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A S.rvlc• of Continuing Education & Ext8nslon Unlv.rslty of Minnesota Duluth VolulM 5 NumlMr 1 F.bruary-March .1984

Eddie Williams stars in Northland Hoedown Concert, · Tuesday, March 27, 8 p.m., Orpheum Cafe kumd 103.3 fm Station Manager • Tom Livingston Program Director • John Ziegler Public Affairs Directot • Paul Schmitz Producer/ Outreach • Jean Johnson Engineer • Kirk Kersten

Re orf to the Listener Volunteer Staff Bill Agnew, Kath Anderson, Mark Anderson, Bob Andresen, Leo Babeu, By Tom Livingston, Station Manager Chris Baker, Kent Barnard, Jim Boeder, Dave Brygger, Jan Cohen, Christopher WXPR Qualitied for Funding by CPB able to add two more channels, when we their impressions of the event at press Devaney, Bruce Eckland, Pat Eller, Phil installed our own dish. This increased time. Enke, Doug Fifield, Susanna Frenkel, Congratulations to Pete Nordgren and the number of programs available to us (rewritten from "Don Ness Blows His . Matt Fust, Bev Garberg, Stan Goltz, the crew at the WXPR for their ( Alive and NPR Playhouse), but Cool," a chapter of the upcoming Doug Greenwood, Jim Gruba, Bill qualification by CPB. Nordgren, a still left us unable to use channels which blockbuster "The Memories of Don Hansen, Paul Hanson, Gordon Harris, former student at UWS and stat.ion carry independent product.ions, which Ness" on Ness records and tapes) Dean Hauge, Gerry Henkel, Lew manager of KBSB in Bemidji, has been have included live jazz, blues, bluegrass Hudson, Tim Jenkins, Dave Johnson, working for some three years to establish and folk music concerts, ·radio dramas, Comings and Goings Bob King, Andy Livingston, Dean the station, which went on the air last and public affairs programs. Mattson, Joni Nelson, Don Ness, Rick spring. KUMD hopes to develop off-air Fortunately, we've been able to order the Former KUMD Station Manager Frank Olsen, Mike Peura, Odi Powell, Dan networking capability with WXPR, piece of equipment that will open this Noviello ( I 972- 73) has released his first Proctor, Kathleen Ryan, Don Samuels, WOJB in Hayward, and KAXE in window for us. In a friendly gesture, record "Surprise" on a small label in New Jane Soukup, John Stocks, Tom Grand Rapids, so that we can carry live station WSCD is lending us one of their Jersey. We wish him luck, and we'll feature Streeter, Tim Veiner, Bryan Vollman, even ts of interest to our listeQers demods until our comes (sometime in his sometime in February on the David Williams, John Williams, Ellen anywhere from Northeastern Wisconsin the-spring). Two examples of progams Jazz Expansions program. Wold, Ted Wright. to North Central Minnesota. Although we will now be able to air are Horizons, AIRWAVES is the bi-monthly program developing that capability will take which this month will feature Black Former KUMD volunteers Steve Jewell guide of KUMD, the 100,000 watt some time, the next step, KUMD's History Month specials, and Women in and Bill Stollberg were in town over p~blic radio station at the University of transmitter move, will hopefully happen a four-part series which includes Christmas and each did shows over the Jazz, Minnesota-Duluth, broadcasting at sometime this spring. music and interviews with the likes of holidays. Stollberg, who has maintained 103.3 fm. KUMD is part of University . I'd like to thank the his membership in KUMD while living Media Resources, a department of CP for transmitter move following stations for taping programs in Dallas, said K UMD was still his Continuing Education and Extension The next step in the transmitter move, for us during recent months: KUOM and favorite radio station. at the University of Minnesota. KUMD which will raise KUMD's antenna nearly KBEM in Minneapolis; KAXE, Grand is a member of National Public Radio, 300 feet from its present location, and Rapids, WSCD of Duluth, which also The hardest part of this column is the the Association of Minnesota Public which will increase coverage by 10-20 helped with the Boomsday on Broadway goodbyes, and one of the hardest Radio Stations (AMPERS) and an percent, is for the Federal broadcast, and WDSE-TV in Duluth, goodbyes will come when Ellen Wold associate member of the National Communications Commission to issue a who shared their satellite dish with us leaves the area this month. Ellen, one of Federation of Community Broadcast- Construct.ion Permit (or CP). With a· while we were working on installing the cornerstones of Wise Women Radio, ers. KUMD is funded by the University final small detail to work out, we expect ours. has a good sense of what radio is all of Minnes@ta, the State Legislature, a approval early this month. about, and she also works well with Ness a Success people. She's also one of the nicest student service fee, and listener contributions. Membership in KUMD The move itself will take place when the Don Ness, KUMD's budding "Humorist people I've met. is as follows: Individual, $25; Family, weather improves, possibly as early as in Residence," recently played to a $35; Installment, $60; Sponsoring, April. capacity crowd in the MPAC Dudley Airwaves Changes Experimental Theatre. The show, a $100; Student/Fixed Income, $15. A tip of the hat to Bob Kreda, who has Membership includes a subscription to critical success (see Don's letter to the worked as a KUMD volunteer for the Coast-com to In,crease Program AIR WAVES . Subscription to editor "Ness Spouts Off" in Jan. 16th last several months. What makes Bob Availability AI RWAVES alone is $5 yearly. KUMD News Tribune and Herald), took the special is the kind of volunteer work he efforts of dozens of voluhteers to pt.ill encourage$ in~erested persons to Pi;ogramming on ·the satellite system is has done for us: Graphic Art. Bob has become volunteer programmers. Weare off. Ness, reached in his cramped KUMD fed on 12 different channels. This means designed two brochures, a bumper loc~ in 130 Humanities Building, that at any one time we could choose cubicle, when asked about plans for an sticker, business cards, and he is working encore, responded, 'Tm reminded of Umversity of Minnesota-Duluth. Our among six stereo or 12 mono programs. on redesigning "Airwaves." The results telephone number is 726-7 I 8 I. Unfortunately, for a number of reasons, what my wife said after the birth of our are evident in this issue. Thanks for first child." Unfortunately the IO people we were limited to just two channels your help! The University of Minnesota is when we started using NPR programs and one newspaper critic who attended the SRO show could not be reached for committed to the policy that all persons last November. Then in June we were sh~ll. ~ave equal access to its programs, facihues, and employment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, national origin, or handicap. Rapids, The Elisabet Rennaq Group, Topics to be covered in the course Northland Hoedown Joe Czerniak, Bob Palmquist, Niilo Oja, include the roots of the music; Beatles Concert Leonard Finseth and