Today in Jazz

Mar 7

 

Boogie-woogie pianist Meade "Lux" Lewis records Honky Tonk Train Blues 1937 Sonny Rollins - Way Out West (1957) Kenny Burrell & John Coltrane (1958) Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite (1958) This is Walt Dickerson (1961) Miles Davis - Someday My Prince Will Come (1961) John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963) Hank Mobley - The Turnaround! (1963) Shirley Horn - I Love You, Paris (1992) Guitarist Gabor Szabo born 1936 in Budapest, Hungary. Bassist Alcide Pavageau born 1888 in New Orleans, LA

Today in Jazz

Recordings
Gary Burton - The New Quartet (1973)
Stan Getz/Kenny Barron - People Time (1991)
Steve Lacy Double Sextet - Clangs (1992)
Duke Ellington records Ko-Ko 1940

Birthdays
Trumpeter Howard McGhee born 1918 in Tulsa, OK
Guitarist Wes Montgomery born 1925 in Indianapolis, IN.

Wes Montgomery

Jazz Hall of Fame opens voting to fans online

The Jazz hall of fame has opened it's voting to fans online. To read the article click here.

Read about The Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame here.

Today in jazz

Mar 5
 

Recordings Louis Armstrong records Knocking A Jug with trombonist Jack Teagarden, 1929.Frank Foster and Frank Wess record Two Franks, Please, 1956. Gary Burton - The New Quartet (1973) Mark Helias - The Current Set (1987) Stan Getz/Kenny Barron - People Time (1991) Steve Lacy Double Sextet - Clangs (1992) Birthdays Vocalist Carol Sloane born 1937 in Providence, RI. Bop pianist Lou Levy b. 1928 d. 2001

Today in Jazz

Mar 4
 
Recordings

Guitarist Charlie Christian records Solo Flight with Benny Goodman's band, 1941. Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band records Carnegie Hall Concert, 1961. Sam Rivers - Crystals (1974) Mark Helias - The Current Set (1987) Stan Getz/Kenny Barron - People Time (1991) Steve Lacy Double Sextet - Clangs (1992) Ari Brown - Venus (1998) Birthdays Saxophonist Jan Garbarek born 1947 in Mysen, Norway. Trumpeter Bobby Shew 1941

Today in Jazz

Feb 28

Recordings 

Mildred Bailey records Downhearted Blues with the John Kirby Sextet, 1939. This is Ray Brown (1958) Billy Bang Quartet - Spirits Gathering (1996) Keith Jarrett - Treasure Island (1974) Art Ensemble of Chicago - The Meeting (2003) Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass - Blue Jazz (2003) Willie Bobo Birthdays

 Percussionist Willie Bobo born 1934 in New York, NY.
Violin Svend Asmussen born 1916 in Copenhagen, Denmark

Today in Jazz

Feb 27

Birthdays

Dexter Gordon born 1923 in Los Angeles, CA. Dexter Gordon Recordings Pianist Erroll Garner records The One and Only, 1953. Oscar Pettiford and Max Roach record There Will Never Be Another You as a duet, 1958.

 This is Ray Brown (1958)
Max Roach - It's Time (1962)
Keith Jarrett - Treasure Island (1974)
Woody Shaw - Bemsha Swing (1986)
Ralph Moore Quartet - 623 C Street (1987)
Art Ensemble of Chicago - The Meeting (2003)
Malachi Thompson & Africa Brass - Blue Jazz (2003)

Today in Jazz

Feb 26

Recordings Louis Armstrong records the first jazz scat vocal Heebie Jeebies, 1926. Count Basie records Avenue C with Shadow Wilson on drums, 1945  Max Roach - It's Time (1962) Harold Land - The Peace-Maker (1968) Andrew Hill - Blue Black (1975) Brotherhood of Breath - Bremen to Bridgewater (1975) Woody Shaw - Bemsha Swing (1986) Charlie Kohlhase Quintet - Dart Night (1995) Joe Morris Ensemble - Elsewhere (1996) Albert Ayler in Greenwich Village (1966) Birthdays Tenor saxophonist Flip Phillips born 1915 in Brooklyn, NY. Dave Pell Saxophonist Dave Pell b. 1935

Today in Jazz

Feb 25
 

Recordings Duke Ellington recordsThe Queen's Suite (of which only one copy is made and given to the Queen of England) 1959. Clifford Brown/Max Roach - Study in Brown (1955) Art Taylor - Taylor's Wailers (1957) Jimmy Smith - The Sermon! / House Party / Confirmation (1958) Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch! (1964) Alexander von Schlippenbach - Monk's Casino (2004) Birthdays George Harrison b. 1943 d. 2001 Trombonist Ake Persson born 1932 in Hassleholm, Sweden

Today in jazz

February 21

Birthdays

Composer/pianist Tadd Dameron born 1917 in Cleveland, OH.

