Hot Air
with Margaret Gallagher

We're celebrating a very special birthday...ours! BC's jazz show first hit the airwaves on May 23, 1947. So we've uncovered rare archival treasures and called on some special guests to help us look back on 65 years of great jazz. Plus, we'll share details about our big anniversary concert, and kick off a brand new tradition.

If you'd like tickets to the Hot Air 65th Anniversary Concert on June 22 at 5:30 in CBC Studio 40, please RSVP at rsvp.radio@cbc.ca and put Hot Air 65 in the subject line.

In addition to being one of BC's most respected musicians, Jodi Proznick balances her busy performing and teaching career with that other thing she does...being a mom. She'll  drop by to tell us how she does it and share some of her favourite music by other jazz playing momma's.

Pianist Bob Murphy played his first gig at age 14 at the Smilin' Buddha Cabaret, back in 1959. Since then, he's shared the stage with a who's who of the Canadian jazz world, from Joani Taylor to Terry Clark to Ross Taggart. He's got some exciting new projects on the go, and he'll be here to tell us all about them, as well as share some stories from his many years on the scene.

This week on Hot Air we'll bring you jazz from some of the hot new releases we've  been enjoying lately. From the October Trio to Elizabeth Shepard to The Mike Allen Quartet  we've got plenty of great music to share.




Check our playlist section for more information on the music we're playing on Hot Air this week.
Here are a few links to some of the artists we're featuring:

Bria Skonberg

James Danderfer

Mike Allen Quartet

Jon McCaslin

October Trio

Peter Appleyard and the Jazz Giants

Black Gardenia

Ralf Buschmeyer

Pat Coleman (for Don Thompson)

Elizabeth Shepherd

Ian McDougall

This week on Hot Air, music that really takes flight. Spring is in the air and the birds are back in B.C. Our fields and forests are filled with their many songs. We'll celebrate with the great sounds of jazz inspired by the sounds of nature and the joyous beauty of flight.

Hardly a week goes by on Hot Air when we don't play music that includes Ross Taggart. He's one of our most well respected and prolific artists - often cited as a leading mentor by jazz musicians of every stripe.
Ross will drop by the Hot Air studio with a stack of albums from the people he respects and considers to be mentors.

You may know Sharman King as the trombone-playing owner of the Book Warehouse. He's also enjoyed a long and celebrated career as a musician, playing with everyone from Buddy Rich to Diana Krall
Sharman is celebrating his 65 birthday this year...just like Hot Air! So we've invited him to share a few favourite tunes and tales.

A tribute the swingin' singing jazz cowboy, Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys.
In his heyday, Texas Playboys concerts outsold those of Artie Shaw and Tommy Dorsey.
We recreate the magic with a special performance here in CBC Vancouver. This is an encore broadcast.

Katie Malloch is the voice of jazz on CBC Radio Two and after 40 years behind the microphone, she's retiring. But before she does, we'll talk to her from Montreal and she'll share some of music recorded in her honour at clubs in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.
You can find out more about Katie's retirement week and say goodbye to her here.

This week on Hot Air, get lucky! We mark St. Patrick's Day by celebrating the luck of the Irish and everyone else. From Frank Sinatra to Fraser McPherson, we'll play great jazz about good fortune. You'll find a pot of musical gold on BC's jazz show.