others. There will humor;-connections with the peace Program be a small admission charge. movement; the Paul is Dead controversy; January marked the first anniversary of the legacy of the Beatles; and the solo "The Northland Hoedown" on KUMD. The_LaPlants will sing old ballads and Underwriters released after the group broke The following public-spirited firms have As a celebration of this first year, series play Canadian fiddle tunes. Elisabet up. The music used in the programs is provided funds to help underwrite the producer Bob Andresen will host a live Rennan's group will do songs in taken from vigin vinyl re-recordings of costs of acquiring the indicated two-hour evening of regional folk music Norwegian and Swedish. Old-time original tapes of British versions of the programs. We appreciate their on Tuesday, March 27. Polish dance pieces will be provided by Beatles' albums. participation in quality public Joe Czerniak, a master of the concertina. broadcasung. °for our area. This Northland Hoedown Concert will Bob Palmquist will play some intricate On Mondays and Wednesdays beginning start at 8 p.m. in the Orpheum Cafe, 201 Scandinavian accordian tunes. He'll also March 5th, the class for credit will be Minnesota Power • All Things East Superior Street, Duluth. Veteran accompany some of the singers on the Intelligent Self-Medication with Considered radio singer Eddie Williams will program. Niilo Oja, from Cromwell, instructor Thomas J. Holmes, Jr., News-Tribune Be Herald • Morning headline the program. Also performing will sing Finnish songs and regional Assistant Professor in the College of Edition will be the LaPlants from Grand country SQngs. Folk fiddler Leonard Pharmacy at the University of St. Louis County Federal Savings Finseth will play dance tunes from west Minnesota's Twin Cities campus. This Be Loan Association • Morning central Wisconsin. course will provide essential information Edition and guidance for the rational use of Many of these artists have been heard on over-the-cunter and prescription drugs. "The Northland Hoedown" radio series, Topics include: drug advertising; sources Organlzatlonal and the evening promises to be a of reliable drug information; generic delightful celebration of our region's drugs; oral contraceptives; drug-induced Members musical heritage. anxiety or depression; drugs of abuse; A & E Supply megavitamin therapy; herbal teas and Builders Be Laborers Commonwealth natural remedies; suntan and sunburn Cooper's,_ Fixery Classes for Credit: products; antacids; drug allergies; drug The Co'le use in pregnancy; drug use by children; Dew Glass Studio ·111e Beatles; and alternatives to drug therapy. Grussendorf Nursery William A. Hagensen, C.P.A. Self-Medication Listeners can register and receive study Highland Beauty Floors materials for either course by writing or Carter Johnson & Cheryl Larson lob AndrsNn and otMr !MIIIIMrs or ths In March KUMD will begin airing a 20 visiting the registration window of Kar Kare Karlyn's Gallery EllsalMt "-nnan Group wlll play during part class for credit on The Beatles. Continuing Education and Extension at ths Northland Hoedown Concert March 17 Produced in KUMD's studios by Public UMD. The address is CEE, 403 Darland Korkki Travel at ths Orpheum ear.. Affairs Director Paul Schmitz, the -course Administration Building, MD, Duluth, Lake Aire Bottle Shop will combine material from last spring's MN. 55812. The registration window is Norshor Theatre course on the Beatles which was at 104 Administration Building; for open Northern Recreation Travel Service conducted by UMD professor Joe '1ou rs, call 726-8 I I 3. North Shore Jewelry Gallian, with recorded Beatles music. It Orpheum Cafe will air Tuesdays and Thursdays at I :30 Pioneer Cafe p.m., repeated the same evening at 10:30, Positively 3rd Street Bakery followed by an album feature of Beatles Sawhill Canoe Outfitters music to kick off the Moondance Swedish Express program. _Tweed Museum Gift Shop ,t NPR Playhouse Presents WWR History Postcards .:ii. ••• Two New Joe Frank: Dramas with a Twist by Richard Harrington . ...and a Pitch kprlnt8d by ,,.rmlsslon of TM Washington Post A recent article in the News-Tribune and Offerings Herald is just one indication that Wise Editor's Note: Joe Frank is an award-winning writer and radio producer whose Women Radio is "coming of age." With intriguing dramatic productions will be aired· on NPR Playhouse Saturdays at 11:30, 2½ years of public affairs and music . ,Happiness beginning March 3. First we'll hear the two-part "Lies," the odd experiences of an programs, three Arts Fair Benefits, and a American intelligence officer in Vietnam, a pair of radical feminists and a couple of successful concerts under their "Are you the one? Are you going to nightwatchman. On March 17 we begin "A Tour of the City," a three-part belts, members of the group don't look make me happy?" Thete was only one surrealistic tale of a man suspected of sabotage. And on April 7th, "Across the back. The Wise Women Radio History way to find out... River" takes us on an impressionistic river boat journey through a developing Postcard series is their latest country. The following article appeared in The Washington Post. undertaking. These six postcards feature So Millie married him. He wasn't her women of our region pursuing their first husband, and he wouldn't be her You don't have to close your eyes to Frank started at WBAI in 1976 as a interests in various ways, as the captions last. All she ever wanted, she -said, was appreicate Joe Frank's dense audio volunteer, then became an occasional indicate: Berry Pickers (Rural Wisconsin, the love of a good man. All she ever universe cascading out of your radio. It announcer, taking over for other 1920's); A£ternoon on Salo Lake wanted was ... happiness. helps, though, because there are so many announcers when they were sick or (Brimson, turn-of-the-century); Dancers layers -- of sound, of philosophy, of didn't show up. Eventually he got his from Devil's Lake; Sitting on the Family National Public Radio's new dramatic reality -- coursing through his dramas. own heavily improvisational comedy Porch (Brimson, 1921); Summer Bounty series HAPPINESS is the story of one show, "In the Dark," which ran in Brimson; and Shingibis, an Ojibway women's poignant 40-year search for the Come to think of it, after a while, you Saturdays from midnight to five in the woman (Cook County). Use the order right man. The five-part NPR won't want to close your eyes, because in morning. form co get a set of postcards for yourself PLAYHOUSE presentation will air on Frank's short stories for radio, the or several to give as gifts. And this is KUMD each Saturday at 11:30 a.m. tension and pathos are as enveloping as He came to Washington in the fall of just the beginning! The group promises beginning January 28. they are intriguing. Each time you think 1978 to host the of "All another set of cards after this first batch you've caught a thread, he'll put a Things Considered." After