TODAY IS JANUARY 18TH, AND WE HERE AT RIPPITOPEN.COM WANT TO SEND OUT BIRTHDAY WISHES TO JAZZ PIANIST RUSSELL FERRANTE OF THE YELLOW JACKETS, JAZZ GUITARIST BOBBY BROOM, JAZZ DRUMMER AL FOSTER, JAZZ BASSIST DOMINIC

LASH, JAZZ SAXOPHONIST STEVE GROSSMAN, AND A SPECIAL WISH TO MY DEAR FRIEND MR. ALVIN JONES, ONE OF THE GREAT VOICES OF 96.3 WHUR'S THE QUIET STORM.