Miami | 09.04.09
A friend of mine is wondering where there is any Miami-area radio station remotely worth checking out. Tired of talk radio and bored with the typical pop and Latin stations, he’s searching for something good.
I have just the ticket: WDNA 88.9 FM, my favorite station and the best place to go for serious jazz. The station, which unfortunately is one of the best-kept secrets in South Florida also has hours of real music.
Tune in to 88 Jazz Place with Frank Consola weekday mornings, The Latin Jazz Quarter weekday afternoons &mdash hosted by percussionist Sammy Figueroa on Fridays &mdash Fusion Latina on weeknights. On Saturday, I like the Reggae Ride with Flagga, Howard Duperly. And on Sunday, Café Brazil with Gene de Sousa.
Add nationally syndicated jazz shows, Afropop and BBC news and you’ve got a great radio station that plays largely uninterrupted music without a lot of useless talk. When the hosts do talk, they offer an informed take music and culture &mdash not the mindless ramblings, bad jokes, hoaxes and pitches of commercial radio.
Jazz fans also know they can turn to WLRN 91.3 FM, Miami’s NPR station, for Evenin’ Jazz with Len Pace weeknights from 9:30 to midnight. The music on his show also swings. |♫|
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