Saturday Night Function is a new locally created and produced music program on KWMR, featuring a rich and varied mix of the blues, rhythm and blues, soul, jazz, zydeco, reggae, funk and contemporary dance music.
 
KWMR volunteer programmers Marc Matheson and Mark Potts create a classic juke joint atmosphere for late Saturday nights from 10 pm to midnight every week.

Juke (or jook) joints were informal establishments featuring music, dancing, gambling and drinking, primarily operated by African American people in the rural southeastern United States. The term "juke" is believed to derive from the Gullah word joog, meaning rowdy or disorderly. A juke joint is also called a "barrelhouse."

Although there won't be gambling or alcohol served at Saturday Night Function - the name of an early Duke Ellington tune - the listening audience may find yourself moved to dance and groove to our considered selection of elegant, funky and hoppin' melodies. Why not take a break from the routine - or stick around after Rick's Jazz Café closes up for the after party? You won't regret it, and you may well want to come back again.

For more on jook joints, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juke_joint.

Thanks for listening to, and supporting, your local Community Radio KWMR - radio for West Marin and beyond!

"Jitterbugs (II)" circa 1941 by African American painter William Henry Johnson (1901-1970) courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum. For more on William H. Johnson, visit http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=2486

Saturday Night Function (2012-05-13) posted Sun May 13 00:50:04 2012

Marc Matheson spins two hours of rare original LP jazz recordings, all donations to KWMR's recent music drive...Junior Mance, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Anita Ellis, Herbie Nichols, Dinah Washington and many more. Thank you, music donors!!

 

Saturday Night Function (2012-05-06) posted Sun May 6 00:40:04 2012

 

Saturday Night Function (2012-04-01) posted Sun Apr 1 00:40:03 2012

Marc Matheson spins a 100% LP program of classic jazz and funk donated to KWMR during its recent music drive - thank you, donors!