Since January 2000, I have hosted a radio show every Sunday on Jazz90.1 in Rochester, New York. The Sunday Music Festa initially ran on Sundays from 12:00 noon until 2:00 p.m. A celebration of the Italian American legacy in song, the show features the talents of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Perry Como, Louie Prima, Jimmy Durante, Bobby Darin, Connie Francis, Toni Arden, Marlene VerPlanck, Joni James, John Pizzarelli, Julius LaRosa, as well as jazz instrumentalists like Buddy DeFranco, Flip Phillips, Louie Bellson, Frank Vignola, Joe Ascione, Gene Bertoncini, Joyce Dicamillo, Pete Rugulo, Charlie Ventura, Joe Venuti and many, many more. Fortunately, the show found an enthusiastic following and eventually was extended to its current time slot every Sunday from 12:00 noon until 3:00 p.m.
The last hour was dubbed The Otto Show and it spotlights the same great pop/jazz standards but also opens the festivities up to all the legendary performers outside of the Italian American ethnic line. On any given Sunday you might hear Louie Armstrong, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Mel Torme, Count Basie, Susannah McCorkle, Joe Williams, and the list goes on and on. 
In recent months, the line between the SMF and TOS has become more blurred. The three hours is a free-for-all of the best music from the 1920s to the 1970s. If, by chance, there's been any good music made since the 1970s, I'll play it. However, it's not an issue all that often.
You can listen in any Sunday from 12:00 noon until 3:00 p.m. eastern time by clicking right here or by clicking onto the Jazz90.1 link in the left column of this sight. That will bring you to the Jazz90.1 homepage where you can click on "Listen Live" right under the site's banner heading with the pictures of great jazz musicians. Jazz90.1 is one of the very few 24/7 jazz stations in the entire country. The people that work at this station LOVE the music they play and are very knowledgeable about it. It's a great station. Listen just once or twice and I believe you'll keep coming back for more.
If/when you listen to the show and you like what you hear, by all means, drop me an e-mail. You can do so from the Jazz90.1 website or from right here on my sight. If you don't like what you hear then, by all means, keep it to yourself.