leaving has had time to prove its effectiveness as Written by novelist/playwright Anne surprising twist in it. Call him an audi- "ATC" in the spring of 1979, Frank a promoter of awareness of women's Leaton and produced by EARPLA Y o. Henry ... produced six specials under the name culture and as a modest fundraiser for veteran Karl Schmidt, HAPPINESS is . "Movie for Radio" -- an apt description the group. Other projects on the back the reminiscences of Millie, a Houston Because no one else in radio is doing of his technique -- as well as the burner include a women's film festival woman nearly 60 years old. When the what Frank does, it's easier to describe Armstrong Award-winning "Death of and radio dinner theater. story opens, she is preparing to leave on his approach by pointing out cultural Trotsky." He confirms a fascination yet another honeymoon trip. kin. He travels in the emotional with' Bergman and Fellini, with Eastern All of this in addition to the on-going landscape of Bergman and Fellini; European literature. "A lot of the stuff I production of public affairs programs of- She looks back across the years, recalling there's a tension and sense of mystery do has a very dark, comic character to regional interest and women's music her homes, her jobs, and even her haHway between Kafka and Chandler, it." Some of his earlier work gave greater programs every Sunday night. High husbands -- all somehow temporary. plot twists worthy of Rod Serling, and a vent to certain obsessions, which now energy levels are essential with these There was the one who liked to take satiric edge worthy of Firesign Theatre have been more subtly assimilated. ambitious activities, and the Wise .Aa chances, the great one for smiling, the and Woody Allen ... Women group would like to extend once sweet and harmless one, and the lame His is a challenging style of radio, Frank again an open invitation to any woman old bachelor on disability payments. Frank, now 38, was a teacher before he admits. "But I think most people are not interested in working on any aspect of went -- late in the game -- into radio. He only willing (to listen hard) but are these efforts. Stalwart Ellen Wold will be Millie remembers them all, and tries to designed his own courses for private exhilarated by it. There's a real audience moving to the Twin Cities this month make sense of her life. Her memories are , school students in existentialism and dying for something more than they're (and we'll miss her terribly)--so the played out against the movies and radio "The Human Condition." "It getting, even if they don't know it. group needs new blood now more than shows, wars and hit records, TV stars embarrasses me to think I used that When they do hear it they're very struck ever. If you're interested in working in and protest movements that shaped her title," he says now, somewhat by it. The response has been really radio, promoting women's music, or world. sheepishly, "but I did; it was a study of remarkable wherever it's played... " organizing events, don't let lack of various writers and philosophers and experience hold you back. Practically their views on what the human condition Frank, who thinks of himself exclusively everyone in the group began as a rank was. People said that to take my course as a radio artist, not as a writer, adds amateur, and Wise Women and KUMD that "audiences need this sort of thing. was to contemplate seriously the _ are happy to share knowledge and Where else are they going to get it? It's question of whether one should continue experience. You may want to produce enriching if a person starts re-evaluating living or not. The material was serious just .:me interview on a particular topic, or starts thinking more deeply about but the approach was, I hope, or only do music shows, or only be his or her own life. If in any way it entertaining." That philosophy extends, involved with special events -- in stimulates some more serious too, to his radio dramas. whatever capacity you'd like, your. examination or deeper emotions or involvement is welcome. Please call Jean "But I wasn't satisfied with teaching," thoughts, that would seem to me to be a at (218)726-7181. Frank says in his .wonderfully positive thing." radiophonic voice, "and I was sort of looking around. I'd been moved by some larbara lam• stan QI lM oft-mom.cf of the things I heard on the radio, MIIII• McV•l9h In "Happln.u.'' [?articularly on WBAI . People were ooing things that I had never HAPPINESS is a drama filled with imagined." WBAI is 's &.,.,- s,,, narration as well as dialogue -- an idea Pacifica station where "everything was l, so old it's new, suggests producer permitted. There were enormous Schmidt, winner of the Peabody and excesses, so that it was both terrible and Armstrong Awards and the coveted Prix wonderful, depending on who had the Italia for his work on EARP LAY. access. " ' "Radio is an intimate medium" Schmidt It was on WBAI that Frank first heard says. "Its audience these days is an Firesign Theatre and Bob Fass, who had audience of one. It gets even more a late Saturday night show integrating intimate when you think of the number music and people talking, "using I~ of people listening to it on stereo ambient effects in very original and headphones. Under those circumstances, iqteresting ways, all done live on the air. the single voice in the ear -- that soft, I'd never heard anything like it and it I gentle narrative voice telling a story -- is just opened my imagination. I began to I ideal to the medium." f think of myseH in terms of being a late I For playwright Leaton, a story that night voice." moves from the Great Depression to the r start of the women's movement allowed her Lo present "an ordinary son of r------~, ' woman" in an "extraordinary period." ' And while Millie is not intended Lo be Postcard Order Form t Everywoman, Leaton says, she's one of Packet of 6 different photo postcards I many people who persist in seeing I happiness as something "someone will $1.75/ set (in~ludes postage) I deliver to them, rather like dry I cleaning." amount enclosed (make check to Wise Women Radio) I HAPPINESS stars Barbara Barrie, best- Number of 6-postcard packets known as Barney Miller's wife on Name·------television, and as the mother in the Address .- ______Academy Award-winning film "Breaking f Away." Schmidt calls Barrie's City/State/Zip------performance "in all probability the best- Also available at: Whole Foods Co-op, Cloquet Natural Foods, I acted radio work I've ever had a chance A Woman's Bookstore, Global Village, Endion Station Crafts, ' to hear ... superb." Born and raised in Tweed Museum Gift Shop, Pioneer Crafts Co-op. I Houston herseH, Barrie also helped assemble. an all-Texas bred cast for the Also available at: Whole Foods Co-op, Cloquet Natural Foods, A Woman's i NPR PLAYHOUSE presentation. The Bookstore, Global Village, Endion Station Crafts, Tweed Museum Gift result, Schmidt says, is "a nice sense of .!h~,,!i~e!!. ~a~~~:,______ensemble." L 1

