Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Steeplechase Records, Part 6 Craig presents another terrific sampling of jazz from this remarkable Danish label. Founded by Nils Winther, Steeplechase has released over 1,000 top notch recordings from great artists like Kenny Werner, Paul Bley, Marc Copland, Jack Walrath, Harold Danko, Vic Juris, and more. …
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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 drummers Gene Krupa, Sid Catlett, Grady Tate and Gerry Gibbs, trombonists Melba Liston and Quentin Jackson, singers Allan Toussaint and Cheryl Bentyne, guitarist Joe Pass and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Benny Goodman’s Carnegie Hall Concert …
New Music Monday for January 13, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify “Tippin’” is drummer Carl Allen’s first album as a leader in more than 20 years. With over 200 recordings to his credit, the gifted Milwaukee-born, New York-based drummer, sideman, bandleader, entrepreneur, and educator’s profound and propulsive percolations have provided soulful support for nearly three decades, including work with …
This Week In Jazz January 5 thru January 11
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of brassmen Wendell Culley, Vernon Brown, Willie Dennis and Don Sickler, percussionists Chano Pozo, Sam Woodyard, Kenny Clarke and Max Roach, bassist Eldee Young and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Jean “Toots” Thielemans’ “Man Bites Harmonica!” (1958), …
New Music Monday for January 6, 2025
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Grammy nominated trombonist, composer and arranger Papo Vazquez has been a key player on New York City’s Latin jazz scene since the late 1970s, performing with top names such as Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Jerry Gonzalez, Hilton Ruiz and Dave Valentin. His appreciation and knowledge of the indigenous …
This Week’s Shows January 6 thru January 12
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 …
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’ …