Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Helen Humes, Shorty Rogers, Ella Fitzgerald, Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan with Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Joni James, Roland Kirk, Dave Brubeck, and Al Di Meola.
We lost a lot of musicians in 2021. Let's listen and appreciate the gift of sound they left us.
Happy New Year all.
This special New Year's show includes conversations saved from earlier in the fall, about flowers of December, growing olive trees, old-fashioned flowers, and more.
With The Folk Brothers enjoying a week off from the toils of producing live radio, we offer you another chance to hear their in-studio session with that alt-folk-country-psychedelic rock band from down south, recorded on Dec. 10, 2021. Enjoy, and Happy New Year from Bill and Peter!
Tonight on Jazz After Dark: a special program with just five songs. We’ll hear:
Ella Fitzgerald -- Blues in the Night (1961 Version)
Miles Davis -- Concierto de Aranjuez
Dave Brubeck -- Take Five (1972 live reunion concert)
Gerry Mulligan -- Out Back Of The Barn
Paul Gonsalves with Earl Hines -- It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing!
Few things created in 1843 are still relevant, but A Christmas Carol still is. One of the lasting versions of Charles Dickens’ classic story is the adaptation that today’s guest, Richard Hellesen, wrote for the Sacramento Theatre Co. in 1987. Its latest run wrapped up this month. Today we talk with Richard about what he calls the “pure luck” that landed him the offer to write the play, why Carol is timely, and why & how Davis could become more of a regional center for live theater. UC Davis, where Richard studied, is a catalyst.
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It's that time again when Brother Bill drags out (just a small fraction of) his collection of cheezy holiday tracks, including ones by The Three Weissmen, The Yid Kids, Jimmy Sabata, as well as Percy Dovetonsils (who was one of Ernie Kovacs' alter egos). We are off next week and back live on Jan. 5. Happy holidays!
Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark! Seasonal sounds and more: Vince Guaraldi Trio, Dave Brubeck, Bola Sete, Ella Fitzgerald, Ellis Marsalis, Al Di Meola, Cyrus Chestnut, Dave Bass Trio, and Toms Mucenieks.
We’re now at that special time of year when many of us celebrate holidays during the Winter Solstice, such as Yule and Christmas. Our homes feature candles, mistletoe, holly or pines creating a close connection with the natural world.
The playlist on this week’s Celtic Songlines features artists who celebrate this season through their music, to help us pause and allow us to contemplate our connection with life on this earth and with each other.
Tune in for Loreena McKennitt, Ashley Davis with John Doyle, The Gothard Sisters, Kate Rusby, The Chieftains, John Fitzpatrick, Al Petteway with Amy White, Maggie Sansome and Bonnie Rideout, and Libana.
(image used with permission of the artist, Karen Davis @moonlight and hares)
