Time to fulfill your duty - Super Duty Tough Work show January 17!

Yo, yo, yo, check ça Fam, a Super Duty Tough Work update! 

Folks may remember local hip hop outfit Super Duty Tough Work - or SDTW - from their performances at The Good Will Social Club and Winnipeg Jazz Festival. If you haven't checked out their live set, you will definitely want to be at this show! SDTW is kicking off a Western Canada mini-tour with a hip show in Winnipeg:

     Super Duty Tough Work
     @ The Good Will, 625 Portage Ave, Winnipeg
     Friday, January 17, 2020

Lead-man and MC Brendan stopped by the show last Friday (download the January 3, 2020 episode) to talk about the tour, their recent projects, and the latest CD release The Famine. Check it out on all platforms (Deezer, Apple Music, Spotify, bandcamp, etc.). 

The band's mixture of hip hop and live band make for an engaging and exciting show. Tickets may be available at the door, though we do recommend buying in advance as they are often sold out. See you all there!

Remembering our friend Grant (Redworm)

Hello CKUW listeners,

In case you haven't heard, we are sharing some sad news in our community this week. Grant Davis, who performed under the DJ name Redworm, passed away unexpectedly last week. Friends of our radio show might be familiar with Grant as he was one of the hosts of the show that follows ours, Quadrafunk, on Friday nights, and he was also a supported of our show and of CKUW. 

Grant was a thoughtful, intelligent, and kind person, with a fun and quirky taste in music. Grant's contributions to our radio community will be remembered. We will miss you, Grant.
https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-268730/DAVIS_GRANT

Rest in Peace, Redworm

Instead of flowers, donations can be made to Artbeat Studio Inc., 4- 62 Albert St., Winnipeg, MB R3B 1E9, 204-943-5194, Artbeatstudio.ca. There will be a celebration of Grant's life on Monday, December 2, 2019, 5:30 at Park Theatre. 

DCBB on the airwaves!

In case you missed it, we had a short visit from members of Dirty Catfish Brass Band.  It's a busy DCBB summer! Fabulous shows at the Winnipeg Jazz Fest and the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, and lots of things in between.


DCBB has a big show coming up on August 16 at West End Cultural Centre. Some old goodies, some favourite cover tunes, and a some surprises to look forward to. Be sure to check them out live:

                   Dirty Catfish Brass Band

                   @ West End Cultural Centre, 586 Ellice Avenue (Winnipeg)

                   August 16, 2019, 8:00 p.m.

                 Website:  https://www.wecc.ca/events/2019/7/16/ps8jk7xm6se2ss1m12a2fbd0ncjfdc


For tickets, go to www.dirtycatfishbrassband.com or www.wecc.ca
And check them out at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival tomorrow night (July 27, Saturday) at 10:00 p.m. in Old Market Square.

Thanks to the DCBB guys for a fun, quick chat on-air. Stay tuned to Check Ca for another DCBB visit in the Fall!

Curtis Nowosad on Check Ca June 14

In case you missed you it, Curtis Nowosad gave a call for an update on his comings and goings. Curtis is  part of this year's International Winnipeg Jazz Festival and recently released his newest album. When we spoke with him, he had just released another track from the new album, The Water Protectors . There's an interesting history about this song which tells listeners a bit more about this diverse and talented and creative artist:  https://www.nextbop.com/blog/watch-the-video-for-drummer-curtis-nowosads-new-single-the-water-protectors-premiere

Listen the interview online on the CKUW website for June 14, 2019: 
https://ckuw.ca/programs/detail/check-ca

Thank you to Curtis for his generosity and humour for a detailed and fun interview. Check out his Jazz Fest show on June 22 at the West End Cultural Centre.

C'est le Jazz Fest in Winnipeg

If you're in Winnipeg, you probably know the International Winnipeg Jazz Festival is going June 18-23. Lots of great shows so far: Celine McLorin Salvant, Joshua Redman, and Brian Blade at the Canadian Human Rights Museum; Dirty Catfish Brass Band, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, and DJ Shub at The Cube (and a wicked party at the King's Head afterwards); Common at the Concert Hall and Sebastian Gaskin as his opening act; many incredible local and Canadian artists and so much more to come! 

