Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of songwriter E.Y. “Yip” Harburg, singers Billie Holiday and Carmen McRae, percussionists Mongo Santamaria, Victor Feldman, Pete LaRoca, and Steve Gadd, pianist/composer Claude Bolling, multi-instrumentalist Joe Defrancesco and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Dizzy Gillespie’s “Birk’s Works” …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Nnenna Freelon’s voice is a reflection of life, filled with personal stories, deep emotion, and quiet wisdom. Since her 1992 debut, the seven-time Grammy nominee has used her unique perspective to tell familiar stories—from reimagining Billie Holiday to paying tribute to Stevie Wonder. On “Beneath the Skin,” she …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Alberta Hunter and Doris Day, vibist Red Norvo, trumpeters Booker Little, Al Hirt and Al Naylor, guitarists Freddie Green and Larry Coryell, pianist/composer Duke Jordan, saxophonist Harry Carney, bassist Scott Lafaro, drummer Duduka da Fonseca and more. We’ll …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Happy Birthday Tete Montoliu Craig celebrates the birthday anniversary of pianist Vicenc Montoliu I Massana, aka “Tete” Montoliu, born in Catalonia, Spain in 1933 and with us until August of 1997. Craig plays a number of absolutely wonderful solo and group recordings from this master of …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of reedmen Ben Webster, James Moody and Lew Tabackin, bassists Ike Issacs, Larry Gales and Steve LaSpina, singers Sarah Vaughan and Stacy Kent, drummers Paul Motian and Steve Fidyk and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington’s …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Happy 85th Birthday Lew Tabackin Craig spins from recording dates led by Lewis Barry “Lew” Tabackin, and from many sideman dates with top-notch jazz artists. We’ll also hear big band releases with his 95-year-old wife, pianist and bandleader, Toshiko Akiyoshi. …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Step into a world of extraordinary talent and unrivaled creativity with Steve Allee’s latest endeavor, “Naptown Sound.” Celebrating the rich musical heritage of Indianapolis, or Naptown as locals affectionately call it, the disc pays tribute to legendary Indy musicians such as Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, J.J. Johnson, Slide …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Marian McPartland, Sir Charles Thompson, Lennie Tristano and Harold Mabern, singer Nat ‘King’ Cole, trombonists Grover Mitchell and Curtis Fowlkes, guitarist Bill Frisell, vibist Joe Locke and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Joe Roland (1955), …
