Jazz and Blues with John: Recent Episodes
John Baker
Produced at PlainsFM. John started listening to Blues nearly 60 years ago. His interest steadily grew to encompass Jazz and African music and he now has a massive collection of music that he wants to share.
Reading about and listening to the musical journey of African Americans led to finding out about the repressive social structure within which they existed and still do to an extent to this day.
Despite all this jazz has flourished and spread throughout the world, as has blues and given so many people so much pleasure.
Jazz and Blues with John airs every second Monday at 7pm and repeats every second Saturday night at 11.
Three time Grammy nominated blues legend Eric Bibb joins John for a wide ranging conversation that touches on making music, his journey from New York to Sweden, his parent's involvement in the civil rights movement and a deep appreciation of the blues artists who shaped the genre. Eric will be playing a special one off concert at The Piano on May 10th. Tickets are available from EventFinda at www.eventfinda.co.nz/2024/eric-bibb-us/christchurch/tickets. For more information on his upcoming tour and new releases visit www.ericbibb.com.
Featuring Chick Corea, John Pattittuci, George Benson, Arthur Blythe, Rahsan Roland Kirk and Wynton Marsalis