Artist-Educators, Blog, Jazz on the Tube Interview, Podcasts
Jazz on the Tube interviews Professor Stephen Porges.
Here’s how the theory looks in practice
Duke Ellington’s “Black and Tan Fantasy” by the 2014 Beloit Memorial High School Jazz Band at the Essentially Ellington competition at Jazz at Lincoln Center New York.
Question: Shouldn’t all children have access to quality music education?
Discuss among yourselves.
Sheila Jordan “talks” about her education in music and she and the band demonstrate the incomparable social engagement power of music.
For more information
Home of Dr. Stephen Porges
StephenPorges.com
The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory – Stephen Porges
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The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy – Deb Dana
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Indiana University Traumatic Stress Institute Consortium
Website
Stephen’s audio therapy project
Integrated Listening Systems
A short introduction to Porges’ Polyvagal Theory
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Jazz on the Tube
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Interview with Dennis Owsley
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Ken McCarthy’s Jazz on the Tune talks with author and veteran jazz DJ Dennis Owsley about this favorite subject: The great jazz city of St. Louis.
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Playlist
1. Tom Turpin – St. Louis Rag (1903) – (00:00)
2. Charles Creath – Buttefinger Blues (1927) – (02:50)
3. Frank Trumbauer – Trumbology (1927) – (05:50)
4. Jimmy Forest – Night Train (1952) – (08:52)
5. Miles Davis – If I Were a Bell (1956) – (11:51)
6. Clark Terry – Undecided (1959) – (20:00)
7. Grant Green – Idle Moments (1963) – (23:14)
8. Charles “Bobo” Shaw/Joseph Bowie/Luther Thomas – Sequence (1979) – (38:06)
9. Hamiet Bluiett – Oasis (1981) – (40:34)
10. Lester Bowie – I Only Have Eyes for You (1985) – (46:14)
11. John Hicks – After the Morning (1985) – (54:10)
12. Greg Osby – Please Stand By (2008) – (01:04:00)
13. Oliver Lake – Spirit (2010) – (01:12:12)
14. Human Arts Ensemble – Under the Sun (1976) – (01:18:29)
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!
Blog, Puerto Rico

We ask every Jazz on the Tube subscriber to do whatever they are able – share these pages, spread the word, contact your Congress people, donate money.
Where to send help
The Hispanic Federation
This organization founded in 1990 has a clearly defined program for bringing and distributing emergency aid throughout Puerto Rico.
They are well organized, committed, focused on Puerto Rico, and in it for the long haul.
Charity Navigator which rates charities on fiscal responsibility and transparency has rated this group 95.47 out of a possible 100 which is the equivalent of AAA+ in the non-profit accountability world.
www.hispanicfederation.org
Some facts
1. Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens and have been since 1917.
2. The U.S. government has the material, personnel, transportation, infrastructure and expertise to address this situation on a massive and rapid scale. That it has not done so is a decision based on the assumption by those in control of these public resources that there will be no political consequences for failing to do so.
If you disagree with this deliberate government policy of minimal emergency aid, please contact your political representatives and tell them you want to see meaningful help for the people of Puerto Rico.
Where to send help
The Hispanic Federation
This organization founded in 1990 has a clearly defined program for bringing and distributing emergency aid throughout Puerto Rico.
They are well organized, committed, focused on Puerto Rico, and in it for the long haul.
Charity Navigator which rates charities on fiscal responsibility and transparency has rated this group 95.47 out of a possible 100 which is the equivalent of AAA+ in the non-profit accountability world.
www.hispanicfederation.org
– Ken McCarthy Jazz on the Tube
Afro-Cuban culture, Blog, Cuba, Cuban Jazz, Video and audio
Roberto Carlos Valdes
Cuban piano is combination of the precision of the classical keyboard with the precision of the tumbadora.
Eighty eight drums, ten fingers.
Roberto Carlos Valdes, grandson of Bebo Valdes.
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Interview with Richard Vacca
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Looking for a great vacation where you can dig a lot of jazz?
How about New York, New Orleans, Chicago…or Boston.
Boston?
Yes, Boston.
A thriving local scene with deep historical roots, amazing schools (Berklee and New England Conservatory of Music), plus the “Boston-New York Pipeline.” Richard Vacca takes us by the hand and explains all.
For more info on the Boston scene and its singular history plus a great blog and info about guided tours visit Vacca’s TroyStreet.com website.
– Ken McCarthy
Jazz on the Tube
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Music credit: The Jazz on the Tube podcast theme song is “Mambo Inferno” performed by The Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra conducted by Bobby Sanabria from the CD ¡Que Viva Harlem!
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A short list of some of the master musicians who passed in 2020
A Jazz on the Tube playlist
1. Stanley Cowell (1941-2020) – Equipoise (00:00)
2. Lennie Niehaus (1929-2020) – Stella By Starlight (03:36)
3. Viola Smith (1912-2020) – Snake Charmer (11:18)
4. Gary Peacock (1935-2020) – The Prowler (14:06)
5. Ray Mantilla (1934-2020) – Midnight Sun (18:56)
6. McCoy Tyner (1938-2020) – Giant Steps (25:54)
7. Lee Konitz (1927-2020) – Palo Alto (29:31)
8. Henry Grimes (1935-2020) – There’ll Never Be Another You (32:05)
9. Lyle Mays (1953-2020) – Duo #1 (37:46)
10. Bucky Pizzarelli (1926-2020) – Honeysuckle Rose (44:03)
11. Lucien Barbarin (1956-2020) – Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans (51:40)
12. Ellis Marsalis (1934-2020) – The Mighty Mississippi (55:37)
13. Richie Cole (1948-2020) – Tokyo Rose Sings The Rocky Mountain Blues (59:23)
14. Jeff Clayton (1954-2020) – Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (01:05:14)
15. Jimmy Cobb (1929-2020) – If I Were A Bell (01:13:54)
16. Jimmy Heath (1926-2020) – If You Could See Me Now (01:19:43)
17. Hal Willner (1956-2020) – Amarcord (01:26:37)
18. Andy Gonzalez (1951-2020) – Misty (01:34:27)
19. Mike Longo (1939-2020) – Ocean of His Might (01:42:37)
20. Eddie Gale (1941-2020) – Afro Fire – (01:48:34)
21. Freddy Cole (1937-2020) – I’m Not My Brother, I’m Me (01:55:19)
22. Annie Ross (1930-2020) – Twisted (01:57:47)
23. Ira Sullivan (1931-2020) – Bossa for Bella (02:00:04)
24. Ryo Kawasaki (1947-2020) – Thunderfunk (02:06:25)
25. Candido (1921-2020) – Manteca (02:12:58)
26. Wallace Roney (1960-2020) – Why Should There Be Stars (02:15:50)
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P.S. At the end of every year, we put together a short (and frankly incomplete) playlist to honor some of the giants who passed in the previous year.
It’s a bittersweet project.
Sorrow at the loss of such great souls…Joy in the appreciation of what beautiful gifts they made to all of us with their lives.
Join Jazz on the Tube fans around the world in celebrating and honoring these great artists – and please share the link.
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