Our guests for this coming Sound Unwound: Hokum Jazz |
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With Special Guests:
Hokum Jazz
Performing vintage blues, jazz and swing from the 20’s, 30’s, and 40’s. Members
JC Veve, Esther Haynes and Nevada Newman take turns singing as the band Hokum Jazz performs great harmonies to a wide range of swing guitar songs from artists like Billie Holiday, Emmett Miller, Django Reinhardt, Blind Arthur Blake, W.C. Handy, Bessie Smith, Hank Williams Sr., Louis Armstrong, and Memphis Minnie.
It all started in October of ’99 when vocalist Esther Haynes began coming down to sit in with the Resonators weekly gig at the Grog and Tankard. They had been doing mostly country blues stuff, but were dabbling in the hot jazz bag since discovering Django Reinhardt. Esther would later play guitar and the infamous 6-string banjo that adorns the music of the Resonators CD.
About this time Esther began work on her own solo CD and recruited the Resonators as well as a handful of some great jazz players to participate in the project. It was during this time that the trio developed a decent repertoire and the band “Hokum Jazz“ really began to gel.
Amartey Hedzoleh
Amartey Hedzoleh, “The Kalimba Playboy“, returns to Takoma Park, direct from Accra, Ghana. Bringing with him his World Beat / Contemporary Music known as the real music of Africa.
To Amartey Hedzoleh, a self-taught musician, music is a way of experiencing life and experimenting with rhythms and patterns of the universe. These elements along with his roots have given Amartey a wide repertoire and style in his compositions. As a result of his talent, perseverance, confidence, discipline, integrity and hard work, he is where he is today. When performing he uses his voice, hands and feet to create a harmonious and rhythmic music that is an inspiration to the soul and spirit.
Doug Goodhill, your host will be in the studio to interview our guests, toss out a trivia question, and open up our inter-active listener chat line to answer any fan's E-mail.
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