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This Week In Jazz August 25 to August 31
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassist Charles Fambrough, drummer Karriem Riggins, composer Leonard Bernstein, trombonist Michael Dease, vibist Mike Freeman, guitarist Pat Martino, saxmen/composers Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Wayne Shorter and Branford Marsalis, singers Jimmy Rushing and Cecile McLorin Salvant, pianists …
This Week In Jazz August 18th thru August 25th
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/bandleader/composer Count Basie, trombonists Jack Teagarden and Jiggs Whigham, pianist Jimmy Rowles, trumpeter Art and bassist Addison Farmer, Bluesman John Lee Hooker, drummer Ginger Baker and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Jimmy Smith’s “The Sermon” (1957), …
This Week In Jazz August 11th thru August 17th
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of organist Bill Heid, saxman Donnie McCaslin, guitarist Pat Metheny, drummer Jo Jones, trumpeter Benny Bailey, pianist George Shearing and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Red Garland’s “Garland of Red” (1956), Shelly Manne & Friends’ “My Fair …
This Week In Jazz August 4th thru August 10th
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Jeri Southern, Abbey Lincoln, Jimmy Witherspoon, Patti Austin and Cyrille Aimee, reedmen Benny Carter, Eric Alexander, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Arnett Cobb and Sonny Simmons, bassists Chuck Israels and Charlie Haden, trombonists George Bohannon and Urbie Green and more!!! …
Sevareid Award for Best Writing on “Soundtrack to the Struggle”
Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI) recently acknowledged KCCK-FM for its series, “Soundtrack to the Struggle.” KCCK production specialists Ron Adkins and Hollis Monroe accepted the Eric Sevareid Award for Best Writing. “Soundtrack to the Struggle” is an on-going series of short features, airing twice daily during February’s Black History month. Each feature spotlights a …
This Week In Jazz July 28th thru August 3rd
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Hank Jones and Gap Magione, saxmen James Spaulding and David Sanborn, guitarists Kenny Burrell and Stanley Jordan, the great Tony Bennett and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Dr. Billy Taylor’s “Cross Section” (1954), Gerry Mulligan/The …
This Week In Jazz July 21st thru July 27th
Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Dr. Billy Taylor, Sonny Clark and Loren Schoenberg, saxophonists Johnny Hodges, Bill Perkins, and singer Janis Siegel. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Conte Candoli’s “Powerhouse Trumpet” (1955), “Chet Baker Sings” (1956), Abbey Lincoln’s “It’s Magic” (1958) and many others throughout the …
This Week In Jazz July 14th thru July 20th
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Vince Guaraldi and Larry Fuller, drummers Philly Joe Jones, Joe Morello, Bobby Previte and Ben Riley, bassist Abraham Laboriel, vibist Caj Tjader and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Charles Mingus’ “New Tijuana Moods” (1957), …