Passport to Prog – 26th July 2017

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"And now for something completely different."

It’s a warm welcome to Dr. Brad Stone - the JazzWeek Programmer of the Year 2015, who's also here every month to present his brand new show on SoulandJazz.com - Passport to Prog - one hour of progressive rock, progressive jazz, jazz-rock fusion, electronic and experimental music with a particular emphasis on new releases by current artists/bands plus the occasional visit back to the classic era of prog along with material from in between.

In Brad's own words: "The ‘Passport’ part of the title is a nod to my old, dear friend, Jim Snowden, whose Passport Jazz label brought us a host of great jazz-rock albums back in the ‘80s and ‘90s. Sadly, Jim passed away earlier in 2016. Just a couple of months before he passed, we had discussed the need for a show of this nature, as an outlet for all the great progressive music being produced and released today, and had planned on putting something together.

When I first began radio back in 1978, at the legendary underground station WQAX-FM in Bloomington, IN, my program was very similar to this, in terms of the types of music that I featured. So, I am coming full circle! I am eternally grateful to my friends Don Donald Lupo (for getting me started in radio) and Neil Sharrow (the WQAX 'Minister of Communication', for his strong encouragement and mentorship). My shows 'Electronic Meditations' (1984-85, KUCI-FM, Irvine, CA) and 'Silicon Sensations' (1986-97, KSJS-FM, San Jose, CA) featured some of this music, along with the occasional progressive rock special from time to time.

There’s so much great music out there that just doesn’t get the exposure it deserves. I hope that this new program will help a bit in that regard."

Please feel free to get in touch with Brad with any comments or suggestions you might have; he’ll be more than happy to hear from you: brad@soulandjazz.com or follow him via Facebook or Twitter.

Stereo, not stereotypical®

Enjoy!

Passport to Prog
26th July 2017

Artist - Track - Album - Year

Steven Wilson    Raider Prelude    Grace for Drowning    2011
Dream Theater    The Path That Divides    The Astonishing    2016
Steven Wilson    Remainder the Black Dog    Grace for Drowning    2011
Opeth    Persephone    Sorceress    2016
Neal Morse Band    Waterfall    The Grand Experiment    2015
Opeth    Sorceress 2    Sorceress    2016
Oceans of Slumber    Laid to Rest    Winter    2016
Camel    Stationary Traveller    Stationary Traveller    1984
Oceans of Slumber    Good Life    Winter    2016
Camel    Unevensong    Never Let Go    1993
Oceans of Slumber    How Tall the Trees    Winter    2016
Camel    Echoes    Never Let Go    1993
Ben Dowling    Gathering of the Tribes    World Rising    2009
4 Korners    Table for 2    Portal of Gold    2016
Jaco Pastorius    Mr. Fonebone    Truth, Liberty & Soul    2017
John McLaughlin with the One Truth Band    Desire and the Comforter   
Electric Dreams (Original LP 1978)    1992
Eyot    Ramonda Serbica    Innate    2017
Gato Libre    Tora    Neko    2017
Riverside    Where the River Flows    Eye of the Soundscape    2016
Riverside    Shine    Eye of the Soundscape    2016