Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify.The Tokyo born, New York based Miho Hazama has made quite a name for herself as an arranger, composer and conductor. She has composed pieces for the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and Siena Wind Ochestra and has arranged for artists and ensembles as diverse as the Danish Radio Big …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Puerto Rican trumpeter Charlie Sepulveda has been a fixture of the Latin jazz world since the late 1980s when he played in the band of pianist and composer Eddie Palmieri. During the 1990s, a renaissance period for el jazz Latino, the brassman toured and recorded with an array …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Formidable Flutes: Charles Lloyd Though he primarily plays tenor saxophone and flute, Charles Lloyd occasionally records on other reed instruments, such as alto saxophone and the Hungarian tárogató. Lloyd’s Quartet was the first jazz group to appear at the famed Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. The Los Angeles-based trio of guitarist Mike Clinco, Hammond organist John Van Tongeren and drummer Kendall Kay formed in 2013 as Trinom3 and began honing their unique approach to the organ trio sound. With a shared vision for improvisational music, and a list of collective credits that includes everybody …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Formidable Flutes: Dave Valentin Grammy-winner Dave Valentin’s first musical love was percussion. He played congas and timbales professionally by age 10. At the age of 12, he took up the flute so he could get to …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Greg Fishman is a dynamic tenor saxophonist who has been on the Chicago jazz scene for the past twenty-five years. His bright and appealing tone and his steady stream of creative ideas have made him a major force in both the Chicago and international jazz world. He …
We are saddened to learn of the passing of a great musician and friend, John Shultz. Music fans knew John as one of the region’s top keyboard players, in groups like The Beaker Brothers Band, The Moe Band, Big Fun, and his own John Shultz Organization. His final public performance was in March 2018 with …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Two-time Grammy nominated Australian saxophonist and composer Troy Roberts, now based in New York City, maintains a busy performance and recording schedule around the globe with some of the great artists of today including Joey DeFrancesco and Jeff ‘Tain’ Watts. He’s also performed with Christian McBride, Dave Douglas, Sammy …
