist tonight and I know you're going to love these lyrics. Here's Bett Butler singing "Angel In A Dog Suit".

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Now that's what I'm talking about. It may be Jazz music but "When Love Has Left The Room" is Blues all the way through. We also heard Bett Butler sing about a "Grim Fairy Tale".

Bift features a unique blend of Jazz saxophone and Blues guitar. Here they are now playing "Chicken Feet".

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And that's Bift, just getting it on a song they call "Pardon". Now taking us home here's Big Money Grip with "Fish". Thanks for listening.

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