Results for "Houston Person"

Fall Harvest - New Releases From Veronica Swift, Hannah Gill, Marike van Dijk, The Diva Jazz Orchestra (Celebrating 30 Years) & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
September 25, 2023

This broadcast includes new releases from Thomas Fonnesbaek & Justin Kauflin, The DIVA Jazz Orchestra (a celebration of 30 years going strong), Veronica Swift, Hannah Gill and Marike van Dijk, with birthday shoutouts to Doris Tauber (Them There Eyes, Drinking Again), Helen Sung, Giacomo Gates, Libby York, Amy Winehouse, Champian Fulton, Francesca Remigi and Wesla Whitfield, ...

Jonathan Karrant: Eclectic

by Dave Linn
September 21, 2023

Born and raised at the foothills of the Ozarks in the old western town of Fort Smith, Arkansas east of the Arkansas River, Jonathan Karrant fell under the influence of his artistic mother. As a child, it is said he sang for hours every day, making his public debut at the age of seven at his ...

Anthony E. Nelson Jr.: Swinging Sunset

by Chris May
May 30, 2023

Swinging Sunset, New Jersey-based tenor saxophonist Anthony E. Nelson Jr.'s fifth album on his Musicstand label, is an unpretentious, undemanding and utterly enjoyable celebration of the organ trios of the 1950s and 1960s. From the first bars of the opener, Eddie Heywood's “Canadian Sunset," it feels like we are in for a good time and, over ...

The New Standard in Jazz Backing Tracks

February 23, 2023

A New Generation of Jazz Backing Tracks Backing tracks are a valuable practice tool for musicians of all levels. Let’s face it, we don’t all live in a major city where we can play with top players every night and sometimes we need some inspiration to keep us motivated during those long hours in the shed. ...

Blue Vision

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Blue Vision; Dear Old Stockholm; Lover Man; Soul Saturation; Old Hat Feathers; Geri; No Doubt True Dat.

Eric Ineke 75: Swinging, Boppin' and Burnin'

By Eric Ineke

Label: Daybreak
Released: 2022
Track listing: Hershey Bar; I Thought About You; Ornithology; Easy Living; Thou Swell; Tangerine; Eric's Blues; The Theme; Jotosco.

Reminiscing at Rudy's

By Houston Person

Label: HighNote Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: At Long Last Love; Again; Moon River; Put Your Head on My Shoulder; Why Did I Choose You; Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You; My Romance; I’ll Let You Know; Please Send Me Someone to Love; Reminiscing at Rudy’s.

Tis The Season - New Releases and Jazz Holiday Fare

by Mary Foster Conklin
December 12, 2022

This broadcast is full of jazz holiday fare, with new Christmas releases from Jonathan Karrant, Jane Monheit and Lyn Stanley, as well as the latest from Houston Person, Nicholas Payton, Nadje Noordhuis and The String Queens, plus birthday shoutouts to Amina Figarova, Ethel Ennis, Fay Claassen, Melissa Aldana, Cassandra Wilson and Beth McKenna, among others. Thanks ...

Houston Person: Reminiscing at Rudy's

by Jack Bowers
November 29, 2022

The “Rudy's" in the title of tenor saxophonist Houston Person's album, Reminiscing at Rudy's, is not a nightclub or other such venue but the New Jersey studio of celebrated recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder who died in 2016. As befits reminiscing, the bulk of the album's numbers are tender ballads, every one of which lands squarely ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Houston Person

November 10, 2022

All About Jazz is celebrating Houston Person's birthday today! Houston Person wears the Boss Tenor crown, worn so long by Gene Ammons. Mr. Person is busy working his own gigs; booking his tours, finding new clubs, having phone numbers for every major concert promoter on every continent. He even produces his own albums. His first big ...