The Jazz Odyssey on KZYX&Z FM

07/15/2024

Greetings to all my peoples far and wide! I want to let you know that I will be back on the radio tonight for the first time in over a year.

Steph and I are back in Boonville for a couple of months, and tonight I will be sitting in for the great Eric Labowitz, hosting his program, the NO Show. "NO" stands for New Orleans, which, yes, you guessed it, means that I'll be spinning music from the Big Easy for two hours, from 8:00 to 10:00 pm Pacific. (That's 10 to midnight for you wild night owls on the east coast, with various gradations for my wonderful friends in the middle of the continent.) Locals, of course, can absorb the vibes over the Mendo/Lake County airwaves. Otherwise, we stream live via www.kzyx.org. Just click "Listen Live."

I'm going to be spinning lots of LPs, and a bringing a box of CDs, and hauling my laptop in for the purposes of streaming. But mostly it's going to be those records! I spent most of the 1980s in New Orleans, and a lot of the tunes I'll be offering will be of that vintage. Radiators, Neville Brothers, Meters, Dr. John, and etc. Plus a lot of joyous traditional jazz, too, and some more progressive jazz as well. Anyway, I'm bringing a lot of stuff with me to the studio. Who knows what will happen?

By the way, I couldn't find a photo of myself at the KZYX studio, so attached I offer a photo from my days at WWNO in New Orleans, somewhere around 1984, which would make me 28 or 29. Or, to put it another way, 40 years ago!

Tune in tonight, 8-10 Pacific or 10-midnight Eastern, streaming live at www.kzyx.org. Cheers!

05/24/2023

Greetings, all! Well, it was a great 15-year run! This past Monday (May 21) was our last Jazz Odyssey, at least for a year, as my wife and I head to New York for a year's adventure. Thanks to everyone who has listened, called in and/or appeared on the show, either in the studio or via phone interview. And thanks to the management and staff, past and present, for allowing me to have so much fun. Plus a salute and thanks to all my fellow KZYX programmers. I have had a blast. Live radio, am I right? Cheers, all!

05/15/2023

Greetings! We'll be on the air with another Jazz Odyssey in just a few minutes: 1:05 - 3:00 pm Pacific, streaming live at kzyx.org and soaring about on the Mendo/Lake County airwaves. My wife and I will be leaving Mendocino County for a year away, beginning in June. So while I'll be on next week for my Membership Drive shift, today is my final full-scale Jazz Odyssey for at least a year. It's been a great 15-year run for the Jazz Odyssey and for me. Today's show will be mostly LPs and all personal favorites of mine, jazz and otherwise. Tune on in!

05/08/2023

We get going with another Jazz Odyssey in just a few minutes. 1:05 - 3 pm Pacific, streaming live at kzyx.org and whirling about on the Mendo/Lake County airwaves. Cheers, all!

05/01/2023

This here radio show is now on the air live. Cool, eh? 1 to 3 pm Pacific, streaming live at kzyx.org. Also wafting skyward on the Mendo/Lake County radio waves. Turn it up!

04/03/2023

Hey there! I just realized I didn't come on here to remind everybody that I'm on the air with today's Jazz Odyssey, streaming live at kzyx.org, right now until 3:00 pm Pacific. Cheers!

03/20/2023

The Jazz Odyssey started just a couple of minutes ago, so you still have time to get in on the swingin' fun. Streaming live at www.kzyx.org, 1-3 pm Pacific. Also on that funny radio box sitting on your counter, maybe.

Public and community radio for Mendocino County and beyond.

03/13/2023

It's Jazz Odyssey Monday! Streaming live in just a couple of minutes: 1 - 3 pm Pacific at www.kzyx.org. Cheers, al!

Public and community radio for Mendocino County and beyond.

02/27/2023

Another Jazz Odyssey starts in just a couple of minutes! 1 to 3 pm Pacific time, streaming live at kzyx.org and trying to keep dry over the Mendo/Lake County airwaves. Cheers!

02/20/2023

Greetings, all! We're just about to get going with another Jazz Odyssey, 1-3 pm Pacific, streaming live at kzyx.org. It's our annual Mardi Gras show, of course! Cheers, all!

02/13/2023

Greetings, all! We're just about to get going with another Jazz Odyssey, 1-3 pm Pacific, streaming live at kzyx.org and hoping not to get shot down over the Mendo/Lake County airwaves. Cheers, all!

02/06/2023

Swinging our way right now into another Jazz Odyssey. Streaming live at kzyx.org and dancing across the Mendo/Lake County radio waves. 1-3 pm Pacific. Bop on over!