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Ike Stubblefield Plays Friday Jazz @ The High Museum, Hosted by Nicole Sweeney

By Rob Maynard • Feb 14, 2013

Ike Stubblefield will be joining Nicole Sweeney for Friday Jazz At The High Museum Friday, February 15 at 5pm. Keyboardist Stubblefield has played on everything from Motown to Eric Clapton, with many stops in between. He's a six time Grammy winner, based in Atlanta for over a decade now. He'll be appearing with his trio Friday, with maybe some special guests dropping by.

He joined Nicole during her show Wednesday to talk Friday Jazz At The High, and what he's been up to. You can listen to that audio by clicking on the audiofile below.

Fill A Shoebox and Help the Homeless

By Shed Jackson • Feb 11, 2013

It’s amazing how much a simple note or gift of encouragement can mean to individuals who are in need. For the second year,Jazz 91.9 WCLK in partnership with the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, encourages individuals to join in on creating personal care packages for Atlanta area homeless women and children during the 2013 United Way Shoebox Project.

Victor Goines, Gary Motley Talk To Nicole Sweeney About Schwartz Center Show

By Rob Maynard • Feb 8, 2013

Victor Goines is one of Jazz music's most acclaimed and prolific horn players, his work appearing from Lincoln Center to Hollywood soundtracks. He stopped by The Midday Jazz Swing with Gary Motley, who appeared with him at the Emory University Schwartz Center Friday night. They chatted with Nicole Sweeney and caught WCLK listeners up with what they'll be doing at their performance.

Atlanta is a second home for Goines, and tonight's jam session should delight and challenge the serious jazz fans in attendance.

Donald Byrd, 1932-2013

By Rob Maynard • Feb 8, 2013

News that jazz-fusion legend Donald Byrd had passed went through the media with a shiver yesterday, with record labels confirming by late afternoon that Byrd was gone. Jazz 91.9 WCLK plays Donald Byrd, always has. You can expect to hear Donald Byrd closely in the days ahead on the station. His memory will live forever on The Jazz of The City.

Here are a couple of stories about Byrd from The Guardian and Pitchfork.

Jesse Fischer Joins Midday Jazz Swing Before Saturday Apache Cafe Gig

By Rob Maynard • Feb 7, 2013

Jesse Fischer and Soul Cycle have become an Atlanta favorite in recent years. In advance of his Saturday night performance at Apache Cafe, Jesse called Nicole Sweeney from the road to talk about his records, the performance, and his appreciation of WCLK. Saturday night's performance will be hosted by WCLK's S.O.U.L. of Jazz Host Jamal Ahmad.

For more information on Jesse and his latest release Retro Future, click here.

Jazz 91.9 WCLK Announces 39 and Counting…Years of Service to Atlanta Jazz Community

By Shed Jackson • Feb 5, 2013

Jazz 91.9 WCLK - The Jazz of the City - 2013 Spring Membership Campaign takes place on Wednesday, March 13 through Sunday, March 24 with a lot of anticipation and excitement. The membership campaign theme is “Jazz all over, stronger than ever,” which follows WCLK’s recent coverage area increase last Fall. It has reenergized a community of Jazz lovers – some who are now receiving a clearer, stronger signal in their offices, homes and cars and, others who are discovering WCLK for the first time due to its extended reach.

COMMUNITY COVERAGE - Recycle the day away...

By Shed Jackson • Feb 4, 2013

It is important to offer communities easy solutions to protect the environment and, Jazz 91.9 WCLK is thrilled to provide pathways to improve sustainability. For the third year, Jazz 91.9 WCLK in partnership with Clark Atlanta University, the Atlanta University Center Consortium Institutions and Environmental Protection Agency will rally individuals to collect paper products, plastics, cans, cardboard, glass, cell phones and computer monitors for AUC Recyclemania Day. AUC Recyclemania Day takes place on Saturday, February 9 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

The Toni Love Show Discusses Hair Loss And What You Can Do About It

By Rob Maynard • Feb 1, 2013

Toni Love is an author, educator and hair loss specialist. Join her Saturday, February 2 at 7am on WCLK for a look at the factors causing hair loss, and the proper approach to this condition from both the client and the stylist perspective.

Toni is joined by both a hair stylist trained to treat hair loss, and a client suffering from hair loss, for a frank discussion about what to do and what not to do. Should you use hair extensions? At what point do you need to treat your hair loss as a medical, rather than an personal appearance issue?

EXTRA, EXTRA - January 2013 Jazzette, WCLK monthly eNewsletter

By Shed Jackson • Feb 1, 2013

Click the following link to preview the January 2013 edition of the Jazzette, the Jazz 91.9 WCLK monthly eNewsletter: http://www.wclk.com/january-2013-jazzette-jazz-919-wclk-monthly-enewsletter

Jazzy reading!

Jazz 91.9 WCLK 39th Anniversary Benefit Concert featuring George Duke

By Shed Jackson • Feb 1, 2013

Jazz 91.9 WCLK - The Jazz of the City – proudly presents its 39th Anniversary Benefit Concert featuring Jazz Icons, legendary Keyboardist, George Duke and incomparable Saxophonist Gerald Albright on Wednesday, April 3, 7:30 p.m. at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta.

WCLK's The Local Take With Kiplyn Primus

The Local Take Talks Translocation and Transfiguration with Masud Olufani at the Hammonds House

Saturday morning at 8am on WCLK's The Local Take I spoke with artist, actor and author Masud Olufani about his exhibition at the Hammonds House T ranslocation and Transfiguration . I ask Olufani to share with us the idea behind the two words. He spoke to Translocation being about the human journey, specifically the movement of people including African brought to the United States. He talks about the fact that humans are always moving. Olufani then speaks about Transfiguration having bibilical...

The Local Take: National Museum of African American Music with CAU Grad Dionne Lucas

The Local Take Talks Project C. O. L. O. R. with Lillian Grace Jackson

New Music On WCLK

New Music: Keith McKelley Featuring Bob James On Legend

Keith McKelley is a young artist on the move. Over the course of the last seven years he has accompanied, among others, Phillip Bailey, Logic, Usher, Tyrese, Marcus Johnson, Mark de Clive-Lowe and others, playing his soulful style of saxophone and aerophone. His latest release features Bob James, and is called Legend . You can hear it at various times on Atlanta's Jazz Station 91.9 WCLK, including during Serenade To The City with David C. Linton, Monday-Fridays 10pm-Midnight. https://youtu.be...