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Need a Christmas present? Give the gift of music. CD’s and digital downloads available at:
https://ivanstrunin.bandcamp.com/album/the-first-day-of-december

The First Day of December with Ivan Strunin, And More Music News and Gossip - Flagpole SIX JAZZ FUNK GREATS: Marcel Sletten is certainly getting no sleep these days between his impressive live show and release schedule. Last week he released his new album Heather And Birch on his Primordial Void label. It starts off the bat with one of the noisiest and most brutal tracks he’s ever m...

The Humdinger’s own Ivan Strunin will be interviewed on Abe Perlstein’s show to talk about his new album, The First Day of December. The show will air at 3:30 EST.

The Sept. 17th, 2024 Tuesday Lunch With Abe radio celebrates country music legend Hank Williams' 101st birthday along with hosting three musical guests showcasing new albums. Grab yer dancin' shoes & get ready to boogie at 12:30pm PST when Athens, Georgia fiddler, vocalist, lawyer Ivan Strunin chats up “The First Day of December” featuring stars of Louisiana music with Zydeco arrangements of Django Reinhart's "Minor Swing," Sugarcane Harris' "Sitting On Top Of The World" and a slew of Cajun rave-ups. Napa-based husband-wife duo Andrew Stern & Laura Arias as 3 Pairs of Boots join the proceedings at 1:30pm PST pairing their catchy blend of exhilarating folk, country, rock melodies, heartfelt lyrics & engaging storylines on their 4th album "Boot Scootin.'" Toronto singer-songwriter-guitarist Todd Austin John Elsliger returns at 3:30pm PST showcasing his group Austin John's sixth album, "Survive Each Other," chocked full of substance & style; a survival guide for global pandemics, writers block, & isolation with your significant other. Plus highlights from other new releases including: • Blues guitarist-vocalist Tab Benoit's 1st studio album in 13 years, I Hear Thunder on Whiskey Bayou Records; • Two world class jazz guitarists, local Irish hero Louis Stewart & the then leading exponent of jazz guitar, Jim Hall perform as a duo on "The Dublin Concert," a previously unreleased album of jazz standards on Livia Records; • Chicago jazz trumpeter-composer-bandleader Eric Jacobson & his quintet's emotive presence shine on "Heading Home" on Origin Records; • A mashup of contemporary Cuban & Chinese traditional music by the piano duo of Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Dongfeng Liu, breathtaking tones, contrast and cadence on "China Afro Cuba," a Zoho Music release; • & electric viola-violinist Jimbo Ross' "Jazz Passion & Satin Latin" on Bodacious Records. Plus a heads up on new films, lottsa laughs, & more during the Sept. 17th Tues. Lunch w/Abe, 12-6pm PST on listener-supported 97.3 & 107.9 The Rock; streaming live & later on www.TheRockCommunityRadio.org.