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Special Programs for the Week of October 14
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: B-3 Blitz Two: John Medeski The B-3 Blitz Two series on the great Hammond B-3 organ players continues with the ever-reaching John Medeski. Almost from the start he has been a part of a trio …
New Music Monday for October 7, 2013
One would be hard-pressed to name a working jazz musician who has played with a longer list of great artists than Ray Mantilla. Beginning his career in the 1950s, the percussionist has played with such widely diverse personalities as Xavier Cugat, Freddie Hubbard, Gato Barbieri, Cedar Walton, Michael Urbaniak, Kenny Burrell, Shirley Scott …
Special Programs for the Week of October 7
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: B-3 Blitz Two: Robert Walter The B-3 Blitz Two series on the great Hammond B-3 organ players continues with Robert Walter—the funky keyboardist who was a founder of the well-known Grayboy Allstars group in 1994. …
Special Programs for the Week of Sept. 30
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: B-3 Blitz Two: Tony Monaco The B-3 Blitz Two series on the great Hammond B-3 organ players continues with Tony Monaco. His name is not a “household common” yet, but he has been a pretty …
New Music Monday for September 30, 2013
Steve Turre recalls, “When I was ten years old, I wanted to play violin. My dad said, ‘Beginning violin sounds like a cat in the alley. Pick a horn.’” It is probably safe to say that the jazz world has been immeasurably enriched because of the senior Mr. Turre’s dislike of the violin. …
Special Programs for the Week of Sept. 23
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: B-3 Blitz Two: Reuben Wilson (new series) The B-3 Blitz Two series on the great Hammond B-3 organ players continues with the soul-jazz of Reuben Wilson. He started out to be a boxer and pro …
New Music Monday for September 23, 2013
Opportunities for jazz musicians to perform with the music’s legendary figures are becoming more and more rare. The value of working with, and learning from, these elder statesmen has been elemental in the development of the music. Drummer Albert ‘Tootie’ Heath is not only a living bridge to the heroes of the golden age of …
SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPT. 16
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: B-3 Blitz Two: Mel Rhyne (new series) The B-3 Blitz Two series on the great Hammond B-3 organ players continues with Mel Rhyne. Rhyne’s legacy is his work with the innovative Indianapolis guitarist, Wes Montgomery, …