Blues Fest 2026 SchedulePosted on 2026-09-09
Blues Fest 2026
Craighead Forest Bandshell
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Sunday September 20
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3:00 Jazz Buskers
4:00 ContingenC
5:00 The Bluescaster
Sunday September 27
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2:00 Hairy Larry And The Flying Hungarians
3:00 #jazz #blues #fusion
4:00 The Spencer Brothers
5:00 Delta Legends
Blues Fest is Free!
Bring family and friends.
Picnics permitted.
Bring lawn chairs and blankets for your comfort.
Creative Commons Jazz 2026 09 04Posted on 2026-09-04
MixRemix On Anonradio - From The Creative Commons Jazz Library - 2026-09-04
jazz.mixremix.cc
1:08:09
Namouche - Special Quartet
https://www.jamendo.com/album/41851/namouche
CC BY-NC-ND
36:38
The Next Age of Adventure (Part 2 of 2) - Bruce H. McCosar
https://www.jamendo.com/album/65552/the-next-age-of-adventure-part-2-of-2
CC BY-SA
28:16
SONIC MYSTERY-HOPE REMAINS
https://www.jamendo.com/album/30556/hope-remains
CC BY-NC-ND
1:00:07
Jazz Friends-Summer Jazz 2011
https://www.jamendo.com/album/94812/summer-jazz-2011
CC BY-NC-SA
47:22
nadi-ballades en balade
https://www.jamendo.com/album/90132/ballades-en-balade
CC BY-NC-SA
37:02
Kogani - Suerte
https://www.jamendo.com/album/5285/kogani
CC BY-NC-SA
Something Blue Stern August 29 2026Posted on 2026-08-29
Something Blue - Stern - August 29, 2026
https://sbblues.com/2026/08/29/stern/
Mike Stern - Big Neighborhood
https://mikesternguitar.bandcamp.com/album/big-neighborhood
#jazz #blues #fusion - KASU Fundraiser
https://archive.org/details/jbf-kasu-fundraiser
Allan Holdsworth - Flat Tire
https://allanholdsworth.info/ahwiki/index.php/Main_Page
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDqhJZkS1WM
Andy Edwards - Bitches Brew Band
https://andyedwards.bandcamp.com/album/the-miles-davis-bitches-brew-album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m52-CQs7-iU
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Mike Stern - Song For Pepper
Welcome to Something Blue. I'm Hairy Larry and I've got the blues, for you.
Mike Stern - Long Time Gone
All right now, that's two songs from the Mike Stern album "Big Neighborhood". We heard "Song For Pepper" featuring Esperanza Spalding on bass and vocals and "Long Time Gone" with Eric Johnson joining Mike Stern on guitar.
Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, Saturday nights at 10:00 Central on 91.9 FM and streaming at kasu.org.
I'm Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com to listen anytime and for links to more music by the featured musicians.
Ok now, from his album "Flat Tire" here's Allan Holdsworth playing "House of Mirrors" and "Low Levels, High Stakes".
Allan Holdsworth - House of Mirrors
Allan Holdsworth - Low Levels, High Stakes
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#jazz #blues #fusion - The Blue Crane
All right now, recorded for Something Blue at a KASU fundraiser in the Rec Room on March 20, 2026, that's #jazz #blues #fusion playing a song I wrote, "The Blue Crane".
Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, Saturday nights at 10:00 Central on 91.9 FM and streaming at kasu.org.
I'm Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. Thanks to Bandcamp and The Live Music Archive for hosting some of the music we're hearing tonight.
Ok Now, recorded in Andy Edwards Studio and released on August 3, 2026, here's The Bitches Brew Band playing "The Garden Of Eden". This contemporary jazz fusion is an album on Bandcamp and a video on Youtube. Go to sbblues.com for links.
The Bitches Brew Band - Garden of Eden
Something Blue – EllipticalPosted on 2026-08-22
Something Blue – Elliptical – August 22, 2026
https://sbblues.com/2026/08/22/elliptical/
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Sun Ra, Joseph Jarman, Marshall Allen, and David Dellacroce. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM Central, at kasu.org.
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Joseph Jarman Playing Petite FleurPosted on 2026-08-16
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Joseph Jarman Playing Petite Fleur
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2026-08-16
https://sbblues.com/2026/08/16/dj-hairy-larry-presents-joseph-jarman-playing-petite-fleur/
Thanks Marty, today we're going to hear a free jazz pioneer. born in Poplar Bluff, Arkansas, play a Sidney Bechet tune.
Joseph Jarman, born in Poplar Bluff, was a founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. He played sax and other instruments and you have probably seen photos of him on stage, in costume, with his face striped with white grease paint.
In 1991 he released an album, "Inheritance" under his own name and it includes some of his trademark free jazz saxophone work as well as two cover songs, showcasing his influences in the history of jazz.
"Petite Fleur" was written by Sidney Bechet and was an international hit. I've got two things to say about Sidney Bechet.
According to Wikipedia, "While working with Louis Armstrong, Bechet was one of the first musicians to develop the loose, fluid 'swinging' rhythmic style". We're talking about the very beginnings of jazz and there's Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong inventing swing, a style that took us through the swing era and remains heavily associated with jazz today.
