Jazz Articles about Mary Osborne

About Mary Osborne

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New Releases Plus A Centennial Birthday Shoutout For Guitarist Mary Osborne

by Mary Foster Conklin
August 2, 2021

This broadcast opens with a centennial salute to guitarist Mary Osborne. Born in North Dakota, she came to prominence in New York City in the 1940s appearing with jazz greats Dizzy Gillespie, Art Tatum, Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk and Mary Lou Williams. Also presented are new releases from vocalists Samara Joy, Hilary Kole and violinist Diane Delin, plus a newly discovered Bill Evans live concert recording, with birthday shoutouts to Kay Starr, Margaret Whiting, Annie Ross, Emily Asher, Luciana Souza, ...

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The Way You Look Tonight - Celebrating Dorothy Fields

by Mary Foster Conklin
July 27, 2020

The first hour celebrates the birthday of legendary lyricist Dorothy Fields in addition to new releases from Susan Tobocman, Emilie-Claire Barlow and Bocana, Callum Au and Claire Martin plus an instrumental by Mimi Fox of “Better Times Will Come," part of Janis Ian's Better Times Project. Birthday shout-outs to guitarist Mary Osborne, baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian, cellist Akua Dixon, Phoebe Snow, and Natalia M. King. Thanks for listening and please support all of these fine musicians, buy their recordings in ...