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JazzFest Detroit with John Penney

Saturdays 7pm to 10pm

Join John every Saturday night for a 3-hour show that swings with energy along with great stories about the musicians.

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Mark Anthony

March 30, 202501:52:09

What a Detroit Finale John kudos too you I just so appreciate your jazz prowess indeed Mr. Mark Anthony

Mark Anthony

March 30, 202501:38:58

John I’m not confessing I Love You but your delivery through Live Studio broadcast really brings it home of your love for DETROIT!

Mark Anthony

March 30, 202500:07:02

WRCJ ALWAYS KEEPS ME CONNECTED TO MY BELOVED CITY AND WHAT A SUCH GREAT CITY INDEED YOU ARE DETROIT 90.9 TIMES!

Mark Anthony

March 30, 202500:02:46

I need all the BOOST I can get being situated on the fringe of your FM SIGNAL and I so appreciate when those board levels are increased atmospheric conditions always toy with me receiving FM SIGNAL reception my board levels will be maxed out in support of the KICK A WRCJ!

Mark Anthony

March 29, 202523:35:07

The “D” absolutely rules and so does WRCJ hey I was born in Detroit at Holy Cross Hospital in 1959 but I now reside in Howell, Michigan and thanks so much for 90.9 keeping me a part of an attached to the soul essentials of our great city of Detroit and always realizing and recognizing my fellow Michigan music lovers!

Mark Anthony

March 29, 202523:12:14

I am totally dialed in Mr. John Penny and I know you always dig down deep and bring it totally ๐Ÿ‘Œ oh by the way I pledged on day numeral UNO with Mr. Dave & Mr. Peter now I ask all of Detroit & the surrounding Jazz of the city too do tour and do your part in upholding this phenomenal FM signal going so strong ๐Ÿ’ช for 20 years let us step into the 21st together will you join me and be a first time listener like I once was and join our family I welcome ๐Ÿ™ you all!

Mark Anthony

March 27, 202523:41:54

John Washburn Mandolin a premier instrument indeed and Washburn produces some outstanding guitars as a guitarist myself my AXE of choice is BC RICH oh by the way all my axes live in Texas girls!

Mark Anthony

March 27, 202523:17:07

What an absolute pleasure ๐Ÿ™ to have you Linda & John together within the same studio and my huge shout out to my Mizz Maxine Michaels I so appreciate you all!

Mark

March 23, 202501:51:40

B.C.P.A. Great venue as a resident of Livingston, Co. Michigan for 33 years John!

Mark

March 23, 202501:29:40

1- ADAM 12 see the man at radio station WRCJ 90.9 Detroit, Mi. we have an APB out on a one Mr. John Penney for too much JAZZ OVERLOAD and disturbing the peace!

WorkerB

March 24, 202505:33:13

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Mark

March 23, 202501:14:22

Car 54 ๐Ÿšจ where are you Broderick Crawford right hear at WRCJ 90.9 we have Mr. John Penny in Jazz custody!

Mark

March 23, 202501:08:07

I’m on ROUTE 66 next month 23, April the original TV show route 66 was cool ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Mark

March 23, 202500:23:19

Takes me back too when I would go to the Montrose Jazz festival on the campus of Wayne State John !

Mark

March 22, 202523:48:44

Great Job engineer Scott reuniting John with the long lost cd a little spring cleaning brings a little blue skies very cool ๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐Ÿ‘Œ

Mark

March 16, 202500:56:45

Perhaps an autographed microphone ๐ŸŽ™๐ŸŽถ John might be up your jazz alley to pass on to a lucky listener?

Mark

March 2, 202501:48:25

Good Saturday evening to you tonight John I am really enjoying your show it is really digging down deep into my senses of my soul New Orleans style!

Mark

February 16, 202500:53:32

As always dig the fusion Jazz especially going back to 1959 & that era why do I say that because 59′ was the year I was hatched but I will leave the popsicle toes to you John and yours only not my bag but keeping it realistic is the Penny twist!

