Dwike Mitchell on Piano Jazz
---News Stations: Sat, Jul 04, 8 pm | Classical Stations: Sun, Jul 05, 2015--- Pianist Dwike Mitchell (1930 – 2013) joined bassist and French horn soloist Willie Ruff in 1955 to form the...
View ArticleWillie Ruff on Piano Jazz
---News Stations: Sat, Jul 11, 8 pm | Classical Stations: Sun, Jul, 12, 9 pm---Willie Ruff is a master of the bass and the French horn, which he reveals as a singularly beautiful jazz instrument....
View ArticleRio Clemente on Piano Jazz
--- News Stations: Sat, Jul 18, 8 pm | Classical Stations: Sun, Jul 19, 7 pm ---Rio Clemente was born Rosario Clemente in Morristown, New Jersey. Known as the “Bishop of Jazz,” he was educated at the...
View ArticleCorky Hale on Piano Jazz
July 25/July 26, 2015: Corky HaleMulti-instrumentalist Corky Hale has been blazing trails since her career began. She started piano at three, harp at eight, flute at ten, and cello at twelve. In the...
View ArticleSkitch Henderson on Piano Jazz
--- News Stations: Sat, Aug 1, 8 pm | Classical Station: Sun, Aug 2, 7pm --- Skitch Henderson (1918 – 2005) worked as a piano soloist on Frank Sinatra's and Bing Crosby's radio shows. He began a...
View ArticleKenny Burrell on Piano Jazz
News Stations: Sat, Aug 8, 8 pm | Classical Station: Sun, Aug 9, 7pmGuitarist Kenny Burrell has been called a “cool, controlled romantic” whose textured playing is “subtle yet sensual, meditative,...
View ArticleBertha Hope on Piano Jazz
News Stations: Sat, Aug 15, 8 pm | Classical Station: Sun, Aug 16, 7pmBertha Hope's contributions to mainstream and improvised musical idioms have made her one of the elite among her peers. Wife of...
View ArticleArturo O'Farrill on Piano Jazz
Pianist, composer, and bandleader Arturo O'Farrill is the son of the late ChicoO'Farrill (1921 – 2001). A multiple Grammy winner, he has contributed to contemporary Latin jazz as leader of the...
View ArticleHiromi on Piano Jazz
Pianist HiromiUehara was born in Shizuoka, Japan in 1979 and took her first piano lesson at age six. By age seventeen, she'd performed with both the Czech Philharmonic and with Chick Corea. She is an...
View ArticleErnestine Anderson on Piano Jazz
Born in Houston in 1928, Ernestine Anderson hit the jazz scene in the 1940s and has captivated audiences with her vocal warmth and rich intensity ever since. Anderson has performed at prestigious...
View ArticleClark Terry on Piano Jazz
One of the great innovators and educators in jazz, Clark Terry (1920 – February 21, 2015) was celebrated for his technical virtuosity and swinging lyricism. He is featured in the 2014 documentary...
View ArticleOnaje Allan Gumbs on Piano Jazz
Pianist, arranger, and songwriter Onaje Allan Gumbs began playing piano at age seven and drew his early inspiration from Henry Mancini. He studied classical piano and honed his skill in multiple...
View ArticleRay Brown on Piano Jazz
Double bass player Ray Brown (1926 – 2002) moved to New York in 1945 and immediately became part of the jazz scene. He worked extensively with the Oscar Peterson Trio, Jimmy Rowles, and Ella...
View ArticleJoe Lovano and Dave Holland on Piano Jazz
Saxophonist Joe Lovano and bassist Dave Holland first recorded together in 1992 on the album From the Soul. Lovano toured with the Woody Herman Thundering Herd in the 1970s and went on to join the...
View ArticleSammy Price on Piano Jazz
Pianist Sammy Price (1908 – 1992) began his career in the 1920s. He became a session pianist for Decca Records in 1938, and he led his own band, the Texas Bluesicians, which included greats such as...
View ArticleMargaret Whiting on Piano Jazz
Vocalist Margaret Whiting (1924 – 2011) established herself as a singer of jazz and popular standards in the 1940s touring with the U.S.O. during World War II. In the decades that followed, her...
View ArticleKyle Eastwood on Piano Jazz
When bassist Kyle Eastwood was Marian McPartland’s guest in 1999, he had released his first solo album, From There to Here, one year earlier. Having led a quartet and worked as a session musician in...
View ArticleGeorge Wallington on Piano Jazz
Bop pianist George Wallington (1924 – 1993) was born in Sicily and moved to the United States with his family in the 1920s. He became a part of the New York music scene in the 1940s and played with...
View ArticleJacki Byard on Piano Jazz
Multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and composer Jaki Byard (1922 – 1999) played jazz piano as well as alto and tenor saxophone. A partner of Maynard Ferguson and member of bands led by Charles Mingus,...
View ArticleThe Hot Club of Detroit on Piano Jazz
Seventy years after Django Reinhardt’s Quintette du Hot Club de France fused Gypsy guitar with the jazz of the day, a new incarnation emerged in the Motor City. The Hot Club of Detroit is Evan Perri...
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