Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: B-3 Blitz Two: Johnny “Hammond” Smith The B-3 Blitz Two series on the great Hammond B-3 organ players continues with Johnny “Hammond” Smith whose middle name …
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New Music Monday for October 21, 2013
Five-time Grammy Award winner and NEA Jazz Master Phil Woods returns with the long-awaited follow-up to his 1997 Grammy nominated “Celebration” CD, “New Celebration.” The disc features many of the same players along with a number of other world-class musicians from Woods’ Poconos home region comprising the 18-piece Festival Orchestra. All but two …
New Music Monday for October 14, 2013
Praising a previous incarnation of Steve Swallow’s quintet, The Times of London described the band “as near a perfect display of small-group jazz—robust yet exquisitely poised.” The description holds true for the latest edition of the bassist’s quintet and its album, “Into the Woodwork.” Swallow leads the group—including his longtime partner in music …
Special Programs for the Week of October 14
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: B-3 Blitz Two: John Medeski The B-3 Blitz Two series on the great Hammond B-3 organ players continues with the ever-reaching John Medeski. Almost from the start he has been a part of a trio …
New Music Monday for October 7, 2013
One would be hard-pressed to name a working jazz musician who has played with a longer list of great artists than Ray Mantilla. Beginning his career in the 1950s, the percussionist has played with such widely diverse personalities as Xavier Cugat, Freddie Hubbard, Gato Barbieri, Cedar Walton, Michael Urbaniak, Kenny Burrell, Shirley Scott …
Special Programs for the Week of October 7
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: B-3 Blitz Two: Robert Walter The B-3 Blitz Two series on the great Hammond B-3 organ players continues with Robert Walter—the funky keyboardist who was a founder of the well-known Grayboy Allstars group in 1994. …
Special Programs for the Week of Sept. 30
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM The Short List: B-3 Blitz Two: Tony Monaco The B-3 Blitz Two series on the great Hammond B-3 organ players continues with Tony Monaco. His name is not a “household common” yet, but he has been a pretty …
New Music Monday for September 30, 2013
Steve Turre recalls, “When I was ten years old, I wanted to play violin. My dad said, ‘Beginning violin sounds like a cat in the alley. Pick a horn.’” It is probably safe to say that the jazz world has been immeasurably enriched because of the senior Mr. Turre’s dislike of the violin. …