This Week In Jazz May 7 thru May 13


Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composers Irving Berlin and Burt Bacharach, trombonist J.C. Higginbotham, drummer Mel Lewis, bassist Gary Peacock, pianist/composer Carla Bley, bassist Blake Shaw, pianist/composer Jarrett Purdy and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Miles Ahead” (1956), Dexter Gordon’s “Dexter Calling” (1961), Art Farmer’s “The Summer Knows” (1976), Chet Baker’s “Chet in Chicago” (1986), Irene Reid’s “Movin’ Out” (1999), The Flying Horse Big Band’s “Florida Rays” (2019) and many others 10am to 2pm, Monday thru Friday, with Jazz Masters at noon.