Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyKnown for his rich, full tone and polished improvisations, saxophonist and composer Jed Levy has earned the sobriquet of modern master. A mainstay on the New York City jazz scene for 40 years, he has played with a who’s who of jazz, including long standing working relationships with Jaki …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Keith Jarrett’s 80th Birthday Craig celebrates the 80th birthday of pianist Keith Jarrett by sampling some gems from Keith’s career. We’ll begin with his days with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis, and play classic recordings through 2015. Wednesday Night …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of reedmen Sidney Bechet, Edmond Hall and Woody Herman, singers Maxine Sullivan and Betty Carter, pianists Red Garland and Gerald Wiggins, trumpeter Al Porcino, drummers Red Holt and Billy Cobham, composer Burt Bacharach and more. We’ll also mark the recording …
Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski has described singer Nancy Kelly as “…a world-class jazz singer” with “…superb phrasing, excellent time, great intonation and tons of chops…” Rekindling the vibes of her early 1980s, 5-year run at Philly’s famed Jewell’s Jazz Club, Ms. Kelly gathers her musical family—saxophonist Jerry Weldon, guitarist Dave Stryker, drummer Carmen Intorre and …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummer Paul Barbarin, pianists Mary Lou Williams, Stanley Cowell and Keith Jarrett, brassmen Red Nichols, Jack Walrath, Randy Sandke, Til Bronner, and Gabe Medd, singers Teresa Brewer and Tania Maria and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Birthday Salute to Stanley Cowell Craig celebrates the music and memory of the great pianist Stanley Cowell by spinning choice examples from Cowell’s stellar career. We’ll hear him both as a leader and a prominent sideman with the likes of Charles Tolliver, Jimmy Heath, Larry Coryell, Roy Haynes, …
Internationally acclaimed jazzniks Shuffle Demons are celebrating their 40th anniversary in style, recently signing with one of Canada’s leading jazz labels, Alma Records. The first fruit of that union is the band’s eleventh album, “Are You Really Real.” All five members contribute compositions to the disc, with Juno-winning co-founder and primary composer Richard Underhill writing …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Mose Allison, Part 4 Craig presents his 4th and final chronological spotlight of the superlative artistry of legendary pianist, poet, singer, and composer Mose Allison. In this week’s presentation, we’ll hear selections from his final Blue Note releases, some live dates, and his final recording! …
