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Listener Favorites & DrJ’s Birthday Blowout
by Marc Cohn
It's time for our recurring '5' (as in Show 365) party, listener favorites from Shows 351-360. And a bonus--DrJazz's birthday blowout (we don't usually do this, but this one is a nice round number....'40.' Well, 70 is the new 40?), in which he indulges with some of the tracks that keep his motor running when he's ...
Honoring Melba Liston
by Mary Foster Conklin
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 ...
Pittsburgh's Jazz Days of Winter Set for February 16-23, 2019
By Mackenzie Horne Dwindling attendance is perhaps the most serious threat to the well-being of today's regional jazz circles, and addressing this issue requires an approach that is as authentic as it is aggressive. Problems with attendance and participation seem to be amplified in a metropolitan area as small as Pittsburgh, and past history ...
Maria’s A Winner & Sonny Is Too
by Marc Cohn
Sometimes in this business, you get so saturated with new music that your ears are paralyzed. The blues to the rescue, including Dexter Gordon singing with his voice, not just the saxophone. We also salute and celebrate Maria Schneider's receipt of a Jazz Masters' Award this spring from the National Endowment for the Arts. The first ...
Contemporary Carols by Women and Grammy nominations
by Mary Foster Conklin
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 ...
The Los Cabos Jazz Experience 2018
by Wendy Ross
Life Luxe Jazz -The Los Cabos Jazz Experience Norman Brown, Boney James, et al. Los Cabos, Baja California, Sur, Mexico November 1-4, 2018 Life Luxe Jazz -The Los Cabos, Jazz Experience took place at the Pueblo Bonita Pacifica Golf and Spa Resort November 1-4. The first annual Life Luxe Jazz ...
One Night Only (Live At The Royal Albert Hall)
Label: Blue Note
Released: 2018
Track listing: Mona Lisa; But Beautiful; Nature Boy; L.O.V.E.; Quizas, Quizas, Quizas; Miss Otis Regrets; Pick Yourself Up; In Heaven; When Love Was King; The Lonely One; Ballerina; No Love Dying; I Wonder Who My Daddy Is; Sweet Lorraine; For All We Know; The Christmas Song; Smile; Hey Laura; Don't Lose Your Steam; Mona Lisa; But Beautiful; Nature Boy; L-O-V-E; Quizas, Quizas, Quizas; Miss Otis Regrets; Pick Yourself Up; In Heaven; When Love Was King; The Lonely One; Ballerina; No Love Dying; I Wonder Who My Daddy Is; Sweet Lorraine; For All We Know; The Christmas Song; Smile; Hey Laura; Don't Lose Your Steam; DVD Bonus Interview;
Joni Mitchell Turns 75; Remembering Roy Hargrove
by Mary Foster Conklin
This post-election broadcast celebrates the new wave of women in the House and Senate -also remembering Roy Hargrove (1969-2018) in the second hour plus a special 75th birthday tribute to Joni Mitchell in the third hour. Playlist Roxy Coss “Nevertheless She Persisted" from The Future Is Female (Posi-Tone) 00:00 Ethel Ennis “If Women Ruled ...
The 8th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival
by La-Faithia White
This summer sizzled with jazz at The 8th Annual John Coltrane International Jazz & Blues Festival in High Point, North Carolina. The John Coltrane Youth Jazz Workshop Band led by Wally West kicked off the festival on Saturday, September 1, followed by the North Carolina Coltrane All-Star Band, Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Jazzmeia Horn, the Dirty Dozen ...
What Is Jazz? Vol.1 with Jimmy Mac
by Mr Lob
What is Jazz? Is it freedom, is it tradition, is it alive, does it continue to evolve and thrive or is it an art form stuck in time? I cannot answer any of these questions or even really tell you what Jazz is. I can tell you how it makes me feel, where it takes me ...
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