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Special Programs: Week of October 16 — October 21
The Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Ramsey Lewis had a monster hit in the 1960’s with “The In-Crowd.” It shouldered aside both the Beatles and Barbra Streisand from the charts. The Gospel-Funk groove launched Lewis into a long, successful career that …
Special Programs: Week of October 9 – October 14
The Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats On The Keys 4 Featured this week is the somewhat forgotten, but brilliant technician Dorothy Donegan. Critics ignored her because of her flamboyant performance style. Some said her antics got in the way of …
Special Programs: Week of October 2 — October 7
The Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats On The Keys 4 A new “Cats On The Keys” series begins with week, featuring Fred Hersch. One of the leading influences on young players today, his playing is what one reviewer calls “borderless, …
Special Programs: Week of September 25 – September 30
The Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Jazz In The Pacific Northwest Featured this week is a survey of clubs in the Pacific Northwest. Portland had an active jazz scene, but the bassist Leroy Vinnegar’s move to that city in the mid-80s, …
Special Programs: Week of September 18 – September 23
The Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List this week spotlights Yoshi’s jazz club in Oakland, California. Originally a Japanese restaurant opened by Yoshi Akiba, the club has moved several times, gone through ups and downs, but today remains one …
Special Programs: Week of September 11 – September 16
The Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List this week takes us to both coasts: Smalls in Greenwich Village and the Keystone Korner in San Francisco. Smalls is a unique place that records each performance and issues downloads and CDs …
Special Programs For The Week of September 4 – 10
The Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The legendary Village Vanguard is the oldest jazz club in New York City. It started out as a place for poets and folk singers, but soon jam sessions could be heard with the greatest swing …
Special Programs: Week of August 28 – September 2
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Two jazz venues are featured this week on The Short List. The posh Rainbow Room atop the RCA building, and the long-passed Basin Street East. Each had their heyday. The Rainbow Room flourished …