Jorge Canavati is the principal at J. Canavati & Co. LLC, an agent for Logistics Plus Inc., which provides worldwide logistics with global offices. Jorge has over 35 year of experience in writing, international trade, multimodal transportation, air cargo, and energy logistics. He is currently on the board of various international trade organizations and is the Chair elect for Global Chamber San Antonio 2021. Jorge was also recently appointed by Mayor Nirenberg to the Airport System Development Committee.
Jorge has been married for 37 years to Daisy Miriam. They have two adult children, Jorge Mauricio and Gabriela Sofia, a daughter-in-law, Michelle Gonzales, and “a lovely granddaughter, Penelope Michelle”. When he is not spending time with his family or working he enjoys cooking (live fire and BBQ), reading, and hosting his radio show, “Jazz de México”. Jorge has loved music since he was a child. For him, “music is a most important thread in the fabric of life”. When Jorge moved to San Antonio in 2005, he was hooked on KRTU and its programming. He became a KRTU member and his engagement grew from then on.
“Jazz de México” is the jazz program he hosts on KRTU 91.7 FM. It broadcasts Sunday nights from 7:00-9:00pm CST. It is the only Mexican jazz program in the world. Jorge started listening to jazz when he worked as a recording engineer in the late 70s. He “truly dove deep into the art form once he started working at KRTU in 2010”. He had the idea to create “Jazz de México” in 2010, he shared this idea with Ron Nirenberg, General Manager at the time, and “the rest is history”. “Jazz de México” has grown since and now is 2 hours of music with podcast elements. They have one of the largest collections of Mexico jazz, and “this remark comes from people in the jazz world, in Mexico”. Jorge likes to choose the music and its order based on “inspiration, crazy ideas, stories, special events, milestones, special dates or holidays in Mexico, and fly by the seat of his pants ideas”. “Jazz de México” is an exhibition of all genres and subgenres that fall under the umbrella of jazz.
“If you really think about it, “Jazz de Mexico” is a microcosm of KRTU jazz & Indie overnight. Listen closely. One weekly two hour program represents the same music that KRTU jazz & Indie overnight play 24/7/365 but from one country: Mexico. Dig it.”
- Jorge Canavati