, "?- Week at a Glance Monday Tu.sday l'Wednesctay,j 1hursday Friday Saturday Sunday I . 6 / Awakening (news 8c musical variety) 6:00-8:00 M-F 8 Awakening (musical variety) 8-10:30 M-F Awakenin~ 10:30 Album Feature 10:30-11:00 M-F Awakening +~ 11 11:30 Noonsong (musical variety) 11 :00-1:00 M-F New Dimensions 11 NPR Playhouse , Minnesota Issues Wise Women Radio Now Nordine To Be Announced On Campus Noonsong 1:30 I Class for Credit Third World/ Class Class for Credit TBA/Class Northland Hoedown Noonsong

1:30 Workshop (musical variety) 2:00-4:00 M-F Northland Hoedown 3 4 5:30 (news) 4:00-5:30 M-F Folk Migrations Blues 8c Things 6 Marian McPartland Groovin' High Jazz Alive Groovin' High The Avant Garden

6:30 Beatles Remembered• 7 7:30 First Person Radiq Equal Voice Local Insight Horizons Soul Arrival Wise Women Radio NPR Playhouse 8 , 9 Jazz Expansions Soul Arrival 11 Jazz Expansions Jazz Expansions

11:30 Moon dance 11 :00-2:00 M- Thurs. NPR Playhouse 11 I Moondance Moondance *The Beatles Remembered ends Feb. 27 . *The Beatles Class for Credit begins March 6. Repeated TTh 10:30 p.m. NPR Playhouse: Wed. 8c Fri. Moon Over Morocco; Sat. Happiness, Joe Frank Programs subject to change without notice.

