Marking his sixth release in two years, Grammy-winning artist Steven Feifke steps into the spotlight on “Catalyst,” his most personal album to date. Following his recent victory as the youngest Grammy winner ever for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album, the new disc debuts 10 brand new tracks which uniquely showcase Feifke’s multifaceted abilities as bandleader, …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm More Vibes from Bobby Hutcherson The celebration of Blue Note Records’ 85th anniversary continues. In this next presentation, host Craig Kessler serves up another wonderful sampling of vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson’s work for Blue Note. The …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composer/bandleader Noble Sissle, pianist Milt Buckner, saxman Paul Gonsalves, singer Irene Reid, bassist Leroy Vinnegar and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Leroy Vinnegar’s “Leroy Walks!” (1958), Charles Mingus’s “Mingus in Antibes” (1960), Sheila Jordan’s “Confirmation” (1975), …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify With a discography that stretches back nearly 60 years, pianist, composer and arranger Antonio Adolfo has recorded over 25 albums as a leader. On past albums, Adolfo focused on a particular composer, including Antonio Carlos Jobim and Milton Nascimento. It’s been 65 years since Bossa Nova was born on …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Keyboard Wizard Joe Zawinul, Show 3 It a special live evening edition of the Jazz Corner of the World, as host Craig Kessler presents selections from the later years of the group Weather Report, as well as work from the Zawinul Syndicate …
Hey, jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Johnny Hartman and Bill Withers, trumpeter/bandleader Doc Severinsen, trombonists Vern Friley and Frank Rehak, saxophonist Hank Mobley and more! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Duke Ellington at Newport” (1956), Buddy Rich Big Band’s “Mercy, Mercy” (1968), …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Guitar Artistry of John Scofield Host Craig Kessler presents a terrific sampling of jazz guitar work from this master’s (nearly) 50 years of work. We’ll hear Scofield with Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Joe Lovano, and many more, as well as selections …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composers Richard Rodgers and Frank Loesser, singers Lena Horne and Tierney Sutton, pianists Elmo Hope and Andrew Hill, trombonist Julian Priester, bassist Stanley Clarke and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington’s “Ellington Uptown” (1952), Nina …
