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Conversations about the all-time jazz legends from local jazz legends Gunnar Biggs, Keith Bishop, Joey Carano, Leonard Thompson, and Bob Weller. Soak in their stories and expertise as they prep for their Sunday night shows at St. Michael’s-by-the-Sea in Carlsbad, California.
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- Joe Henderson (Round 2) · 31 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 116Saxophonist/composer Joe Henderson (born April 24th, 1937) was one of the most distinctive voices on his instrument. His light, airy tone with a core of iron was immediately…
- Andrew Hill · 21 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 115Pianist and composer Andrew Hill (born June 30, 1931) never really received the widespread recognition and acceptance his talents warranted. Jazz critic John Fordham described…
- Billy Strayhorn (Round 3) · 22 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 114Pianist, Composer/Arranger Billy Strayhorn (born Nov 29, 1915) is often more or less dismissed as Duke Ellington’s alter ego, but he was so much no more than that. He was a true…
- Ron Carter & Oscar Pettiford · 29 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 113This week we feature the music of two of the most important bassists in jazz: Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937) and Oscar Pettiford (born Sept 30, 1922). Both musicians advanced the…
- John Scofield · 31 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 112Guitarist John Scofield (born December 26, 1951) first rose to prominence as a member of Miles Davis’ band, but he had a number of good credits prior to the three and a half…
- Jim Hall · 28 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 111Guitarist/composer Jim Hall (born December 4, 1940) is one of the most influential exponents of his instrument. His recordings with Bill Evans, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, and…
- Gerry Mulligan (Round 2) · 26 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 110Saxophonist/composer Gerry Mulligan (born April 6, 1927) is perhaps the best-known baritone saxophonist in jazz. His mastery of this cumbersome instrument is legendary, but he…
- Tom Harrell (Round 3) · 27 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 109Trumpeter/composer Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) has overcome daunting physical and mental obstacles to become one of the most important musicians of his generation. Heavily…
- The Incomparable Sonny Rollins · 36 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 108Saxophonist Sonny Rollins (born Sept 7, 1930) is universally considered one of the most creative musicians the music has produced. Throughout his long recording career he…
- Rube Bloom & Isham Jones · 18 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 107Neither Rube Bloom (born April 24, 1902) or Isham Jones (born January 31, 1894) are what we would today consider well-known songwriters, but their contributions to the great…
- Lee Konitz · 23 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 106Saxophonist Lee Konitz (born Oct 13, 1927) is perhaps the best known of the Lennie Tristano disciples. He and Warne Marsh continued to follow Tristano’s musical path, essentially…
- John Coltrane's Phrasing & Emotional Weight · 26 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 105John Coltrane (born Sept 23, 1926) is easily one of a handful of the most important and influential musicians that jazz has produced. His harmonic and rhythmic innovations have…
- Eric Dolphy & Booker Little · 34 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 104Saxophonist / multi-instrumentalist Eric Dolphy (born June 20, 1928) and trumpeter Booker Little (born April 2, 1938) were frequent collaborators near the end of their all too…
- Bird & Diz · 31 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 103Saxophonist Charlie Parker (nicknamed Yardbird or Bird) (born Aug 29, 1920) and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie (nicknamed Diz) (born Oct 21, 1917) are two of the most innovative…
- Wayne Shorter (Round 3) · 27 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 102Saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter (born Aug 25, 1933) is one of the most influential and prolific performers and composer in jazz. His time with the bands of Art Blakey and…
- Kenny Werner · 27 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 101Pianist/composer Kenny Werner (born Nov 19, 1951) has been leading his own trios since 1981. He played with the Mel Lewis Orchestra in the early 1980s and was encouraged by Lewis…
- Oregon · 21 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 100Oregon was a jazz and world music group started in 1970, featuring multiple woodwind artist Paul McCandless, guitarist/pianist Ralph Towner, bassist Glenn Moore, and…
- Writing Original Tunes · 32 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 99Everyone in the group writes original music, some of which has been played publicly in the past and some which will be premiered this week. In this episode, the guys discuss what…
- Michael Brecker · 24 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 98Saxophonist/composer Michael Brecker (born March 29, 1949) was one of the most recorded saxophonists of all time. Over his four-decade career he appeared on over 900 recordings…
- Carla Bley · 27 min · Sezon 3 Odcinek 97Pianist, organist, composer, and bandleader Carla Bley (born May 11, 1936) considered herself primarily a composer, saying she was 99% composer and 1% pianist. She associated…
