It won’t be anything like the Christmas music you hear at the shopping mall! This Wednesday the 21st, I’ll be back on WETF, the station that streams jazz 24 hours a day, every day, to host another hour of Collectors Choice: Jazz from New England. It’s an all-Aardvark Jazz Orchestra Christmas show! We’ll hear familiar melodies, Mark Harvey originals, big-band arrangements of centuries-old carols, and a few tunes sung by Aardvark’s special guest, Sheila Jordan, to top it all off.
If you couldn’t attend Aardvark’s annual Christmas concert at earlier this month, do drop in for this one. Catch this holiday edition of Collectors Choice on Wednesday, Dec 21 at 12:00 noon EST. The show repeats on Saturday Dec 24 at 9:00 a.m. Hope you can listen in on jazzradiowetf.org.
Thanks so much for airing this! As the drummer of Aardvark, I want to express my gratitude for your thoughtful programming and insightful commentary. The hour had a great flow and very much captured the flavor of our holiday concerts. And for me it was a real treat to go on a “walk down memory lane” as guided by your expertise.
Thanks again and have a wonderful holiday season and a great New Year!
Thanks for the good words, I’m glad you enjoyed it, and thanks to you and Jay for playing all the music in those concerts over the years. All I had to do was play the tunes. And happy holidays everyone!
Superb program today on Aardvark Xmas music. Selections were just right. The sound was amazingly good and best of all was your hosting. The right amount of talk. Factual, informative and giving pride of place to the music. Not to the presenter.
Thank you and congratulations.
Thanks, Dick, for this festive show of Aardvark Christmas music. Great choices, and a wonderful holiday celebration, looking back on Aardvark’s 50-year tradition.
Thanks for the heads up Richard. I wanted to go to the aardvark orchestra concert but I had too much school work. Boohoo! Have a great holiday.