Hey, Jazz fans, tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianists Art Hodes, Ellis Marsalis and George Cables, reedmen Jerome Richardson and Seldon Powell, singers Shirley Jordan and Diana Krall, singer/composer Johnny Mercer and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of The Red Garland Quintet’s “Soul Junction” (1957), Sonny Clark’s “Leapin’ …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Bossa Nova & Brazilian Jazz, Part 2 Host Craig Kessler opens another treasure chest of music exploring the history of Brazilian jazz – from its early roots to the present. We’ll hear Antonio Carlos Jobim, Baden Powell, Astrud Gilberto, Luiz Bonfa, and others. …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Over the course of three decades as a professional performer, Michael Kaeshammer has developed a style that weaves threads of classical, jazz, blues, boogie-woogie and stride into a signature sound. He’s been nominated for seven Canadian Juno Awards, has received the West Coast Music Award for Musician of …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Chris Connor, Mose Allison and Ernestine Anderson, saxophonist Houston Person, trumpeter Al Hirt, arranger Billy May, guitarist Russell Malone and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Dinah Washington’s “Dinah!” (1955), Wes Montgomery’s “Movin’ Wes” (1965), Lou …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Miles On Columbia – 1982-1985 Craig Kessler celebrates Columbia Record’s latest in their Miles Davis Bootleg series, featuring some surprising unreleased music from 1982 through 1985. We’ll also hear some unusual live sets from the period. It’s an excellent sound picture of Mile’s creative …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Grammy-nominated multireedist and composer Anat Cohen shifts her focus to an intimate group sound on her newest release, the endlessly colorful “Quartetinho.” The ensemble of New York-based international instrumentalist virtuosos are all drawn from the ranks of her Grammy-nominated Tentet, featuring bassist Tal Mashiach, pianist/accordionist Vitor Gonsalves …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm The Compositions of Carla Bley, Part 2 Host Craig Kessler spins a fresh mix of Carla Bley charts. We’ll hear Carla’s own recordings of her remarkable material, as well as interpretations from other artists. The Wednesday Night Special …
Hey Jazz fans, tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of audio engineer Rudy Van Gelder, saxmen Illinois Jacquet, Herb Geller, and Booker Ervin, singers Carmen Lundy and Lyle Lovett, percussionist Carlos “Potato” Valdez and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Art Blakey’s “Moanin’” (1958), Horace Silver’s “Song For My Father” …
