Linda Yohn

WRCJ "Swing Set" host, Jazzistry, Southeastern MI Jazz Association and Riverside Arts Center board member.

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

@greggkrupa @909WRCJ Gregg - thank you for listening! I LOVE doing the show.

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

Vibraphonist Lionel Hampton recorded many great party jazz tunes - including "Ribs and Hot Sauce". This tasty number will be on our 90.9 WRCJ "Swing Set" playlist this Sunday. We start swinging at 7 p.m. #LionelHampton #jazz #swing

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

1950s & '60s sessions showcased the subtlety of swing-era jazz musicians like drummer Jo Jones & saxophonist Lucky Thompson with their extended solos. Hear the ideas flow this Sunday on the @909WRCJ "Swing Set." We start swinging at 7 pm. #JoJones #LuckyThompson #jazz #swing

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

@greggkrupa @909WRCJ @casstechalumni I'm a Red Garland freak. Am working on getting more of his work into my collection. Thanks for the feedback & the love! Keep swinging.

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

For 2023 Mother's Day @909WRCJ "Swing Set," we honored national "foremothers" of jazz and Detroit women who mentored & are mentoring the next generation of musicians. Bess Bonnier was one of our Detroit "she-roes". https://t.co/Fk8Afenvo8 #Detroit #BessBonnier #jazz #swing #WRCJ

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

@greggkrupa @909WRCJ Hope you dug the tunes, Gregg. Like making a new jazz friend.

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

Yesterday was jazz pianist Red Garland's centennial birthday. He had a distinctive lyrical approach with block chords ascending and descending. He's on the @909WRCJ "Swing Set" playlist this evening. We start swinging at 7! #RedGarland #jazz #jazzpiano #swing

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

@greggkrupa @casstechalumni Hi Gregg - thanks for following me on Twitter and for caring about Detroit Jazz!

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

Mentor to many, Detroit jazz pianist-singer-composer Alma Smith will be on our Mother's Day @909WRCJ "Swing Set" playlist. We start swinging at 7 pm on Sundays! #AlmaSmith #MothersDay #Detroit #Jazz #WRCJ

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

Was your mother a #jazz fan? My mom loved this Michel Legrand album. On Mother's Day, I'll dedicate a request to your mother on the 90.9 WRCJ "Swing Set." Let me know by email at https://t.co/Q1AURUcQCL. Starting at 7 p.m., we'll celebrate Mother's Love in swing this Sunday.

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

If you love modern Latin #jazz, don't miss a rare reunion appearance of the @LunarOctet at the @bluellamaclub Wednesday, May 10th. Music starts at 6:30 p.m. See you there! #BlueLLamaJazzClub #Latinjazz

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

In May it is finally spring in Michigan! We celebrated with a swing spring jazz playlist on the @909WRCJ "Swing Set". I had a Cannonball Adderley request and found his fast-tempo version of "I Remember April". Check out the list! https://t.co/Fk8Afenvo8 #CannonballAdderley #jazz

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

Have you heard the duet of saxophonist Ben Webster and pianist Hank Jones on Ellington's "Single Petal Of A Rose"? It is beautiful! Hear it tonight on the 90.9 WRCJ "Swing Set" songs of spring. Swing & savor jazz classics at 7! #BenWebster #HankJones #Swing #WRCJ #Detroit #jazz

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

A recently discovered Tadd Dameron tune about spring is on Gary Smulyan's new CD. The melody is haunting, and Anais Reno's vocal is exquisite. Don't miss it this Sunday on the @909WRCJ "Swing Set." Swing at seven! #TaddDameron #GarySmulyan #AnaisReno #jazz #swing

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

A classic - "Joy Spring" by the Manhattan Transfer, is on the spring fling @909WRCJ "Swing Set" playlist this Sunday. Swing at 7! #ManhattanTransfer #swing #jazz

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

Packed a lot in 2 hours on last night's 90.9 WRCJ "Swing Set" - well-known and unusual Duke Ellington pieces from the 1940s to conclude Jazz Appreciation Month of April. Here is the playlist link: https://t.co/lhRqrQk3R9 #DukeEllington #WRCJ #swing #jazz

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

Thursday, April 27th bassist/Director of Jazz Studies at Michigan State University, @whitakerodney1 is honored as the @jazzjournalists Association #Detroit #Jazz Hero at @TheCarrCenter. The concert with bassist Brandon Rose starts at 7:30. Celebrate @JazzApril_JJA!

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

Join me for a #JazzAppreciationMonth birthday celebration for Ella Fitzgerald, Teddy Edwards, Tommy Flanagan and more! Hear new music from @whitakerodney1 and Tammy McCann. The #SwingSet starts at 7p.m. on @909WRCJ. #EllaFitzgerald #TeddyEdwards #TammyMcCann #TommyFlanagan

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

It is my honor to present the 2023 #JazzJournalistsAssociation Detroit Jazz Hero Award to Rodney Whitaker Thursday, April 27th at the The Carr Center, Inc. Performance Studio. Come for the Brandon Rose concert and honor Rodney. It will be a highlight of #JazzAppreciationMonth.

[Linda Yohn @lindayohn]

Tonight's 90.9 WRCJ #jazz fundraising playlist has three beauties from Ahmad Jamal, including "The Essence, Part 1". Do #JazzAppreciationMonth up right - make a gift for live, local jazz radio. We start swinging at 7. Call 866-909-9725 or go to https://t.co/Gp9puPXi5J.