Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of trumpeter/singer Louis Armstrong, Jazz Impresario Norman Granz, trombonist Vic Dickenson, guitarists Herb Ellis and George Van Eps, saxmen Benny Carter, Buddy Collette, and Rickey Woodard, singers Jeri Southern and Abbey Lincoln, drummers Chuck Riggs and Jeff Hamilton, violinist Regina …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Corky Corcoran and David Sanborn, singers Nneena Freelon, Ellyn Rucker and Kevin Mahogany, pianists Hank Jones, and Gap Magione, guitarists Kenny Burrell and Stanley Jordan, bassist Gerald Veasley and more! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Glenn …
Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxmen Johnny Hodges, Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca, Junior Cook, Steve Lacy and Mario Rivera, pianists Sonny Clark, Billy Taylor and James Weidman, singers Helen Merrill, Annie Ross and Janis Siegel, bassists Keter Betts and Charles Ables and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of …
Tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of lyricist Dorothy Fields, guitarist Mary Osborne, singers Little Jimmy Scott, Ruben Blades and Angelique Kidjo, drummers Philly Joe Jones, Alan Dawson and Joe Morello, pianist Larry Fuller, vibist Cal Tjader and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy” (1954), …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Ivie Anderson, Billy Eckstine, Francine Reed and Mavis Staples, saxmen Hank Mobley, George Young and Kirk Whalum, trumpeters Lee Morgan and Carol Morgan and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Duke Ellington at New Port (1956), …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of singers Lena Horne, Johnny Hartman, and Melissa Walker, pianists Richard Wyands, Ahmad Jamal and Andrew Hill, organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, bassist Stanley Clarke and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Miles Davis & Thelonious Monk at Newport …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Milt Hinton, Reggie Workman and Calvin Hill, singers Helen Humes, Phil Harris and Georgie Fame, pianists Elmo Hope, Eugen Cicero and Bill Cunliffe, composer Dave Grusin, drummers Joe Chambers and Marvin “Smitty” Smith and more. We’ll also mark …
Hey, Jazz fans, be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxophonists Lucky Thompson, Eric Dolphy, Jerry Jerome and Javon Jackson, singers Dave Lambert, Ivan Lins, Dominique Eade, Alicia Olatuja, and Tony Adamo, trombonists Jimmy Cheatham, Tom “Bones” Malone and Ryan Keberle, keyboardist Chris Hazelton, hornman Tom Harrell, drummer Billy …