Wednesday 1 Camp describes her personal crisis of Monday 6 (" One-eyed Jack") and that's just side conscience, the origins of the camp, etc. one. 1978 A&:M. 5:30 Jazz Alive! Ben Sidran hosts a 5:30 Marian McPartl and's Jazz. program recorded al the Young Lions 1:30 Malcolm X. A documentary from Marian's guest tonight is the legendary Concert al the Kool Jazz Festival, New Pacifica about the life and achievements . York City. and Bobby of the black leader. Wednesday 8 Mcferrin shine. 7:30 "DeLawd's Blues" is the title of 7:00 Joshua Rifkin. The author of tonight's feature on the Jazz Expansions 5:30 Jazz Alive! hosts 8:00 Brand new tonight from Chick Entropy and Algeny discusses with Paul program from the tenor saxophone of performances by ~nger Corea and : the E.C.M. Schmitz his critique of biological and Billy Mitchell. With veterans like Benny teamed with bassist Harvey Schwartz, release " Lyric Suite For Sextet." This genetic engineering. Bailey, , , and another top duo, pianist George was recorded in Septem her of 1982 with and Jimmy Cobb, "The Detroit Shearing and bassist Brian Tor££. piano, vibes and Corea's unique 7:30 Richie "Alto Madness" Cole strikes Collosus" blows powerfully on " Not arrangements for two violins, viola and again in tonight's album feature " Richie Just To Be In Love Again," "Perpetual 8:00 Pittsburgh is a city that has cello. Join us tonight for "Roller Cole and ... " Richie not only plays allo Stroll," "Prompt" and more. spawned a great deal of jazz talent, and Coaster," "Dream," "Sketch (for sax on this album, but also tenor and, tonight's feature " Doors" is by Thelonious Monk)" and more. for the first time on record, baritone sax. 11:00 Another Twin/ Tone gem tonight: allo/lenor ~axophonisl (and Pittsburgh To add to the excitement, this album Jeff Waryan's "Figures." Just good old, native) Eric Kloss. The material on this 11:00 James Taylor spent many years also contains lhe first musical meeting no goofing around rock and roll here. brand new Muse L.P. is entirely original rambling from pub lo pub and tonight's of Cole and late alto great Art Pepper, Waryan's compelling vocals and Steven and shows off the compositional talent feature album, "Sweet Baby James," is who also chips in with some fine (Don't even try lo pronounce his last of Kloss as well as his abundant the compilation of much of the material clarinet. Recorded in February of 1982, name if you grew up on either coast) improvising skills. Check out "Waves," he wtole during that time. Cuts include just four months prior to Pepper's death, Fjelstad's rich, driving bass lines are the "Sweatin' It" and more. " Fire and Rain" (of course), "Oh this album contains such gems as high points of this eight song album. Susannah," and two blues cookers: "Return to Alto Acres" and "Palo Alto Party music. "Steamroller" and " Oh Baby, Don't Blues." Loose Your Lip On Me," among others. 11:00 Geoff Downes is now in Asi a and Trevor Horn has become a much Tuesday 7 sought-after record produce r (his credits '1:30 , " East Broadway include ABC, Yes, and the forthcoming Run Down." Three pieces for 4 players: Foreigner LP), but back in 1981, they Thursday 2 Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison, and made up the group The Buggies and We begin 1:00 Prescription for Survival. released '.'Adventures In Modern Freddy Hubbard are the other three. Sonny was there playing his lovely folk regular broadcast of this series, produced Recording," which will be aired on by Physicians for Social Responsibility. instrument ca lled the tenor sax. Moondance tonight. Look for it the first Thursday of each month. In today's program, Dr. 11:00 Garland Jeffeys' vocals may Christian Pross, a West Berlin physician, remind you of , but his discusses the rise of the Green Party, the music (on tonight's feature, "One Eyed- East German peace movement, and Jack," at least) probably won't. Styles related topics; and Simone Wilkinson range from jazz ("She Don't Lie") to from the Greenham Common Peace light funk ("Reelin"') to melodic ballad Erle Kloss 11 :00 has a dark vision, 7:30 "African Marketplace" is a 1980 ll:00 Grace Slick, Paul Kantner, Marty and it is powerfully conv

ll:00 The Simple Minds emerged in ll:00 March has been postponed for one 1979 (from where?) and tonight day, and Moondance decided to take this Monday 20 Moondance will feature cuts from their time to offer up a little reggae. " Hear second and third albums, "Reel to Reel Me Now" is the vehicle and Barbara SpheN: I. to r., luslar Wflllams, K.My 5:30 Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Jazz Cacophony" and "Empires and Dance." Paige is at the wheel. A very palatable lorron, Olarll• llouM, len RIiey pianist solos on Enough said. piece of vinyl that features possibly the "Moonglow" and joins Marian for ''I'll best female voice in reggae today. 11:00 When "War Heroes," tonight's Remember April" and "Flying Home." "Resist" is especially enjoyable. Moondance feature, was released, Jimi Monday 27 Hendrix was dead. Oh well. His guitar 7:30 Tonight on the Jazz Expansions was still flying through time on wax. program we journey back in time to the 5:30 Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz The later Mary Lou Williams is heard Cuts include, "Tax Free,'' "Peter Gun," year 1955; to Washington, D.C. and the and "Midnight." Only ears can say more Club Kavakos where one John Birks in one of her last performances playing about Hendrix than has already been "Dizzy" Gillespie was playing with his her own compositions "Baby Man," and said. outstanding -Orch~stra. "The Afro Suite.' "Rosa Mae," and dueting with Marian "Caravan," "" and more on " I Can't Get Started" and "The Jeep tonight in this historic recordi'ng. is Jumpin'."

