Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Velma Middleton and Teri Thornton, saxmen Art Pepper and Clifford Jordan, pianists Horace Silver, Richie Powell and Gene Harris, bassists Larry Ridley, Essiet Essiet and Lonnie Plaxico, drummer Sherrie Mericle, trumpeter/bandleader Gerlad Wilson and more! We’ll also mark …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyVocalist Mark Winkler, an acclaimed artist on the Los Angeles jazz scene, is a prolific recording artists and lyricist. His original songs have been sung and recorded by a cadre of top singers like Dianne Reeves, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Randy Crawford. He now releases his 22nd album, “Hold On,” …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Terje Rypdal Turns 78 Craig spins a variety of dazzling work from this Norwegian guitarist and composer. We’ll hear material mostly from the famed ECM Records label. Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Soul Sacrifice at First Friday Jazz …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singer/pianist Jimmy Rushing, saxophonists Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Med Flory, Jerry Dodgion and Brandford Marsalis, composer Leonard Bernstein, singer Dinah Washington, guitarist Pat Martino and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of The Clifford Brown Memorial Album (1953), …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Mal Waldron’s Birthday Anniversary Craig presents an exciting range of material from pianist Mal Waldron’s stunning career. We’ll hear Mal as a leader of his own groups, as well as a side man with a long list of well-known artists like John Coltrane, Gene Ammons, Teddy Charles, …
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, trumpeters Art Farmer and Oscar Brashear, drummers Ginger Baker and Steve Smith, pianists Jimmy Rowles and Shelly Berg, bassists Addison Farmer and John Clayton and more. We’ll also mark the …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifySaxophonist Ron Blake is a native of Puerto Rico and grew up in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. He’s earned three Grammy Awards as a member of the Christian McBride Big Band and four Emmy’s as a member of the “Saturday Night Live” band. He’s been on the faculty of …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyDrummer Snorre Kirk, originally from Norway but long based in Demark, has earned a strong reputation for his elegant percussion work, original compositions, and deep connection to tradition. When he first heard reedman Giacomo Smith in London, he knew he’d found a kindred spirit. Their collaboration started in 2019 and …
