Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Cats on the Keys: Kenny Werner Kenny Werner is one of the most creative of all contemporary jazz players. He found his musical direction at the Berklee School of Music. He prefers the traditional piano trio, …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Richie Cole is an internationally recognized jazz legend who began his career as the lead altoist in the Buddy Rich Big Band. He later started his own quintet and toured worldwide popularizing bebop and his Alto Madness style. He has recorded over 50 albums as a leader. …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Jazz sensibility comes naturally to pianist Benny Green, the New York City-born son of a jazz saxophonist. At a young age, Green’s ear became fine-tuned to the art form, and he soon found himself invited to perform alongside jazz icons like Betty Carter, Freddie Hubbard and Ray …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Cats on the Keys: Brad Mehldau Brad Mehldau has been called, “One of the most important pianists of any generation.” He played in clubs as a teen in high school and learned from Fred Hersch and …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Pianist Aaron Goldberg was introduced to drummer Leon Parker’s singular playing alongside keyboard icons including Kenny Barron, Brad Mehldau and Jacky Terrasson in the early 1990s. Parker was a trailblazer on the kit, intent on developing a distinct language and sound all his own. The pair had …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Cats on the Keys: Lovie Austin The Short List this week recalls Lovie Austin, a Chicago pianist and arranger of the 1920’s. She led her own band and played with some of the best of …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. The music of Joel Harrison stubbornly defies categorization. From haunting psychedelia to rollicking Afro-Appalachian grooves, from the complex poly-everything of Charles Ives to the deceptively simple re-imagining of American folk ballads, Harrison is perhaps the most imaginative, inventive and inclusive artist in contemporary jazz music. The …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Cats on the Keys: Shelly Berg Pianist Shelly Berg’s greatest accomplishments lie in jazz education, not necessarily on stage. Berg was a top-ranked educator for over thirty years, teaching at the University of California’s Thornton School …