Tuesday 14 ll:00 It's 1984 (in case no one's told you, 7:30 The New York Jazz Quartet is one with very wide eyes) and the Rofling ~f the fine aggregations playing jazz 8:00 Gian Carlo Menotti, described as Stones are still at it. " Undercover", is today. (flute, tenor), Sir the only successful opera composer of tonight's feature. It's about girls and all (piano), the 20th century, is a guest on the UMD (bass), and (drums) make up that stuff. There's even a naked one on · campus. Tonight the UMD Orchestra the cover. Oh boy. Mick does all his this ensemble and they have an intimate performs some of Menotti's works; we Mick things, here, too, as usual. Some chemistry designed around group (not broadcast the concert live. excellent guitar riffs and fills by individual) playing. Join us tonight for Richards carry the load. "It's Just A Social Gathering," "Oasis," "The Patient Prince" and more. lorboro Paige ...,, Thursday 1 Tuesday 6 Monday 12 ll:00 "The Planel Earlh Rock and Rolf Orchestra" is Paul Kantner, mosl of 1:00 Prescriptin for Survival. "Robert 7:30 is considered by 5:30 Marian McPa.rtland's Piano Jazz In Jefferson Slarship, a couple of guys from Scheer Takes A Closer Look al Lhe many to be the pre-eminent jazz one of his lasl performances, the lale Hot Tuna, Ronnie Montrose and a host- Enemy." Scheer is a nalional reporler for composer. Tonight we 'll hear a rare pianisl solos on Cole Porter's of other chairs. It's an original story Lhe Los Angeles Times, former ediLOr of small group date, "Money Jungle," "All Of You" and joins McPartland for about how the Empire blows back and Ramparts magazine, and aulhor of featuring the triumphant trio of a duet of "In Your Own SweeL ·Way" by Moondance is gonna play it, no maller "Wilh Enough Shovels." Ellington, and Max · . whal, tonight. Roach. 7:30 Tonighl a somewhal greasier sound 7:30 In 1977 the jazz world losl :t is fealured in Lhe form of Lhe album . ll:00 U2 is every hit as smashing live as brilliant pianist, Hampton Hawes. His "Soul People." Leader Sonny Slill blows they are in the studio. No lie. "Under A personal background is very similar Lo Thursday 15 Lenor and aho sax, and Booker Ervin Blood Red Sky" is the proof. It is that of many of the jazz greals: poverty, blows Lenor. Don Pallerson supplies Lhe monster rock from beginning LO end. drugs, some half-decent recordings. But I :00 Winning Friends: .The Moonies in grease wilh his organ and drummer Lots of thudding bass and high hat when Lhe jazz deparlment of Arisla America. · Billy Jamps keeps Lhe heal. Tune in for slams and frenzied guitar. The keg's in records decided in the mid-70's LO gel Lhe Lille cul, Lhe EllingLOn composiLion hack. Plastic cups sold by the guy with inLO jazz wilh holh feel, one of Lhe artisls 7:30 Tonight Jazz Expansions fealures '"C' Jam-Blues," and more. the sleeveless shirl. they spollighLed was Mr. Hawes. some wild and crazy hul tasteful material Tonighl we showcase his keyboard in Lhe form of Lhe album "Conference of ll:00 It's March now. Greal; bring on excellence from Lhe "live" LP. "A Lillie the Birds." Bassisl Dave Holland leads Lhe snow plows. Or heller yel, bring on Copenhagen Night Music." LisLen for his quartet which features Sam Rivers Michael Beinhorn, , Marty Wednesday 7 Bird's "Now's The Time," "Round and Anthony Brexton on reeds and fluLe Bisi (Malerial) and Lhe 21 guesl artisls 5:30 Jazz Alive! Pianist/ composer Ben Midnight," "Dexter's Deck" and more. wilh Barry Altschul supplying Lhe (from Nora Hendryx Lo Thi-Linh Le on Sidran hosts performances by stellar percussion. vocals, and Lo keyboard artists and ll:00 One, lwo, three, four, gel Lhose on guitars) who have been assembled on . blues runs smokin', Link. Wray, Lhal is. Lhe rockfunkrhyLhm masterpiece, "One "The Link Wray Rumble" is a dynamic, Down." Whew - whal a mouthful. 8:00 Lou Donaldson's brand new release hool-sLOmpin' blues rocked filled with Monday 19 "Back Streel" shows his alto sax ability an army of well-traveled sludio hacks like Pete Esco~edo on congas and Tom 5:30 Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz is as sharp as ever. He came up in the Chick Corea is McPartland's guest in hop era so it's easy to lump him LOgether Rutley on bass. Pul on your leather jackets and gel down. solos on his own "Sometime Ago" and Monday 5 with the Charlie Parker clones, but "The Gondola"; and duets including Donaldson always s·eemed LO carry his "Easy To Love." 5:30 Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz own ~eight and maintain his own Ellis Larkin displays his elegant piano sound. That's still true today as we hear stylings on Cole Porter's "All Of You" 7:30 Supersax was a group put LOgether on "Be My Love," "Exactly Like You" Tuesday 13 by alto ace Med Flory LO exalt the music and Ray Noble's "The Touch of Your and others. Lips," then joins Marian for Dave 7:30 Bass is .. .a lot of Lhings. A lol of of Charlie Parker by harmonizing Bird's Brubeck's "In Your Own Sweet Way" hassisls gol LogeLher Lo record "Bass Is." compositions and solos. Tonight on Jazz and 's "While We're Chick Corea (piano) and John Surman Expansions program we feature this Young." (harilone sax) join Dave Holland and his group from the 1977 release "Chasin' "hassic" entourage for five performances The Bird" with hot versions of "A Night

