Bob Brookmeyer passes away

Composer, arranger and valve trombone/piano player Bob Brookmeyer passed away on December 15th at age 81. Read the New York Times obituary.

$7,500 left to raise in Fall campaign!

KEWU needs your help! We have 7,500 dollars left to raise by 8pm tomorrow evening!

please call 509-359-4226 or go to www.kewu.ewu.edu to pledge your support!

Jazz 89.5 is where Jazz lives in the Inland Northwest!

KEWU needs to raise $20,000 in Fall Membership Campaign

Due to Washington State budget cuts, KEWU needs to raise even more money to make up for the budget shortfall.The station will now need to rely more heavily than ever on the listening audience for financial support. If you would like to pledge your support please call 509-359-4226 or log onto www.kewu.ewu.edu .

Thank you very, very much for your support!

Fall 2011 Pledge Drive is underway!

Please make your pledge of support to help keep Jazz alive and coming to you 24/7, 365 on the Inland Northwest's only full time, award winning Jazz station, KEWU!

Call in your pledge of support at 509-359-4226 or pledge online at www.kewu.ewu.edu

Jazz 89.5 is where jazz lives in the Inland Northwest and beyond!

Kenny Werner Quintet to perform at Spokane Falls Community College

The Kenny Werner Quintet will be performing on December 2nd at Spokane Falls Community College, The Quintet features Kenny Werner with special guests Randy Brecker and David Sanchez (with Scott Colley and Antonio Sanchez). The concert begins at 8 p.m. in the SFCC Music/Performing Arts Building auditorium, Bldg. 15, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive.

 

Tickets and can be purchased at Hoffman Music, 440 W. Sharp Ave.; Ticketswest; or the SFCC Cashiers Office in the SUB, Bldg. 17. 

Note: Ticket prices are higher if purchased at the door. 

The musicians also offer two one-hour master classes at 3 and 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in the SFCC Music/Performing Arts Building.

Happy Birthday - Dizzy Gillespie!

Join KEWU in celebrating the 94th birthday of Jazz giant and "The Sound Of Surprise" Dizzy Gillespie.


For more information on this most important and influential trumpeter, click here.


Tune in today during the 5pm hour to hear a set of Dizzy's best!

CD Of Note - James Carter Organ Trio - At The Crossroads

Be sure to check out : "At The Crossroads" the latest release from The James Carter Organ Trio . Read the All About Jazz review here.

Happy Birthday - Art Blakey and Billy Higgins!

Today KEWU is celebrating the birthdays of two Jazz drumming giants! 

Art Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) 

and Billy Higgins (October 11, 1936 – May 3, 2001)

NPR Blog Supreme - How do Jazz musicians make money?

Just how do Jazz musicians make money? Click here to read the post.

Happy Birthday - Buddy Rich!

Today,KEWU is celebrating the birthday of the legendary drummer Buddy Rich. To learn more about Buddy Rich and his musical legacy, log onto Buddy Rich.com

October CD Of The Month - Giacomo Gates - The Revolution Will Be Jazz

Be sure to check out this dynamite interpretation of Gil Scott Heron's tunes sung by Giacomo Gates on the Savant Record label. Read a review at All About Jazz 

Listen to KEWU to hear the selected tracks: Lady Day and John Coltrane, Gun and Is That Jazz.

Visit the Giacomo Gates artist website and
Learn more about Gil Scott Heron who passed away last May at the age of 62.

Happy Birthday - Bud Powell

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Today KEWU is celebrating the birthday of the late, great "Bop" pianist Bud Powell. To learn more about this important Jazz artist, visit Bud Powell Jazz.

CD of Note - Nick Hempton's The Business

Check out the latest release from saxophonist Nick Hempton on Positone records;and read the glowing review at All About Jazz.

Happy Birthday John Coltrane!

Today we are celebrating the 85th birthday of the late, great John Coltrane.

For more information about this visionary powerhouse of Jazz,visit his website @ johncoltrane

John Coltrane

Happy Birthday!

Saxophonist Wayne Shorter born August 25, 1933

















Pat Martino Born August 25th, 1944!

Programmers Pick - Larry Vuckovich

Check out Somethin'Special the latest "top shelf", "in the pocket" release from piano man Larry Vuckovich.

