Ed German Ed German, Lands Corporal and producer/host of "Saturday Night Soul" on WPBX-FM 88.3 features classic dance music of the '60s and '70s by a line-up of classic Motown performers: Cool & the Gang, Funkadelic, George Clinton and the Parliament, the Fatback Band, Bobby Byrd, James Brown and others. German was moved to create this series as a result of the response to his incorporating some Latin and soul into his regular Saturday night offerings. He includes dance music as well, music that is largely unheard on today's radio dial. "Saturday night," says German, "is when most of our dancing is done." "My whole life has been music and art. . . it's a calling" explains Ed German, friendly jazzmaster of the evening air waves. If you haven't heard him rapping his show's promo, you've heard him on The Urban Jazz Experience (Tuesday-Friday) or on Saturday Night Soul. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Ed started deejaying his parents' card parties at the age of 8, enjoying the dancing adults and his mastery over the music. He later learned to play the drums and read music, dropping out of school his senior year to join the Marines. "I was with the Marines in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969. Eighteen years old. I took a big stack of albums with me: Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith, Sergio Mendes, and stuff like that. That music is what kept us going. I was shot by a sniper on May 10, 1969, when I was 19. And that's when I came home." Fast forward to the 1990s: Ed began making jazz portraits; more than 200 total, many of which have been displayed in Manhattan and on the East End of Long Island. It was on an unplanned visit to the Fine Arts department at Southampton College that he first stopped by the studios of what was then WPBX 88.3, and a show was born. The Urban Jazz Experience, airing Tuesdays through Fridays from 7 to 10 p.m., is described by Ed as "more serious jazz and more urban oriented; most people who invented modern jazz have played and recorded in large cities like Detroit, Philadelphia and New York. The show is centered on the greatest period in jazz history from 1950 to 1970." Saturday Night Soul, which airs on Saturday nights from 7 to 10, continues the focus of "no cliches" - just music you won't hear anywhere else." Every Saturday night, Ed features classic dance music of the 60s and 70s with the simple wish to provide dance music that is largely unheard on today's radio dial. "Music fills us with the spirit of the moment - even music from another era does that. My mission is to keep playing it." Keep us dancing, Ed. Daily Jazz WPBX is fortunate and proud to have three of America’s finest jazz program hosts bringing a variety of jazz to our listeners every day. Bringing the best of their individual musical taste and the ensemble wisdom of their hallway conversations to their musical selections, our day begins with one of public radios most versatile, knowledgeable, and experienced musical hosts, Bonnie Grice, followed by Jeff Fox in the afternoons, and capped off each evening with the friendly master of be-bop and traditional jazz, Ed German on The Urban Jazz Experience. Our talented staff of jazz hosts are joined by a team of excellent jazz program hosts from across the country to keep the jazz playing throughout the night and when one of our hosts takes a well deserved vacation. Tony Mowod, Jeff Fox, Scott Hanley, Ken Campbell, and Bob Studebaker are the hosts of Jazzworks a 24/7 jazz program service originating from local public radio jazz stations across the country. SATURDAY NIGHT SOUL Program host Ed German features classic dance music of the 60s and 70s on the one night of the week he believes everyone should be dancing. Ed features New York Latin and soul for dance music unheard on today’s radio dial. THE URBAN JAZZ EXPERIENCE From the friendly jazz master himself, Ed German, comes this Tuesday through Friday night program with serious, more urban oriented jazz from emerging artists as well as those from the 40s and 50s who recorded in large cities like Detroit, Philadelphia, and New York. http://www.wliu.org/atoz.htm http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/radio/wcwp/schedule.html back to our guests ... Print-Version