In The Groove: Kasan Belgrave performs live on WDET ahead of 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival
Listen to “In the Groove” with Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET.
From left: Kasan Belgrave, Kaleb Robinson, Jordan Anderson, Michael Abbo, Ryan Patrick Hooper.
Gearing up for 2024 Detroit Jazz Fest — my favorite festival in all of Detroit — with a live in-studio performance from saxophonist Kasan Belgrave and his band (Michael Abbo on bass, Jordan Anderson on piano, Kaleb Robinson on drums). Kasan is the son of Marcus Belgrave, one of the most iconic jazz musicians and educators to come out of Detroit and an internationally recognized talent.
There’s some really powerful legacy there for sure, but Kasan is stepping out and doing his own thing on his debut album, Dual Citizen, due out later this year. During his session on In The Groove, he performed two songs from the upcoming record. Kasan’s session was absolutely incredible — I’m still buzzing from it!
You can experience it for yourself when Kasan and his band will perform on Monday at 2 p.m. ET on the Carhartt Stage at the Detroit Jazz Festival. You can check out the full schedule here.
Check the playlist below and listen to the episode for two weeks after it airs using the player above.
In The Groove with Ryan Patrick Hooper playlist for Aug. 28, 2024
- “Kodama” – Kikagaku Moyo
- “Sleeping Ute” – Grizzly Bear
- “Do I Move You?” – Nina Simone
- “Whatever Happened To My Rock ‘N’ Roll (Punk Song)” – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- “Firesuite” – Doves
- “Tile By Tile” – Alvvays
- “Far Away” – Eddie Chacon
- “Loso Na Madesu (feat. Natanya) [Lewis OfMan Remix]” – Brian Nasty
- “You Are Mine” – Jay Robinson
- “Golden Lady” – Stevie Wonder
- “Livin’ And Lovin’ In My Own Way (feat. Pete Rock)” – Brandee Younger
- “Dreamin’” – Common & Pete Rock
- “Futile Devices (Shigeto Remix)” – Sufjan Stevens
- “Connaissais de Face (Tiger?)” – Khruangbin & Ginger Root
- “Mission Statement” – Julius Rodriguez
- “Dream Of You” – Lionlimb & Angel Olsen
- “Brown Paper Bag” – DIIV
- “Talk For Hours” – High Vis
- “Ruby My Dear (Radio Edit)” – Geri Allen & Kurt Rosenwinkel
- “Turiya and Ramakrishna” – Alice Coltrane
- “Hold Up (Live On WDET)” – Kasan Belgrave
- “Switch Lanes (Live On WDET)” – Kasan Belgrave
- “Number Three (Live On WDET)” – Kasan Belgrave
- “African Rumble” – Timo Lassy
- “Choy Soda (Waajeed’s Hi-Tech Jazz Remix)” – Takuya Kuroda
Listen to In the Groove with host Ryan Patrick Hooper weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET on Detroit Public Radio 101.9 WDET or stream on-demand at wdet.org.
