Episodios

  • The A-Trane 2026-04-17 - Randy Weston Centenary, Spring Membership Drive!

    The A-Trane 2026-04-17 - Randy Weston Centenary, Spring Membership Drive!
    Apr 20 2026
    Celebrating the Centenary of the great Randy Weston on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program! Perhaps more than any other jazz musician of his era, he connected his music to the rhythms of Africa and the legacy of Black civilizations from around the world!

    Drawing from his autobiography African Rhythms (composed by him and arranged by Willard Jenkins) we'll take a sweep across his multi-faceted career from a rare RnB sideman gig with the Clovers to his collaborations with Master Gnawa musicians of Morocco and beyond with many of his masterpieces including Uhuru Africa, Blue Moses, Spirits of our Ancestors and more! (Too much for one show!)

    We'll also sample 3 new releases which came out to commemorate the centenary including Randy Weston and Monty Alexander together!

    Part of the special programming for Coop Radio's Spring Membership drive to encourage you to pledge your support for Vancouver Cooperative Radio by going to coopradio . org and clicking on the Donate Now button to keep great music and other community programming on the air.

    This is Coop Radio's 51st year on the air - I've only been doing the A-Trane for a mere 40 years - and you can help keeping it on the air for many years to come - catch the great Randy Weston at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at two Pacific and then show your support for great radio in your community! We'll all be glad you did! Thanks!

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    The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
    on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
    Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
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    3 h y 32 m
  • The A-Trane 2026-04-10 - Ellington at 125, Spring Membership Drive [2024 Rebroadcast]

    The A-Trane 2026-04-10 - Ellington at 125, Spring Membership Drive [2024 Rebroadcast]
    Apr 13 2026
    A-Trane Features: Ellington at 125

    Celebrating Duke Ellington at 125 - the semi-hemi-demi-sesqui-centennial - on this afternoon's Spring Membership Drive edition of The A-Trane Radio Program!

    We'll hear sets celebrating his 1962 rebirth with Coltrane, Hawkins, Max & Mingus and more, the Far East Suite into the 21st century, early Duke and updates, Ellington the pianist and some of his disciples - Monk, Abdullah Ibrahim, Randy Weston, Matthew Shipp, and more! Including music from Sathima Bea Benjamin, Alice Babs (celebrating her centennial this year), Steely Dan, Pierre Dorge, Stefano Bollani, Mercer Hassy, New York Voices, Taylor Ho Bynum, Joe Henderson, Pierre Bertrand, Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra, Dave Frishberg, Lambert Hendricks & Ross, Emilie-Claire Barlow and more - this is one that you really want to check out!

    Indulge your Black and Tan fantasies, get on the Daybreak Express, the quickest way to get to Isfahan! We'll be rockin' in rhythm (and reminiscing in tempo) at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at two ...

    [Rebroadcast of 2024-04-26 A-Trane]

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    3 h y 38 m
  • The A-Trane 2026-03-20 - New Releases March 2026

    The A-Trane 2026-03-20 - New Releases March 2026
    Mar 21 2026
    There is a staggering number of great new jazz releases coming out all the time! So on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program, we're going to start what I think might become a regular feature - A New Releases show to highlight a number of great recent releases that we haven't had a chance to visit - every week I run out of time way before I run out of music!

    So we'll hear music from organist Lou Bennett (who takes in the theme), Billy Hart, Mark Turner, two from Dave Douglas, Tomeka Reid, James Brandon Lewis & the Messthetics (coming to the WISE on Apr 19 presented by Coastal Jazz), the Duke Ellington Orchestra with early versions of compositions from the Far East Suite recorded in Copenhagen in 1964, Bill Frisell (happy 75th birthday!), Thomas Morgan & Immanuel Wilkins (& WOODS) with his Murmuration, Kate Wyatt (coming to Frankie's Apr 3) with her Murmurations, the JazzLab Orchestra with Claire Devlin (now part of The Ostara Project) and Jacques Kuba Seguin (coming to the Evergreen Ctr Apr 9th presented by the Polish Canadian Jazz Society), Jessie Davis (opening the new JazzCultural in NYC tonight), Daphne Roubini (at Frankie's this weekend), Kirk Knuffke, Bernie Senensky with Pj Perry, Marquis Hill, Joel Ross, The Sistering featuring Kate McGarry, Jake Baxendale from New Zealand, Charles McPherson, Ben Wendel and his mallet ensemble, Steven Bernstein with a pair of singles - a straight retronym valve trumpet trio and a remix by Scotty Hard Nation, John Scofield & Dave Holland, Michael Formanek in a tribute to his late collaborator Susan Alcorn, Chad Taylor, and finishing with the recent Art Pepper recorded at the old Cellar with Al Neil (?) or Chris Gage (?) in the late 50s.

