Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist/composer Billy Strahorn, reedman/composer Gigi Gryce, trumpeter/singer Jack Sheldon, pianist Wynton Kelly, singer Lou Rawls, flugelhornist Chuck Mangione and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Lester Young w/ the Oscar Peterson Trio” (1952), Lee Morgan’s “The Rajah” …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm IAI Records, Part 2 Craig Kessler takes another listen to Paul Bley’s short-lived jazz label, IAI (Improvising Artists Incorporated), founded in 1974 to record improvised music and video art. We’ll hear some fascinating obscurities from Jimmy Giuffre, Paul Bley, Jaco Pastorious, and many others. …
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Culture Crawl 774 “Beer Brought Me” Homebrewed is an Iowa City Blues band organized to give back to the community. Bandleader Pete Damiano says the group has just released its first album, “Devil In My Soul,” and the release party will be a fundraiser for the Holiday Food Drive at Elizabeth Tate High School, the …
Jazz Corner of the World Encore Mondays from 6:00pm to 10:00pm The Artistry of Don Sebesky Craig Kessler salutes the long career of keyboardist, trombonist, composer, conductor, and arranger Don Sebesky. In this well-deserved listen, we’ll hear some of Sebesky’s own releases, as well as highlights of his commercial arranging. …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composers Scott Joplin, Hoagey Carmichael and Johnny Mandel, saxmen Coleman Hawkins and Paul Desmond, singers Etta Jones, Dr. John and Holly Cole, pianist Emil Viclicky, trombonists Tyree Glenn and Jimmy Knepper and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries …
Culture Crawl 773 “Portable Instrument” Roxanne Layton has been a member of Mannheim Steamroller since 1995, performing on recorder and percussion. She is a is a graduate of the New England Conservatory, and attended Ellis Marsalis’s school in New Orleans with Wynton and Bradford. Roxanne joined the band after striking up a friendship with founder …
Tim Hankewich has just returned from New York, where he served as assistant conductor for the New York Philharmonic’s concert simulcast of “Jurassic Park.” He says that while the Phil is certainly as good as advertised, there isn’t as much space between that orchestra and ours as you might think. Next up for the Orchestra …
