Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Don Redman, Hilton Jefferson, James Spaulding and David Sanborn, guitarists Charlie Christian, Kenny Burrell and Stanley Jordan, pianists Hank Jones and and Gap Mangione, singers Ellyn Rucker, Kevin Mahogany and Claudia Acuna, trumpeter Carl Saunders and more. We’ll …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify NEA Jazz Master Louis Hayes certainly personifies the term “living history.” He arrived in New York City in 1956 and joined the Horace Silver Quintet and, three years later, was working with Cannonball Adderly. He made several famous recordings with John Coltrane and, over the next 60 years, …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Jazz in 1974 Craig travels back 50 years to look in on some of examples of great jazz recordings that were made in 1974. We’ll hear from McCoy Tyner, Billy Cobham, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Oregon, Weather Report, and many others. …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify What happens when a composer with a keen sense of melody creates music with an unconventional tonal system? Keyboardist and composer Doug Wilde has a long history of creating memorable and unique music, often seamlessly incorporating complex harmonic and rhythmic material. Music created for his new recording, “The …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Johnny Hodges and Bill Perkins, trumpeters Ernest Hawkins and Emmet Berry, bassists Keter Betts, Charles Ables and Jack Six, pianist Dr. Billy Taylor, hornman Jon Faddis, singer Janis Siegel and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Steeplechase Records Craig spins a delightful sampling of the prestigious Danish label Steeplechase. The label was founded by Nils Winther, while a student at the University of Copenhagen, back in 1972, and over the years has produced well over 1,000 choice releases by top-notch recording artists …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Nearly 50 years into his fruitful career, the renowned saxophonist and clarinetist Ken Peplowski has released over 70 recordings as a soloist and close to 400 releases as a sideman. He is celebrated for his work with a diverse array of artists including Charlie Byrd, Benny Goodman, Hank …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm The Piano Artistry of Kenny Barron Craig surveys the lengthy career of piano great Kenny Barron. We’ll hear gems with groups led by Kenny, as well as a variety of recordings that feature Kenny as a sideman with Cindy Blackman, Freddie Hubbard, Dave Holland, Arthur Blythe, Stan …