    And there's lots more where that came from - so clear out your backlog, tune into 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at two Pacific Time, a perfect balance of tunes to help you celebrate the equinox!

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    3 h y 32 m
  • The A-Trane 2026-03-13 - George Coleman, Dalava, Tord Gustavsen, previews

    The A-Trane 2026-03-13 - George Coleman, Dalava, Tord Gustavsen, previews
    Mar 17 2026
    Celebrating the recent birthday of one of our living jazz elders on The A-Trane Radio Program this afternoon - George Coleman is still cookin' at 91 as his recent gig at Smalls Jazz Club demonstrates! We'll take a sweep across his career from his first recording with Lee Morgan in 1957 to his most recent release (still on the charts) George Coleman With Strings.

    Other birthdays include Roy Haynes (with Phineas Newborn to take in the theme) and Blue Mitchell. Preview sets for Dálava at the Zameen Art House tonight and Tord Gustavsen's trio at Christchurch on Tuesday.

    Brand new single from Sharon Minemoto was released today and it gives us a glimpse of the story of her family's displacement in the Japanese-Canadian internment of the Second World War.
    A psychedelic goodbye to Country Joe MacDonald (did you know that he was named after Joseph Stalin?) and the Fish with a brief side trip to Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Kid Ory's Muskrat Ramble! Passing nods to upcoming gigs from James Brandon Lewis with the Messthetics in April and Omar Sosa/Seckou Keita tonight!

    Eschewing obfuscations for clarity in great radio this afternoon at 100.5FM or coopradio . org (won't it be great when we can actually post links again?) this afternoon at two (no longer standard or daylight savings but) Pacific Time!

    If you want to follow along, here's the playlist!

    The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
    on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
    Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
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    3 h y 30 m
  • The A-Trane 2026-03-06 - International Women's Day, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Previews, NRs

    The A-Trane 2026-03-06 - International Women's Day, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Previews, NRs
    Mar 17 2026
    It's somehow ironic that Women get shortchanged again with a 23 hour International Women's Day!

    Celebrating the music of great Jazz Women on this afternoon's International Women's Day edition of The A-Trane Radio Program - of course, we celebrate great music by Women all year but it's always fun to take a theme and to run with it to hear some great music. In previous years, I've mixed contemporary and historical recordings by Women but we're mainly concentrating on currently active practitioners today and recent releases wherever possible!

    We'll hear music from Anais Reno who takes in the theme, Alice Coltrane, Alina Bzhezhinska, Lakecia Benjamin, Nala Sinephro with Nubya Garcia, Chelsea Carmichael, Brandee Younger with Courtney Bryant, and Muriel Grossman. A set featuring the members of Artemis - Renee Rosnes, a new release from Ingrid Jensen, Nicole Glover, Noriko Ueda and Allison Miller. A preview set for DominiqueFils-Aimé who is at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts tomorrow night and The Ostara Project doing a free concert tonight at the West Vancouver Memorial Library and returning for a gig in June. Brand new releases from Melissa Aldana with Cecile McLorin Salvant, the Maria Schneider Orchestra and Monika Herzig. A happy birthday to Ayelet Rose Gottlieb which is followed by Kris Davis, Alexa Tarantino and Kate Wyatt. And we finish with an oblique happy birthday to Wes Montgomery from Emily Remler recorded live in 1988.

    Enough Feminine Musical Energy to power your radio through the weekend, tap in at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at 2pm PT!

    Happy International Women's Day to all who celebrate!

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    The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
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    3 h y 32 m
  • The A-Trane 2026-02-27 - Kenny Wheeler, Andy Milne, Dexter Gordon, Previews

    The A-Trane 2026-02-27 - Kenny Wheeler, Andy Milne, Dexter Gordon, Previews
    Feb 28 2026
    Lotsa previews on this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program! Brad Turner is leading the Capilano University A Band with Jennifer Scott in a celebration of the music of Kenny Wheeler. He was kind enough to share the repertoire for tonight and we'll feature most of it in two extended sets. Another set for Andy Milne who is in for two performances at the Vancity Theatre to lead into the film True North and then leading a trio at Frankie's on Sunday night.

