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The Bridge features classic jazz recordings, new releases, local musicians and interviews with the people who make jazz exciting.
Host Joel Hurdsays:
It all started with public radio. Growing up 50 miles west of Boston I would tune in to WGBH-FM every night to hear Eric in the Evening with Eric Jackson. His voice was (and still is) amazing and the music he played gave my 12-year-old ears a thrill that exists to this day.
That was right around the time that I started playing guitar. So the Miles, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Coltrane, Bill Evans and Duke Ellington that Eric was playing got mixed in my brain with Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Robben Ford, Mike Stern, Steve Morse and Scott Henderson. The result is how I hear the music today.
On The Bridge you won't hear screaming guitars or drum machines, but you will hear a program that embraces the new sounds of jazz and celebrates the classics that have shaped those sounds. We'll also play a cut or two from a classic piece of vinyl from the NCPR jazz collection and usually spend a few minutes chatting with an artist about a new release or upcoming concert.
As with all of our programs, your input is welcomed and encouraged. Please drop me an email and let me know what you think. E-mail Joel
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Listen to the 05/18/13 edition of The Bridge with Joel Hurd
Singer Angela Hagenbach pays tribute to three composers on her new CD.
Violinist Alex Hargreaves releases a new CD
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