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This Week’s Shows April 14 thru April 20
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Herbie Hancock’s Birthday Join host Craig Kessler as he celebrates the 85th birthday of the legendary Herbie Hancock by spinning a tasty variety of his music, including some classic charts for Blue Note Records, some work with his group Mwandishi, recordings for Columbia, Verve, and so …
This Week’s Shows April 7 thru April 13
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Booker Little Birthday Celebration Craig notes the birth date anniversary of trumpet genius Booker Little, Jr. This seminal figure in jazz history passed on at the very early age of 23. We’ll hear examples of his brilliant artistry with the likes of Eric Dolphy, Max Roach, …
This Week’s Shows March 31 thru April 6
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Happy Birthday Tete Montoliu Craig celebrates the birthday anniversary of pianist Vicenc Montoliu I Massana, aka “Tete” Montoliu, born in Catalonia, Spain in 1933 and with us until August of 1997. Craig plays a number of absolutely wonderful solo and group recordings from this master of …
This Week’s Shows March 24 thru March 30
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Happy 85th Birthday Lew Tabackin Craig spins from recording dates led by Lewis Barry “Lew” Tabackin, and from many sideman dates with top-notch jazz artists. We’ll also hear big band releases with his 95-year-old wife, pianist and bandleader, Toshiko Akiyoshi. …
This Week’s Shows March 17 thru March 23
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Charles Lloyd’s 87th Birthday Craig plays a wide variety of exciting gems from the lengthy career of reedman Charles Lloyd, which spans from 1959 to the present. We’ll hear from his Columbia releases, as well as many titles from Atlantic, ECM, Blue Note, and other jazz labels. …
This Week’s Shows March 10 thru March 16
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Mose Allison, Part 3 Craig continues his 4-part chronological series on the artistry of legendary pianist, poet, singer, and composer Mose Allison. We’ll listen to selections from his final three Atlantic releases, his two albums for Elektra Records, the first few Blue Note releases, and a …
This Week’s Shows March 3 thru March 9
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Sunnyside Records, Part Two Craig continues his series of presentations that explore the top-notch Sunnyside record label founded in 1982 and operated by Francois Zalacain. We’ll hear a variety of diverse selections from premier artists, such as Dan Tepfer, Deidre Rodman, Happy Apple, Roswell Rudd, Sal …
This Week’s Shows February 24 thru March 2
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Listening to “Lucky” Craig spins fabulous material from legendary saxophonist Eli “Lucky” Thompson’s lengthy career that spanned the early 1940s well into the 1970s. We’ll hear superb work from Thompson, on both soprano sax and tenor sax. Wednesday Night Special …