Results for "Michael Feinstein"

Women's History Month Begins and A Broad Spectrum Celebrates Four Years!

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 9, 2020

Happy fourth birthday to A Broad Spectrum! We hope to be on the air for many years to come. The first broadcast of Women's History Month includes new releases from vocalists Sinne Eeg, Aubrey Johnson, Judy Niemack and Gina Saputo, pianists Lara Driscoll, Jen Allen, saxophonist Jimmy Greene and ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro, with birthday shout ...

Michael Feinstein

Born: September 7, 1956

Michael Feinstein was born in Columbus, OH, and developed an interest in the piano and in show musicat an early age. After moving with his family to Los Angeles in 1976, he met Oscar Levant's widow, whoin turn introduced him to Ira Gershwin. He was hired by Gershwin in 1977 to help organize TheGershwin archives, and continued to work with the lyricist until Gershwin's death in 1983.

In 1984, Feinstein launched a career as a pianist and singer devoted to the music of the '30s and '40s,playing at private parties in the Los Angeles area. He had a seven-month residence at the MondrianHotel, during which Liza Minnelli threw a party in his honor (February 1985) that got his name around.In January 1986, he opened at the Algonquin Hotel in New York, where a six-week engagementstretched to 16 weeks.

Nat King Cole: Hittin’ the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943)

by Mark Sullivan
November 9, 2019

Before pianist/vocalist Nat King Cole had a career as a pop crooner--his many hits included “All for You," “The Christmas Song," “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66," “(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons," “Nature Boy" and “Mona Lisa" (the No. 1 song in 1950)--he led a successful jazz trio which featured both his piano playing and ...

Wild Women Don't Get the Blues - Happy birthday to Ida Cox

by Mary Foster Conklin
March 30, 2019

This broadcast on the first Sunday of Women's History Month included new releases from Jenna Mammina, Lioness and Claudia Acuna with birthday shout outs to Ida Cox, baritone saxophonist Claire Daly, vocalists Roseanna Vitro, Sara Gazarek, Sara Serpa, and pianist Kirk Nurock among others, plus a sampling of who's playing around town and tributes to Andre ...

Them There Eyes & Songs for the New Year

by Mary Foster Conklin
October 6, 2018

Welcome September and happy New Year! In the first hour, a celebration of songs by Doris Tauber (composer of “Them There Eyes" and “Drinking Again"), followed by artists covering songs by Maria Schneider, and new releases to herald the change of season. Playlist Rachel Z “All I Want" from Moon at the Window ...

2015: The Year in Jazz

by Ken Franckling
January 4, 2016

The year 2015 was a curious blend of ups and downs, with glimmers of optimism offset by its losses. Venues opened to great fanfare, but others closed for a variety of reasons. UNESCO's International Jazz Day became firmly entrenched as the exclamation point on Jazz Appreciation Month activities in April. Daily arts journalism took a hit ...

A Voice On Air

By Frank Sinatra

Label: Sony Music
Released: 2015
Track listing: Vintage Radio Tuning In/Major Bowes' Show Opening & S-H-I-N-E; Fred Allen Introduces Frank Sinatra and the Four Sharps & Exactly Like You (Instrumental); Moon Love; Fame And Fortune Show Opening: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You & Marie; Deep Night; Ruth Lowe Interview & I'll Never Smile Again / Fame And Fortune Show Opening: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You/Fame And Fortune Show Opening: I'm; Frenesi; East Of The Sun (And West Of The moon); Carnaval de Broadway Show Openting: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You & The One I Love; Say It & Carnaval De Broadway Show Closing: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You; She's Funny That Way; I Don't Believe In Rumors; Medley: I'll String Along With You / As Time Goes By; That Old Black Magic; I Heard You Cried Last Night; For Me And My Gal; Moonlight Mood; There Are Such Things; Broadway Bandbox Show Opening: The Love Of Mine & All Or Nothing At AII (Orchestral); My Heart Stood Still; The Right Kind Of Love; Close To You; Bonus Tracks; As Time Goes Gy; It's De-Lovely; Nature's Remedy Commercial; Songs By Sinatra Show Opening: This Love Of Mine & Paper Doll; Kiss Me Again; If Loveliness Were Music; Lover Come Back To Me & Songs By Sinatra Show Closing: Put Your Dreams Away; My Heart Tells Me; My Ideal; D-Day News Bulletins And Buy A Piece Of The Peace; FS D-Day Announcement / This Land Of Mine & Coming In On A Wing And A Prayer; America The Beautiful; I'll Be Seeing You (Rehearsal); The Way You Look Tonight; It Had To Be You; Don't Fence Me In; Lonely Love; Long Ago And Far Away; Night And Day & Aren't You Glad You're You; It Might As Well Be Spring; Birthday Greetings For Frank Sinatra's 30th Birthday / Frank Sinatra Introduces June Hutton & Button Up Your Overcoat; Day By Day; Lily Belle; Ol' Man River & Songs By Sinatra Show Closing: Put Your Dreams Away; Bonus Tracks; Comedy Sketch: The Battle Of The Century; Songs By Sinatra Old Gold "Yankee Doodle Dandy" Commercial ; The Frank Sinatra Show Vimms Vitamin Commercial; Songs By Sinatra Max Factor Commercial; Night And Day & I'm An Old Cowhand / Tumblin' Tumbleweeds; Along The Navajo Trail; Home On The Range; You Are My Sunshine; Exactly Like You; Frank Sinatra Introduces Slim Gaillard & Cement Mixer (Put-ti Put-ti; You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me; I Only Have Eyes For You; You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby; Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow; Sweet Lorraine; Personality; Who's Sorry Now?; Don't Marry That Girl; A Salute To Al Jolson Show Opening / George Jessel Introduces Frank Sinatra & Rock-a-Bye Your Baby; Zip-a-Dee-Doh-Dah; These Foolish Things; (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons; Anything You Can Do; Frank Sinatra Introduces Irving Berlin & Alexander's Ragtime Band; Help Me To Help My Neighbor; Frank Sinatra Introduces Johnny Mercer & Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive; Your Hit Parade Show Opening: Lucky Day & (It's Going To Be A) Great Day; I Wish I Didn't Love You So; Take Me Out To The Ball Game; There's No Business Like Show Business; Serenade Of The Bells; Bonus Tracks; Frank Sinatra Receives The ModernScreen Ed Sullivan Award & The 1946 "Radio Father Of The Year Award" & Come Rain Or Come Shine; Songs By Sinatra Show Closing: Put Your Dreams Away; Haunted Heart; Wrap your Troubles In Dreams; I'm Looking Over A Four-Leaf Clover; Nature Boy; Little White Lies; On A Slow Boat To China; Light Up Time Show Opening: Night And Day & It All Depends On You; Some Enchanted Evening; Full Moon And Empty Arms; It's Only A Paper Moon; Mad About You; A Fine Romance; Dean Martin Introduces Frank Sinatra & I've Got A Crush On You; Why Try To Change Me Now; Birth Of The Blues; To Be Perfectly Frank Show Opening: Walking And Whistlin' The Blues & I've Got The World On A String; I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm; A Hundred Years From Today; This Can't Be Love; Them There Eyes & Walkin' And Whistlin' The Blues; The Frank Sinatra Show Opening: Young At Heart & Tenderly; Hello, Young Lovers; It's Alright With Me; Our Love Is Here To Stay & The Frank Sinatra Show Closing: Put Your Dreams Away; Gary Crosby Introduces Frank Sinatra & Sam's Song(The Happy Tune); Half As Lovely (Twice As True) ; Bonus Tracks; Light Up Time / Lucky Strike "LSMFT" Commercial; Frank Sinatra Sings Bobbi Home Permanent / White Rain Commercials;

MCG Jazz does Christmas: New Holiday Releases From Ann Hampton Callaway and the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra

by Dan Bilawsky
December 18, 2015

The inevitability of new Christmas albums often fills jazz journalists with dread. And while some may assume it's because we're a cynical breed with unreasonable standards and upturned noses, that couldn't be further from the truth (in most cases). The reason jazz journalists approach new Christmas albums with caution is simple: the number of slipshod, hastily-produced, ...

Stacey & Alan: A Love Like Ours

by Mike Perciaccante
August 15, 2015

Alan Schulman holds a Masters Degree in Jazz Arranging & Composition from Howard University. The guitarist was born in Cincinnati and has appeared on numerous jazz recordings by among others Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Anita Baker and Michael Feinstein. Stacey Schulman (yes they are married) is a native New Yorker who has been singing professionally since ...

Joe Magnarelli: Lookin' Up!

by Bruce Lindsay
July 12, 2014

Trumpeter Joe Magnarelli has been a jazz scene stalwart for 30 years. Based in New York since 1986 he's worked with a broad range of musicians including Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Cobb and Michael Feinstein and has released a series of albums as leader. Lookin' Up! is his first recording for the Posi-Tone label and it proves ...