Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Basses Loaded: Christian McBride Encouraged by his mother and uncle, Christian McBride started playing bass in junior high school. While spending a year at Julliard, he joined up with the saxophonist Bobby Watson. He has joined the …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. “The Rhythms Continue,” saxophonist T.K. Blue’s new suite, is dedicated to the memory of T.K.’s longtime bandleader, NEA Jazz Master Dr. Randy Weston, who passed away in September of 2018. Blue performed in Weston’s African Rhythms band for thirty-eight years, for most of which he was musical …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Basses Loaded: Nicki Parrott Australian Nicki Parrott came to America on an arts grant to study with Rufus Reid, and stayed to first get a weekly gig with a Rhythm & Blues band. She would eventually spend …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM Basses Loaded: LeRoy Vinnegar Bassist Leroy Vinnegar was one of the stalwarts in “West Coast Jazz.” More than that, he was the epitome of a “walking bass” player. His steady and creative 4/4 time was heard on …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. In June of 1964, John Coltrane and his classic quartet went into Van Gelder Studios and, in an unprecedented move for the saxophonist, recorded new versions of some his most famous works. Earlier that year, a year in which he recorded “A Love Supreme” and “Crescent”, Coltrane …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturdays at 7 AM The Bass Players: Scott LaFaro Scott LaFaro worked with a veritable “who’s who” of legendary bandleaders, beginning his career with Buddy Morrow. He went on to work with Chet Baker, Stan Kenton, Cal Tjader, Ornette Coleman, …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. New York-based Ray Blue has been an important tenor saxophonist on the jazz scene for the past 20 years, leading his own ensembles on a regular basis since 2001. Among those he’s worked with over the years include Eddie Henderson, the Charlie Persip Super Band, Wycliffe Gordon, …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify. Miles Davis shocked the music world in 1985 when he left Columbia Records after 30 years to join Warner Bros. Records. In October of that year, he began recording the album “Rubberband” in Los Angeles. The musical direction Davis was taking during the sessions marked a radical …
