“Live Today” signals a new journey for bassist and composer Derrick Hodge as he embarks on a solo recording career. Even though Hodge has played with such jazz titans as Mulgrew Miller and Terence Blanchard, as well as R&B stars Jill Scott and Maxwell, he’s probably best known for anchoring the Grammy-winning Robert Glasper Experiment. …
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This Week’s Special Programs
Short List with Bob Naujoks Mon. – Thurs. at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AMThe Short List: Vocal Short List 11 (Lola Albright)If the name Lola Albright doesn’t ring a bell, perhaps “Peter Gunn” will. “Peter Gunn” was a landmark television show from the late 1950s. Although it was done as a “film noir” …
New Music Monday
By Bob Stewart New Music Monday – 8/12/2013 Paquito’s Brazilian Affair; Gadd’s Gadditude.There are many artists who have developed a love affair with Brazil and its culture. The music of Brazil has been particularly intoxicating for musicians who appreciate well-written melodies and a strong rhythmic drive. The heralded Cuban-born clarinetist/saxophonist Paquito D’Rivera has never been …
Burton at 70; Thompson Heads a Trio – Bob Stewart
Vibraphonist Gary Burton began his career at age 17 in an unlikely place for a jazz musician, recording in Nashville with luminaries Chet Atkins and Hank Garland. He cut his teeth touring with George Shearing and Stan Getz, went on to form his first quartet in 1967 and is celebrating 40-year long creative partnerships with …
New Music Monday – Bob Stewart
New Music Monday – August 12, 2013The term “misfit toys” has become shorthand for any group of ill-fitting or otherwise wrongheaded castoffs from the straight-ahead world. It’s also the perfect name for Iowa percussionist Dan Moore’s latest ensemble on a project which has been in the works for the last decade. It’s been a labor …
Etienne’s Gumbo; BWB’s Return – Bob Stewart
Etienne Charles has been hailed as “a daring improviser” by JazzTimes magazine while Ben Ratlilff of the New York Times called him “one of the more ambitious soloists and composers” and “an auteur.” The Trinidad-born trumpet phenom serves up a delicious bowl of musical gumbo with “Creole Soul”, an exciting exploration of his music roots …
Walter’s 20th Congress; Heckman’s 3rd – Bob Stewart
For 20 years, Robert Walter has been pulling drawbars and pushing the limits of the Hammond B-3 organ. As a founding member of the Greyboy All Stars, he helped usher in the funk-jazz renaissance of the early ’90s. For his new CD — “Get Thy Bearings” — Walter reconvenes his long-standing band the 20th Congress. …
Cary Honors Abbey; Django All-Stars – Bob Stewart
Marc Cary has gained a reputation as one of the most creative pianists of our time, a bandleader with musical interests that encompass jazz, go-go, hip-hop, electronic music, Indian classical music and more. But Cary is also an incisive and sought-after accompanist, a fact famously borne out by his 12-year tenure with the great vocalist, …