MAXWELL - "PRETTY WINGS" from BLACKsummers'night Cd

GET UP OFFA THA' FLOOR MR. MAXWELL ! ! 

SHE ALREADY SAID SHE WAS COMIN' HOME WITH YA'ALL ! !

HERE HE IS - AND HE SOUNDS AS GOOD AND FRESH AS HE DID IN 1991 - YES, HE'S BEEN HELPIN' US IN OUR ENDEAVOURS FOR THAT LONG . . .

DJZigZag

GROOVIN' BLUE 09-09 NOW UP AND ON THE TABLE - AND IT'S SCRUMP-DIDDLEY-ISSHUSSS ! !

GROOVIN' BLUE 09-09 IS UP AND READY AND DJZZ IS ASKIN' YA TA DIG IN ! ! !

JAZMINE SULLIVAN IS FEATURED AND SHE'S BROUGHT ALONG COLLIE BUDDZ AND MUSIQ SOULCHILD PLUS AKON, DEMARCO, IYADOR & MIKE JONES . . .  all for the 2K9 set !!

AND FOR THE GRAND MAMAS AND GRAM-PAS  JIMMY SMITH AND DR. LONNIE SMITH MAKE  HAMMOND B 3 APPEARANCES AS WELL AS A 70's FAVOURITE FROM TRUMPETER BLUE MITCHELL.

SOMETHING FOR ALL NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC LOVERS ON THIS LATEST ISSUE OF GROOVIN' BLUE ! ! !

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IYADOR - "IT BITTER"

WELL, LOOKS LIKE GREAT VIDEO IS STARTING TO COME OUTTA  JAM-ROCK   AGAIN !
THIS IS IYADOR [EYE-YAH-DOER] with 'IT BITTER'.
LOOK FOR THIS ONE TO BE ON WAGRadio's BRAND NU GROOVIN' BLUE [09-09] - TO BE PODCASTED IN A WEEK OR SO.

DJZigZag

BAIJIE - "THAT'S LIFE"

DO YOU REMEMBER THIS JAM-ROCK CHOON FROM GB 09-04 ? ?

WELL, IT'S BACK AND WE THINK THERE'S BEEN A BIT OF RE-TOOLING CUZ IT SOUNDS FULLER.

AND BECAUSE OF ITS NEW SOUND (FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET?) ZIGZAGZ MAY RE-PODCAST IT ON THE ALL NEW / ALL REGGAE  - - !! GROOVIN' JAM-ROCK BLUE 2K9 - 1 !!  WHICH IS GONNA BE ON WAGRadio SOON  ! ! !

BUT UNTIL THEN, HERE IS THE VIDEO FOR YOU TO ENJOY.

MAYBE THE NEW WORLD AFRICAN ECONOMY IS PICKIN' UP AND JAM-ROCK VIDEOS ARE SLOWLY BEING RELEASED AGAIN . . . . .

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JAZMINE SULLIVAN - "DREAM BIG" - COMING SOON ON THE ALL NEW GROOVIN' BLUE ! ! !

GONNA BE  A BRAND NU GROOVIN' BLUE [GB 09-09]

IN THE NEXT WEEK AND A BIT ! !
and not only that . . .  IN A COUPLA WEEKS . .
DJZZ DEVOTES A NEW GB JUST TO THE SOUND OF JAM-ROCK ! !
YEAH ! !  AN ALL JAMAICAN GROOVIN' BLUE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TOO ! ! !

ALL FOR YOUR SUMMER NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC FUNN ! ! ! !

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R.I.P. MICHAEL

DJZigZag

Sunny S.D.F. Wong

Miss A.

and everyone at 

WAGRadio

AN EAST END NITE TO REMEMBER - MOTOWN 5Oth AT THE RED - SAT. JUNE 27th !

IT IS GONNA BE AN EAST END

NITE TO BE REMEMBERED ! !

