Renner brings "Scientific Method" to KWUR

Local music scene veteran Tony Renner sends word that he's now hosting a jazz radio program from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Thursday mornings on KWUR (90.3 FM). The program is called "The Scientific Method" and features a mix of vintage and modern sounds; for example, the playlist for this week's installment ran the gamut from bebop tracks by Bud Powell and Kenny Clarke to more recent recordings from the likes of Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.

Renner's been involved in various aspects of the St. Louis music scene since the 1980s; his activities have included writing for the seminal local rock fanzine Jet Lag, working at community radio station KDHX, and playing guitar with various experimental/ambient/post-rock groups such as Tiger Mountain, Cenozoic and his current project learn, artist.

KWUR is the low-power radio station operated by Washington University. If you're close to the Wash U. campus and get decent FM reception on your radio of choice, you may be able to pick it up over the air; in other areas, your best bet probably is to access the online stream at the station's Web site.

(Edited 2/1/08 to fix a typo. Edited 2/18/08 to correct the URL for KWUR.)