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Special Programs: Week of December 11 – December 16
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats On The Keys 4: Barbara Carroll Host Bob Naujoks introduces pianist Barbara Carroll to Iowa. Though long in tenure in New York City, she is not well known in the Midwest. Her early years were …
Special Programs: Week of December 4 – December 9
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats On The Keys 4: John Hicks Pianist John Hicks is The Short List subject this week. His resume includes stints with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, singer Betty Carter and the 1970s Woody Herman Herd. His …
Special Programs: Week of November 27 – December 2
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats On The Keys 4: Jaki Byard This week’s Short List features the long-overlooked but excellent pianist Jaki Byard. He has a legacy of 35 solo recordings and another 50 as a sideman. Byard played with …
Special Programs: Week of November 20 – November 25
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats On The Keys 4: Mulgrew Miller Pianist Mulgrew Miller is the subject of this week’s Short List. Miller started poking at the piano when he was six, and began formal lessons two years later. As …
Special Programs: Week of November 13 – November 18
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats On The Keys 4: Cyrus Chestnut Cyrus Chestnut’s accessible mix of gospel, blues and bop-tinged piano jazz has emerged as a strong voice in just the last decade. Though he started his career with such …
Special Programs: Week of November 6 – November 11
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats On The Keys 4: Renee Rosnes Pianist Renee Rosnes continues our “Cats On the Keys Four” series. Canadian-born, Rosnes started with music very young – at three on the piano; five on the violin. Rosnes …
Special Programs: Week of October 30 – November 4
The Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats On The Keys 4 The Short List this week features pianist Bill Charlap as Bob continues his “Cats On the Key Four” series. Bill Charlap has been on the jazz scene for over two …
Special Programs: Week of October 23 – October 28
The Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats On The Keys 4 Listen to the best jazz pianist you have never heard of – Ted Rosenthal. His resume includes performances with trombonist Bob Brookmeyer, saxophonist David Sanborn and trumpeter Art Farmer. …