Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Flip Phillips, Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, Dexter Gordon and Richie Cole, singers Mildred Bailey Dinah Shore and Roseanna Vitro, bandleaders Glenn Miller and Jimmy Dorsey, bassist Nilsson Matta and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington’s …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm The Compositions of Charles Mingus Craig surveys some of the more remarkable compositions of the great Charles Mingus, focusing mostly on his work from the 1950s into the 1970s! The Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Goose …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyTrumpeter Jim Rotondi has been a major figure in the world of jazz for over thirty years, both in New York and on the international scene. His sound, soul, and sense of swing have been in demand as a leader and sideman all over the world. For his new album, …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm The Flute in Jazz Craig explores some of the uses of the flute within the world of jazz. We’ll hear from Jaime Baum, Herbie Mann, Ali Ryerson, Frank Wess, Nicole Mitchell, Hubert Laws, and many others. The Wednesday …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer Tadd Dameron, singers Nancy Wilson and Nina Simone, brassmen Joe Wilder, Lew Soloff and Warren Vache, flutist/saxophonist Bobby Jasper, drummers Harvey Mason, Sr., Joe La Barbera and Dave Bailey, saxman Buddy Tate, bassist Rodney Whitaker and more. We’ll …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyBetty Bryant has a long and storied career. She was mentored early on by the great Jay McShann. “Betty Bryant Day” was declared in Kansas City in 1987, and she was awarded the key to the city. A famous photograph of Betty with McShann hangs in the lobby of the …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyFollowing on from his previous jazz big band releases, West Australian composer/arranger Myles Wright releases his first full-length album “Gamer”—a selection of retro video game music arranged for an expanded, 24-piece big band. Six years in the making, the album features reinventions of well-known video game classics such as the …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm Blue Note 85th Anniversary Collection, Part 4 Craig wraps up his four-part listen to the unusual and obscure side of Blue Note. This again will include bonus material from the course Craig is teaching on Blue Note Records for the University of Iowa Senior …
