Jazz Corner of the World Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Herbie Hancock on Blue Note, Part 1 The 85th anniversary celebration of Blue Note Records continues, as host Craig Kessler spins the first of two shows featuring Herbie Hancock. We’ll hear classic material that showcases Hancock as a leader, like My Point Of View, Inventions …
Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of lyricist Lorenz Hart, singers Bing Crosby and Shirley Horn, pianist/composer John Lewis, organist Richard “Groove” Holmes, trumpeter Maynard Ferguson, and bassist Jymie Merritt, and May 1st is “Leroy Vinnegar Day”. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Charles Mingus’ …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyWorld-renowned guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli has dedicated many of his albums to the great songwriters and performers who have helped to establish the Great American Songbook and the pop music canon: Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Richard Rodgers, and Duke Ellington, to name a few. With his …
Jazz Corner of the World Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Grant Green as a Leader, Part 2 In this second of two shows featuring guitarist Grant Green as a leader for Blue Note Records, host Craig Kessler presents more prime examples of his fabulous work, including Idle Moments, Matador, Solid, Talkin’ About, Green Is Beautiful, …
Hey, Jazz fans. Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer/bandleader Duke Ellington, singers Ella Fitzgerald and Blossom Dearie, trumpeter Mario Bauza, drummers Denzil Best and Connie Kay, saxmen Johnny Griffin, and Joe Henderson, guitarist Steve Khan more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lee w/ George Shearing …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyTaj Mahal can rightfully be called a living legend for his contributions to popular music. With a voice that is as instantly recognizable as Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles or Dr. John, Taj Mahal throughout his career has pushed the envelope of American music forward by incorporating sounds from the Caribbean, …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of Blue Note Records founder Alfred Lion, vibist Lionel Hampton, percussionist/bandleader Tito Puente, bassist Charles Mingus, guitarist Mundell Lowe, vocalist Madeleine Peyroux and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lester Young’s “Blue Lester” (1944), Miles Davis’ “Kind of …
Jazz Corner of the World Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm Early Hampton Hawes Host Craig Kessler takes a listen to the near-forgotten talents of pianist Hampton Hawes during his formative years in the 1950s. We’ll hear him performing with his own trios and quartets, as well as his playing with Shorty Rogers, Art Pepper, The Lighthouse …