Programmers Pick - The H2 Big Band "You're It"

Check out this new swingin' big band release featuring Bobby Shew. Read the All About Jazz review and be sure to listen for select tracks from "You're It" on Jazz 89.5!

Saxophonist Frank Foster dead at 82

Frank Foster, the tenor player and composer of "Shiny Stockings" who played with the Count Basie Band has died at age 82. Read the New York times obituary here.

Featured Artist - Silvano Monasterios

Check out the review of Unconditional, the debut outing from pianist Silvero Monasterios on the Savant Jazz label.

Happy Birthday Stanley Clarke!

You can hear Stanley Clarke along with Chick Corea and Lenny White on the new  Return To Forever double album "Forever" on Concord Records.

Programmers Pick for July - Diego Barber - "The Choice"

Check out the latest release from Diego Barber on Sunnyside Records featuring:

Diego Barber: guitar; Larry Grenadier: bass (2, 4, 6); Johannes Weidenmueller: bass (1, 3, 5); Ari Hoenig: drums (1-6); Mark Turner: saxophone (2, 4, 6); Seamus Blake: saxophone (3, 5).

Happy Birthday to The Duke!

Today marks what would have been Duke Ellington's 102nd birthday. We are celebrating the music and life of this amazingly gifted jazz icon.

Visit the official Duke Ellington web page for all things "Duke"

Happy Birthday Steve Khan!

Today we are celebrating the birthday of Guitarist Steve Khan along with featuring his latest and presumably final release "Parting Shot" on Tone Center Records.

Jazz Radio's top albums for 2010

Interesting article in Jazz Times discussing jazz radio and programming trends.
Click here for the link

Happy Birthday Tito Puente!

Read the Percussive Art Society Tito Puente biography

Programmer's Pick - Jessica Williams "Freedom Trane"

 Check out the latest release from Seattle's own Jessica Williams on Origin Records. Listen to Jazz 89.5 to hear "Freedom Trane, "Just Words" and "The Seeker"
Read the review at All About Jazz

Jessica Williams - "Freedom Trane" review.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to  

Herbie Hancock (b.1940)

Lionel Hampton (b.1909)

                

and Hound Dog Taylor (b.1915)

 

Billy Bang - Free Jazz Violinist dies at 63

Free Jazz Violinist has died of lung cancer at age 63. Read the obituary in the Rochester City News

Programmer's Pick - Sean Smith Quartet - "Trust"

Check out the review of  The Sean Smith Quartet's latest project "Trust" 

Eric Clapton and Wynton Marsalis jam at Lincoln Center

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Happy Birthday - Gerry Mulligan!

Gerry and Chet rehearsing at Carnegie Hall 1984

Today we are celebrating the birthday of the late, great Baritone Sax player Gerry Mulligan.

Peter Hum asks: Why continue to make cd's if they dont sell?

 Peter Hum poses the question to some of Canada's finest Jazz musicians.
From the Ottawa Citizen

April is Jazz Appreciation month!

Check out The Smithsonian's JAM site for all things Jazz!

Cd Pick of the Week - April 4th, 2011

Check out the latest release from Bulgarian born, San Francisco based guitarist Hristo Vitchev.

Track Listing: The Stone Passage; The Palace; The Great Hall; The Shrine Of Dionysus; The Acropolis; The Northern City; The Southern City.

Personnel: Hristo Vitchev: guitar; Joe DeRose: drums; Weber Iago: piano; Christian Tamburr: vibraphone; Dan Robbins: bass. 

Read the review at All About Jazz

Birthday Boy!

Happy 48th Birthday to Benny Green.  

Benny Green will be in Spokane On Friday April 29th!

Beginning at 4pm, Benny will be conducting a piano clinic at the Gonzaga University Music Annex Building and then performing in concert at 8pm at the Ichiban Sushi Lounge. For more information or tickets please call 509-280-5313

We're Back!

After a long hiatus, the Jazz 89.5 blog is back in business!

May is Pledge month at KEWU! Beginning the 1st through 7th we will be conducting our 2011 Spring Membership Campaign and for the remainder of the month we will be looking for new members to join the growing KEWU family. 

If you would like to volunteer to answer phones or help in another capacity, please call 359-2850 and speak to Beth