Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Herbie Hancock as a Sideman Aside from his 50-plus albums as leader, Herbie Hancock has also serves as pianist on some 160 releases by other artists. In this first of several shows, we’ll hear from some of his many stellar dates for others (like Donald Byrd, …
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This Week In Jazz April 26 thru May 2
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays drummers Denzil Best and Connie Kay, singers Blossom Dearie and Shirley Horn, harmonica player Toots Thielemans, bassists Percy Heath and Martin Wind, flautists Dave Valentin and James Newton, percussionist Ray Barretto and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of …
2026 Guest DJs-Mid-Prairie
Brock Lowenberg, Thomas Lueck, Rachel Lamb, Millana Kazakov
New Music Monday for April 20, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Over the past decade, bassist Ben Allison, guitarist Steve Cardenas and saxophonist Ted Nash have developed a unique group sound and approach—one based on improvisation, mutual trust, and an almost uncanny ability to predict each other’s musical moves. Following their previous four albums that focused on music by iconic …
This Week’s Shows April 20 – April 26
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm More Live Weather Report Craig continues our listen to live Weather Report with more top-notch material from this classic ensemble. We’re treated to an incredible playlist of work not heard during Craig’s previous presentation. Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Corridor …
This Week In Jazz April 19 thru April 25
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, Blue Note Records founder Alfred Lion, percussionist Candido Camero, bassists Charles Mingus, Paul Chambers and Avishai Cohen, trombonist Slide Hampton, guitarist Mundell Lowe, keyboardist Dave Grusin and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles …
New Music Monday for April 13, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify “Torch Bearers” is the new recording from Grammy Award winning trumpeter-composer-arranger Brian Lynch, featuring legendary saxophonist Charles McPherson. Recorded at Van Gelder Studios with an all-star lineup, the album documents the first recorded collaboration between Lynch and McPherson since their initial meeting in1980, reflecting a shared artistic lineage shaped …
This Week’s Shows April 13 – April 19
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Prestige’s New Jazz Label Craig explores some fine examples from Prestige’s New Jazz subsidiary. From 1956 through 1963, Prestige founder Bob Weinstock created New Jazz to spotlight unestablished artists. A great many of these artists, like Benny Golson, Jackie McLean, and Dorothy Ashby, became a very …