7:30 "A Two-fer! H is the title of Lonighl. in Tunisia," "Dizzy Atmosphere," tonight's album feature on the jazz "Shaw Nuff" and more. program from Lhe violin of Stephane • ll:00 Gel your brass fix LOnighL on Grappelli and the piano of .· Moondance wilh Lhe Michael James ll:00 "Early Faces" is an album by the You can't ask for more than two Band and Lheir all righls reserved, Small Faces. Really. But don't listen veterans both in LOp form playing a Hepnole Records release, "Let The with headphones on Lonighl because Lhe series of standards that fit them both to a Good Times Roll." Oh yeah, Lhe resl of recording is so annoying, you'll · tee. "These FoolisnThings," the inslrumenls cook, LOO . Culs include: probably Lhrow Lhem againsl a wall. " Yesterdays," "I'll Never Be The Same," "Georgia On My Mind" and The headphones, nol Lhe hand. They "You Beller Go Now" and more. "CaledoT)ia." shine despile the ineplitude of producer Michael Viner, and so ends Lhe scaLhing porlion of thi.s month's "Airwaves." Lou Donaldson Michael viner fans - we're sorry. Don'l Wednesday 14 be mad. Or ralher, angry. ll:00 Tonight, nolhing but the hesl. Perhaps the album of the 80s. By the 5:30 Jazz Alive! Acclaimed hand of unlimiLed talenl. Big talk. You pianisL/ composer Billy Taylor hosts bel. "Speaking in Tongues." Talking highlighls from Lhe 1980 Friends of Jazz Tuesday 20 Heads. "Burning Down The House." Feslival in Los Angeles, which include Two drummers playing at Lhe same Lime performances by saxophonists John 7:30 Sidney ·Bechel was one of Lhe firsl and everything. . A crazy . Klemmer, Lhe jazz/rock ensemble · legendary reedmen. He was very refraction of a human being. You bel. Passenger, and flutisl . conscious Lhrough his career of his "Pull Up The Roots." Okay. Rhythm second class slaLUs as a black musician from all sides. Why can't every band be 8:00 Guitar is where iL's at tonighl on in ·a while culture. He died a reJ{iclant this creative? Why? You bet. Lhe Jazz Expansions program wilh expatriale in France; greal performances in Lhe spoLlighl from his such as "Blue Horizon" and LP. "" with bassist "Summertime" are Lhe legacy Lhal we'll Rufus Reid and drummer Ben Riley. explore Lonight on a Blue Nole classic Thursday 8 Recorded in December of 1980, we hear LP. Burrell's lovely interpretalions of "My 1:00 Second Series. Poelry and music. One And Only Love," "You're My ll:00 Techno-pop hils Japan and Everything," "Papa Joe" and more. Dululh simullaneouslyl ThaL's Lhe 5:30 Duluth-Superior Symphony news. The Plastics are fun. They have Orchestra Preview. Guest artist for Lhe eleclric hair-dos, Minnie Mouse sqµeaks upcoming concert is Lynn Harrell, (il's Lrue) and cheap sci fi movie SliaphaM Grapp.Ill cellist. Works of Beethoven, Bruch, expressions (like _when Lhe scienlisls spol Richard Strauss, and Tchaikovsky. Lhe gianl lizards, who've ealen half Lhe ll:00 Way long ago, long before the continent and slepped Of}. Lhe other half, release (more importantly, before the 7:30 Oliver Nelson and his Sextet are for Lhe firsl Lime). Play Lhis record for conception) of Fleetwood Mac's 51 week featured tonight. The 1961 recording, your Norwegian grandma for a gag chart -smash album " Fleetwood Mac," "Blues and the Abstract Trulh," is sometime. P~ter Green spearheaded the hand and sometimes, and properly, mentioned in they played the blues. They were tabbed the same breath as the heller known by many as the finest, cleanest British . album, "Kind of Blue." The blues hand around. Judge for yourself personnel is Lop notch: Nelson on alto Wednesday 21 tonighl as we air their double album and Lenor sax; Eric Dolphy, aho and release, "Black Magic Woman." We flute; , lrumpel; George 5:30 Jazz Alive! Pianisls Herbie Hancock .. think you jusl might agree. Barrow, harilone sax; Bill Evans, piano; and Oscar Pelerson headline , bass; and , performances from Lhe 1982 Kool Jazz drums. Feslival in New York Cily.

Nanny aun.n 8:00 Alto saxophonist Michael Hashim's new release "Peacocks" put him together Wednesday 28 with old hands Jimmy Rowles, Michael Moore, and )oe Baron. Just 26 years old, 5:30 Jazz Alive! Pianist Dave Brubeck, Hashim is a remarkably matre player, vocalist Bobby Mcferrin, and the and t~is album presents a stimulating Modern Jazz Quartet highlight mixture of alto lines interwoven with performances from the 1981 KJAZ the lush voicings of Jimmy Rowles. Festival in San Francisco.

11:00 Joni Mitchell is a fine poet and a 8:00 Pat Perez is a relatively new name brilliant songwriter. Her sixth album on the jazz scene but his muscular tenor "The Missing of Summer Lawn," will sax work should change that soon. grace 103 tonight. "Queen of "Coasting" is the name of the 1983 queens/ Wash my guilt of Eden/ wash release on Radio Canada International and balance me ... " (from "Don't by this Toronto native, and it shows his Interrupt The Sorrow" which was born fusion chops on tunes like "Stars In My around 4"a.m. in a New York loft). "She Eyes," " Intercepted Dream," "Buscando could see the blue pools squinting in the La Luz" and more. sun and hear the hissing of summer PIONEER CRAFTS lawns." She could and will. CO-OP Thursday 22 1:00 An interview with B. Kliban, cartoonist. handmade 7:30 Tonight's jazz feature is a fine album from one of jazz history's greatest gifts groups, and . The album is entitled " 's Delight." Driven by the rhythm section of Blakey on drums, on piano, and Jymle Pat ,... I Merritt on bass, Freddie Hubbard blows trumpet, blows tenor sax, 11:00 Levon Helm is not fooling around. and blows trombone. What Neither is his album. There is some fine more need be said? sax work on this disc. On the standard "Take Me To The River" for example. Nice trombone and trumpet, too. This is bar music, so if you've got a pool table Monday 26 nearby, rack em up. Hail Moondancel (Maybe we should take this show on the 5:30 Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz road, play in between periods al hockey 4 Miles N.E. of Two Harbors on 61 Tommy Flanagan, Ella Fitzgerald's games and stuff like that. Who knows?) longtime accompanist, demonstrates his prowess as a soloist in Tad Dameron's "Our Delight" and his own "Something Borrowed, Something Blue." Wlm<0>Il® IF <0><0>&~ 7:30 We continue the Dave Frishberg Songbook tonight with volume two in C<0> liiiiillITil 11!1IIB nfry what hopefully will be a many-volume set. .. With the backdrop of Steve· Gilrri9re (C(QF(Q)iP) (bass) and Bill Goodwin (drums) we hear the piano and vocal work of 723-1687 Frishberg on "Dodger Blue," " Marilyn Monroe," "You Are There," " Our Love Rolls On" and many other Frishberg originals.