Daniel Sullivan

February 9, 202503:23:02

What songs have you played from 9-9:15pm Iโ€™m trying to find one that was absolutely beautiful. It was mostly saxophone and there was some vocals and piano

WorkerB

February 10, 202519:41:07

Hi Daniel, here you go:
Start Time Duration Artist Title Album Label/Year
8:52 PM 4:51 Kenny Barron Quintet DPW Concentric Circles Blue Note/2018
9:00 PM 13:46 Buck Clayton Kansas City Style Jam Sessions v3 Chiarusco/1976
9:16 PM 2:49 Count Basie/Jimmy Rushing Boogie Woogie Swingsation(GRP) Vocalion/1936
9:20 PM 6:11 Jay McShann Doggin’ Around Going To Kansas City New World/1972
9:27 PM 8:15 Miles Davis If I Were A Bell Relaxin’ Prestige/1958

Joe Crowell

December 1, 202403:47:19

What was the song with the food in the last 1.5 hours โ€ฆ Iโ€™m pretty sure I watched a Flinstones show where Fred turned super cool jazz hipster and sang that song! In the late sixties or early seventies.

John Penney

December 7, 202423:57:32

Joe, did you find The tune?

WorkerB

December 3, 202405:32:03

Hi Joe, you can see everything John played that night here:
https://www.wrcjfm.org/playlists/jazzfest-detroit-with-john-penney-playlist-november-30-2024/
The most recent songs are at the top.
Thanks for listening!

Damari j

October 3, 202401:27:47

What was they song called that was playing at 9:00

WorkerB

October 4, 202419:30:44

Hello, Here are all the songs from around that time:
8:29
Long Come Tutu
ARTIST:George Benson & Al Jarreau
ALBUM:Givin’ It Up
8:36
Cousin John
ARTIST:Marcus Miller
ALBUM:M Squared
8:40
They Wore 44
ARTIST:Steve Davis
ALBUM:Bluesthetic
8:49
Little B’s Poem
ARTIST:George Cables
ALBUM:George Cables At Maybeck
8:55
Untitled
ARTIST:George Burton
ALBUM:Reciprocity
9:00
New York Atitude
ARTIST:Joe Farnsworth
ALBUM:City Of Sounds
9:05
Someday My Prince Will Come
ARTIST:Bill Evans
ALBUM:Half Moon Bay
9:12
For Deacon Rocky
ARTIST:Gregory Tardy
ALBUM:Sufficient Grace
9:19
Playboy Club
ARTIST:Jay Leonhart & Tomoko Ohno
ALBUM:Don’t You Wish
9:24
Family
ARTIST:Pat Metheny
ALBUM:A Map Of The World
9:26
You Fascinate Me So
ARTIST:Roberta Donnay
ALBUM:Blossom-ing!

William Sturm

March 10, 202400:46:19

Jazzfest Detroit is sounding great tonight!

John Penney

March 11, 202419:54:27

Thank you so much, and thanks for listening

Ron Spann

October 21, 202323:43:52

What was the title of that last piece with flute following the Mingus piece? Performed by Ron Carter?

WorkerB

October 25, 202318:47:21

Hi, that was Ron Carter w/ Eric Dolphy & Mal Waldron performing “Yes, Indeed” from their album “Where?”. It was on the Prestige label from 1961.

Linda Ballard

October 21, 202316:16:56

When Bear Mc Cleary used the tune of Skye Boats to create the theme song for the series Outlander did he have to ask for permission from any one to do this. I know of two instances where the recording artists were sued for using songs based on native folk songs

Pamela Blackwell-Nwonye

March 19, 202301:15:18

I would like to know the songs you played on March 18, 2023 from 8PM to 8:30PM, please. It was a great program!

Thank you!

WorkerB

March 20, 202309:45:40

Hi Pamela, here are the songs from around that time:
8:01 Joe Chambers Dance Kohina Dance Kohina Blue Note 2023
8:07 Quincy Jones-Sammy Nestico Orchestra How Sweet It Is Basie & Beyond Qwest 2000
8:15 Johnny Griffin and Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis Funky Fluke Tough Tenors Back Again! Storyville 1984
8:30 Quincy Jones and His Orchestra The Twitch The Quintessence Impulse 1962
8:34 Count Basie and Joe Williams Every Day I Have the Blues Count Basie Swings Joe Williams Sings Verve 1955

Philly

March 19, 202300:50:43

What was that amazing, energrtic, swingin song you played at 8:30 just before the Q Jones?

WorkerB

March 20, 202309:47:23

Hello, right before Quincy was Johnny Griffin and Eddie โ€œLockjawโ€ Davis doing “Funky Fluke” from the album “Tough Tenors Back Again!” (1984).

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