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Dorothy Donegan - piano More than fifteen years have passed since the flamboyant jazz pianist Dorothy Donegan died. Sadly, few jazz fans, either then or now, are aware of what enormous orchestral capacity she had at the keyboard (1). Dorothy was born in Chicago in 1924. Heeding her mother’s encouragement, she studied classical music at the Chicago Conservatory and the Chicago Music College. At eighteen, she became the first African-American to be asked to perform at Orchestra Hall in Chicago. The event created enough interest to lead to some work in a film (Sensations of 1945) (2). At the age of fourteen and studying classical piano she was also beginning her own jazz career, playing for a dollar a night at the city’s South Side bars (1) During a performance at the Hi-Jinx Club one evening, she met up with Art Tatum, who was so impressed with her abilities he became one of her champions

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Crate Digging in the East Village + RSD Releases

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This week's episode highlights some enlightening archival live recordings from Kenny Dorham, Freddie Hubbard, and Charles Mingus, recently issued on Record Store Day. The program also features finds uncovered during a recent crate-digging trip to New York's East Village, including selections by Wayne Horvitz, Dorothy Donegan, Terry Gibbs, Jimmy Giuffre, and Joanne Brackeen. The show opens ...

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Jazz Foremothers, Women Who Impact West Coast Latin Jazz by Salsa de la Bahia, Jeffrey Gimble, Ashley Jackson Usher In Jazz Appreciation Month

Read "Jazz Foremothers, Women Who Impact West Coast Latin Jazz by Salsa de la Bahia, Jeffrey Gimble, Ashley Jackson Usher In Jazz Appreciation Month" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast morphs gracefully from Women's History to Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from Salsa de la Bahia, Jeffrey Gimble and Ashley Jackson, with birthday shoutouts to Dorothy Donegan, Alberta Hunter, Jean Fineberg, Vanessa Perica, Allan Harris, Evgenia Karlafti, Christine Jensen and Tessa Souter, among others. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see ...

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Arturo O'Farrill's Homage To Carla Bley, Julia Hűlsmann, Vocalists Holly Cole, Aubrey Logan, Lili Anel, Liz Cole & More

Read "Arturo O'Farrill's Homage To Carla Bley, Julia Hűlsmann, Vocalists Holly Cole, Aubrey Logan, Lili Anel, Liz Cole & More" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes new releases including Arturo O'Farrill's Carla Bley tribute, the Julia Hűlsmann Quartet, plus vocalists Aubrey Logan, Holly Cole, Liz Cole and Lili Anel, with birthday shoutouts to jazz foremother Lil Hardin Armstrong, Caili O'Doherty, vocalists CeCe Gable, Rosemary Loar, Eugenie Jones, Aubrey Logan, and Melody Gardot. Happy listening and please support the artists ...

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Dizzy, Eri Yamamoto, Cecil Payne

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This week, we'll check in with some late '60s, early '70s Dizzy Gillespie, then a set of new quartet and solo works from pianist Eri Yamamoto. Two new works from Blue Note records follow with an archival release pairing McCoy Tyner and Joe Henderson live at Slugs Saloon 1966 followed new music by the all-star collective ...

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Photographer Guy Fonck's 'Focus on Women in Jazz' book now available

Photographer Guy Fonck's 'Focus on Women in Jazz' book now available

Dive into the captivating world of jazz through a lens exclusively dedicated to pioneering women in jazz, a field still dominated by men today. Focus On Women in Jazz is a unique collection of black and white photos curated by photographer Guy Fonck, capturing over 500 concerts spanning several decades. While primary focused on Luxembourg’s vibrant ...

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Terry Gibbs, Joanne Brackeen, Tim Berne

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This week on the Jazz Continuum we compare two takes on the 1936 tune “I'm An Old Cowhand," one from Jack Teagarden and the other from Sonny Rollins. The vibes will be our focus for this next set with recent releases from Chien Chien Lu and Warren Wolf. Works from living legend Terry Gibbs will follow ...

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The Hot Toddies Jazz Band, Anat Cohen, Delia Fischer, Kris Davis Plus A Centennial Celebration of Producer Rosetta Reitz

Read "The Hot Toddies Jazz Band, Anat Cohen, Delia Fischer, Kris Davis Plus A Centennial Celebration of Producer Rosetta Reitz" reviewed by Mary Foster Conklin


This broadcast includes new releases from the Hot Toddies Jazz Band, Anat Cohen, Delia Fischer, Kris Davis plus a single from Jenny Scheinman, with birthday shoutouts to record producer and feminist historian Rosetta Reitz (100!), Koko Taylor, Irene Reid, Norma Winstone, Carol Welsman, Mamiko Watanabe and Nadia Washington, among others. Happy listening and please support the ...

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New Releases, Birthday Celebrations For Dorothy Donegan, Alberta Hunter, Billie Holiday & More

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This broadcast makes the graceful morph from Womens History to Jazz Appreciation Month with new releases from John Basile, Kandace Springs, Jamie Baum, Queen Esther, Leigh Pilzer, Lizz Wright and Tierney Sutton, with birthday shoutouts to Dorothy Donegan, Alberta Hunter, Billie Holiday, Doris Day, Christine Jensen, Tessa Souter, Teri Parker, Tia Fuller, and Amina Claudine Myers, ...

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Sahib Shihab, Danish Radio Big Band, Mohamed Najem

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Welcome friends and neighbors to The Jazz Continuum. Old, new, in, out... wherever the music takes us. Each week, we will explore the elements of jazz from a historical perspective. This week, Sahib Shihab in Scandinavia; The Danish Radio Big Band as led by Thad Jones and Mhio Hazama. I'm also back from Paris record store ...


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