Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyDrummer Alyn Cosker has long been one of the most in-demand musicians on the Scottish jazz scene. A regular with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and top U.K. artists such as saxophonist Tommy Smith, he is also frequently called to back up international touring acts like Joe Lovano, John Scofield, …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Lena Horne, Johnny Hartman, and Melissa Walker, pianists Richard Wyands, Ahmad Jamal and Andrew Hill, organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, bassist Stanley Clarke and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis & Thelonious Monk at Newport …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) (June 2) Mondays at 6:00pm Birthday Salute to Eric Dolphy Although multi-reed instrumentalist Eric Dolphy’s career was relatively short, only spanning late 1958 to mid-1964, he left behind a rich cornucopia of essential, cutting edge jazz. Craig samples Eric’s brilliant career with material from Dolphy’s own recordings, as well …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Milt Hinton, Reggie Workman and Calvin Hill, singers Helen Humes, Phil Harris and Georgie Fame, pianists Elmo Hope, Eugen Cicero and Bill Cunliffe, composer Dave Grusin, drummers Joe Chambers and Marvin “Smitty” Smith and more. We’ll also mark …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyIn the late 1990s, the great Cuban-American woodwind master Paquito D’Rivera was enjoying a quiet evening at his New Jersey home when car pulled up nearby. A handful of young musicians called out to him, explaining they were Cuban musicians living in Spain who wanted see where he lived. That …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) (June 2) Mondays at 6:00pm Chick Corea In the 60s Craig commemorates the birth date anniversary of jazz legend Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea by spinning fine examples of Chick’s early work with Mongo Santamaria, Herbie Mann, Dave Pike, Blue Mitchell, Miles Davis, Bobby Hutcherson, and a host of others. …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxophonists Lucky Thompson, Eric Dolphy, Jerry Jerome and Javon Jackson, singers Dave Lambert, Ivan Lins, Dominique Eade, Alicia Olatuja, and Tony Adamo, trombonists Jimmy Cheatham, Tom “Bones” Malone and Ryan Keberle, keyboardist Chris Hazelton, hornman Tom Harrell, drummer Billy …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyNoah Haidu’s Standards Trio has played the top jazz venues from New York to Los Angeles, and will be out on the road from coast to coast and in key European cities throughout this year in support of their new album. “Standards III” continues Noah’s critically acclaimed collaboration with legends …
