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Introducing Lívia de Moraes and Thito Camargo - Dando as boas-vindas a Livia e Thito

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  Listen to this week's show      On this week's program, we have the pleasure of welcoming two Brazilian musicians who have just moved to San Antonio.  Lívia Helena de Moraes , Ph.D. is a flutist and an assistant professor of music education at Trinity University and  Thito Camargo is a jazz pianist  and composer-arranger . Music and conversation. Don't miss it.    No programa desta semana, tenho o prazer de apresentar dois músicos brasileiros que acabaram de se mudar para San Antonio. Thito Camargo é pianista de jazz e Lívia Helena de Moraes, Ph.D. é professora assistente de educação musical na Trinity University. Vamos tocar algumas músicas deles e conversar com eles. Até lá, see you there.  ---------------------  Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.   KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org. ...follow us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  All About Jazz . W...

Riacho Seco (Dry Creek) Revisited (2026)

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Listen to this week's show      The August 14, 2026  playlist revisits a show we did back on July 1, 2022. Four years later, the weather in South Central Texas is just as hot and sandy as ever (and then some). The creek is dry as a bone, though we did have a verdant spring  (photo courtesy of Tripadvisor). The songs still resonate.  Click the image to enlarge the playlist (below).     Caminhos do Jazz with Katchie airs live on Saturday mornings at 10 Central.   KRTU 91.7 FM in San Antonio, worldwide at KRTU.org. ...follow us on  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  All About Jazz . W hile you're at it, why not support community radio by becoming a member of the station at  join.krtu.org ?  What's that catchy theme music for Caminhos do Jazz?  Damas Grátis  (Ladies Free) / 4:37 / 2007 /  Eduardo Neves  /  Gafieira de Bolso  /  Eduardo Neves   This post and program was produced without th...

To Oscar With Love - Amber Weekes

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  Listen to this week's show      Amber Weekes,  To Oscar, With Love Oscar Brown, Jr., Sin & Soul...And Then Some   On this week's show, we begin a celebration of the 100th birthday of Oscar Brown, Jr.  (October 10, 1926 - May 29, 2005) with an impassioned new release from Amber Weekes .    LA-based jazz vocalist and recording artist Amber Weekes fulfills her musical destiny with the release of her new album, To Oscar with Love , which celebrates the late, great singer-songwriter, poet, playwright and Civil Rights activist Oscar Brown, Jr., who used his many talents to impart his wit and wisdom about the lived experience of Black Americans. To Oscar with Love arrives on August 7 on Amber Inn Records.   “Oscar Brown, Jr. is one of my musical heroes, perhaps the biggest one,” says Weekes. “It was a privilege to get to know both the man and his music. My hope is that To Oscar with Love will introduce him to new generations, m...