Ahamefule J. Oluo's guest appearances

Ahamefule J. Oluo

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Live Wire with Luke Burbank

Delicious Mediocrity

Kevin Morby

Jeff Tweedy

Jason Isbell

Faye Webster

Amanda Shires

Justin Townes Earle

Nicole Byer

Thomas Middleditch

Rob Huebel

Moshe Kasher

Rebecca Traister

Leila Janah

Ijeoma Oluo

Kelly McEvers

Scott Carrier

OwlTail

Seattle composer and celebrated jazz musician Ahamefule J. Oluo’s latest work is a musical portrait of his mother, ‘Susan.’ Through the lens of humor and optimism, he shifts the focus from the story of his absent father to a celebration of the laughter and creativity his mother used to pick up the pieces. Leading a talented orchestra, Oluo joins John Gilbreath on KEXP’s Jazz Theater to perform four songs and discuss the trusting audience of Seattle, visiting his ancestral home in Nigeria, and where this project will take him next. Recorded 11/25/2019.  Land Called She Anybody Out There Man From Obibi End Of Courtesy Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seattle composer and celebrated jazz musician Ahamefule J. Oluo’s latest work is a musical portrait of his mother, ‘Susan.’ Through the lens of humor and optimism, he shifts the focus from the story of his absent father to a celebration of the laughter and creativity his mother used to pick up the pieces. Leading a talented orchestra, Oluo joins John Gilbreath on <a href="https://www.kexp.org/djs/john-gilbreath/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KEXP’s Jazz Theater</a> to perform four songs and discuss the trusting audience of Seattle, visiting his ancestral home in Nigeria, and where this project will take him next. Recorded 11/25/2019. <ol> <li>Land Called She</li> <li>Anybody Out There</li> <li>Man From Obibi</li> <li>End Of Courtesy</li> </ol><a href="https://www.kexp.org/donate" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Rhys Darby

Kelly Sue DeConnick

Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share the superpowers they would most like to possess; comedian Rhys Darby schools us on the secret underwater continent of Zealandia; comic book writer Kelly Sue DeConnick explains how she uncovers the humanity in her superhero characters; theater artist Ahamefule Oluo admits that performing a one-man show about his mother is sometimes awkward… especially when she’s in the audience; and indie rocker Cataldo teams up with Oluo to perform “When You First See the Waves” from the new album "Literally Main Street."

Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share the superpowers they would most like to possess; comedian Rhys Darby schools us on the secret underwater continent of Zealandia; comic book writer Kelly Sue DeConnick explains how she uncovers the humanity in her superhero characters; theater artist Ahamefule Oluo admits that performing a one-man show about his mother is sometimes awkward… especially when she’s in the audience; and indie rocker Cataldo teams up with Oluo to perform “When You First See the Waves” from the new album "Literally Main Street."

"Origin Stories" with Rhys Darby, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Ahamefule J. Oluo, and Cataldo