Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyThe Airmen of Note is the premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force. As one of today’s few professional touring bands, it has attracted some of the finest musicians in the country. Twice yearly the Note travels throughout the country spreading its big band sound to communities from …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm The Great Mary Lou Williams Craig celebrates the piano artistry of Mary Lou Williams as he spins a variety of wonderful selections from Mary Lou’s 100-plus recordings. Plus, we’ll learn more about this amazing musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader. …
22 years ago Jim Engelbach and Kyle Patrick brought the TubaChristmas tradition to Cedar Rapids. Anyone with a Tuba is invited to get together for a day-of rehearsal followed by an informal concert open to the public. This year’s concert will be at the Cedar Rapids Downtown Library at 3pm on Dec 9. Players can …
Hey Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of lyricist Ira Gershwin, saxophonist Marshall Royal, pianist Dave Brubeck bassist/singer Jay Leonhart, singer/songwriter Tom Waits and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Louis Armstrong and His Friends: All Stars in Concert, 1951 (1951), Art Farmer Quartet feat. …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyBoston doesn’t get enough credit as a jazz town. From the days of the Storyville club and Cambridge-based Transition label to the star factory that is Berklee College of Music, the city stands tall against more celebrated places like Chicago and Detroit. One big part of that high level of …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of clarinetist Jimmy Lytell, pianist/composer Billy Strayhorn, reedman/composer Gigi Gryce, trumpeter/vocalist Jack Sheldon, saxophonist Gato Barbieri, flugelhornist Chuck Mangione, drummer Billy Hart and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Lester Young w/ the Oscar Peterson Trio” (1952), Wes …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Kenny Burrell on Blue Note Craig continues his celebration of the Blue Note Record’s 85th anniversary by spinning the choicest cuts from guitarist Kenny Burrell’s 38-plus recording sessions with the label. We’ll hear great sides from 1956 through 1968. …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyOld and New World traditions meld on “Cool Yule,” by two-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Mads Tolling, a former longtime member of Stanley Clarke’s band and the Turtle Island Quartet. In the spirit of Yule, Mads shares the Christmas celebrations of his youth in Copenhagen, Denmark, blending the authentic customs and …