Vocalist Nina Simone born 1933 in Tryon, NC.

Nina Simone

Recordings

Art Blakey Quintet with Clifford Brown - A Night at Birdland Vol. 1-3 (1954)
Cannonball Adderley/Bill Evans - Know What I Mean? (1961)
Stan Getz - Stan the Man (1961)
Bill Evans at Town Hall, Vol.1 (1966)
Circle - Paris-Concert (1971)
Air - Open Air Suit (1978)
Charlie Haden Quartet West - The Art of the Song (1999)

Today in Jazz

Feb 20

Birthdays

Nancy Wilson (1937)

Pianist/composer Anthony Davis born 1951 in Paterson, NJ. Pianist/arranger Phil Moore born 1918 in Portland, OR.

 Recordings

Vocalist Ethel Waters records Sugar 1926
Sonny Rollins - Three in Jazz / On the Outside (1963)
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers - Kyoto (1964)
Herb Ellis/Joe Pass - Two for the Road (1974)
Frank Lowe Trio - Vision Blue (1997)
Charlie Haden Quartet West - The Art of the Song (1999)

Today In Jazz

Feb 19

Birthdays

Saxophonist/composer/bandleader David Murray born 1955 in Berkeley, CA Recordings

Wynton Kelly - Kelly Blue (1959)
Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt record Soul Summit, 1962.
Archie Shepp - Live in San Francisco (1966)
Pharoah Sanders - Karma (1969)
Sonny Fortune - Awakening (1975)
Marion Brown - Vista (1975)
Pat Metheny Group - First Circle (1984)
Frank Lowe Trio - Vision Blue (1997)
Charlie Haden Quartet West - The Art of the Song (1999)

Today In Jazz

February 15th

Birthdays
Saxophonist/composer Henry Threadgill b.1944 in Chicago, IL.
Composer Harold Arlen b.1905 in Buffalo, NY.
Pianist Kirk Lightsey (1937)

Henry Threadgill

Recordings
Duke Ellington records Blue Serge 1941
Chet Baker Sings (1954)
Max Roach - It's Time (1962)
Lee Morgan - Search for the New Land (1964)
John Coltrane - Expression / Stellar Regions (1967)
Lee Morgan - Taru (1968)
David Holland/Barre Phillips - Music From Two Basses (1971)
Tommy Flanagan - The Tokyo Recital (1975)
Pat Metheny Group - First Circle (1984)

Today in Jazz

Feb 14

Recordings

Milt Jackson - Ballads and Blues (1956) Clifford Jordan/Sonny Red - A Story Tale (1961) Sonny Rollins - The Bridge (1962) Junior Mance Trio - Junior's Blues (1963) Pharoah Sanders - Karma (1969) Don Cherry and the Jazz Composers Orchestra - Relativity Suite (1973) Dennis Gonzalez New Dallas Sextet - Namesake (1987) McPhee/Vandermark/Kessler - A Meeting in Chicago (1996) Happy Birthday Pianist Perry Bradford born 1893 in Montgomery, AL Maceo Parker (1943)

Today in Jazz

Feb 13
 
Birthdays

Trumpeter Wingy Manone born 1900 in New Orleans, LA. Tenor saxophonist Wardell Gray born 1921 in Oklahoma City, OK. Wardell Gray Recordings Stan Kenton - The Formative Years (1942) Sonny Rollins - The Bridge (1962) Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba (1962) Albert Ayler - Love Cry (1968) Barney Kessel - Feeling Free (1969) Phineas Newborn Jr. - Harlem Blues (1969) Mary Lou Williams - Mary Lou's Mass (1970) Herb Ellis/Joe Pass - Two for the Road (1974)

Today in Jazz

February 12th

Recordings

Vocalist Mahalia Jackson records Come Sunday with Duke Ellington, 1958.



