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Radio & Podcasts

Wayne Shorter, Vince Mendoza, Lonnie McFadden & Kristin Korb

Read "Wayne Shorter, Vince Mendoza, Lonnie McFadden & Kristin Korb" reviewed by Joe Dimino


We kick off a new 795th Episode of Neon Jazz with a powerful Denmark-based, American-born bassist and singer in Kristin Korb with material created during the COVID era. From there we hear from vocalist Diane Schuur, who was one of the first real experiences Kristin had in live jazz. We also celebrate a handful of esteemed musicians who left us during the first week of March 2023. In Kansas City, we said good-bye to Ronald McFadden and Ida MacBeth. On ...

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Bailey's Bundles

The Nontraditional Holidays - 2018

Read "The Nontraditional Holidays - 2018" reviewed by C. Michael Bailey


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Live Review

Monday Night Big Band with Kristin Korb at Malmo Live

Read "Monday Night Big Band with Kristin Korb at Malmo Live" reviewed by Patrick Burnette


Monday Night Big Band Featuring Kristin Korb Malmo Live Malmo, Sweden October 30, 2017 The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra recently celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. While its longevity is impressive, so is the wide-ranging the influence of the organization, which was started by Thad Jones and Mel Lewis in the mid-sixties. In far-flung Malmo, Sweden, for instance, there is a Monday Night Jazz Band that, on some Monday nights at least, still plays Thad Jones tunes ...

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Album Review

Kristin Korb: Beyond the Moon

Read "Beyond the Moon" reviewed by Tyran Grillo


Kristin Korb is a jewel of jewels. The bassist and vocalist commands both of her instruments with panache, engaging them simultaneously with an ease comparable to breathing. Although Beyond the Moon is her eighth disc, in some ways it feels like her first. Not because it lacks evolution, but because it leaps with such wide-eyed conviction. Jadedness is a stranger in the Land of Korb. This time around, the focus is on Johnny Mercer, whose evocative lyrics--most familiar, ...

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Album Review

Kristin Korb: Beyond The Moon

Read "Beyond The Moon" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


While Johnny Mercer's place in history has been acknowledged time and again, album-length tributes to the legendary lyricist, songwriter, vocalist, and Capitol Records founder aren't as common as you might think. Yes, there are gems in that category (and/or compilations) from vocal icons like Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, and Rosemary Clooney; oddities that fit the bill, like drummer Buddy Rich's vocal-centric journey through Mercer's work; under-the-radar dates from unsung vocal treasures like Bill Henderson and Daryl Sherman that ...

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Album Review

Kristin Korb: Finding Home

Read "Finding Home" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


A home isn't just a physical space and a place to hang your hat; a home is wherever an individual finds comfort, acceptance, and personal fulfillment. On Finding Home, bassist-vocalist Kristin Korb explores the journey and process that brought her to such a place in her life. Korb, who grew up in Montana, found a new home in California a long time ago. She studied at the University of California at San Diego, became a pupil of ...

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Take Five With...

Take Five With Kristin Korb

Read "Take Five With Kristin Korb" reviewed by Andrea DeLesDernier


Meet Kristin Korb: A singing double bassist with a deep sense of swing, Kristin Korb combines the instrumental influence of Ray Brown and Charles Mingus with the vocal styling of Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald to create a sound all herown. Exhilarating to watch live, she sings and plays the bass as effortlessly as she breathes.Instrument(s): Bass, voice. Teachers and/or influences? Bass: Bertram Turetzky, Ray Brown, John Clayton, Rufus Reid.Voice: Carol Plantemura, Sue Rainey ...


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