Some of the musicians you can hear on the program:
Local Artists include The John Raymond Project, The Vehicle, TKQ, David Whitman, The Scott Currier Trio, The Eau Claire Saxophone Quartet, The Chippewa Valley Big Band, Conrad Johns, The Lucy Creek Blues Band and others. National Artists include The Bad Plus, Happy Apple, Kenny Garrett, John Schofield, Bill Frisell, Joshua Redman, Wynton Marsalis, Groundtruther, Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Dave Douglas and many more.
About me: Directions in Jazz, hosted by Gene Power, is a radio show on 96.3 WHYS-LP, based in Eau Claire, WI. The show features local jazz music from the Chippewa Valley and the surrounding area, including the Twin Cities and also music from national artists. You can tune in every Friday from 2-5 PM on 96.3 WHYS radio.
If you are out of the WHYS Radio range you can still listen on the internet. Go to www.whysradio.org/listennow.php to tune in live every Friday from 2-5 PM.
FGC hits the Memorial Union Terrace at UW-Madison for a FREE SHOW on Saturday July 18, with special guests, The Bridge, opening the night. This is sure to be a fun night of music in one of Madison’s most beautiful settings, and we hope you can join us!
Also coming up in Wisconsin at the end of the month is The 3G’s Music Festival (aka Grateful Garcia Gathering) in Black River Falls. It’s the 6th annual celebration of Jerry Garcia’s birthday, and FGC will be headlining the festivities on Saturday August 1. Tickets for the entire weekend of music and camping are only $30 in advance. More info and tickets at www.GratefulGarciaGathering.com.
Have a great summer!
FGC returns to the Majestic Theatre in Madison on Thursday April 9 to share the stage with Kyle Hollingsworth (from String Cheese Incident). Hope to see you at the show!
Hey there – FGC is headlining an ALL AGES show at the Miramar Theater in Milwaukee this Thursday March 19. Special guests The Ragbirds and The Overserved Band (all star line-up with members of Fat Maw Rooney, Stealin’ Strings, and Chinese Fingertrap) will be opening the night. Hope you can make it!
And don’t forget to get your tickets to Summer Camp Festival, where FGC will be performing multiple sets including a special late-night appearance! Details at www. summercampfestival. com.
Hey there – FGC’s Winter Tour ’09 continues this week with a headlining appearance at the Majestic Theatre in Madison on Friday February 20th. Stop by our MySpace page for the full tour listing, and don’t forget to check out our new album, Models and Metrics, available online and at all live shows!
FGC’s swinging up North this week with two free shows in Oshkosh and Winona! We’ll be groovin’ in style with long sets and a custom light show, and we hope you can join us!
While we’re here, we’d also like to give you a heads up about some upcoming holiday shows that we’re very excited about:
THANKSGIVING: Friday 11/28 at the Clearwater Theater in West Dundee, IL (All Ages) NEW YEARS: Wednesday 12/31 at the Redstone Room in Davenport, IA (Ages 19+)
More info about all the shows at familygrooveco. com/tour
And of course, don’t forget to check out our brand new album, Models and Metrics, available at our website, iTunes, Amazon, and live shows.
Hey there – Just stopping by to let you know we’re doing a 4-night run with Lotus next week, with stops in Minneapolis, Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago! We’ll have our new album, Models and Metrics, with us, so be sure to stop by the merch table to check out the goods!
I'll be in Eau Claire for a little while on Monday, what are you up to? When do you get off work? I'll be in Minneapolis for the week with the show, hopefully we can meet up sometime
hey gene, thanks for the add and for supporting independent music. the jazz scene needs more people like you! we'll be back up in the area at the end of feb / early march, so hope to see you then!
