The passing of Bernard Stepien will leave a large void in Jazz programming here at CKCU-FM. Tonight we pay tribute to the man by airing portions of programs he hosted over the years. Bernard was passionate about Jazz and his enthusiasm is evident in the shows he produced.
| Break Tune Arthur Blythe - In The Tradition - Columbia |
| Set 1 |
| La Culture Lindsey Wellman - Manifesto - no label 
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| Set 2 |
| Punkeydoodles Corners Stretch Orchestra - Stretch Orchestra - Stretch Orchestra
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| Set 3 |
| Cones Of Chrome Angelica Sanchez and Wadada Leo Smith - Twine Forest - Clean Feed |
| Set 4 |
| Sweet Beverley Ken Aldcroft and William Parker - One Sunday - Trio Records
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| Break Tune Arthur Blythe - In The Tradition - Columbia |
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Going to sorely miss Bernard! He introduced me to all kinds of angular and abstract sounds and then of course some killer free jazz players with diverse influences. When we talked programming business on the phone we'd always deviate to catch up our mutual love for whatever recent heavyweights that play and perform from the outside so to speak. Such wide-ranging knowledge and passion! And I even talked him into doing the odd "Swing Is In The Air" now and then, and he brought some of his approach to that program w/o scaring of its listeners too much haha! Bernard was a pillar of the Ottawa music community, and embodied the adventurous spirit that CKCU programming is meant to be..... Condolences to Thomas and his whole family. R.I.P.
11:04 PM, March 24th, 2021