Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. “By no means is jazz dead—that’s essentially why Louis Hayes and I formed this band.” So wrote Woody Shaw in 1976 in response to the much-heralded death of jazz. It was people like Shaw, Hays and others who proved that it was only outdated preconceptions …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Cats On The Keys 3 (Eddie Heywood) Our summer Shortlist “Cats on the Keys” series 3 continues with Eddie Heywood. Heywood had several big pop hits in the 1950s, but also led a late 1940s …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. With the release of “One for Marian,” New York-based pianist, composer and bandleader Roberta Piket shines a warm, loving light on an extraordinary but underappreciated aspect of the career of the beloved pianist and public radio host Marian McPartland–her vast body of work as a …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Cats On The Keys 3 (Ellis Larkins) Our summer Shortlist “Cats on the Keys” series 3 continues with the lalid-back sound of pianist Ellis Larkins. Larkins is known for his gentle touch on the instrument …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. With two Juno Awards, five Juno nominations, and a host of other international awards, Metalwood is arguably Canada’s most decorated jazz ensemble. Between 1997 and 2003, their name became synonymous with groove-oriented electric jazz, winning the band devoted fans around the world. Taking their cue from the …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Cats On The Keys 3 (Boogie-Woogie) Our summer Shortlist “Cats on the Keys” series 3 continues with a survey of the great Boogie-Woogie pianists who had their moment of fame in the Swing Era. Pinetop …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Beginning his professional career with the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra, the top call New York trumpeter Raul Agraz has performed with Tito Puente, the Mingus Big Band and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. Percolating with a combination of Latin rhythms, boss nova, swinging big band arrangements, traditional Venezuelan …
By Dennis Green As a part of KCCK’s Jazz Band Camp, we spend some time in jazz listening. I like to share some videos of jazz performances with the students, working my way through the various instruments. We look at serious pieces from Oscar Peterson, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis, but we also get a …
