Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Milestone Records, Part 3 Don’t miss Jazz Corner of the World as Craig presents another mixture of artists and records from the Orrin Keepnews-owned Milestone Records. We’ll hear from pianist Ran Blake, sax player Hank Crawford, guitarist Michael Howell, pianist Mike Wofford, bassist Ron Carter, …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyBassist Roberto Occhipinti is an established presence on both the Canadian and international jazz scenes. A five-time Juno Award recipient, he is in demand across an astounding range of contexts. The latter part of his career has seen Occhipinti recording with a number of Cuban musicians, on …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxophonists Johnny Hodges and Corky Corcoran, drummer Charlie Persip, singers Ellyn Rucker, Nneena Freelon and Karrin Allyson, bassist Jack Six and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Count Basie and His Orchestra’s “April In Paris” (1955), Wes …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify One of the Bay Area’s most dynamic multi-genre trumpeters for over four decades, Bill Ortiz recorded and toured the world with Santana for 16 years, and has recorded/or performed with legends of jazz like Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea and Tito Puente. “Points of View,” the …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm A Deep Listen to Oregon, Part 2 Craig Kessler offers up another deep listen to the influential band Oregon. For this show, Craig spins some beauties from Elektra Records, ECM, and a few more Vanguard releases. Oregon was particularly popular at this point in …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxophonists Ernie Wilkins, Bill Perkins and Junior Cook, bassists Joe Comfort, Keter Betts and Peter Ind, singers Helen Merrill and Margaret Whiting, guitarists Al Di Meola and Joshua Breakstone and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Jackie …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Last year, organist Brian Charette had the idea for a new recording that would be more traditional then his other albums, which often placed the organ in a more unconventional role with electronics and wind ensembles. He wrote some swinging bebop tunes with a classic approach that …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Major Holley and Leroy Vinnegar, saxmen Paul Gonsalves and Sam “The Man” Taylor, trumpeters Conte Candoli and Carol Morgan and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Leroy Vinnegar’s “Leroy Walks!” (1957), Blue Mitchell’s “Down With It” …
