Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Jutta Hipp Centennial Celebration Craig plays samplings from German pianist Jutta Hipp and her 1950s American Blue Note releases, as well as great material from all of her known earlier European recordings. Born in Leipzig in 1925, Hipp was brought to the U.S. by Alfred Lyon. …
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New Music Monday for January 27, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Michel Petrucciani was one of the most brilliant pianists to emerge from Europe’s jazz scene in the late ‘70s. Despite his short stature due to glass bone disease, he rose to international acclaim, performing with the likes of Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams, Stephane Grappelli and many other greats. …
This Week In Jazz January 26 thru February 1
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays songwriter Jerome Kern, trumpeters Hot Lips Page and Roy Eldridge, saxmen Tubby Hayes, Ronnie Scott and Bob Mintzer, drummer Jimmie Smith, vibist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist Buddy Montgomery, guitarist Fareed Haque and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Hampton …
This Week’s Shows January 27 thru February 2
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Jazz in 1975 Craig travels back 50 years to look in on the exciting variety of jazz recorded in 1975. We’ll hear from Chick Corea, Joe Farrell, Dexter Gordon, Lenny White, Keith Jarrett, and many others. Wednesday Night Special …
This Week In Jazz January 12 thru January 19
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trombonists Juan Tizol and J.J. Johnson, trumpeter Ray Anthony, drummers Jimmy Cobb and Jeff “Tain” Watts, guitarist Django Reinhardt, bassist Curtis Counce, vibist Gary Burton, singer Lizz Wright and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ …
This Week In Jazz January 19 thru January 26
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trombonists Juan Tizol and J.J. Johnson, trumpeter Ray Anthony, drummers Jimmy Cobb and Jeff “Tain” Watts, guitarist Django Reinhardt, bassist Curtis Counce, vibist Gary Burton, singer Lizz Wright and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis’ …
New Music Monday for January 20, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Peter Erskine and the Jam Music Lab All-Stars celebrate the music of two iconic Viennese composers with the new release, “Vienna to Hollywood: Impressions of E.W. Korngold and Max Steiner.” The composers who, after moving to Hollywood in 1920 and 1934, transformed the dynamic of film as they …
This Week’s Shows January 20 thru January 26
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Gems from Mose Allison Craig presents a comprehensive playlist of gems from the wonderful jazz sage, pianist and vocalist, Mose Allison. Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm The IWJO at Jazz Under the Stars The Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra …