Jeff Machota
jmachota.bsky.social
Jeff Machota
@jmachota.bsky.social
Jazz for the Minneapolis resistance and Ilhan Omar.
9-11:30am at WEFT 90.1fm. www.weft.org.
Songs from: Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet, Bobby Hutcherson, Miles Davis, Emily Remler, Roy Haynes, Andrew Binder, Russell Malone, and more.
Tune in. Fight back. Dig it.
January 28, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Jazz today for a Chump-free Greenland. 9-11:30am WEFT 90.1fm www.weft.org
Tunes from: Dave Easley, Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner & Peter Bernstein, Jose Gobbo, Shawn Purcell, Hal Galper, Reginald Lewis, Andy Baker, Eric Scott Reed, Joe Farnsworth, and more.
Tune in. Tell ICE to fuck off. Dig it.
January 21, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Jazz as a balm for fascist times. 9-11:30am WEFT 90.1fm and www.weft.org
Tunes today from: Kenny Drew Jr, Jeff Berlin, Amina Claudine Myers, Tony Williams, Elvin Jones, Lewis Nash, Geoff Bradfield, Junko Onishi, Sonny Fortune, Woody Shaw, Billy Harper, and more.
Tune in. Dig it. Fuck ICE.
January 14, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Jazz. 2026 looks to be a horror show, so tune in at WEFT 90.1fm from 9-11:30am and at www.weft.org
Jazz NOT at the KENNEDY Center from: Ray Brown, Randy Weston, Dollar Brand, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver, Dizzy Gillespie, Groove Homes, Jack McDuff, Dexter Gordon, Max Roach, and more.
Tune in. Dig it.
January 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Join me in my Christmas Jazz shelter today. No Claus Jazz here from 9-11:30am on WEFT 90.1fm - www.weft.org
Frosty free jazz from: Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Horace Parlan, Kenny Drew, Jim Hall & Ron Carter, Sonny Criss, Teddy Edwards, and more.
Tune in. Dig it.
December 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Ho, ho, ho - no ho-liday jazz here today. WEFT 90.1fm from 9-11:30am - www.weft.org to stream -
Kringle-free jazz today from: Freddie Hubbard, Emily Kuhn, Quest, Ted Nash, Ed Blackwell, David Kikoski, George Colligan, Shawn Purcell, Eric Scott Reed, and more.Tune in. Remember Rob Reiner. Dig it.
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Jazz for you and your friends at WEFT 90.1fm today from 9-11:30am - streaming at www.weft.org
Tunes today from: Bil Evans, Marc Cary, Chick Corea, John McLean, Kobie Watkins, Tito Carrillo, Art Farmer, Woody Shaw, Stan Getz, Jim Snidero, Dave Douglas, and more.
Tune in. Try and stay calm. Dig it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Jazz for a chilly December AM at WEFT 90.1fm from 9-11:30 - streaming at www.weft.org
Tunes from: Eric Scott Reed, Cyrus Chestnut, David Kikoski, George Colligan, Emily Kuhn, Carl Allen, Eric=, Shawn Purcell, Joshua Redman, Reginald Lewis, Joe Farnsworth, and more.
Tune in. Stay warm. Dig it.
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Jazz today on WEFT Community Radio 90.1fm with Part 2 of my Tribute to Jack DeJohnette. Streaming at www.weft.org
Tunes today from the mid-80s on featuring Jack as a leader and sideman with Kenny Wheeler, Dave Holland, Keith Jarrett, Michael Brecker and others.
Tune in. Take a break. Dig it.
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Jazz today - Tribute to the late master drummer Jack DeJohnette, part 1 - 1965-1980. From 9-11:30am on WEFT Community Radio 90.1fm and streaming at www.weft.org - archived at www.wmpm.org
Tunes as a leader and with Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, and more.
Tune in. Dig it.
November 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Jazz? Jazz. Jazz! 9-11:30am today on WEFT 90.1fm - streaming at www.weft.org
Tunes from: David Murray, Denny Zeitlin, , Roy Haynes, Lee Konitz, Carl Allen, Hal Galper & John Scofield, Shawn Purcell, Linda May Han Oh, Nanami Haruta, and more.
Tune in. Tell Dick Durbin to fuck off. Dig it.
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Jazz for a (year too late) blue wave from 9-11:30am on WEFT 90.1fm and www.weft.org
Tunes this am from: Freddie Hubbard, Joshua Redman David Kikoski, Alex Sipiagin, Shawn Purcell, Joe Farnsworth, Reginald Lewis, Chris Varga, Chad McCullough, and more.
Tune in. Celebrate New York. Dig it.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Jazz today on WEFT Community Radio 90.1fm with a tribute to grammy winning pianist, composer, arranger, and UI alum Jim McNeely. Focusing on his work as a pianist from 9-11:30am at www.weft.org and archived at www.wmpm.org.
