The Beat

Saturdays Noon-3pm

'The Beat' is a weekly mix of jazz, blues and much more. Each week, host David Nicholas plays selections from WCMU's extensive record and CD library, and brings in some of his own favorite albums from home. 

Ways to Connect

The Beat: September 30, 2017

By • Sep 30, 2017

This week, the latest from George Cables, new music from Paula Cole covering Bobby Gentry and Dylan (plus Dylan too in a stretched out set) and Volume Two of the late Woody Shaw and his band from the European Tour of 1976-77.

The Beat: September 23, 2017

By • Sep 23, 2017

Thanks for the great support around The Beat this week!!  Great to have Ray Ford back to talk music and listen to really cool jazz, blues and more!!

The Beat: September 16, 2017

By • Sep 16, 2017

This week on The Beat, music from the Vietnam Era as Public Television rolls out the Ken Burns series – plus new music from Diana Krall, JD Allen, Chucho Valdez and Gerry Thrasher.

The Beat: September 9, 2017

By • Sep 9, 2017

This week was another dose of the new and nearly new…music from Bill Goodwin and Adam Niewood, more from the Impulse release The Passion of Charlie Parker, plus some tracks from a new CD by guitarist Mike Stern and stretching out with Jaco!

 

 

The Beat: September 2, 2017

By • Sep 2, 2017
Flickr User Carl Lender / https://flic.kr/p/9BuNkA

Music this week brought to you by the likes of John Pizzarelli, Dee Dee Bridgewater, John Lee Hooker, Ella Fitzgerald and Paul Keller.

 

 

Pages