Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm A Loving Look at Impulse! Craig celebrates the important Impulse! Jazz label by presenting some great material from a variety of artists. We’ll hear classics from John Coltrane, Pharaoh Sanders, Milt Jackson, Howard Roberts, McCoy Tyner, Gabor Szabo, and a host of others. …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/singer/composer Fats Waller, arranger/saxophonist Bill Holman, reedmen Sonny Fortune, Tony Scott and Ken Peplowski, drummers Victor Lewis and Dick Berk, pianist/bandleader Sun Ra, singers Rosemary Clooney and Jackie Cain and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyWhen the late jazz impresario and trailblazer Meghan Stabile first launched the Revivalist platform and Revive Da Live concert series in NYC, the goal was to bridge the gap between young Hip Hop audiences and traditional jazz purists. Born from this vision in 2010 was the Revive Big Band, …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyKnown for his rich, full tone and polished improvisations, saxophonist and composer Jed Levy has earned the sobriquet of modern master. A mainstay on the New York City jazz scene for 40 years, he has played with a who’s who of jazz, including long standing working relationships with Jaki …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Keith Jarrett’s 80th Birthday Craig celebrates the 80th birthday of pianist Keith Jarrett by sampling some gems from Keith’s career. We’ll begin with his days with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis, and play classic recordings through 2015. Wednesday Night …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of reedmen Sidney Bechet, Edmond Hall and Woody Herman, singers Maxine Sullivan and Betty Carter, pianists Red Garland and Gerald Wiggins, trumpeter Al Porcino, drummers Red Holt and Billy Cobham, composer Burt Bacharach and more. We’ll also mark the recording …
Jazz journalist Bill Milkowski has described singer Nancy Kelly as “…a world-class jazz singer” with “…superb phrasing, excellent time, great intonation and tons of chops…” Rekindling the vibes of her early 1980s, 5-year run at Philly’s famed Jewell’s Jazz Club, Ms. Kelly gathers her musical family—saxophonist Jerry Weldon, guitarist Dave Stryker, drummer Carmen Intorre and …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummer Paul Barbarin, pianists Mary Lou Williams, Stanley Cowell and Keith Jarrett, brassmen Red Nichols, Jack Walrath, Randy Sandke, Til Bronner, and Gabe Medd, singers Teresa Brewer and Tania Maria and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of …
