Uncle Jackie’s Gumbeaux
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TODAY WAS “CHA WA” DAY ON UNCLE JACKIE’S GUMBO AS WE HAD BOTH BAND LEADER , JOE GELINI, AND PRODUCER, DONNY MARKOWITZ, LIVE IN THE STUDIO. WE PLAYED SHOWCASE SELECTIONS FROM THEIR NEW ALBUM “RISE UP”. AFTER PLAYING “WHY DO YOU WANT ME” WITH IRMA THOMAS AND REVIVAL WITH JOHN BOUTTE, WE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT […]
OUR GUEST IS BASS PLAYER, COMPOSER, MUSIC EDUCATOR ; MR. BRIAN QUEZERGUE, SON OF WARDELL QUEZERGUE, WHO ARRANGED MANY OF THE SONGS FOR THE FAMED DIXIE CUPS. WE PLAYED SEVERAL OF BRIAN’S SONGS FROM HIS ALBUMS AND CONVERSED ABOUT THEIR INSPIRATION. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING BRIAN AS A GUEST AGAIN SOMETIME IN THE FALL […]
OUR GUEST TODAY IS MS. CHARMAINE NEVILLE: TODAY WE CELEBRATE FATHER’S DAY AND JUNETEENTH, A DAY OF THE CELBRATION OF THE FREEDOM OF 250,000 ENSLAVED PEOPLE IN GALVESTON TEXAS BY UNION TROOPS IN 1865. WE PLAY A JUNETEENTH SONG BY LOUIS JORDAN, CAN YOU TELL ME BY CHARMAINE NEVILLE, AND HEALING CHANT FEATURING SAXAPHONIST CHARLES […]
TODAY’S GUEST WAS MR. CLARENCE JOHNSON III… HE HAS A MASTERS DEGREE IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM UNO, IS A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN, PLAYS SAXAPHONE, COMPOSES HIS OWN MUSIC, PRODUCES HIS OWN ALBUMS AND TEACHES MUSIC AT SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES. HE HAS PERFORMED WITH ARETHA FRANKLIN AT THE VERY FIRST ESSENCE FESTIVAL AND IS A REGULAR PERFORMER AT BOTH […]
TODAY UNCLE JACKIE INTERVIEWS SAXAPHONE PLAYER, PERFORMER, EDUCATER MR. CLARENCE JOHNSON III WE DISCUSSED THE FIRST TIME CLARENCE WAS TAKEN TO A CONCERT BY HIS PARENTS; WHERE HE FELL IN LOVE WITH MUSIC AND THE SAXAPHONE. CLARENCE IS A PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN, HAS A MASTERS DEGREE IN MUSIC PERFOMANCE, AND TEACHES MUSIC AT SEVERAL COLLEGES. AT […]
OUR GUEST THIS WEEK IS: Ms. Anais St. John: Singer, Performer, Educator… We played several of her songs, talked about her passion for music and how she entered into the music world as a professional performer and entertainer. We also spoke of her father Marion Brown, a saxophone player and original innovator in the avant- […]
Welcome to Uncle Jackie’s Gumbeaux for May 25th, 2025
Welcome to Uncle Jackie’s Gumbeaux for May 18th, 2025
BRYAN BATT OF MADMEN IS THE PRIMARY GUEST OF UNCLE JACKIE TODAY… We spoke of Bryan’s early days of Nord Theatre, Ty Tracey, and some of his early characters in various plays. He also told of his first time in New York seeing Gilda Radner in a comedy and how he eventually moved to New […]
UNCLE JACKIE AND HIS GUESTS: ACADEMY AWARD WINNER DONNY MARKOWITZ – He did the Music Score for a play adapted for stage by Nia Vardalos. The play is called “Tiny Beautiful Things” and will start May 8th at the Marquette Theater at Loyola University. Henri Herbert, Blues Piano Player from England who plays like Jerry […]
