Lots of jazz piano, commemorating the late, great Marian McPartland: Allen Toussaint, Count Basie with Ella; Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson, and Ms. McPartland herself. In between, Billie Holiday with Satchmo, Chet Baker, and Gerry Mulligan, and more.
Great jazz performers doing some of their greatest performances. We’ve got Round Midnight by Monk, Favorite Things by Coltrane. Ella with Cry Me A River, Byrd & Getz with One Note Samba; Ellington & Hodges, Hines & Hodges, Brubeck. Sinatra, and more. Classic jazz tonight.
If you have been around town to some of the open mics for singer/songwriters you have probably seen Dan Dressen. Dan likes to paint a picture with lyrics and his guitar. Dan is a Davis resident and we are thrilled to have him spend an hour with us to chat about his music. he will also be performing some covers of his favorite songs.
An hour of great sax jazz!
1970s jazz tonight!
Talk about a special hour, this is one guest I have been looking forward to - ANDY LENTZ
With a background in classical violin, bluegrass, and country, Andy adds depth and fire to any ensemble. He has performed and recorded with many artists including The Devil Makes Three, Rita Hosking, The West Nile Ramblers, The Brothers Comatose, and Nicki Bluhm. After many years of performing in California, Andy relocated to Austin, Texas in 2011 and began playing with Silas Lowe, The Sieker Band, Cornell Hurd and many others.
Vist ANDY LENTZ at www.andylentz.com
From Los Angeles the MYSTIC BRAVES will be in the studio. An interesting group since their music is a mix of the today and of the past going back into the psychedelic 1960's. 4 young men creating a stir in the west coast music scene. The whole hour will be dedicated to hearing this extremely talented groups music and digging into their story.
Vist the MYSTIC BRAVES at www.mysticbraves.com
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Great jazz performers tonight -- Louis Armstrong * Charlie Parker * Earl Bostic * Dizzy Gillespie * Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz Quartet * Marian McPartland * Charlie Shavers * Thelonious Monk * Mel Tormé * Betty Roché * Ella Fitzgerald * Ben Webster * Count Basie and His Orchestra * Boulou Ferré/Elios Ferré/Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen * George Duke * Hank Jones *
An hour of jazz vocals tonight!
TODAY on LISTENING LYRICS. A look at the local music scene with some old and new from the local talent pool. Including Treeo, Sea Of Bees, Steve Kotarek, Nat Lefkoff/Louise DeCramer, Julian Lage,West Nile ramblers, Bells Atlas, Neil Heaton, Cole Norton, Sea of Bees and more