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This Week In Jazz May 8 thru May 14
Hey, Jazz fans, tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composer Irving Berlin, singer Maxine Sullivan, trombonist J.C. Higginbotham, saxophonist Marshall Royal, pianist Red Garland and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of The Miles Davis Quintet’s “Relaxin’/Steamin’/Workin’” (1956), Charles Minus’ “Mingus Ah Um” (1959), Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers’ …
Special Programs for May 8 thru May 14
Jazz Corner of the World Saturdays at 12:00 Noon Richie Beirach’s Piano Artistry Host Craig Kessler takes a detailed listen to pianist Richie Beirach. We’ll hear Richie from his first recordings in 1974 in a variety of solo settings, with guitarist John Abercrombie, and with reedman Dave Liebman. Tune in for a masterful display …
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” …
This Week In Jazz April 24 thru April 30
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Ma Rainey, Ella Fitzgerald and Blosssom Dearie, saxophonists saxmen Johnny Griffin, Joe Henderson and Teddy Edwards, drummers Denzil Best, Connie Kay and Freddie Waits, multi-instrumentalist Jean “Toots” Thielmans and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Peggy …
This Week In Jazz April 17 thru April 23
Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of Blue Note Records founder Alfred Lion, vibist/bandleader Lionel Hampton, bandleader/multi-instrumentalist Tito Puente, bassist Charles Mingus, guitarist Mundell Lowe, trombonist Slide Hampton and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue” (1959), “The Electrifying Eddie Harris” 1967), Jim Hall’s “Concierto” (1975), …
This Week In Jazz April 10 thru April 16
Hey Jazz fans, tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of reedmen Johnny Dodds, Sal Nistico, Gene Ammons and Nolan Schroeder, singers Helen Forrest, Al Green and Vanessa Rubin, brassmen Tommy Turrentine, Shorty Rodgers, Steve Davis and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2” (1957), Stanley Turrentine’s “Joyride” …
This Week In Jazz: April 4-10
This week as we celebrate the birthdays of the unforgettable Billie Holiday, bassist Gene Ramey, percussionists Stan Levey, Jake Hanna, Mongo Santamaria, Art Taylor, and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Art Blakey’s “The Jazz Messengers” (1956), Booker Little’s “Out Front” (1961), Donald Byrd’s “Black Byrd” (1972), Hank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff’s “On the …
This Week In Jazz March 20 thru March 26
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of guitarists George Benson and Melvin Sparks, pianist/singer/songwriter Dave Frishberg, bassists Paul Motian and Larry Gales, vibists Dave Pike and Stefon Harris and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington’s “1952 Seattle Concert”, Miles Davis and John …