Passport to Prog – 31st May 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
31st May 2017

Artist - Track - Album - Year

Ray LaMontagne    Homecoming    Ouroboros    2015
Porcupine Tree    Stars Die    Stars Die: The Delirium Years 1991-1997 (Moonloop EP)    2016
The Strawbs    Ghosts    Halcyon Days (Ghosts) (Original LP - 1974)    1997
Van der Graff Generator    Sleepwalkers   
The Box: One More Heaven Gained (Godbluff) (Original LP - 1975)    2000
Jethro Tull    Baker St. Muse   
Minstrel in the Gallery: 40th Anniversary Edition (Steven Wilson re-mix) (Original LP - 1975)    2015
Jethro Tull    Pig-Me and the Whore   
Minstrel in the Gallery: 40th Anniversary Edition (Steven Wilson re-mix) (Original LP - 1975)    2015
Jethro Tull    Nice Little Tune   
Minstrel in the Gallery: 40th Anniversary Edition (Steven Wilson re-mix) (Original LP - 1975)    2015
Jethro Tull    Crash-Barrier Waltzer   
Minstrel in the Gallery: 40th Anniversary Edition (Steven Wilson re-mix) (Original LP - 1975)    2015
Jethro Tull    Mother England Reverie   
Minstrel in the Gallery: 40th Anniversary Edition (Steven Wilson re-mix) (Original LP - 1975)    2015
Miles Okazaki    The Calendar    Trickster    2017
Nicholas Meier    The Eye of Horus    Infinity    2016
Arjun    Prince    Gravity    2016
Tyler Reese    Breaking Point    Reminiscence    2016
Isotope    Illusion    Golden Section    2008
Djam Karet    Run Cerebrus Run   
Reflections from the Firepool (Original LP - 1989)    2000
David Weiss & Point of Departure    Pee Wee    Wake Up Call    2016
Marc Wagnon    Embarquement    Earth is a Cruel Master    2010
Utu    My Friend Sorrow    Pieces of the Unknown    2016
Robert Rich & Markus Reuter    Glistening Wet Tarmac    Lift a Feather to the Flood    2017