This Week In Jazz May 1 thru May 7


Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of lyricist Lorenz Hart, organist Richard “Groove” Holmes, pianist John Lewis, trombonist Jimmy Cleveland, bassists Jymie Merritt and Ron Carter and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Miles Ahead” (1956), Charles Mingus’ “Ah Um” (1959), Dexter Gordon’s “Doin’ Alright” (1961), Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis’ “Straight Ahead” (1976), Shirley Horn “Live at the 4 Queens” (1991), The Flying Horse Big Band’s “Florida Rays” (2019) and many others, M-F at noon on JAZZ MASTERS on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.