Listeners to the show will be looking forward to Galactic (with Dirty Catfish Brass Band opening) tonight at the Burton Cummings Theatre and Curtis Nowosad tomorrow night (Saturday) at the West End Cultural Centre. We're certainly looking forward to these great shows! 

And back again is the post-concert Jam Sessions at The Fairmont Hotel Lounge hosted by the one and only Derrick Gardner. Don't miss these fun and improvised performances!

Shout-out to Alpha Toshineza who was at the Saul Williams show in St. Boniface

Alpha Toshinza and DJ Stop.

Well, well, well....  in case you missed it , local hip hop artist Alpha Toshineza stopped by the show on May 31. We chatted about his newest album, upcoming performances, and recent BreakOut West award nomination. Alpha and local artist Prisoner of War drops some rhymes with a kickin' live freestyle jam. A fun visit and looking forward to his next. Check out his latest releases on mutiples

Triple A
Jazz Inuit

Shout out to DJ Stop. who mixes with Alpha Toshineza. He recently posted his last visit to the show on mixcloud (under Passion of the Crates - Jazz Funk Journey by Norman Breaks):

https://www.mixcloud.com/iamstop/passion-of-the-crates-jazz-funk-journey-check-ca-27may19/?utm_campaign=notification_new_upload&utm_medium=email&utm_source=notification&utm_content=html

Talking the Ivories - Will Bonness on Check Ca

Hi Folks,

In you missed you it, be sure to check out Will Bonness on the show April 19.  Will is a professor in the University of Manitoba Jazz Studies Program and active musical composer, arranger, educator, and performer in jazz and classical music (and a few other styles too!). We talked about how he got started, some of his musical influences, and about his music. Fun interview and lots of samples of his recordings - a little peek behind the Wizard pianist's curtain!

Here's a clip of Will's music:  https://soundcloud.com/will-bonness/gingerbread-boy?in=will-bonness/sets/subtle-fire

Will Bonness

http://www.willbonness.com/

https://www.youtube.com/user/willbonness

https://twitter.com/willbonness?lang=en

https://www.facebook.com/willbonnessmusic/

https://ckuw.ca/programs/detail/check-ca

Stone Angel Brewery with DJ Stop. - TONIGHT!

Hi Folks,

In case you haven't heard yet... DJ Stop. will be spinning live tonight at Stone Angel Brewery. Great brews, greats tunes, great time! Be sure to check it out

        DJ Stop. - live vinyl deejay

       @ Stone Angel Brewery & Taproom

       1875 Pembina Hwy

       April 5, 2019, 7:00 p.m. till late

DJ Stop. came by the show last week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the 45 record. It was a fun night showing off his skillz on the turntables with 45 records. Definitely some classic goodies. Check it out on his mixcloud.com page:  https://www.mixcloud.com/iamstop/passion-of-the-crates-45s-turn-70-29th-mar-2019/

See you at Stone Angel tonight! And keep it locked to check ça on CKUW 95.9 FM (ckuw.ca) in Winnipeg.

Join the Party with DJ Stop. tonight!

Time for another visit from our favourite local vinyl deejay. The one, the only... DJ Stop.

Tune in to CKUW 95.9 FM on your radio or listen online on ckuw.ca for some funky vinyl deejaying. Check out DJ Stop.'s latest set on mixcloud:

https://www.mixcloud.com/iamstop/passion-of-the-crates-thiscovered-soul-vol-2-10mar2019/

And keep it locked to CKUW 95.9 FM in Winnipeg. 

Black History Month Committee 2019 Events!

Winnipeg's Local Black History Month Committee is hosting a whole month of events - events for families, educational events, celebrating music and arts, sporting events. Still lots of time to celebrate Black History Month. Check it out!

http://bhmwinnipeg.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/bhmwinnipeg/