Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Steeplechase Records, Part Seven Craig presents another terrific sampling of jazz from this remarkable Danish record label. Founded by Nils Winther, there are over 1,000 top-notch releases from some of the biggest names in jazz. We’ll hear from artists Frank Foster, Hal Galper, Larry Schneider, Dexter …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter/singer Louis Armstrong, Jazz Impresario Norman Granz, trombonist Vic Dickenson, guitarists Herb Ellis and George Van Eps, saxmen Benny Carter, Buddy Collette, and Rickey Woodard, singers Jeri Southern and Abbey Lincoln, drummers Chuck Riggs and Jeff Hamilton, violinist Regina …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Corky Corcoran and David Sanborn, singers Nneena Freelon, Ellyn Rucker and Kevin Mahogany, pianists Hank Jones, and Gap Magione, guitarists Kenny Burrell and Stanley Jordan, bassist Gerald Veasley and more! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Glenn …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyA steadfast figure in modern straight-ahead jazz and one of the genre’s most respected drummers, Joe Farnsworth has built his name playing with legends like Wynton Marsalis, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Benny Golson, and Cedar Walton, among many others. In recent years, Farnsworth has stepped beyond the traditionalist’s lane, working …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Happy Birthday Kenny Burrell! Craig celebrates Kenny Burrell’s 94th birthday with an exciting overview of this all-time great guitarist’s career, from the years 1951 up to his latest. Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Trio Grismore at Jazz Under …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyFour-time Grammy-winning, NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington and Grammy-nominated vocalist Christie Dashiell present “We Insist 2025!,” a bold reimagining of the seminal 1961 album “We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite.” Originally created by Roach in collaboration with Abbey Lincoln and lyricist Oscar Brown, Jr., the disc commemorated the …
Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Johnny Hodges, Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca, Junior Cook, Steve Lacy and Mario Rivera, pianists Sonny Clark, Billy Taylor and James Weidman, singers Helen Merrill, Annie Ross and Janis Siegel, bassists Keter Betts and Charles Ables and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyPianist, vocalist and composer Dawn Clement has proven to be a joyful and formidable force in modern creative music through her work with Jane Ira Bloom, Matt Wilson, Ron Miles, Julian Priester and many others over the last two decades. As Mr. Priester describes her, “In all this world of …
