Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify On his self-released ninth album, “Henri and Rachel,” titled for his parents, Tel Aviv-based saxophonist and composer Eli Degibri reveals his ability to convey profound emotions in the language of notes and tones. Recorded days before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, this is Eli’s first album …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Cecile McLorin Salvant, a 2020 MacArthur Fellow and three-time Grammy Award winner, is a singer and composer bringing historical perspective, a renewed sense of drama, and an enlightened musical understanding to both jazz standards and her own original compositions. Classically trained, steeped in jazz, blues and folk, and …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Artist Tributes to Eric Dolphy, Part 1 Host Craig Kessler is on hiatus for the next couple of weeks. While he’s gone, Craig has chosen a few of his favorite shows from the past to enjoy again. This week, it’s a …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyAlvin Queen arrived on the jazz scene in the late 1960s and quickly became known as the drummer for icons, including Horace Silver, the Brecker Brothers, George Benson and Tom Harrell. He’s perhaps best known as the longtime rhythmic anchor in Oscar Peterson’s final trio, remaining in the …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyWhy would one of poetry’s most revered voices want to curate a jazz saxophonist’s album of gospel hymns and spirituals? “These songs are so important,” says Nikki Giovanni, one of Oprah Winfrey’s 25 Living Legends and a Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award winner for 2017. “They comforted people …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM Black Jazz Record Label, Part 3 Host Craig Kessler presents more terrific material from Black Jazz Records – the Oakland-based, African-American owned and operated jazz label from the 1970s. We’ll hear underrated and obscure material from Kellee Patterson, Roland Haynes, Henry Franklin, …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyArtists around the world responded to the forced isolation brought about by the 2020 pandemic in various ways. In Brazil, superstars such as Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento and Gilberto Gil shared concerts from their homes, performing their hit songs for their fans. Among those fans were Anat …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays at 6:00 PM West Coast Jazz #4 Join host Craig Kessler for his fourth and final “West Coast Jazz” presentation, as he takes a closer listen to more of the important jazz artists and arrangers. We’ll hear great material from Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Russ Garcia, Bill …