Miles Davis - Four and More / My Funny Valentine (1964)
Phineas Newborn Jr. - Harlem Blues (1969)
Roland Hanna Trio - Child of Gemini (1971)
Gunter Hampel and his Galaxie Dream Band - Journey to the Song Within (1974)
Steve Lacy Two, Five & Six - Blinks (1983)
Dennis Gonzalez New Dallasorleanssippi - Debenge-Debenge (1988)
Charles Gayle Trio - Live at Glenn Miller Cafe (2006)

Today in Jazz

Feb 11

 

Recordings Bing Crosby records St.Louis Blues with Duke Ellington's Orchestra, 1932.Benny Carter records The King with vibraphonist Milt Jackson and pianist Tommy Flanagan, 1976 Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite (1958) Roland Hanna Trio - Child of Gemini (1971) Alan Skidmore, Mike Osborne, & John Surman - S.O.S. (1975) Dennis Gonzalez New Dallasorleanssippi - Debenge-Debenge (1988) Birthdays Guitarist/vocalist Josh White born 1908 in Greenville, MS. Sergio Mendez (1941) Sergio Mendez

Trumpeter Donald Byrd passes away

Donald Byrd

Trumpeter Donald Byrd passed away earlier this week. The details are unclear, but you can read about him in this Spinner article.

Today in jazz

Feb 7

Birthdays

Pianist Eubie Blake born 1883 in Baltimore, MD. Eubie Blake Recordings Johnny Griffin records Change of Pace w/ French hornist Julius Watkins(1961) John Coltrane - Soultrane (1958) Hank Mobley - Soul Station (1960) Johnny Griffin/Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Pisces (1961) Weather Report - Sweetnighter (1973) Billy Bang - Untitled Gift (1982) Django Bates - Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) (1995) Trio-X - Journey (2003)

Featured release - Chris Potter "The Sirens"

Check out the New York Times review of tenorist Chris Potter's latest release on ECM Records "The Sirens"

Today In Jazz

Feb 6

Recordings

Bob Crosby Bob Cats record Spain, 1940.
Alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley records Sophisticated Swing with Junior Mance, Sam Jones and Jimmy Cobb.
Weather Report - Sweetnighter (1973)
Django Bates - Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) (1995)
Trio-X - Journey (2003)

Birthdays

Trumpeter Howard McGhee born 1918 in Tulsa, OK.

Howard McGhee

Today in Jazz

Feb 5

 Recordings

Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet (with guitarist Charlie Christian) records Profoundly Blue 1941 Gil Evans records Pacific Standard Time, 1959. Anthony Braxton - The Complete Braxton (1971) Weather Report - Sweetnighter (1973) Walt Dickerson/Sirone/Andrew Cyrille - Life Rays (1982) Happy Birthday! Pianist Rozelle Claxton born 1913 in Memphis, TN. Bill Mays (1944) Bill Mays

Today in Jazz History

February 4th

Count Basie records Jive at Five(featuring Lester Young), 1939.
Frank Trumbauer and Bix Beiderbecke record Singing The Blues 1927

Billy Taylor - Uptown (1960)
Charles Tyler Ensemble (1966)
Robin Kenyatta - Until (1967)
Anthony Braxton - The Complete Braxton (1971)
Weather Report - Sweetnighter (1973)
Tommy Flanagan - Confirmation (1977)
Walt Dickerson/Sirone/Andrew Cyrille - Life Rays (1982)
Music Revelation Ensemble (1988)
Sticks and Stones - Shed Grace (2003)


Pianist Wade Legge born 1934 in Huntington, WVA.

Happy 100th Birthday Rosa Parks!

February - Black History Month

Feb 1

 Birthdays

Pianist James P. Johnson born 1894 in New Brunswick, NJ. Saxophonist Joshua Redman born 1969 in Berkeley, CA. Saxophonist Sadao Watanabe born 1933 in Utsunomiya, Japan. James P. Johnson Recordings Lee Konitz Plays With The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1953) Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Them Dirty Blues (1960) Roswell Rudd - Everywhere (1966) Miles Davis - Agharta / Pangaea (1975) Don Cherry/Ed Blackwell - El Corazon (1982) Butch Morris - Current Trends in Racism in Modern America (1985) Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition - Audio-Visualscapes (1988) The Modern Jazz Quartet - For Ellington (1988) Django Bates - Winter Truce (and Homes Blaze) (1995) Sources: Smithsonian.org & tim-webb.com

Today in Jazz

Jan 30

Birthdays 

Bassist and oud player Ahmed Abdul-Malik born 1927 in New York, NY. Trumpeter Roy Eldridge born 1911 in Pittsburgh, PA.  Roy Eldridge Album and song recordings The Original Dixieland Jazz Band makes the first jazz recordings, 1917 Sonny Stitt - Kaleidoscope (1951) Lee Konitz Plays With The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1953) Kenny Dorham - Afro-Cuban (1955) Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus (1956) Sonny Rollins - The Bridge (1962) Dollar Brand - Anatomy of a South African Village (1964) Herb Ellis/Joe Pass - Two for the Road (1974) Leroy Jenkins/The Jazz Composers Orchestra - For Players Only (1975) Anthony Braxton - Seven Standards 1985, vol. 1 & 2 (1985) Andrew Hill - Eternal Spirit (1989)

Today in Jazz History

Jan 29

Recordings 

Jabbo Smith records Jazz Battle at his first session as a leader 1929 The Modern Jazz Quartet - Lonely Woman (1962) Archie Shepp - The Way Ahead (1968) Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay (1970) Julius Hemphill - Coon Bid'ness (1975) Birthdays Drummer Ed Shaugnessy born 1929 in Jersey City, NJ. Guitarist Sacha Distel born 1933 in Paris, France.

Today in Jazz History

January 28th


Drummer Bob Moses born 1948 in New York, NY.
English saxophonist Ronnie Scott born 1927 in London, England.

JATP records Lady Be Good 1946, with classic solos by saxophonists Lester Young and Charlie Parker.
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery (1960)
Horace Silver - Song For My Father (1964)
Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay (1970)
Branford Marsalis - Renaissance (1987)

Wes Montgomery

Today in Jazz History

Jan 25
 

Dizzy Gillespie, making his last recordings, records Bird Songs, in 1992 with altoists Paquito D'Rivera and Jackie McLean. Nat Adderley - Work Song (1960) The Modern Jazz Quartet - Lonely Woman (1962) Jimmy Woods Sextet - Conflict (1963) Charles Brackeen - Rhythm X (1968) Andrew Hill - Nefertiti (1976) Branford Marsalis - Renaissance (1987) Andrew Hill - A Beautiful Day (2002) Birthdays Etta James 1938 Benny Golson 1929 Bassist Wellman Braud born 1891 in St. James Parish, LA. Composer Antonio Carlos Jobim born 1927 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Today in Jazz History

Jan 24

Tenor saxophonist Jimmy Forrest born 1920 in St. Louis, MO. Oscar Peterson Trio (with drummer Ed Thigpen and bassist Ray Brown) records music from West Side Story 1962. Pianist/composer Avery Parrish born 1917 in Birmingham, Al. (Source: Smithsonian) Recordings made this day: The Modern Jazz Quartet - Lonely Woman (1962) The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (1968) Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concert (1975) Louis Moholo Octet - Spirits Rejoice! (1978) Andrew Hill - A Beautiful Day (2002) (source:tim-webb.com)

Artists of The Day

Today we celebrate the music of Guitarist Django Reinhardt   (1910/ 1953)

Conductor and arranger Marty Paich  (1925/1995)
and Vibraphonist Gary Burton (1943)

Artist of The Day

Today we celebrate  trombonist J.J. Johnson Born: January 22, 1924 | Died: February 4, 2001   

 

To find more about this highly influential trombonist, click here.

Artist of The Day

Today we celebrate pianist Cedar Walton, born this day in 1934. To learn more about Cedar Walton click here.

Featured New Music

Vocalist Jackie Ryan's much anticipated release "Listen Here" has arrived at KEWU.

This great release features:  Jackie Ryan: vocals; Gerald Clayton: piano, organ; John Clayton: bass; Gilbert Castellanos: trumpet; Graham Dechter: guitar; Obed Calvaire: drums; Rickey Woodward: saxophone.

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Read the All about Jazz review here.

Celebrate!

Big band drummer Gene Krupa was born on this day in 1909.

Celebrate!

 

 

Today we celebrate the birthdays of drummer Grady Tate, born this day in 1932.





and pianist Allen Toussaint born on this day in 1938.