Tune in. Dig it.
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Jazz for the East Wing (R.I.P.) this am from 9-11:30 at WEFT Community Radio. Streaming at www.weft.org
Tunes from: Shawn Purcell, Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring, Orrin Evans, Joshua Redman, Alex Sipiagin, Reginald Lewis, David Kikoski, Chad McCullough, Bheki Mseleku, and more.
Tune in. Dig it.
October 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Jazz this am. As the world burns, let the jazz cool you, at least for 2/12 hours from 9-11:30am at WEFT - www.weft.org
Tunes today from: Harold Land, Nat Adderley, Art Blakey, Steve Griggs, Joe Henderson, Matt Olson, Carlos Vega, Ralph Peterson, Andrey Gonçalves, and more.
Tune in. Relax. Dig it.
October 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Jazz for the National Guard to go home to this am. 9-11:30am at 90.1fm. streaming at www.weft.org
Tunes for the trip back to Texas from: Behn Gillece, Chris Varga, Hush Point, Dave Douglas, Linda May Han Oh, Alex Sipiagin, Reginald Lewis, Sharel Cassity, Andy Wheelock, and more.
Tune in. Dig it.
October 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
No govt shutdown will stop the jazz at WEFT 90.1fm. Tune in or stream at www.weft.org
Jazz from: Jimmy Smith, Brother Jack McDuff, Akiko Tsuruga, David Murray, Bobby Broom, Reginald Lewis, Afro-Caribbean Jazz Collective, Chris Varga, Linda May Han Oh, and more.
Tune in. Chill out. Fuck ICE. Dig it.
October 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Jazz time again. No escalator problems here at WEFT 90.1fm. Jazz from 9-11:30am at www.weft.org
Tunes today from Dee Dee Bridgewater & Bill Charlap, Denny Zeitlin, Steve Kuhn, Dave Liebman, Jose Emilio Gobbo, Kevin Brunkhorst, Nicole Glover, Pharoah Sanders, and more.
Tune in. DONATE. Dig it.
September 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Jazz in an ICE free zone. Right here at WEFT 90.1fm and streaming at www.weft.org from 9-11:30am
Jazz for you from: John Coltrane, Hank Jones, Thelonious Monk, Joe Henderson, Jank Mobley, Dexter Gordon, Miles Davis, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, Woody Shaw, and more.
Tune in. Fuck ICE. Dig it.
September 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Tune in to WEFT today for 2 1/2 hours of Chump free jazz. 90.1fm. www.weft.org
Tunes today from: Chip Stephens & Glenn Wilson, Dave Douglas, Hal Galper, Jim Snidero, Nicole Glover, David Murray, Monika Herzig, Kevin Brunkhorst, Chad McCullough, Euan Edmonds, and more.
Tune in. Dig it.
September 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Jazz tribute this am to the late pianist Hal Galper. On WEFT 90.1fm from 9-11:30am - streaming at www.weft.org and archived at www.wmpm.org. If you're in the Illinois National Guard - don't illegally deploy. Stay home and listen to jazz instead. Tunes from Hal Galper.
Stay home. Tune in. Dig it.
September 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Jazz for an independent Federal Reserve this am. 9-11:30am at www.weft.org 90.1fm Tunes for Lisa Cook: Archie Shepp, Joe Chambers, Clark Gibson, Tom Harrell, Horace Silver, Denny Zeitlin, Ornette Coleman, Old and New Dreams, Sonny Rollins, Bob Berg, Steve Griggs, and more.
Tune in. Dig it.
August 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Jazz without the National Guard this am at WEFT Community Radio 90.1fm and www.weft.org - 9-11:30am
Tunes today from: Horace Parlan, Jeff Libman, Chad McCullough, Astral Project, Jose Emilio Gobbo, Kaisa's Machine, Jason Adasiewicz, Charles Mingus, Brian Lynch and more.
Tune in, stay safe, dig it.
August 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Jazz for a mid-August am at WEFT Community Radio 90.1fm from 9-11:30 - at www.weft.org
Tunes from: Denny Zeitlin, Stanley Cowell, Rufus Reid, Dave Easley, Jose Gobbo, Eric Binder, Gary Smulyan, Michael Dease, Kaisa's Machine, Chad McCullough, Dayna Stephens, and more.
Tune in. Kick back. Dig it.
August 13, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Jazz as sanctuary for all - 9-11:30am at 90.1fm and www.weft.org
Take shelter with music from : Jose Emilio Gobbo Trio, Scolohofo, Astral Project, MTB, Kevin Brunkhorst, Chad McCullough, Charles Tolliver, Ed Peterson, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner, Buster Williams, Al Foster, And more.
Tune in. Dig it.
August 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM