Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of lyricist Gus Kahn, singers Chris Connor, Kitty Margolis, Rene Marie and Gregory Porter, trumpeters Al Hirt and Arturo Sandoval, bassists Howard Rumsey and Reginald Veal, pianist Ralph Sutton, clarinetist Alvin Batiste, percussionist Carlos “Potato” Valdes and more. We’ll also …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify There is no shortage of remarkable trios in the musical landscape, but few, besides the pathbreaking trumpet player, keyboardist and composer Nicholas Payton, could bring together three true visionaries and synergize them into one singular creative voice. “Triune” reconvenes a rhythm section that Payton originally assembled in 2010. Drummer …
John Handy III, Show #1 Craig presents an enticing menu of recordings from saxophonist John Richard Handy III, going back to 1959 through 1995. We’ll also hear some Charles Mingus recordings featuring Handy from 1959 and 1960. Handy will turn 93 on Feb 3, 2026. Wednesday Night …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter Clifford Brown, singers Ethel Waters, Cleo Laine and Andy Bey, bassist/singer Richard Bona, composer/arranger Neal Hefti, saxmen Ted Nash, Zoot Sims, Illinois Jacquet, Booker Ervin and Joel Frahm, guitarist Philip Catherine, percussionist Poncho Sanchez and more. We’ll also …
A Tribute to Roy Haynes (1925 – 2024) Craig throws the spotlight once again on the drum work of the late Roy Haynes with another batch of recordings that feature Haynes from between 1949 and 2006. We’ll hear Roy with Chick Corea, Eric Dolphy, Gary Burton, Zoot Sims, Stan Getz, Jaki Byard, and a …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer Jelly Roll Morton, trumpeters Johnny Best, Ray Linn, Don Rader and trumpeter/composer/bandleader Dizzy Gillespie, saxmen Sonny Criss, Eddie Harris, Ernie Watts and Jerry Bergonzi, flutist Ali Ryerson, singer Dianne Reeves and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Celebrating more than twenty-five years together as jazz’s preeminent organ group, Mike LeDonne’s Groover Quartet’s broad repertoire choice, swinging ethos, and dynamic performance style has helped establish them as peerless in their standard bearing of this classic jazz style. Featuring LeDonne on Hammond B3 organ, Eric Alexander on tenor …
Thelonious Monk is 108! In this delightful presentation, Craig celebrates the 108th birth date anniversary of legendary pianist Thelonious Monk, born October 10, 1917. Tune in for selections from many of Monk’s Columbia recordings from 1962 thru 1968. will spin selections from Monk’s many Columbia recordings from 1962 thru 1968. …