Celebrate!

Today we celebrate the birthday of  guitarist Lee Ritenour, born on this day in 1952!

Celebrate!

Today we celebrate the birthday of the great drummer Max Roach!

January 10, 1924 - August 16, 2007


Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history.He worked with many of the greatest jazz musicians, including Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown.

Roach also led his own groups, and made numerous musical statements relating to the civil rights movement of African-Americans.
As a young man, Mr. Roach, a percussion virtuoso capable of playing at the most brutal tempos with subtlety as well as power, was among a small circle of adventurous musicians who brought about wholesale changes in jazz. He remained adventurous to the end. (Source - Drummerworld)

New Newport Jazz Festival Partner

ArtistShare has partnered with The Newport Jazz Festival.

Who and what is ArtistShare?

Celebrate!

Happy Birthday Bucky Pizzarelli!

Celebrate!

Drummer Dave Weckl turns 53 today!



Also.........

Jazz Connect Conference will take place this Thursday and Friday, Jan. 10-11, at the Hilton New York, 1335 Avenue of the Americas at 54th St., in Manhattan.
 
Jazz Connect brings together members of the jazz community for a series of panels, workshops and events. 

Celebrate!

Happy Birthday Chano Pozo!





Conga Player

Born: January 7, 1915 | Died: December 2, 1948    

JazzWeek's Most Played release for 2012

Concord Records, 2012

To see the complete chart click here

(based on total number of spins)

Celebrate!

Happy Birthday to guitar virtuoso John McLaughlin born this day in 1942.

Frank Wess, master of the flute and the Sax born this day in 1922.

Robin Eubanks to perform in Spokane!

            2013 EWU Jazz Dialogues

The Concert this year is Saturday, January 12th.
EWU's Concert Jazz Ensemble will be performing with the amazing Robin Eubanks at the Martin Woldson Theatre at The Fox.

For more information please click here

Happy New Year!

The Management and Staff of Jazz 89.5 wish you and yours a very Happy and Jazzy New Year!


Happy Birthday to Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews!

2012 Jazz Journalist Awards winners

Check out the winners for this years Jazz Journalists Awards.

Vijay iyer tops Downbeat Critics Poll

Congratulations to Vijay and all of the other emerging jazz artists.

Read the full article here.

Bill Frisell autographed guitar

KEWU was one of only 4 stations nationwide to have received an autographed Squier Bullet Strat guitar by Fender. KEWU was awarded given this guitar for the support of Bill Frisell's latest release "All We Are Saying" You can own this guitar for a beginning pledge of $895 dollars or more.The highest pledge made with a credit card or cash in hand will walk away with this one, well four of a kind guitar.

Make a pledge by calling 509-359-4226 or pledge securely online at www.kewu.ewu.edu

New Spring Premium..... Logo coffee mug.

Etta James passes way

Singer Etta James has passed away......read the New York Times Obituary

Jazz Articles: The Top 50 Releases of 2011 — By JazzTimes — Jazz Articles

The Top 50 Releases of 2011 — By JazzTimes

Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra coming to Spokane January 14th, 2012!

Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra at INB Performing Arts Center  January 14^th, 2012

The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (CHJO) is both a torch-bearer for the long and proud tradition of jazz big bands and a constant innovator of the genre. Perhaps the most-respected and venerable big band on the scene today, the Grammy nominated CHJO marked its 25th anniversary in 2010. Co-leader John Clayton is a world-class bassist and peerless arranger, having a platinum record and seven Grammy Award nominations to his credit. Jeff Clayton, his brother and co-leader as well, is a sax and flute master. The third co-leader, drummer Jeff Hamilton, is a rhythm powerhouse who heads up his own Jeff Hamiton Trio. 

 The CHJO is consistently recognized by peers and audiences alike for the high level of its musicianship and arrangements and for both keeping the big band tradition alive and thriving.

 " one of the premier large jazz ensembles in the country." - Los Angeles Times

 This engagement is presented in partnership with the EWU Jazz Dialogue Festival 2012.

For more information or to purchase tickets, CLICK HERE

Originally posted November 11, 2011

Digital Music sales beat out physical sales in 2011

Read the CNN Money article.

Sonny Rollins honored at 34th annual Kennedy Center Honors

Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins was honored at the 34th Annual Kennedy Center Awards on December 4th, 2011.