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61st GRAMMY Awards: Jazz Winners

February 12, 2019

And the winners of the 2019 GRAMMY Awards are... 31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only. ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Honoring Melba Liston

by Mary Foster Conklin
February 9, 2019

This broadcast presents a special tribute to trombonist, composer and arranger Melba Liston in the third hour in honor of her 93rd birthday and also includes cuts from new releases by vocalist Roberta Donnay and pianist/composer Carol Albert, with more birthday shout outs to Elvis Presley, Bucky Pizzarelli, Ruth Brown and Ingrid Jensen. Playlist ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Contemporary Carols by Women and Grammy nominations

by Mary Foster Conklin
January 13, 2019

This Christmas Eve's broadcast included new releases by Allison Au, Camille Thurman and John Daversa Big Band, with a first look at some Grammy nominees, plus birthday shout outs to Edith Piaf, Bob Brookmeyer and Lil Green , among others. Playlist Geri Allen “Joy and Wonder" from The Gathering (Verve) 00:00 Champian Fulton “Merry ...

Article: Out and About: The Super Fans

Meet Jeff Evans

by Tessa Souter and Andrea Wolper
January 8, 2019

Our first Super Fan of 2019 is such a jazz head that he and his wife of 42 years got engaged at a jazz club. These days, Jeff frequently can be seen in the New York clubs indulging several of his passions at once. Living in a city he describes as “richly blessed" with venues, he ...

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Best of 2018: Il Mixtape

by AAJ Italy Staff
January 7, 2019

Il 2018 è stato un altro anno di grande rilievo per la musica che amiamo. Abbiamo chiesto ai nostri redattori di condividire le loro preferenze. Ecco che cosa ne è venuto fuori. Buon ascolto, con l'augurio che il 2019 ci porti almeno altrettanta musica di alto livello! Michael Leonhart “Music ...

Article: Year in Review

2018: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
January 3, 2019

The year 2018 was a busy one for the jazz world. The genre's version of the #MeToo movement resulted in a new Code of Conduct and other efforts to make the music workplace more equitable. International Jazz Day brought its biggest stage to St. Petersburg, Russia. The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, which ran a high-profile ...

Album

The Window

By Cecile McLorin Salvant

Label: Mack Avenue Records
Released: 2018
Track listing: Visions; One Step Ahead; By Myself; The Sweetest Sounds; Ever Since The One I Love’s Been Gone; A Clef; Obsession; Wild Is Love; J’ai L’Cafard; Somewhere; The Gentleman Is A Dope; Trouble Is A Man; Were Thine That Special Face; I’ve Got Your Number; Tell Me Why; Everything I’ve Got Belongs To You; The Peacocks.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Christmas Gifts and Messages, Some From the Grinch

by Marc Cohn
December 28, 2018

If you haven't had your fill of Christmas, click the play button for last Saturday's holiday show. One of our rotating traditions is to program the Duke Ellington version of “The Nutcracker Suite." Our first segment tracks mostly old favorites that we play almost every year. The rest are offered for the first time on the ...

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November New Releases and Revisiting Alice in Wonderland

by Mary Foster Conklin
November 24, 2018

Happy November! Time to bundle up, run a Marathon, vote and enjoy the last weeks of Fall. In this broadcast, there are birthday celebrations for Roger Kellaway, Clifford Brown and singer Ethel Waters, among others. Also exciting new releases from pianists Myra Melford, Larry McDonough and bassist Alexander Claffy. Playlist Carol Robbins “The ...

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My Kinda Love - Remembering Ann Richards

by Mary Foster Conklin
October 27, 2018

In the first hour, a special birthday shout out to vocalist Ann Richards, whose brief career and mysterious death could be a film noir; along with new releases from Grammy nominated lyricist Lorraine Feather, a collection of new songs by pianist Renee Rosnes and writer David Hajdu and more. Playlist Dotti Anita Taylor “The ...