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American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison's Jazz Journey American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison's Jazz Journey January 13th, 2021 (Hour 1)
American Routes Live: Creole Songlines of Leyla McCalla and Saxophonist Donald Harrison's Jazz Journey

We go live in concert and conversation with two New Orleans artists each of whom bring their family heritage forward into contemporary music. Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla has called New Orleans home for many years, but her family ties are to Haiti. She draws on French Creole roots for inspiration, as well as from the poetry of Langston Hughes. Then jazz saxophonist Big Chief Donald Harrison, whose musical journey includes time in New York with drummer Art Blakey’s band, talks about “Afro-New Orleans” culture and demonstrates how to bring soul, funk, and Black carnival traditions into modern jazz.

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DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE: WITH THE DOUCET BROTHERS, ORIGINAL LIBERTY JAZZ BAND, AND TOPSY CHAPMAN

October 7th, 2020

The Mississippi River runs from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico passing through rural forests, Iowa farm country, petrochemical coasts and major cities. In the process, the river water goes from crystal clear to muddy. River cities St. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans have produced great cultural icons in jazz, blues, gospel, rockabilly, roots rock and soul and many other music styles near its banks and levees. Join us for “Down by the Riverside” a live American Routes concert with artists from the cafe au lait portion of the river and its connected watershed of bayous and backswamps in French south Louisiana, including: Cajun brothers Michael and David Doucet; the calliope-playing captain of the Natchez steamboat, Clarke “Doc” Hawley; and Dr. Michael White’s Original Liberty Jazz Band playing New Orleans traditional jazz, joined by Bourbon Street singer Topsy Chapman. The program begins with Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe elder and canoe builder Wayne Valliere speaking of the significance of the Father of Waters to Native Americans.

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HOUR ONE

  • Open Bed: Mississippi River Sounds
    American Routes Field Recordings,
  • Segment: Wayne Valliere

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  • Down by the Riverside Tom McDermott
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • La Terre de Mon Granpere Doucet Brothers
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • L'Annee de Cinquante-Sept Doucet Brothers
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Eye of the Hurricane Doucet Brothers
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Instrumental: Cajun Midnight Waltz Michael and David Doucet
    Dit BeauSoleil/The Mad Reel , Arhoolie
  • Water, Water Doucet Brothers
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Segment: Doucet Brothers

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  • Carriere Zydeco Doucet Brothers
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • La Sud de la Louisiane Doucet Brothers
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Instrumental: Riverboat Shuffle Tom McDermott
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Segment: Riverboat Captain Doc Hawley

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  • Down in Honky Tonk Town Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Louisian-i-a Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Closing Bed: Down by the Riverside Tom McDermott
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,

HOUR two

  • Open bed: St. Louis Rag Tom McDermott
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Segment: Johnny St. Cyr

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  • Struttin' with Some BBQ Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Instrumental: Riverboat Shuffle Tom McDermott
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Over the Waves Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Sunday Morning Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Segment: Dr. Michael White

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  • Blues on the River Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Segment: Topsy Chapman

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  • Instrumental: Tipitina Tom McDermott
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Backwater Blues Topsy Chapman
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Do You Know What it Means to Miss New Orleans? Topsy Chapman
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Down By the Riverside Doucet Brothers and Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,
  • Closing Bed: Sleepy Time Down South Tom McDermott
    American Routes Original Recording from the New Orleans Jazz Market,

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