    More previews include John Lee on Hammond B3 at Frankie's tonight and tomorrow. At the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Dominique Fils-Aimé (Mar 7th), Julian Lage (with a new release Oct 14), and Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita Music (Mar 13). As well as the return of Tortoise featuring Jeff Parker at the Pearl Mar 6 and Michael Blake wrapping up his west coast tour at La Fabrique St. George tomorrow afternoon. More new releases from Daphne Roubini/Black Gardenia, Kassa Overall, and birthdays for Sara Serpa, Leo Watson and Dexter Gordon who takes in the theme.

    Music to get you through crazy times, the state of the scene is strong (the Union not so much)! Hear us flex our musical muscles at 100.5FM or coopradio . org starting at 2 PM pacifically!

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    The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
    on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
    Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
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    3 h y 34 m
  • The A-Trane 2026-02-20 - Bobby Jaspar Centenary, Mike Rud, Michael Blake, Arkestra, Previews

    The A-Trane 2026-02-20 - Bobby Jaspar Centenary, Mike Rud, Michael Blake, Arkestra, Previews
    Feb 21 2026
    On this afternoon's edition of The A-Trane Radio Program we're celebrating the centenary today of the great Belgian musician Bobby Jaspar who played with the greatest musicians of the era back in his day but is little spoken about today. Among others we'll hear him with John Coltrane & Mal Waldron, with his wife Blossom Dearie, in JJ Johnson's group, with Miles Davis, Herbie Mann, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Donald Byrd, Wynton Kelly, a rare vocal performance from Kenny Burrell, Chet Baker and one of his last performances with fellow Belgian guitarist Rene Thomas at Ronnie Scott's.

    Some previews include the Infidels Jazz Presents: Sun Ra Arkestra at The Pearl (taking in the theme from a rare Saturn performance in 1977), some paranormal adventures from Mike Rud, some smokin' B3 from Michael Blake, and some Monk from Arvind Ramdas!

    Filled out with a goodbye nod to the Reverend Jesse Jackson exhorting Cannonball Adderley to Walk Tall and a couple of other birthdays - Craig Taborn today and Kate Olson this weekend.

    Why go anywhere else when you can celebrate the music past, present and future at 100.5FM or listen live at coopradio . org starting at 2pm pacific! We gotcha covered!

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    3 h y 34 m
  • The A-Trane 2026-02-13 - Socan, Juno Nominations, Jazz at the Bolt, Previews

    The A-Trane 2026-02-13 - Socan, Juno Nominations, Jazz at the Bolt, Previews
    Feb 18 2026
    Besides being World Radio Day, this is Socan Reporting Week which is a perfect reason to feature great Canadian Music on this (almost) All-Canadian edition of The A-Trane Radio Program! Keith Hartshorn-Walton took in a low-brass flavoured version of the theme.

    Our first Canadian feature is a rundown of the Jazz Juno Nominees for this year: Anthony D'Alessandro, Aretha Tillotson, Justin Gray, Renee Rosnes, and Nancy Walker for Jazz Album of the Year Solo. Then Steve Holt, Alexis Baro, the Shuffle Demons, the CODE Quartet, and the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (with Jill Townsend) for Jazz Album of the Year Group. Then Ale Avery Nunez, Alex Samaras, the Atlantic Jazz Collective (featuring Norma Winstone), Caity Gyorgy, and Laura Anglade for Jazz Album of the Year Vocal!

    Our second feature of the afternoon is this weekend's 6th Annual edition of Jazz at the Bolt, the festival organized by Cory Weeds and Tim Reinert/ Infidels Jazz at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts. Music from the Vancouver Jazz Orchestra, Champian Fulton, Jacob Chung, Madeleine Elkins, Brandon Oscar Suarez, Julian Borkowski (featured with Neil Gray), The Bill Coon Double Quartet, Ralph A. Moore & Peter Washington (guesting with Charles Chen - see what I did there?), Paul Pigat, Tyler Henderson, Sharon Minemoto, KneeJerk, and Arvind Ramdas - a sampling of the great music happening this weekend!

    And we'll fill it out with Mike Rud and Michael Blake (both at Frankie's Jazz Club next weekend), and recent releases from James Danderfer and Emad Armoush & the Avant-Garde Flamenco Trio!

    We've got everything but back bacon and maple syrup, check it out starting at two pm Pacific, we stand on guard for thee!

    If you want to follow along, here's the playlist!

    The A-Trane Radio Program with your host Nou Dadoun
    on every Friday afternoon from 2pm to 5:30 pm Pacific
    Celebrating jazz & creative music in Vancouver since 1986
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    3 h y 32 m