New York-based jazz musician Donny McCaslin is in Kalamazoo this weekend to headline the WMU Jazz Festival.
Tune into the Nonchalant Café Hour for an interview with the saxophonist who is scheduled to play with the WMU University Jazz Orchestra Saturday night culminating a daylong festival featuring educational and performance opportunities for high school students.
Can’t make the big event, check out McCaslin with the award winning Western Jazz Quartet Friday night for a stripped down evening featuring several of McCaslin’s original tunes and a few classics at the Dalton Center.
And, be sure to listen in for a conversation with Kalamazoo Film Society President Mike Marchak. This weekend the are presenting director Pedro Almodovar’s latest creation Broken Embraces starring Penelope Cruz. See a trailer of Broken Embraces below:
And … Check out our regular chat with KalamaBrew for all the latest on the Midwest craft beer scene and our weekly conversation with WIDR Music Director Jeremy Martin. This week he will chat with us about the WIDR WEEK CD release party at the Old Dog Tavern
[photo credits: Donny McCaslin and Jen Sygit]
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