SATURDAY, JUNE 27th AT THE RED ROBINSON SHOW THEATRE IN COQUITLAM, B.C. CANADA -                                                                                              IT'S A 50 YEAR MOTOWN SOUL CELEBRATION WITH THE NIGHT TRAIN REVUE 

FEATURING EAST VANCOUVER MUSICAL PRODIGIES - 

SY 'GRUMPY' RISBY, 

KENTISH 'PANTY POPPER' STEELE, 

HARRY 'HI-FIVES' WALKER 

PLUS MISS SUZANNE 

AND THE SOUL INSPIRATIONS 

*** & ALSO STARRING  *** 

THE JAW-DROPPING VOCAL STYLINGS OF BOBBY BROOKS as JACKIE WILSON *** LUISA MARSHALL as TINA TURNER *** and BROOKS HAMILTON as MARVIN GAYE ***

ALL BACKED BY THE WORLD REKNOWNED 17 PIECE RHYTHM & BLUES DANCE & SHOW ORCHESTRA - - THE NIGHT TRAINS 

SHOW STARTS AT 8:00 P.M. PRECISELY . . .

Please check www.nighttrainrevue.com for accuracy of information.  

WAGRadio Management

BEST TASTING GROOVIN' BLUE EVER ? ? NOW ON THE TABLE !! * * * GROOVIN' BLUE 09-08 * * * YOU TELL DJZIGZAG IF IT IS ! !

GROOVIN' BLUE 09-08 IS READY TO BE CONSUMED BY ALL O' Y'ALL ! !

SOME WONDERFUL MUSICAL HAPPENIN'S BY BUSY SIGNAL, MACKA DIAMOND, THIRSTY HOWELL, GORILLA ZOE, GLASSES MALONE, HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES, RAY J, SMASH BROVAZ and the proverbial MANY MANY MORE ! ! !

AND - WE GOT A MORE MANIACALTANGEMATIC VERSION OF ZIGZAGZ ! !

MORE HASTINGS STREET EAST ALIVE THAN EVER BEFORE.  

IT'S A VERSION OF THE ZIG ZAGSTER THAT'S MORE OPEN AND FREE-ER THAN YOU'VE HEARD HIM IN THE PAST . . . 

SO DIG IN - TUNE UP AND FLOP HOUSE ! ! ! !

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Photo: Frederich Hende

WEDNESDAY JUNE, 24th 2009 - MAXWELL - IN VANCITY ! ! ! THE BLACKsummers'night TOUR ! ! !

THE "COCOCURE" MAN HISSE'F WILL BE AT THE

CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN VANCITY ON

WEDNESDAY JUNE 24th AFTER AN APPEARANCE IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON USA THE NIGHT BEFORE.

THE SHOW STARTS AT 7:30.

NOT MUCH PRE-PUBLICITY FOR THIS VANCOUVER, CANADA STOP ON THE 'BLACKsummers'night' 20 CITY TOUR, SO IT SHOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW MANY PEEPS TURN OUT FOR THIS NEO-SOUL PERFORMER.

ZIGZAGZ IS CONTEMPLATING GOING TO THE PERFORMANCE (PROMOTING MAXWELL'S NEW "BLACKsummers'night" ALBUM) BUT HASN'T MADE HIS MIND UP 100% YET.    

WEIGHING HEAVILY IN "GOINGS" FAVOUR IS THE FACT THAT, ALONG WITH D'ANGELO, MAXWELL IS ZZ's FAVOURITE ARTIST IN THIS SUB-GENRE OF CONTEMPORARY NEW WORLD AFRICAN MUSIC.

June 24 - Maxwell [7:30 - Centre For The Performing Arts]

DJZigZag

FROM JUNE 26th UNTIL JULY 5th Canada Trust VANCOUVER INTL. JAZZ FESTIVAL

IF YOU ARE VISITING VanCity IN THE NEXT LITTLE WHILE YOU WILL WANT TO TAKE IN SOME OF THE MUSIC THAT WILL BE FEATURED AS PART OF THE Canada Trust VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL.

WAGRadio's picks include;

June 26 THE DAVID SANBORN GROUP 

[7:30 - Centre For The Performing Arts]

June 26 KING SUNNY ADE & his AFRICAN BEATS

[9:30 - Commodore Ballroom]

June 26 BRAD TURNER QUARTET 

[8:00 - The Ironworks]

June 28 THE MONTEREY QUARTET (GONZALO RUBALCABA on piano / opening act BRAD TURNER's group) [7:30 - Centre For The Perf. Arts]

June 29 SONNY ROLLINS [8:00 - Orpheum Theatre]

June 30 KENNY WERNER QUINTET (Pianist Werner has DAVID SANCHEZ on tenor and RANDY BRECKER on trumpet - say no more!) 

