Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. When Freddy Cole is asked why he is finally releasing a tribute to his legendary older brother, who left this world 50 years ago, his answer is hardly surprising. “Because I felt the time was right.” Anytime is the right time for a new Freddy Cole …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Vocal Short List 14 (Marlene Ver Planck) New Series Marlene Ver Planck is not a household name, even in jazz circles, but she has been a steady singing force since the 1950s, and has fully two …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Singer Jane Monheit has had plenty of milestone moments in establishing herself as one of today’s best and most important vocalist-musicians. With her new CD, “The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald”—the first to be released on her own Emerald City Records—the Long Island native has surprised …
The Iowa City Jazz Festival will take place July 1-3 on the UI Pentacrest. There will be music on four stages, Culinary Row, Kids FUN Zone, and Beverage Garden. All performances are free. Here is the Main Stage schedule: Friday, July 1 5:00 United Jazz Ensemble 7:00 Akiko Tsuruga Trio featuring: Jeff Hamilton 9:00 …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Women in Jazz In jazz it seems that women were either to be singers or ignored. In that male domain it was a rare event to see a woman playing …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Any chance that one has to hear a master musician in his or her preferred setting is a gift. For all the one-offs and ensemble-by-committee type of gigs that spring up, it is the reunion with familiar collaborators for a stint of a few nights that really …
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: A Personal History of Jazz – Movies / TV Producer Bob Naujoks concentrates on television and movie themes that are jazz based. The Peter Gunn theme by Henry Mancini is at the top of his TV …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Jazz harmonica master Hendrik Meurkens, whose numerous CDs have established him as an important stylist in the world of Brazilian music, is releasing his first all straight ahead jazz album in 15 years. Jazz came first for Meurkens, long before the Brazilian bug caught him. His …