11:00 Tonight with offer KUMD listeners "Seconds of Pleasure." Not only that. If you want to know their touring schedule for 1980, just ask us. wvon lklm It's righ.t on the back of the record jacket. Cuts include: "Oh Whar A TI, sd Thrill" and "A Knife And A Fork." Uf ay 29 1:00 Chile: A Decade of Dictatorship. Tuesday 27 7:30 Tonight's jazz album feature is from , one old codger still going 7:30 James Blood Ulmer plays guitar, strong with a fine big band. Piano, emphasizing eleCLricity in his 0Ew Grnss Sturno trumpet, lrombone, saxophone, tuba, est. 1715 amplification and in his curious 631 East 8th Street French horn, synthesizer, clarinet, etc. CUSTORl GLRSSIJORK funkweb of restless sound. "Odyssey" is Something cool, something hot, and Duluth, MN 55805 the journey of Ulmer, his drummer, and FOR TifE DISCRmlART1116 something funky. It's his 1983 release HOITTE ROD BUSIOESS a violinist to the gate of the next " Priestess." journey. Come and twang along tonite. 26 E. Superior 218-727-7848 Monqay-Friday 9-7 Duluth, MN. 55802 Saturday 10-5 11:00 "Variations on a Theme," Sunday tonight's feature album, is the second 12-5 David Thomas & The Pedestrians LP. Thomas and Anton Fier are the featured players though Lindsay Cooper and Chris Cutler play on "Who Is It?" "The Rain," and "Semaphore." This is a weird album that defies description. Get MINNESOTA'S ONLY FOLK MUSIC STORE a copy of you can. Stocking 1,000's of Folk, Bluegrass, · 0ld-Timey, Blues, &British Isles RecordinJS, plus a Complete line of Acoustic Instruments, M11sic·, and Accessories.

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THE NATURAL WAY provides keys lo unlockmg our mnate creauvily through Deluge KUMD w~th mail demanding a Again in '83 your station continued to writing. weeknight folk program. Break the jazz get better and better. Your library seems stranglehold now! lo be expanding nicely and your 2/ 19 The Economy Comes of Age with Paul Hawken. Noting that the "mass personnel are more than willing to economy" of cheap energy and quick fixes is giving way to t~e "informative . From the woods, pursue new and alternative sounds. economy" wherein intelligence and quality will be at a premium, Ha~ken provides Steve Pearson, Mary Bjorgard However, ATC twice per day is an a mix of analysis, advice and predictions, and actually makes economics seem Riverside, WI. overdose. I maintain my original intelligible. position that Mid-Morning Report, ... and on the Other Side World Press Review, and a lively 2/26 Saying "Yes" to Love With Leo Buscaglia. A long-awaited first visit with ~he You're doing a good job •· but please comment by Bill Buckley or Nick Von famed educator, public speaker and author of numerous bestsellers. Dr. Buscaglia play more jazz. Hoffman was much more stimulating irresistibly argues that humans have no choice but lo love and that "love and the self and informative than those pre-washed ·are one." Patti 8c Douglas Maguire newsy tidbits. With that off my Duluth shoulders, I wish you all the best in '84. 3/ 4 The Neuronaut Returns: Timothy Leary. A raucous romp through the galactic Jim Slabodnik regions with the Pied Piper of the sixties. Adjust your neural circuits for this one. McPartland Fan Duluth 3/ 11 We Are Not Meant To Be Alone: A Conversation With Stanley Keleman. One My hearty congratulations on such great Speaking of Variety of/ the pioneers of somatic psychology -- the knowledge of how body and feelings programming -- especially your jazz. interact -- Keleman makes a strong case for male/ female togetherness. Most impressed with Marian Sometimes when I have KUMD on when McPartland's Piano Jazz -- her the kids gel off the school bus, they say, 3/ 18 Through the Narrow Gate With Karen Armstrong. A highly personal account comfortable technique with her guests "Mom is listening to the Bolivian of an ex-nun's transition from a cloistered, disciplined life, to a life in the world, let alone her great duets. bagpipes and New Guinea nose-flutes confronting her human feelings and making her own decisions. Wentworth Quast PhD. again!" But they listen, too. Benoit, WI. 3/ 25 Past As Prologue With Michael Phillips. Phillips argues that it is possible lo (Prof. Emeritus U of M Mpls., now Thank you for the pleasure you give us make reliable predictions about legislation that will be ena_cted over the next t~e_nty " retired" to this beautiful north country.) with the music, and the other programs years because of the parallels between social changes resulung from the post-C1v1l and information, too. War baby boom and the changes resulting from the post-WWII baby boom. Music not News Jean Krossen We listen to KUMD because we enjoy Moose Lake the variety of music and, although NPR is a fine network, we can listen to them Basketball Fans at the same time in no less than three I would like to thank you for your other stations in the area. I listened statio's broadcast of the away UMD mainly to KUMD going to and from Men's Basketball games. I enjoy work, but now al those times you have listening to them and the announcer NPR news. We listened before because of does a very fine job describing the the music; now we tune in some other games. Please keep up the fine work. station when NPR is on. Ann Roettger John 8c Karen Burho Mason, WI. Duluth Thanks for broadcasting the UMD ... And in the Other Corner Basketball games that are played out of We depend on " Morning Edition" every Duluth. Tom does a great job -- he's day from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. Ill Don't ever appreciated too. Hang on to him! Also leave us. enjoy your Jazz Expansions program. A basketball mom, Jacqueline Royce Duluth Jan Houlton-Blanchard

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