Hey Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of lyricist Ira Gershwin, saxophonist Marshall Royal, pianist Dave Brubeck bassist/singer Jay Leonhart, singer/songwriter Tom Waits and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Louis Armstrong and His Friends: All Stars in Concert, 1951 (1951), Art Farmer Quartet feat. Jim Hall: Live at the Half-Note (1963), Paul Desmond’s “Skylark” (1973), Louie Bellson & His Jazz Orchestra’s “East Side Suite” (1987), Dee Dee Bridgewater’s “Keeping Tradition” (1992), Ulysses Owens, Jr. Big Band’s “Souls Conversations” (2019) and many others, Mondays thru Fridays at noon on Jazz Masters on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.