Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bandleader Artie Shaw, reedmen Bud Shank and Arche Shepp, pianists Ramsey Lewis and Richie Beirach, singers Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee and Dee Dee Bridgewater and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Sonny Rollins’ “Tenor Madness” (1956), Dexter …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Guitarist George Freeman is jazz history. His memories burn bright from a childhood surrounded by jazz greats Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller stopping by his home for a visit and to play the piano. His life in music has taken him around the world as a spirited sideman for …
Jazz Corner of the World Saturdays at 12:00 Noon Early Milestone Records Host Craig Kessler takes a look at Milestone Records, founded in 1966, and carrying on the modern jazz traditions begun at Riverside Records. We’ll hear from the the label’s early days, including recordings by Gary Bartz, Lee Konitz, Wes Montgomery, McCoy Tyner, Ron …
Hey, Jazz fans, tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer/singer Fats Waller, bandleader Woody Herman, singer Betty carter, saxmen Paul Quinichette, Dewey Redman and Jackie McLean and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington’s “Ellington Uptown” (1947), Grant Green’s “Matador” (1964), New York Jazz Quartet’s “Blues for Sarka” …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify “Late Bloomin’ Jazzman,” the newest album by vocalist and songwriter Mark Winkler, is an homage to growing older and all the blessings and drawbacks that come with it. The album is Winkler’s 20th as a leader. He wrote lyrics to eight of the 12 tunes, and covers a lot of …
Hey, Jazz fans, tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composer Irving Berlin, singer Maxine Sullivan, trombonist J.C. Higginbotham, saxophonist Marshall Royal, pianist Red Garland and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of The Miles Davis Quintet’s “Relaxin’/Steamin’/Workin’” (1956), Charles Minus’ “Mingus Ah Um” (1959), Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers’ …
Jazz Corner of the World Saturdays at 12:00 Noon Richie Beirach’s Piano Artistry Host Craig Kessler takes a detailed listen to pianist Richie Beirach. We’ll hear Richie from his first recordings in 1974 in a variety of solo settings, with guitarist John Abercrombie, and with reedman Dave Liebman. Tune in for a masterful display …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify On “Glass Spheres,” 24-year-old Nashville bassist and composer Chris Mondak looks to the future while showing a deep reverence for the jazz tradition’s rich past. Mondak, who was born in Venezuela, is a 2020 graduate of the New England Conservatory, where he trained with jazz legends Cecil McBee, …
