We may be limited to one in-person Jazz Under the Stars concert this year on Aug. 27, we’re reserving Thursdays (and Wednesdays!) in August to remember some of our favorite evenings in Noelridge Park and McGrath Amphitheatre. Use the form below to vote for a show you’d like to hear again. Vote as often as …
Hey, jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composer of composer Earl Hagen, guitarists Phil Upchurch and Al Di Meola, singer Helen Merrill, trombonist Plas Johnson, pianists Sonny Clark and Al Haig, sax men Bill Perkins. Richie Kamuca and Junior Cook, organist Don Patterson and more!!! We’ll …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyQuiet as it’s kept, too many of today’s finest jazz artists are given short shrift by an industry that seems to value product of a fleeting nature over true craft and a reverence for the jazz legacy. This makes it particularly challenging for a talent like Adam Shulman to break …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassist Leroy Vinnegar, clarinetist George Lewis, trumpeter Conte Candoli, singers Little Jimmy Scott and Linda Ronstadt, vibist Cal Tjader and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Jackie McLean’s “4, 5 & 6” (1956), Leroy Vinnegar’s “Leroy Walks!” …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyThe John Fedchock NY Sextet recording, “Into the Shadows,” is the trombonist’s tenth album as a leader, this time with an all-star group showcasing Fedchock’s notable solo skills and bringing his special composing/arranging to the forefront. The recording features new treatments of familiar standards coupled with five Fechock …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of guitarist Ray Biondi, drummers Louie Bellson and Colin Bailey, trombonist Frank Rehak, saxophonists Hank Mobley, Arthur Blythe and Kirk Whalum, keyboardists Milt Buckner, Joe Zawinul and Jorge Dalsto, trumpeter Lee Morgan, bassist Major Holley and more!!! We’ll also mark …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Antonio Adolfo is one of the premier pianists, composers and arrangers to emerge from Brazil. A multi-Latin Grammy and Grammy nominee, Adolfo is an internationally recognized Latin Jazz star. Now, after more than 50 years of friendship and admiration, he has set his sights on an album dedicated …
Thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite Iowa City Jazz Festival performance. KCCK’s Best of the Fest kicks off at 5pm on Friday, with performances chosen by Jazz Fest co-founders Mark Ginsberg and Steve Grismore. Steve chose “Mumbo Jumbo – A Tribute to Paul Motian,” the 2012 Festival closer led by drummer (and Jazz …
