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Rabble Without A Cause
Rabble Without A Cause is a program devoted to the Avant-garde side of Jazz.
Hosted by: Ian Mackenzie
Airs: Every Wednesday from 11:00 PM to 12:00 AM

Coming up at 11:00 PM on February 12th, 2025:
Black History Month show #2: Byard Lancaster in Europe, 1973-74

Rabble Without A Cause

Date Host Highlight On Demand
Feb. 12, 2025 Ian M Black History Month, show #2 - Byard Lancaster in Europe, 1973-74
available
Feb. 5, 2025 Ian M Noah Howard - reissues of some of his performances from the 1970s
available
Jan. 29, 2025 Ian M Preview of the Ottawa Jazz Festival's Winter festival, Thursday to Saturday - GEORGE, Don Byron and Sarah Neufeld, Richard Reed Parry, and Rebecca Foon
available
Jan. 22, 2025 Heavy Ben Ultraääni Records (experimental, improv, avant garde) Pt.2
available
Jan. 15, 2025 Heavy Ben Ultraääni Records (experimental, improv, avant garde) Pt.1
available
Jan. 8, 2025 Ian M A look back at 2024, part 2: longer pieces from Goran Kajfes Tropique, James Ilgenfritz, and The Sentient Beings.
available
Jan. 1, 2025 Ian M A Look Back at 2024: unplayed gems
available

Rabble Without a Cause

Rabble Without A Cause is a program focused on avant-garde jazz, free jazz, and improvisational jazz -- both historic and current. An hour of music that pushes the boundaries, or colours outside of the lines, carrying on the legacy of the late Bernard Stepien, the longstanding host of Rabble Without a Cause. 

Music on the show will include artists such as Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra and Anthony Braxton as well as many Canadian artists, such as Marianne Trudel, Peggy Lee and Francois Bourassa. 

Join host Ian M. in the discovery of new frontiers in jazz. 

 

Coming up on Rabble Without A Cause
Feb. 19th, 2025 11:00 PM
Black History Month show #3: Cecil Taylor and Blue Note Records (from a new biography of Cecil Taylor by Phil Freeman - “The Brewing Luminous”).
Feb. 26th, 2025 11:00 PM
Black History Month show #4: Damon Locks and the Black Monument Ensemble.