Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. “He wasn’t just one of the guys. For me, he was beyond that,” says Miguel Zenon about Ismael Rivera, the subject of his latest project, “Sonero.” “He exemplified the highest level of artistry. He was like Bird, Mozart, Einstein, Ali—he was that guy.” Zenon and his quartet offer …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women in Jazz: Barbara Dennerlein Organist Barbara Dennerlein, dubbed “the organ tornado from Munich,” has received critical acclaim not only for her performance, but for her collaborations with some of the most cutting edge musicians in …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. The art form commonly referred to as Latin jazz is a musical expression of the heart and soul of New York, an exciting reflection of the rhythms and spirit of the city’s merging of Latino and African-American cultures. The music of Bill O’Connell is a product of …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Barbara Carroll Pianist and vocalist Barbara Carroll was proclaimed “the first girl ever to play bebop piano” by Leonard Feather. Her longstanding trio once featured Charlie Byrd on guitar. She worked briefly with …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Ask Jimmy Cobb how it feels to have spent over seven decades as one of jazz’s pillars and he responds in typically effacing fashion, “I didn’t really expect to be alive all these years later—I’m thankful I’ve been able to be here this long.” Starting with his …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Louise Baranger Born in Hollywood, trumpeter and bandleader Louise Baranger has made a career working in the TV and movie industry. Along the way, she has recorded some fine albums under her own …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Several years in the making and infused with a lifetime of inspiration and appreciation, “Wareika Hill (Rastamonk Vibrations)” is Monty Alexander’s delightfully imaginative and compelling interpretation of the music of Thelonious Monk. Wareika Hill refers to a place in Jamaica where Rastafarian musicians used to gather, …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Women In Jazz: Maria Schneider & Lisa Hilton Maria Schneider and Lisa Hilton are both multi-talented, multi-faceted artists. Schneider’s big break came when she was hired by Gil Evans as his copyist. She has gone on …
