International Jazz Day in Istanbul...April 30, 2013!

It's a great day for Jazz around the globe as the 2nd International Jazz Day is held. This year, it is most fitting that the great people of Turkey host the day in Istanbul...as this connection of Turkey, America and of course the Ertegun Brothers make so much of it so very possible.

UNESCO Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue and Chairman of the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz, Herbie Hancock, co-Chair of the day, shown here with Ahmet's House Founder Tony Gallucci

To Ambassador Tan, and all our good friends at the Turkish Embassy in Washington, DC, we send our best hopes and blessings for a beautiful day.  

Tony, Can Oguz and friend at the Embassy last month

It's a Beautiful Morning...and Night...in Ahmet's House!

The One and Only Ray Charles!

We are in the house tonight...it's time, for Ahmet's House! Only on WBKM, where we honor the greats...jazz, blues, rock and roll! The men, women and the songs of Atlantic Records!


Song List:

Everybody I Love You---Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Anyday---Derek and the Dominoes
Bluebird--Buffalo Springfield
April in Paris---Ella and Satchmo
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby---Dr. John
Baby Don't You Do It---Small Faces
Your Move---Jon Anderson
From the Beginning---Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Brazil---Goldie Hawkins
Bluesology---Modern Jazz Quartet
It's a Beautiful Morning---The Rascals
Dancing Days---Led Zeppelin

As always, the podcast is available here http://media.blubrry.com/ahmetshouse/paradigms.bz/wbkm/AhmetsHouse04282013.mp3  

You can also listen in iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588

Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci

A World of Pain...a World of Hope...all in Ahmet's House

We do indeed live in two worlds...some of us more in one than the other. It often seems unfair, how some suffer so much. The music of Ahmet's House is familiar with loss, familiar with pain...but also familiar with hope! This we must not loose as we move past the events of the last week. Let us share, let us heal...all around the world...let's dance together in Ahmet's House!

 

Tony and Congressman John Conyers at the Turkish Embassy on Tuesday

Birthdays:  Dusty Springfield

Song List:

Had to Cry Today---Blind Faith
America---Yes
If Only Tonight We Could Sleep---The Cure
Willie's After Hours---Arif Mardin
I Remember Clifford---Art Blakey and the Jazz Messangers
Since I've Been Loving You---Led Zeppelin
Guardian Angel---Stills/Young Band
World of Pain---Cream
Goodbye---Dusty Springfield

As always, the podcast is available here http://media.blubrry.com/ahmetshouse/paradigms.bz/wbkm/AhmetsHouse04212013.mp3 

You can also listen in iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588

Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci



A special place...from Turkey to New York...it's all Ahmet's House!

Celebrating great music, a few birthdays too...including this genius...all in this worthy house of great music...from Atlantic Records...through it's founder, Ahmet Ertegun. A special place...where the music is real...come join us!

Steve Howe

Birthdays: Steve Howe, Julian Lennon

Song List:

Mad Blues---Big Joe Turner

Achilies Last Stand---Led Zeppelin

Waterflow---Mott the Hoople

Clap!/ Mood For a Day--Yes (Steve Howe solo)

Valotte---Julian Lennon

Unlimited---Art Blakey

Starship Trooper---Yes (live)

As always, the podcast is available here  http://media.blubrry.com/ahmetshouse/paradigms.bz/wbkm/AhmetsHouse04142013.mp3

You can also listen in iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588

Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci

Still growing into Spring...always growing!

And here in Ahmet's House we keep on growing! Supporting the great legacy of Ahmet, Nesuhi, Jerry, Tom, Arif and the legions of legacy artists...not just music about the past, but a beacon into the future. A diverse trio of artists celebrate birthdays tonight. In pursuit of where we have been, where we may go...let the music take our hearts away! Tonight at 7PM!

Birthdays: Angus Young, Ronnie Lane, Berry Oakley





Song List:

Old Times, Good Times---Stephen Stills
Leave My Blues at Home---The Allman Brothers Band
Black Dog---Led Zeppelin
My Mirage---Iron Butterfly
Faceless People---Vanilla Fudge
Sideshow---Blue Magic
Sweet Wine---Cream
Shape of Things---Allman Joys
Harmonique---John Coltrane
Sold My Heart to the Junkman---Bette Middler
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love---Solomon Burke
It's a Long Way to the Top (if you want to rock and roll)---AC/DC


As always, the podcast is available here http://media.blubrry.com/ahmetshouse/paradigms.bz/wbkm/AhmetsHouse04072013.mp3 

You can also listen in iTunes (free subscription!) at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ahmets-house/id555391588

Thanks for listening! Your servant of the music, Tony Gallucci