jazz fm...

cathy wanted some behind the scenes stories about the station.  unfortunately, other than the occasional meeting or party, i'm there at such an obscure hour, that i rarely hear the stories to tell.  what i can write is that i enjoy the people that work there.  kind, passionate, professional, and great lovers of music.  its refreshing.

a couple of the joys that i experience on a regular basis....

its been awhile since i've done a radio show.  the universe has changed dramatically.  now, the reach is massive.   the introduction of the net as a vehicle for sharing the frequency has changed the relationship drastically.  I now have a continuing dialogue with folks in austrailia, a facebook exchange with another fellow in argentina, an obscure note from an ex-torontonian living in china.  its amazing.  not only are we having a conversation about jazz with the great fan in scarboro or in parkdale, but we're developing followings in all corners of the world.  the community is vast and yet it still strangely feels like home.  and the amount of respect between the listener and the broadcaster is something i'm proud to play a small part in. 

the music.  of course its the music.  i can't remember anything that i've talked about that isn't based on the music.  o.k., maybe the occaissional coy comment about my daughter or family, but no ridiculous stories about the price of gas or an obscure reference to some element of pop culture that is already exhausted on every media outlet in the world.  the music and the stories behind the musicians are  enough.

brad barker.  ok, the man does everything.  part of the management, the music and on-air spaces.  the amount of hats that this man wears so successfully is indeed rare.  on top of that, if he makes me stop breathing again during our fund raising moments from that unbelievable sense of humour of his, i'm going to have to bring in some oxygen.

the live to air performance area.  this space just breathes...

thats enough for now...    others, still to come.