[7:30 - Centre For The Performing Arts]

July 1 BOB MURPHY QUARTET 

[8:00 - The Ironworks] 

July 3  OLA ONABULE * (Brit Soul Singer) 

* DJZigZag recommends this performer . . .

[9:00 - Performance Works]

July 4  CHUCHO VALDES QUINTET / HUGH FRASER QUINTET 

[7:30 - Centre For The Performing Arts]

July 5  JENNIFER SCOTT & RENE WORST 

[2:00 pm - Taproom @ Granville Island Brewing]

***PLEASE RE-CHECK ALL TIMES / DATES & VENUES AT coastaljazz.ca ***

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Photo: Terrenzo Wong

NEW GROOVIN' BLUE 'BOUT TO RISE AND SHINE - GB 09-08

GROOVIN' BLUE 09-08 

IS 'BOUT TO HEAD YOUR WAY.  

LIKE THE OTHER CONTEMPORARY ZIGZAG SHOWS IT IS AN AMALGAM OF THE OLD, THE NOT-SO-OLD, AND THE DAMN-RIGHT FONKY!  

THE FUNKY WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF (THIS TIME) BY MASTER ORGAN BLASTER JIMMY SMITH.  

THE 1990'S ARE BEING HANDLED BY MAZE feat. FRANKIE BEVERLY and ALLEN TOUSSAINT.  

"TODAY" IS THE HOME GROUND OF R CITY, LADEN, METHOD MAN, LaKISHA JONES, AKON and A FEW OTHERS.

SO, THROW AWAY YOUR GENERATIONAL AND MUSICAL CONFINEMENTS - - OPEN UP YOUR SOUL EARS - - AND GET READY FOR ANOTHER 

NEW WORLD AFRICAN GOOD TIME MUSIC FESTIVAL.  

GROOVIN' BLUE 09-08 - - - COMIN' IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS ! ! !

DJZigZag

Photo: Frederich Hende

THIRSTY HOWELL - "MUSIC FROM SOMEWHERE WARM"

O.K. New World African Music purists - - get ready to rumble with DJZigZag cuz tekniklee speekin' this compact disc probably doesn't qualify as Black Music . . . BUT this CD by THIRSTY HOWELL and the soulful hip music contained within does lap gently enuff against the shores of New World Africa that we are not only recommending it but we are suggesting that Mr. Thirsty posts one of these Cd's ASAP to Salt Spring Island and to my pals at  SKY VALLEY RADIO where DJZZ knows they will jump on it fo' sho' cuz this Cd is right in the pockey-way of those brothers.  

If your tastes run to a more laid back state (like Florida) with artistes:

VICTOR WOOTEN

JAMIROQUAI

NORMAN BROWN

THE GROOVE CONNECTION

JAZZYFATNASTEES

TONY MARTINEZ & CUBAN POWER

DAVID BENOIT

GROOVE COLLECTIVE

NETTAI TROPICAL JAZZ ORCH.

ITHAMARA KOORAX & FRIENDS

CHIELLI MINUCCI

CARIBBEAN JAZZ PROJECT

ALPHONSE MOUZON

EXODUS QUARTET

LUIS SALINAS

ERIC MARIENTHAL

COUNT BASIC

SLIDE FIVE

and you luv the sounds 

of the mid to late 1990's - this is a must-buy album for you.

The soon-to-be-podcasted GROOVIN' BLUE 09-08 features the first two cuts from the Cd - "Celia Cruz On The Radio" and "Weather Balloons or Satellites" which feature such well-known musicians as VINCE MAI, JERRY ADOLPHE, SAFFRON HENDERSON, BILL SAMPLE, JOANNA GYURKOVICS, DOUG JOHNSON, PETER CLARKE, ORLANDO MACHADO and many, many more.

!!! BUY THIS CD !!!

www.thirstyhowell.com

www3.telus.net/skyvalleyradio/

DJZigZag

SUNNY SWEET DADDY FONK & DJZIGZAG PRESENT A NEW FUNK SHUI SPECIAL ! ! !

YEAH !  A BRAND NEW FUNK SHUI SPECIAL ! ! ! 

AND THIS TIME IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC OF THE CRESCENT CITY ! ! !   NEW ORLEANS ! ! !

