Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Before embarking on a career in jazz, Leslie Pintchik was a teaching assistant in English literature at Columbia University, where she also received her Master of Philosophy degree in seventeenth-century English literature. She first surfaced on the Manhattan jazz scene in a trio with legendary bassist Red …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Greta Matassa The Vocal Short List this week features Greta Matassa, a little known singer from Seattle. She has appeared on a previous Short List program with guitarist Mimi Fox, but this time …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. America has always been fascinated by the popular music exported back to us by our neighbors from across the pond. The British Invasion of the 1960s profoundly influenced music in every decade to the present. For the trio of Hart, Scone and Albin, the invaders are the …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Kenny Rankin While not strictly a jazz singer, Kenny Rankin’s music has been embraced by the jazz audience over the years. He grew up in New York City and absorbed multiple influences – …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. The inspiration for the DIVA Jazz Orchestra came from Stanley Kay, one-time manager and relief drummer for Buddy Rich. In 1990, he was conducting a band in which Sherrie Maricle was playing the drums. He immediately picked up on her extraordinary talent and began to wonder if there were …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Amanda Randolph This week, The Short List profiles singer-actress Amanda Randolph, whose recorded output is slim, but is an accomplished performer nonetheless. She was the first African-American to have a daytime television program, …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Referred to by the media as one of the newest and most innovative voices in modern jazz guitar, Bulgarian-born, Bay Area-based Hristo Vitchev has been captivating audiences across the globe. At only 37, he has already released nine critically acclaimed albums as a leader plus four more as …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Hadda Brooks This week, the Vocal Short List Fifteen spotlights the lesser-known West Coast artist Hadda Brooks. She followed in the footsteps of Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson and even had a hit …
