Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummers Al Harewood, Specs Powell, Peter Erskine and Cassius Goens, bandleader Jimmie Lunceford, guitarists Grant Green, Tal Farlow, Royce Campbell and Paul Bollenback, saxophonists Tina Brooks, pianist Monty Alexander and more! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Charlie …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm The Many Contributions of Sonny Clark Craig presents great recordings featuring pianist Sonny Clark as a leader for Blue Note, as well as his work as a sideman with the likes of Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Grant Green, and many others. …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Bud Shank, Red Holloway and Greg Abate, pianists Ramsey Lewis, Freddie Redd and Lynne Arriale, bassists Niels Henning Orsted-Pedersen, Eric Revis and Christian McBride, trombonist Tricky Lofton, singer Ann Hampton Callaway and more. We’ll also mark the recording …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyAmong the vanguard of today’s contemporary composers and big band arrangers, trombonist Ben Patterson and his Washington, DC-based band deliver with a new hard-driving set of funky electrified jazz on “Groove Junkies.” His music is just as comfortable harnessing the power of the traditional big band horn section as …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyRachel Z is a renowned, virtuoso pianist, keyboardist, composer and electronic musician with a star-studded resume, as well as 13 records as a leader. As a performer, she’s had longstanding careers with Wayne Shorter, Mike Mainieri and Steps Ahead, and Stanley Clarke, all of whose influence she carries with …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm Harold Land, Tenor Sax Genius Craig shares outstanding recordings featuring tenorman Harold Land. We’ll hear Harold’s music from Contemporary, Riverside, Mainstream, Blue Note, and other record labels. The Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Mina Jazz Quintet …
Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/arranger/composer Fats Waller, pianist/bandleaders Sun Ra and Bob Florence, singers Rosemary Clooney and Jackie Cain, bagpiper Rufus Harley, drummer Lawrence Marable, pianist Christian Sands and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Sonny Rollins’ “Tenor Madness” (1956), Grant Green’s …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm An Introduction to ENJA Records Craig spins a variety of first-rate recordings by John Scofield, Karin Krog, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Barron, Eddie Harris, and many others from the ENJA record label. The Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at …
