Play It By Ear Pays Tribute To Sax Legend Benny Golson
Tune in for a special show on Sunday, September 29, as we visit the music of the late Benny Golson.
Born January 25, 1929, in Philadelphia, PA, he began learning to play piano at the age of nine and switched to sax at age fourteen.
He was a childhood friend of John Coltrane, among others, and when he learned about the death of trumpeter, Clifford Brown, he was moved to write a composition “I Remember Clifford” that is a jazz standard.
He also wrote several jazz standards including:
This Just In: Episode 016
Episode 16 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs September 23rd, 2024.
This week's playlist:
Marwan Allam - Orange Cake [Jazz]
Wild Pink - Fences of Stonehenge [Indie Rock]
Refestramus - The Red Apple (Acoustic) [Prog Rock]
Bar Italia - The only conscious being in the universe [Indie Rock]
Bryan Yurcan - Autumn Leaves (Of New Jersey) [Singer-Songwriter]
WHFR Journal This Friday, Sept. 20 at 1pm
Join us for this week's WHFR Journal show on Friday, September 20 at 1pm as we showcase the many activities available to students through the HFC Office of Student Activities. We'll also hear about an exciting upcoming ceramics exhibit in Ann Arbor featuring HFC ceramics instructor Steve Glazer. We'll wrap the show with some insights from the PRX program "This Week in Water" on how much the topic of the environment might be impacting elections in 2024. Enjoy the show!
This Just In: Episode 015
Episode 15 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs September 16th, 2024.
This week's playlist:
WHFR Journal - Tomorrow at 1pm -Theatre, Heart Gallery, and Self Care
Join us for this week's local news and views show The WHFR Journal when we chat with Dr. John Michael Sefel regarding the upcoming HFC Theatre season. We'll also share info about the 2024 Heart Gallery Photo Exhibit and event set to take place next weekend to support metro-Detroit's Judson Center's mission of finding "forever families" for children in foster care. We'll wrap the show with a piece on self-care from PRX. Check it out!
“WHFR PRESENTS” Afrobeat Artist and Activist Fela Kuti
On Sunday September 15 from 4-7pm EDT, WHFR's Terence Tyson will honor the music and life of Afrobeat artist and activist Fela Kuti. Born October 15, 1938 in Abeokuta British Nigeria, Fela captured the ears and minds of a worldwide audience through his innovative music and activism regarding social and political strife in his native land.
Heather Pierson on Light From the Underground
Light From the Underground will feature a special interview with singer songwriter Heather Pierson. The New Hampshire based singer songwriter is touring in support of her latest album, Back to the Light. The new album adds a New Orleans Jazz sound to her musical exploration. She'll be in the Detroit area on Saturday, Sept. 21, when she performs at Mama's Coffee House at Birmingham Unitarian Church. The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Listen Saturday Sept. 14, at 11:00 a.m.
This Just In: Episode 014
Episode 14 of This Just In, WHFR's pre-recorded new music showcase airing Mondays from 8-9p, airs September 2nd & 9th, 2024.
This week's playlist:
“WHFR PRESENTS” Remembers Avant-Jazz Greats Marion Brown & Phillip Wilson
On Sunday, September 8, from 4-7pm EDT, WHFR Radio will remember two of the great musicians of the avant-garde in jazz, alto saxophonist Marion Brown and drummer Phillip Wilson. Both were born on September 8, Brown (1931-2010) and Wilson (1941-1992).
Marion Brown, from Atlanta, burst upon the scene in New York City in the mid 60's, performing with John Coltrane (Ascension) and Archie Shepp as well as recording many records for the Legendary ESP-Disk label, ECM Records and many others.
WHFR Journal Show -- Friday, Sept. 6 at 1pm
Join us for this week's 
The WHFR Journal as we welcome new Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce President Kelli Vanden Bosch. Kelli will share info on the upcoming "Meet the Candidates" event that the Chamber is hosting on September 19th and more. Also, we'll wrap up HFC President Russ Kavalhuna's informative State of the College Address from last weeks show.
TOP TEN BLUES for August 2024
Please join Highway 61 for the best in new Blues releases and local area Artists' music every Friday, 2:00 – 4:00pm, with host DJ~KittyLuv;) 'making~waves'. Here is our latest Top Ten Blues new releases being aired at WHFR-FM 89.3:
WHFR Journal Returns August 30th
The WHFR Journal, our local campus and community news and views program, is back from late summer hiatus. Join us today at 1pm as we celebrate the return of students to Henry Ford College's campus for the FA'24 term. We'll chat with HFC Theater Director Dr. John Michael Sefell about a collaborative event with the arts areas on campus called HFC 24. Also, we'll hear an encore presentation of HFC President Russ Kavalhuna's State of the College address that he delivered live to our campus community last Tuesday.
WHFR DJ Receives Inaugural “Making Waves” Award
Long-time WHFR-FM (89.3 FM) DJ Joe Sullivan is the recipient of the inaugural “Making Waves” award for his many years of service at WHFR, HFC’s student-run, non-commercial, independent radio and internet broadcasting station.
“It’s a nice feeling,” recalled Sullivan, of Dearborn. “This was totally out of the blue. I didn’t know I won it until it was announced. It was a well-kept secret around here. All of us were at a WHFR staff meeting when (WHFR general manager) Susan McGraw announced it.”
WHFR SPECIAL SHOWS LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Tune in to WHFR RADIO for special programming especially for the Labor Day Weekend. The themes of labor, unions and worker rights will be celebrated with song selections on various WHFR radio shows.
Start Your Labor Day Weekend Early with “Theme Attic” and Host Phil Maq!!!
Labor Day Weekend is the last unofficial weekend of the Summer. It is filled with so many options that someone could drive themselves crazy trying to figure out how to squeeze in all of the festivals, traveling, Bar-B-Qs, and socializing. Theme Attic, a musical variety show hosted by Phil Maq that's loosely based on subjects, is heard on Wednesdays from 12PM-4PM EDT, and will touch on some of those as well as celebrating the reason for the Holiday by featuring some songs about work, and, well, uh, labor!
