Tonight's Featured Artist - Al Jarreau

Tonight on the Monday Nite Jazz Cafe with Gil Thompson, our focus will be on jazz vocalists, with featured artist Al Jarreau. You'll also hear music from Cassandra Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald, Manhattan Transfer, Bobby McFerrin, Diane Schur, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, and Sarah Vaughan. So join me at 9:00pm on 1360 AM or on the web at www.WNJC1360.com

Tonights featured artist - Monty Alexander

On tonight's show we will be focusing on jazz artists from the Caribbean with featured artist, pianist Monty Alexander. So join me on the Monday Nite Jazz Cafe with Gil Thompson, at 9pm on WNJC 1360 AM or on the web at www.WNJC1360.com

Tonight's Featured Artist - Grover Washington, Jr.

Tonight on the "Monday Nite Jazz Cafe with Gil Thompson" our focus will be on the saxophone in Smooth Jazz, with featured artist Grover Washington, Jr. In addition to Grover, you'll hear recordings from Jay Beckenstein, Candy Dulfer, David Sanborn, and Boney James. So, please join me at 9pm on WNJC 1360AM or on the web at www.WNJC1360.com

Charlie "Bird" Parker

On tonight's "Monday Nite Jazz Cafe with Gil Thompson" I'll be focusing on the music of Charlie "Bird" Parker. You'll hear recordings by Bird himself as well as Bud Powell, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, the Great Jazz Trio, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Sonny Stitt, Art Blakey & Clifford Brown, and Miles Davis. So please join me at 9:00pm on WNJC 1360 AM or on the web at www.WNJC1360.com.

Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea

Tonight on the "Monday Nite Jazz Cafe" I'll be featuring the music of Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea. In addition to Herbie and Chick, you'll also hear recordings of their music performed by such artists as Shades of Jade, Nestor Torres, Monty Alexander and the Roy Haynes Trio. So please join me at 9pm on WNJC 1360AM or on the web at  www.WNJC1360.com

The Mardi Gras Indians

Thanks for joining me on the Monday Nite Jazz Cafe.  If you'd like more information on the Mardi Gras Indians mentioned on tonight's show check out the following links:

Mardi Gras Indians - Wikipedia

Video - Mardi Gras Indians - National Geographic

Mardi Gras Indians History and Tradition

I hope you enjoyed tonights show. Thanks again for listening!

The music and musicians of New Orleans!

Join me tonight, September 16 as I host the "Monday Nite Jazz Cafe with Gil Thompson" at 9:00pm on WNJC 1360AM. The show can also be heard on www.WNJC1360.com. This week's focus is the music and musicians of New Orleans - every artist on the show tonight was born and raised in the city - and the featured artist is Wynton Marsalis.  Tonight you'll also hear music from Dr. John, Harry Connick, Jr., the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Irvin Mayfield & Bill Summers ("Los Hombres Calientes").  As always you may post your comments on my Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/GilThompsonOnJazz  - I'll be monitoring the page during the broadcast!

Join Me Live On The Air!

Please join me again tomorrow night, September 9th as I host the "Monday Nite Jazz Cafe with Gil Thompson" at 9:00pm on WNJC 1360AM. The show can also be heard on www.WNJC1360.com. This week's focus is Brazilian music's influence on jazz, and the featured artist is composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. You'll hear music from Oscar Peterson, Eliane Elias, Kenny Barron, Stan Getz, Airto Moreira, Paul Desmond, Sergio Mendes, the Ray Brown Trio, Denis DeBlasio, and Stanley Turrentine. The show is interactive - feel free to post your comments on my Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/GilThompsonOnJazz  - I'll be monitoring the page during the broadcast!

New Show: "Monday Nite Jazz Cafe with Gil Thompson"

Please join me tomorrow night, September 2nd as I host the "Monday Nite Jazz Cafe with Gil Thompson" at 9:00pm on WNJC 1360AM. The show can also be heard on www.WNJC1360.com. This week's focus will be on jazz piano trios of the '40's, '50's and '60's, and the featured artist will be Ahmad Jamal. The show is interactive - feel free to post your comments on my Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/GilThompsonOnJazz  - I'll be watching!

Join Me Live On The Air

I'm on the radio live every Monday night at 10pm on the "Jazz with Norm Satchell" show. Tune in at www.wnjc1360.com

Rotary Club Pancake Breakfast Gig

This photo is from a recent gig we did for the Rotary Club on Saturday, March 30th.  From left to right are:

Tim "Mr. Melody" Norman - Vocalist
Doug Payne - Guitarist
Gil Thompson - Pianist
Norman Satchell - Saxophonist
and front, center:
Edwin "Machuco" Entremera - Percussionist

We played a wide variety of swing and latin jazz standards and we had a great turnout!