Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummer/bandleader Chick Webb, pianist Sir Roland Hanna, saxophonists Wardell Gray, Buck Hill, Maceo Parker and Chad Eby, singer Roberta Flack and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of John Lewis’ “Grand Encounter” (1956), Miles Davis’ “Four and More/My …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Steve Smith, who originally became well-known as the drummer with the rock band Journey, grew up playing jazz. He has led one of the world’s top fusion-oriented groups, Vital Information, for over 40 years now; they recorded their first album in 1983. Today’s version is a trio with …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Jutta Hipp Centennial Celebration Craig plays samplings from German pianist Jutta Hipp and her 1950s American Blue Note releases, as well as great material from all of her known earlier European recordings. Born in Leipzig in 1925, Hipp was brought to the U.S. by Alfred Lyon. …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Jutta Hipp Centennial Celebration Craig plays samplings from German pianist Jutta Hipp and her 1950s American Blue Note releases, as well as great material from all of her known earlier European recordings. Born in Leipzig in 1925, Hipp was brought to the U.S. by Alfred Lyon. …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Michel Petrucciani was one of the most brilliant pianists to emerge from Europe’s jazz scene in the late ‘70s. Despite his short stature due to glass bone disease, he rose to international acclaim, performing with the likes of Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Stephane Grappelli and many other greats. …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays songwriter Jerome Kern, trumpeters Hot Lips Page and Roy Eldridge, saxmen Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott and Bob Mintzer, drummer Jimmie Smith, vibist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist Buddy Montgomery, guitarist Fareed Haque and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Hampton …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Jazz in 1975 Craig travels back 50 years to look in on the exciting variety of jazz recorded in 1975. We’ll hear from Chick Corea, Joe Farrell, Dexter Gordon, Lenny White, Keith Jarrett, and many others. Wednesday Night Special …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trombonists Juan Tizol and J.J. Johnson, trumpeter Ray Anthony, drummers Jimmy Cobb and Jeff “Tain” Watts, guitarist Django Reinhardt, bassist Curtis Counce, vibist Gary Burton, singer Lizz Wright and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ …
