Join me Sunday at 3pm on Jazz Tones on Atlanta's Jazz Station 91.9 WCLK when my guest will be Gayelynn Mckinney, a multi-genre percussionist and composer.  She is one of the most accomplished drummers in Detroit.  Her father was the legendary jazz pianist and composer Harold McKinney, who once played with Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, and John Coltrane among others. Gayelynn has been playing drums since childhood. After graduating from college, Gayelynn joined forces  with Bassist Marion Hayden and established Straight Ahead, an all female group that performs around the world.

Programming on Atlanta's Jazz Station 91.9 WCLK is presented in part by Banks Enterprises, presenting the 4th Annual Gulf Coast Summer Fest Jazz Edition, happening Saturday and Sunday August 31-September 1 Labor Day Weekend at Pensacola Maritime Park along the Gulf in Pensacola, Florida. Featured artists include Najee, Marion Meadows, Jazmin Ghent, Walter Beasley, Kayla Waters, Vincent Ingala, Ragan Whiteside, Willie Bradley, Maysa, Pieces Of A Dream, Four 80 East, Bob Baldwin, Adam Hawley, Nathan Mitchell, and Down To The Bone.

Join me for Jazz Tones Sunday at 3pm on Atlanta's Jazz Station 91.9 WCLK. I'll be joined by Jana La Sorte. La Sorte is Founder and Creative Director of Ambassadora and a creative strategist with over 25 years experience in arts, education, politics, community engagement and communications. The former director of Urban Bush Women (UBW), she managed business  and program operations, including strategic planning, board development, fundraising and community engagement.

Saxophonist Darren Rahn's collaborations with the late great Wayman Tisdale made for great music, and his work as an artist, producer and engineer have yielded multiple chart-topping songs and Grammy nominations. His latest release is the single Moxified(Side 2 Music), which you can hear currently on Atlanta's Jazz Station 91.9 WCLK. Rahn might sound smooth and contemporary yet his recording style and techniques on this record are old school, using live drums and a Hammond B-3 and acoustic piano instead of drum machines and synths. 

Atlanta’s Jazz Station 91.9 WCLK needs your help this Spring during the WCLK Membership Campaign, March 21 through April 1. 

Programming on Atlanta's Jazz Station 91.9 WCLK is amde possible in part by support from The Suite Food Lounge, located at 375 Luckie Street in Downtown Atlanta. The Suite Jazz Series presents for one night only on Thursday, March 7, Brian Simpson with The Suite Jazz Band. Simpson's soulful keyboards have backed Janet Jackson, Teena Marie, George Duke, Stanley Clarke and Dave Koz, among others. Doors open at 6:30pm, with dinner and Jazz at 7:30pm.

Programming on WCLK is made possible in part by support from The Atlanta Business League, presenting the 12th Annual Congress On The State Of Black Business In Metro Atlanta--Examining Procurement Opportunities Available in 2019. Attendees will hear from decision-making executives from key organizations like MARTA, Atlanta Beltline, City of Atlanta and others. The conference takes place on Tuesday, March 19 from 8am until 3pm on the campus of Morehouse College at the Shirley A. Massey Executive Conference Center at 830 Westview Drive(30314).