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This Week In Jazz May 10 thru May 16
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist/bandleader King Oliver, composer Irving Berlin, pianist/composers Gil Evans and Red Garland, singers Barbara Dane and Betty Carter, bassist Buddy Catlett, trumpeters Al Porcino and Stu Williamson, harmonicist Gregoire Maret and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of …
This Week In Jazz May 3 thru May 9
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of cornetist Red Nichols, pianists Mary Lou Williams, John Lewis, Don Friedman and Keith Jarrett, trumpeters Maynard Ferguson and Richard Williams, singer Teresa Brewer and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Billy Taylor’s “Cross Section” (1953), Miles Davis’ …
Special Programs for May 4 – May 9
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Morgana King Vocalist Morgana King began singing in nightclubs at the age of 16. Her 1964 album, “A Taste of Honey” was well received. Following the death of her husband, trombonist Willie Dennis, she …
This Week In Jazz April 26 thru May 2
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer/bandleader Duke Ellington, harmonica player Toots Thielemanns, drummers Connie Kay and Denzil Best, singers Bing Crosby, Blossom Dearie, Shirley Horn and Willie Nelson, reedmen Jimmy Giuffre, Teddy Edwards and Big Jay McNeely and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording …
This Week In Jazz April 19 thru April 25
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays drummers Tommy Benford and Carl Allen, vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, trombonist Slide Hampton, guitarist/composer Mundell Lowe, bandleader/multi-instrumentalist Tito Puente, saxmen Johnny Griffin and Joe Henderson, bassists Charles Mingus and Paul Chambers, singers Ella Fitzgerald and Madeleine Peyroux and more!!! We’ll also …
This Week In Jazz April 12 thru April 18
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxophonists Bud Freeman, Gene Ammons and Leo Parker, vibist Teddy Charles, trumpeter Shorty Rogers, trombonist Freddie Green, flutist Herbie Mann, vocalist The. Rev. Al Green and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lester Young’s “Blue Lester” (1944), …
This Week In Jazz April 5th thru April 11th
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummers Stan Levey, Art Taylor, Pete Laroca and Steve Gadd, percussionist Mongo Santa Maria, pianists Andre Previn, Claude Bolling and Victor Feldman, saxophonists Charlie Rouse, Stanley Turrentine, Gerry Mulligan and Pat LaBarbera,guitarists Gene Bertoncini and John Pizzarelli, vocalist Carmen …
This Week In Jazz March 29 thru April 4
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Astrud Gilberto, Frankie Laine and Norah Jones, trumpeters Booker Little and Herb Alpert, saxplayers Lanny Morgan, Dick Oatts and Harry Carney, guitarist Dave Stryker, drummer Jake Hanna and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Art Pepper’s …