Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Boogie Woogie Piano & Other Keyboard Stylings Taken from Craig’s senior class on early piano, we’ll hear fine examples of some stride piano, a little ragtime, and a whole lot of boogie-woogie from artists like Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Will …
The Beaker Brothers are back for “Cream and Beyond, A Tribute to Eric Clapton & Friends” at the Englert Theatre Friday, Oct. 27 @7:30pm. Ed English and Steve Grismore join Dennis in the studio to share laughs, talk about the band and the upcoming show in today’s epsidode. Tickets are $10-$20 and can be purchased …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Wendell Marshall and Chubby Jackson, saxmen Sonny Criss, Jimmy Heath, Warne Marsh and Igor Butman, pianist Jacque Loussier, singer Dianne Reeves, guitarist Amanda Monaco and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins” …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays pianist/composer Jelly Roll Morton, Blues shouter Big Joe Williams, drummers Cozy Cole and Bill Stewart, singer Anita O’Day, guitarist Barney Kessel, Trumpeter/bandleader/composer Wynton Marsalis and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Benny Golson’s New York Scene” (1957), Phineas …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Jimmy Smith on Blue Note Craig’s celebration of the 85th anniversary of Blue Note Records continues. This week, he spins select tunes from the 30-plus recording sessions that organist Jimmy Smith made for the legendary record label between 1956 and 1963. …
Bradley Barrett and Bob Stewart are in the studio to talk about the Chorale Midwest choir’s 2023-24 season, “A Journey Through Song” and as a bonus discus this past summer’s New York trip which included a performance at Carnegie Hall. The Chorale’s first concert, “A Journey Through Time” is Saturday, Oct. 15, 2:30pm at Christ …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyAcclaimed saxophonist Joshua Redman makes his Blue Note Records debut with “where are we,” his first ever vocal project. It features singer Gabrielle Cavassa, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Joe Sanders, and drummer Brian Blade. Special guests include trumpeter Nicholas Payton, guitarists Kurt Rosenwinkel and Peter Bernstein, and vibraphonist Joel Ross. …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Impulse! The Early Years Craig takes a loving listen to Impulse Records, one of the important new labels founded in the early 1960s. We’ll hear from John Coltrane, Max Roach, Ray Charles, Gil Evans, and others! …