DJZIGZAG AND SUNNY SWEET DADDY FONK BRING YOU THE SOUNDS OF THEIR YOUTH. 

THIS (MORE THAN ANY OTHER) WAS THE GENRE OF RHYTHM 'N' BLUES MOST INFLUENTIAL ON VANCOUVER CANADA'S 

EAST END MUSICAL STARS . . .

  - SINGER/PIANIST AL "MR BIG" FOREMAN,

SAXOPHONISTS FREDDY CARATENUTO & LARRY VOLEN, THE NIGHT TRAIN REVUE, 

SY RISBY, LITTLE DADDY & THE BACHELORS, 

HARRY WALKER, BILLY DIXON, AND KENTISH STEELE (TO NAME A FEW).

SEVENTY-EIGHT-PLUS MINUTES OF 1960's ROLLICKING PIANO, SHUFFLING DRUMS AND RIFFING HORNS - SO ASSOCIATED WITH THE MYSTICAL CITY ON THE BANKS OF THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI.  

AND MOST OF OUR HOSTS' HEROES ARE REPRESENTED - EDDIE BO, ERNIE K-DOE, JESSIE HILL, CHRIS KENNER, HUEY 'PIANO' SMITH & THE CLOWNS, EARL KING, AARON NEVILLE, BENNY SPELLMAN AND SO MANY, MANY MORE.  

GLARINGLY ABSENT ARE A FEW NEW ORLEANS MUSICAL GIANTS (LIKE THE FAT MAN HIMSELF) BUT THAT WILL BE RECTIFIED WHEN 'CRESCENT CITY SPECIAL PART TWO' MAKES ITS APPEARANCE IN 2010.  AND WHO KNOWS, THERE COULD BE A FATS DOMINO 'LEGACIES' SPECIAL WITH SWEET DADDY WONG AND ZIGZAGZ IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

WAGRadio Management

ANOTHER GREAT SUMMER BOOK - "RECORD MAKERS and BREAKERS" by JOHN BROVEN

Ooo Wee ! ! What a great esoteric book ! Although, putting that label on it understates how good this 584 page gem is. Jam-crammed and fact-filled, this book is really written for the likes of DJZigZag and Sweet Daddy Fonk Wong and the rest of you nutzoid crazies who are into this kind of minutiae. We are talkin' 'bout those picky facts that bring about a dazed look from your spouse or lover when quoted. I'm talkin' wonderful bits of much-coveted New World African Music history. And to make things worse, (from the perspective of those same aforementioned individuals) this book isn't just about the singers and musicians and their music but about the business and the business-people behind the independent record companies who recorded and distributed our heroes music.

It does quote recollections like this;

"THE BILL DOGGETT COMBO played regularly in Detroit, especially at the Flame Show Bar, which was a snazzy black-and-tan club where aspiring young writer Roquel "Billy" Davis and Berry Gordy would hang out with the sharp-dressed, racially mixed clientele. "I'd take friends down to see Bill's group," said Jim Wilson, and the whole joint would really be rocking with the songs. Bill could play sweet melodic tunes, or things like "Honky Tonk."

John Broven, the writer, then goes on (for two pages) to tell particulars of how "Honky Tonk Pt. 1 & 2" was recorded and became a huge Pop and R&B hit. When DJZigZag read this section of the book, with never before recounted facts, it seemed to glint from the pages like gold in his eyes - probably 'cause this 1956 instrumental was, and still is to this day, DJZZ's favourite record of all time.

We know you will love "Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of The Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers" - [University of Illinois Press / 2009]

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LOUIS PRIMA with SAM BUTERA and THE WITNESSES - "HEY MARIE"

Sad to note that saxophonist MR. SAM BUTERA (right hand man to New Orleans' LOUIS PRIMA) has passed at age 81 (June 3rd, Las Vegas, Nevada USA).  What joy these two fun-loving musicians gave us.  From the perspective of my youth - Louis' wife Keely Smith, Sam and Louis were East End Vancouver, Canada favourites.  This was helped by the East Side being not only the bastion of Black music appreciation but also the Italian-Canadian cultural & communal centre on the West Coast.

This film clip shows Louis with SAM BUTERA & THE WITNESSES at their show-band R&B honkin' sax comedic best.

DJZigZag