Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Jazz Clubs Live – Chicago Clubs: Blue Note / Mr. Kelly’s / Jazz Showcase / The Green Mill This week there is a short survey of Chicago jazz clubs, both old and new. There was a …
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New Music Monday for November 2, 2015
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Paul McCartney had a great idea for an album. He just needed the world-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli to make it. Pizzarelli played on McCartney’s disc of a few years back, “Kisses on the Bottom,” and backed Sir Paul on a handful of prestigious live …
This Week’s Shows – Week of October 26 – November 1
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Jazz Clubs Live – The Lighthouse in Hermosa Beach, California Jazz Clubs …
New Music Monday for October 26, 2015
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. “Wild Dance” is a trans-generational undertaking initiated by the grand master of Italian jazz, Enrico Rava. Energized by joyous experiences on the road, the ever youthful trumpeter took his new working quartet of the last two years into the studio, joined by trombonist Gianluca Petrella, an …
This Week’s Shows – Week of October 19
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Jazz Clubs Live – The Jazz Bakery Jazz Clubs Live Short List …
New Music Monday for October 19, 2015
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. “Speaking in Tongues” is Brazilian vocalist and composer Luciana Souza’s stunning new disc, one she describes as “a musical inquiry into language and conversation.” She draws on the talents of four of the most creative musicians working in jazz today with whom Luciana had never previously …
This Week’s Shows – Week of October 12
Short List with Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: Jazz Clubs Live – Shelly’s Manne-Hole Jazz Clubs Live Short List series about …
New Music Monday for October 12, 2015
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Amina Figarova was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, and as a child studied to be a classical pianist. She came to the States in 1989 to complete her studies at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, where she met her husband flutist Bart Platteau. After more than …