Hot Air
with Margaret Gallagher

This week on Hot Air - we'll celebrate Mother's Day, one day early. We'll have jazz made by jazz mommas and jazz that honours jazz mommas with tracks by Jodi Proznick, Christine Jensen and Jennifer Scott, to name just a few. So....tell your Momma to sit back while you make her a special treat and both of you enjoy an hour of great music.

This week on Hot Air - a tribute to Count Basie. Vancouver pianist Miles Black is bringing his Octet together with Victoria based singer Maureen Washington. They'll be at the Cellar this Friday and Saturday nights  to play some of their favourite Basie music. Miles will drop by the Hot Air studio to share some tracks.

This week on Hot Air - we'll share some of the new releases that have come into our hands over the past few weeks. We've got  tracks by old musical friends as well as some happy discoveries by newer artists just setting out. Join us!

This week on Hot Air - we salute the Juno Awards. It's a particularly strong field this year - and BC jazz artists are well represented. From the Pugs and Crows to Ian McDougall, and Francois Houle to Cory Weeds - the Juno list is rich in home grown talent. We'll celebrate all the local heroes this Saturday afternoon.

Phil Dwyer and Don Thomson are Canadian jazz legends. They've got a brand new album out and they're about to tour together around the south coast of BC. We'll catch up with these award winning musician, play some of the new tracks and hear about their upcoming projects.

This Saturday afternoon we'll play some of our favourite jazz by artists like Nat Adderley, Gerry Mulligan, Emilie Claire-Barlow, Jennifer Scott and many more. It's the perfect compliment to a sunny long weekend afternoon. Please join us!

Craig Scott is a first call drummer and he's also a master of the vibes. He's put together a great quintet for a project at Cory Weed Cellar Jazz that honours two jazz legends - bassist Ray Brown and vibraphonist Milt Jackson. He'll stop by the Hot Air studio to share some of his favourite Jackson and Brown tracks.

Singer Andrea Superstein has a soft spot for the great American songbook. The talented young singer is about to share her passion with jazz fans all over western Canada when she starts a major spring tour. Just before she hits the road, she'll drop by the Hot Air studio to share some of her favourite tracks - and a few brand new ones of her own that she'll debut on the show.