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Jay McShann Centennial & Best Of 2015

January 15/17

Crossroads marks the centennial birthday (this past Tuesday, January 12) of Kansas City great Jay McShann, highlighting the bluesy side of his swinging blues-based KC sound. Plus more of the Best of 2015 (the January feature) with show favorites, Grammy and Blues Music Award nominees – including Sonny Landreth, Billy Price with Otis Clay, Leon Bridges, Junior Wells, Toni Lynn Washington,  and Georgie Bonds

Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.