Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Tribute to Martial Solal Craig salutes the great French jazz pianist and composer Martial Solal, who passed away December 12, with a survey of his lengthy career. Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Road Scholars at Jazz Under the Stars …
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New Music Monday for December 30, 2024
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Ryan Middagh, the Nashville-based composer, arranger, and baritone saxophonist is beloved by his contemporaries as a writer whose work is influenced by and caters to the unique persona of each musician with whom he works. Now, after already leading his big band, the Ryan Middagh Jazz Orchestra, successfully …
This Week In Jazz December 29 thru January 4
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Al McKibbon and Jimmy Haslip, trumpeter Jonah Jones, pianist Herbie Nichols, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, singer Susannah McCorkle, saxmen Roger Neumann and Chris Potter, drummer Lewis Nash and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Jean “Toots” Thielemans’ …
This Week’s Shows December 30 thru January 5
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Remembering Lou Donaldson We celebrated Lou Donaldson’s 98th birthday just a few weeks ago, but now it’s time to note the passing of Lou Donaldson – one of the genre’s great alto saxophonists and one of the most positive spirits in jazz. Craig will spin choice …
New Music Monday for December 23, 2024
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Zacc Harris has been one of Minnesota’s most celebrated guitarists since moving to Minneapolis in 2005, being named Twin Cities Best Jazz Artist in 2017. He is a founding member of the collective group Atlantis Quartet, and has toured throughout the U.S. and U.K. On his fourth album …
This Week In Jazz December 22 thru December 28
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the holidays and the birthdays of songwriter Harry Warren, singer/bandleader Cab Calloway, trumpeter/singer Chet Baker, composer/pianist Steve Allen, pianist Ray Bryant, multi-instrumentalist Bill Crow, guitarist John Scofield and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Art Blakey & James Moody’s (James …
This Week’s Shows December 23 – December 29
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Lenny White III at 75 Craig celebrates the 75th birthday of underrated drummer Leonard “Lenny” White III. We’ll hear some hot examples of Lenny’s great work as a leader, as well as a variety of sideman projects with the likes of Chick Corea, Jaco Pastorius, Miles …
New Music Monday for December 16th, 2024
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify “Tomorrowsville” is the latest collection of high energy modern jazz compositions by pianist Randy Hoexter, who is on the faculty at Georgia State University where he teaches jazz composition and arranging. His keyboard talents have been sought out by artists as diverse as Jimmy Herring, Shane Theriot, Sonny …