During that same time period, in 1919, Bechet joined "Will Marion Cook's Syncopated Orchestra. The orchestra traveled to Europe, where they performed at the Royal Philharmonic Hall in London. ... While in London, he discovered the straight soprano saxophone and developed a style unlike his clarinet tone. Bechet was the first influential soprano saxophonist, leading to its rising popularity as a jazz instrument." Soprano sax was later adopted by jazz giants, John Coltrane and Wayne Shorter.
Then in 1952 Bechet wrote and recorded "Petite Fleur", a much covered song that became a huge hit when Chris Barber released it in 1959.
In 1991, Joseph Jarman included "Petite Fleur" on his album, "Inheritance" and with his rendition he shows great respect for the song, performing a melodic interpretation.
So now, please enjoy the other side of Joseph Jarman with his bow to a great jazz saxophonist, Sidney Bechet, as he plays "Petite Fleur".
DJ Hairy Larry Presents Joseph Jarman Playing Petite Fleur
From The Archives Of Something Blue 2026-08-16
https://sbblues.com/2026/08/16/dj-hairy-larry-presents-joseph-jarman-playing-petite-fleur/
Something Blue Archives Featured Concert
Joseph Jarmam - Inheritance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zLieR76gFk&list=OLAK5uy_k8rTwyY_qz_Vy3DTmHmWqviet-aD9jOd4
Something Blue Archives - List Of Concerts
https://archive.org/details/somethingbluearchives?sort=-publicdate
music
And that's Joseph Jarman playing the Sidney Bechet song, "Petite Fleur", released in 1991 on his album, "Inheritance". Don't miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00, to hear more Joseph Jarman, Sun Ra, Marshall Allen, and David Dellacroce.
Something Blue – TennesseePosted on 2026-08-15
Something Blue – Tennessee – August 15, 2026
https://sbblues.com/2026/08/15/tennessee/
Something Blue - Tennessee - August 15, 2026
Yarn Live at Soulstice Music & Arts Festival on 2026-08-02
https://archive.org/details/yarn2026-08-02
Oteil and Friends Live at French Broad River Brewery on 2026-08-02
Asheville, NC https://archive.org/details/OBF2026-08-02.st450
Mark Sallings - Let It Be Known, Up Close And Personal
https://deltaboogie.com/deltamusicians/sallings/
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Oteil and Friends - Every Day Is A Blessing
Welcome to Something Blue - I'm Hairy Larry and I've got the blues, for you.
Mark Sallings - TW Bb Blues (Let It Be Known)
Now that's what I'm talking about. That was Mark Sallings playing "TW Bb Blues" from his "Let It Be Known" album. Kicking us off tonight we heard Oteil and Friends sing "Every Day Is A Blessing".
Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, Saturday nights at 10:00 Central on 91.9 FM and streaming at kasu.org.
I'm Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. Visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com to listen anytime and for links to more music by the featured musicians.
Ok now, recorded live at the French Broad River Brewery in Asheville, North Carolina, on August 2, 2026 here's Oteil and Friends singing "Dreams". Then we'll hear Yarn do "Wake Up".
Oteil and Friends - Dreams
Yarn - Wake Up
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Yarn - Music's Only Outlaw
Yarn - Tennessee
All right now, recorded live at the Soulstice Music & Arts Festival in Clinton, New Jersey, on August 2, 2026 that was Yarn singing "Music's Only Outlaw" and "Tennessee".
Something Blue is broadcast on KASU, Saturday nights at 10:00 Central on 91.9 FM and streaming at kasu.org.
I'm Hairy Larry, host of Something Blue. Thanks to the Live Music Archive at archive.org for hosting the live concerts we're hearing tonight.
Closing the show here's Mark Sallings singing "Mighty Oaks" and "Outskirts Of Town" followed by Oteil and Friends doing "No More Doubt". Until next time this is Hairy Larry reminding you once again, blues is the mainstream.
Mark Sallings - Mighty Oaks (Let It Be Known)
Mark Sallings - Outskirts Of Town (Up Close And Personal)
Oteil and Friends - No More Doubt
Creative Commons Jazz 2026 08 14Posted on 2026-08-14
MixRemix On Anonradio - From The Creative Commons Jazz Library - 2026-08-14
jazz.mixremix.cc
13:12
Tom La Meche-Experimentation_n
https://www.jamendo.com/album/137557/experimentation_n
CC BY-NC-SA
54:33
NJHB-Circular Logic
https://archive.org/details/hl2012-12-29
CC BY
18:33
Sneaky Club-Memories
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/sneaky-club/memories-17
CC BY-NC
28:14
Wild Goats and Useless Heroes by The Freak Fandango Orchestra
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Freak_Fandango_Orchestra/Wild_Goats_and_Useless_Heroes/
CC BY-SA and CC BY-NC - see license.txt
26:50
FATHER | SON by The Kyoto Connection
https://archive.org/details/FATHER__SON-10292
CC BY-NC-ND
8:32S
Regis V Gronoff-Still Traveler
https://www.jamendo.com/album/115703/still-traveler
CC BY-NC-SA
