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
1960's jazz!
Brubeck, bossa nova, and more; it’s mellow summer jazz.
Rita Hosking sings about forest fires but it is her that is setting the folk music scene on blaze. Her new album "Little Boat" appeared as #7 on the folk music charts and her single "Parting Glass" as #3. So listen in this Friday as we spend an hour with Rita and her guitar.
"In scorching form" (UK Telegraph), Northern California's own Rita Hosking sings of forest fires, culture clash, demolition derbies, the working class and hope. From major U.S. festivals to Bob Harris's BBC show, Rita is moving audiences around the globe with her stories in song and doubly sweet and sinewy voice, "a captivating performer," (R2 Magazine.)
Visit Rita at www.ritahosking.com
This past weekend I was invited to see and hear some live music at a new coffee shop in town. Nat Lefkoff was the first act and he blew me away. His vocals, lyrics, stage presence and a touch of mischief made him an instant must for this show. Fortunately I had an opening so get ready to spend an hour with Nat.
Nat will also be introducing his new CD.
You can visit Nat at http://natlefkoff.bandcamp.com
or his facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nat-Lefkoff/
An hour of great jazz performers!
It’s mellow: it’s Mulligan. Featuring the cool jazz sounds of Gerry Mulligan on baritone sax, and Stan Getz on tenor sax. First Mulligan on piano, Then this week’s Ella vocal has her teamed with Getz on Midnight Sun. Mulligan is joined by Getz and Oscar Peterson, and then Johnny Hodges. He and Ben Webster do some blues with Jimmy Witherspoon, and Mulligan backs Mel Tormé on Line for Lyons.
An hour of cool jazz, with a little New Orleans thrown in!