Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Pocatello weather info
Access ISU Athletics Stream-only Broadcasts HERE - Next broadcast: ISU WBB February 20 at 8:00 pm

Don't Call It Jazz: LA Fires

The last few weeks have been so sad for me and my family, as we watch helplessly from our home in Idaho, the devastation from the wildfires in Los Angeles. My wife and I lived in Northern Altadena for many years while we were down there, and our old neighborhood is completely gone. Obliterated in the blink of an eye by a brutally violent wildfire.

Our hearts have been in Los Angeles ever since we heard the news, and the news of the destruction has come in terrible waves. So many of our friends had to evacuate, and unfortunately we have close friends who lost their homes in the disaster. I want to dedicate this show to those friends, our loved ones who are still suffering and without a home.

So many families lost their homes, estimations approach 12,000 at the moment, an unimaginable number. There are many great and worthy organizations to donate to, which I will link below. For this episode however, I will be focusing on my dear friends, mentors, and close acquaintances who lost their homes. I will be providing a link to each of their gofundme pages, and donating a song to them and their families during this terrible time.

The Quishenberrys

John Coltrane

"Psalm”, 7:03

A Love Supreme (1965)

https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-quishenberryglennie-family-restartrenew-and

Erin Barnes

Harry Partch “Castor & Pollux”, 4:20 only

The Prism Ensemble

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-erin-rebuild-her-life-after-the-altadena-fire

Bennie Maupin

“Past is Past”, 3:58

Jewel in the Lotus, 1974

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-maupin-family-recover-from-eaton-canyon-wild-fire

Bobby Bradford

“Dirty Rag”, 6:30

Lost in LA (1984)

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bobby-bradford-rebuild-after-wildfire

Louis Van Taylor

“Get Down On It”, 5:28

Live at Isle of Wight Festival, 2015

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-louis-van-taylor-rebuild-after-wildfire

The Quishenberrys

Jeff Parker

“I-2019-07-08", ?

Mondays at the Enfield Tennis Academy (2022)

General Donations:

Wildfire Recovery Fund - http://Calfund.org

SoCal Fire Fund - http://eifoundation.org

LAFD Foundation Emergency Fire Fund - http://supportlafd.org

World Central Kitchen - http://wck.org

Habitat for Humanity - http://habitat.org

Article about Jazz Musicians who suffered in the LA Fires:

https://downbeat.com/news/detail/southern-california-fires-hit-the-jazz-community

Host of Don't Call it Jazz (DCiJ) on KISU-FM. DCiJ air's twice monthly on Saturday nights at 7:00 pm.