Harry Schnipper's guest appearances

Harry Schnipper

Our Town with host Andy Ockershausen - Homegrown History

Ron Paul

Doug Duncan

Tom Quinn

Brian Kelly

Mark Russell

Ric Edelman

Ryan Seacrest

Caroline Carter

Jackie Robinson

Dexter Manley

Michael Collins

Monique Samuels

Eric Shuster

Cathy Hughes

Ed Henry

OwlTail

Harry Schnipper on upcoming Ella Fitzgerald Voice Competition April 27 - 29, 2018 ~". . . Jazz Appreciation Month every April. . . an overreaching program and event that . . . our program at the Smithsonian Institution is April 27-29, 2018. . . The five finalists . . . come from Berlin, Germany; Toronto, Canada; Boston, Massachusetts; and two from the greater Washington Metropolitan Area . . .they'll all be congregating here for the final competition on Saturday, April 28th, at the Museum of American History. And the finalists will perform at Blues Alley . . . singing the Ella Sings Jobim Songbook from the 1981 seminal recording by Ella Fitzgerald."Harry Schnipper - Blues Alley, Owner and Jazz Preservationist, in studio interview with Andy OckershausenAndy Ockershausen:              This is Andy Ockershausen, and this is Our Town. And a little bit of blues in the background for a lot of blues in the foreground. We're glad to have the owner, the maitre d' and the chief bottle washer of Washington's most famous, if not the only Jazz club, Blues Alley. Harry Schnipper. Remember that you're in Our Town.Harry Schnipper:              Pleased to see you and meet you again. Your name is synonymous with Washington media.Andy Ockershausen:              And with Jazz, believe it or not.Paul Anthony | Bill Mayhugh | Felix GrantHarry Schnipper:              And so was Paul Anthony and so was-Andy Ockershausen:              Paul-Janice Iacona Ockershausen:Bill Mayhugh.Harry Schnipper:              Bill Mayhugh. The names-Janice Iacona Ockershausen:Felix Grant.Harry Schnipper:              Felix Grant. Yeah. I mean, the names are so written into the legend of lore of Washington D.C. that-Andy Ockershausen:              The many times we have been connected with Blues Alley over the years because our broadcast station was a radio station that played music-Harry Schnipper:              That's right.Andy Ockershausen:              Now, nobody does that anymore.Harry Schnipper:              No, but if Felix Grant-Andy Ockershausen:              We use music as a big part of our format with a reason, and the reason was they attracted listeners. We had different music in the daytime than we had at night. People would listen to the station and say "It's a polygon of different kind of people and voices." But that's what we were. We were different people, and each of our guys ... We didn't let them call DJs. They were personalities, but they only had their music taste. Janice, my Janice Ockershausen, was Harden and Weavers producer for 10 years. She picked all their music, and they were picking music that their audience loved. And Blues Alley was so important to us.Harry Schnipper:              Did you know that Felix Grant had a live stream back in the '80s out of Blues Alley?Janice Iacona Ockershausen:Yes.Harry Schnipper:              That they had a program that was built around it, and in my house, if it was Felix Grant, it was seven o'clock, and if it was seven o'clock, it was time for supper.Andy Ockershausen:              Every night of the week.Harry Schnipper:              My father thought Felix Grant was part of the family.Andy Ockershausen:              I mentioned to you about one of the previous ... I don't know whether he was the owner or co-owner, Tommy Gwaltney, who was very connected to Felix Grant. I mean, they were buddies about everything, but Felix was a music guy from day one. You know Harry, I asked you to take your jacket off. I took mine off. You know, Felix would do his radio program, never took his jacket and tie off. No matter what happened, he always looked like a performer, and his reason was "I'm playing music for people who understand music, and therefore, I'm going to look good." And boy, he did it Harry.Harry Schnipper:              I can agree with you. I with there was a personality like that today.  But there isn't.  You know, when I was-

Harry Schnipper on upcoming Ella Fitzgerald Voice Competition April 27 - 29, 2018 ~ ". . . Jazz Appreciation Month every April. . . an overreaching program and event that . . . our program at the Smithsonian Institution is April 27-29, 2018. . . The five finalists . . . come from Berlin, Germany; Toronto, Canada; Boston, Massachusetts; and two from the greater Washington Metropolitan Area . . .they'll all be congregating here for the final competition on Saturday, April 28th, at the Museum of American History. And the finalists will perform at Blues Alley . . . singing the Ella Sings Jobim Songbook from the 1981 seminal recording by Ella Fitzgerald." Harry Schnipper - Blues Alley, Owner and Jazz Preservationist, in studio interview with Andy Ockershausen Andy Ockershausen: This is Andy Ockershausen, and this is Our Town. And a little bit of blues in the background for a lot of blues in the foreground. We're glad to have the owner, the maitre d' and the chief bottle washer of Washington's most famous, if not the only Jazz club, Blues Alley. Harry Schnipper. Remember that you're in Our Town. Harry Schnipper: Pleased to see you and meet you again. Your name is synonymous with Washington media. Andy Ockershausen: And with Jazz, believe it or not. Paul Anthony | Bill Mayhugh | Felix Grant Harry Schnipper: And so was Paul Anthony and so was- Andy Ockershausen: Paul- Janice Iacona Ockershausen:Bill Mayhugh. Harry Schnipper: Bill Mayhugh. The names- Janice Iacona Ockershausen:Felix Grant. Harry Schnipper: Felix Grant. Yeah. I mean, the names are so written into the legend of lore of Washington D.C. that- Andy Ockershausen: The many times we have been connected with Blues Alley over the years because our broadcast station was a radio station that played music- Harry Schnipper: That's right. Andy Ockershausen: Now, nobody does that anymore. Harry Schnipper: No, but if Felix Grant- Andy Ockershausen: We use music as a big part of our format with a reason, and the reason was they attracted listeners. We had different music in the daytime than we had at night. People would listen to the station and say "It's a polygon of different kind of people and voices." But that's what we were. We were different people, and each of our guys ... We didn't let them call DJs. They were personalities, but they only had their music taste. Janice, my Janice Ockershausen, was Harden and Weavers producer for 10 years. She picked all their music, and they were picking music that their audience loved. And Blues Alley was so important to us. Harry Schnipper: Did you know that Felix Grant had a live stream back in the '80s out of Blues Alley? Janice Iacona Ockershausen:Yes. Harry Schnipper: That they had a program that was built around it, and in my house, if it was Felix Grant, it was seven o'clock, and if it was seven o'clock, it was time for supper. Andy Ockershausen: Every night of the week. Harry Schnipper: My father thought Felix Grant was part of the family. Andy Ockershausen: I mentioned to you about one of the previous ... I don't know whether he was the owner or co-owner, Tommy Gwaltney, who was very connected to Felix Grant. I mean, they were buddies about everything, but Felix was a music guy from day one. You know Harry, I asked you to take your jacket off. I took mine off. You know, Felix would do his radio program, never took his jacket and tie off. No matter what happened, he always looked like a performer, and his reason was "I'm playing music for people who understand music, and therefore, I'm going to look good." And boy, he did it Harry. Harry Schnipper: I can agree with you. I with there was a personality like that today. But there isn't. You know, when I was-

Harry Schnipper – Blues Alley, Owner and Jazz Preservationist