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I'M TALKIN' JAZZ Sunday at 8 am 4/1
Guitarist Nguyen Le with Alisa Clancy
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Multi-instrumentalist David Hardiman Jr. with Mal Sharpe
4/15 Pianist Kenny Drew Jr with Michael Burman 4/22 The Bad Plus with Alisa Clancy 4/29 Saxophonist Sonny Simmons with Greg Bridges
RIVERWALK JAZZ Sunday at 6 pm 4/1
The Rise and Fall of Joe ‘King’ Oliver
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Empress of The Blues: The Life and Music of Bessie Smith In honor of Women’s History Month, Riverwalk celebrates ‘first ladies of classic jazz’ as Carol Woods joins The Jim Cullum Jazz Band in a salute to Bessie, Billie, Ella, Ethel (pictured) and more.
4/15 Dick Hyman: A Man for All Seasons 4/22 Rhythm Is My Business: A Tribute to Bass Legend Milt Hinton ‘Girl singers’ Helen Humes, Helen Ward (pictured with Benny Goodman), Ivie Anderson and Billie Holiday first made their mark working with bandleaders Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, Count Basie and others. They went on to break the ‘just another pretty face’ stereotype by becoming legendary vocalists in their own right.
4/29 When Lights are Low: A Conversation with Benny Carter Biographer Ed Berger
THE ANNALS OF JAZZ WITH RICHARD HADLOCK Sundays at 7 pm
The sound of surprise describes both jazz itself and the enduring premise of "The Annals of Jazz." Since 1959, host Richard Hadlock has been improvising on historical themes and bringing forth worthy performers—from Armstrong to Zorn. Each Sunday, we may find Annals in Europe, Asia, Latin America or Back of Town anywhere.
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in the moment with jim bennett Sunday at 8 pm 4/1
Kim Nalley and Houston Person Part 2 Recorded December 29th, 2011, at the Rrazz Room in the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, Kim Nalley (pictured)performs with Tammy Hall, Jeff Chambers and Kent Bryson.
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John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey
Guitarist/Vocalist John Pizzarrelli and his partner Broadway Actress/Vocalist Jessica Molaskey (pictured) perform their highly acclaimed Cafe Carlyle show "When Worlds Collide", a musical portrait of their marriage, at the Venetian Room at the Fairmount Hotel in San Francisco on February 26th, 2012. With Larry Fuller, Tony Tedesco and Martin Pizzarelli.
4/15 John Pizzarelli Rockin' In Rhythm: A Tribute To Duke Ellington Jazz guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarelli's (pictured) at the Venetian Room, in San Francisco's Fairmount Hotel, recorded February 26th, 2012. With Jessica Molaskey, Larry Fuller, Tony Tedesco and Martin Pizzarelli.
4/22 Ben Stolorow Ben Stolorow (pictured) and his trio with Dan Feiszli and Jon Arkin, recorded January 14th, 2012, at the Jazzschool in Berkeley.
4/29 Steve Heckman Jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Steve Heckman's (pictured) Quartet, featuring guitarist Calvin Keys, recorded January 31st, 2012, at Cosmo's Jazz Spot in Oakland. With Noah Schenker and Ron Marabuto.
THE JAZZ DECADES WITH RAY SMITH Sunday at 11 pm 4/1
Larry Clinton, Memphis Stompers, Duke Heitger, Delta Four, Cab Calloway, International All Star Band, San Francisco Starlight Orchestra
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Humphrey Lyttelton at the Royal Festival Hall 1954
4/15 Jack Hylton, Paul Whiteman, Freddie Rich, Nat Shilkret, Glenn Miller, Musical Maniacs, Benny Goodman, Miff Mole, Rhythmic Eight 4/22 California Ramblers, Wilber DeParis, Muggsy Spanier, Bobby Hackett, Casa Loma Orchestra, Irving Mills & His Hotsy Totsy Gang 4/30 Independence Hall Jazz Band, Rex Stewart, Count Basie
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The Jazz Center
JAZZ PROFILES WITH NANCY WILSON Monday at 9 pm 4/2
Max Roach An innovative drummer, bandleader, composer, and educator, Max Roach (pictured) was a musical renaissance man. He was Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie's drummer of choice as they developed bebop in the '40s, and his innovations forever changed the way drums are played. In the '50s he co-led (with trumpeter Clifford Brown) one of the seminal groups of jazz, bringing bebop to new levels of sophistication. In the '60s, he created a range of compositions reflecting the struggle for civil rights.
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Louis Armstrong, The Man & His Music, Part 1
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Louis Armstrong, The Man & His Music, Part 2
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Louis Armstrong, The Trumpeter
4/30 Charlie Parker Part 1 Charles "Yardbird" Parker (pictured) was a self-taught innovator who could fly higher and cut deeper than any other musician of his day. Parker pioneered the bebop movement in jazz with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. He influenced generations of musicians. He accomplished all of this and other feats despite a crippling drug addition that ended his life at thirty-four. Trace his instrumental virtuosity from his early days in Kansas City to his bebop experiments in New York to his ill-fated trip to LA in 1945.
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER WITH WENDELL PIERCE Tuesday at 9 pm 4/3
Big Band Bash
The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra (pictured) and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis come out swinging and duke it out in the band stand. On stage, side by side, the bands trade licks and even come together on tunes like Thad Jones’ To You and John Hamilton’s own Ragablues. Join us for this battle royal!
4/10 NEA Jazz Masters 2012: Jack deJohnette, Charlie Hayden, Sheila Jordan and others 4/17 Great American Songwriters: Vernon Duke Get whisked away to Autumn in New York, April in Paris or A Cabin in the Sky. Vocalist Ethel Ennis joins pianist Bill Charlap with Houston Person (saxophone), Peter Washington (bass) and Kenny Washington (drums) to light up the book of composer Vernon Duke (pictured).
4/24 Intuition: The Music of Bill Evans
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SONG TRAVELS WITH MICHAEL FEINSTEIN Wednesday at 9 pm
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Jason Moran on Piano Jazz Rising Stars with Jon Weber
4/11 Thomas Lauderdale Pianist Thomas Lauderdale (pictured) is a cofounder of the celebrated orchestral ensemble Pink Martini, which bridges classical, jazz, world music and old fashioned pop. On this Song Travels, Lauderdale brings along a few of his musical collaborators, including NPR’s Ari Shapiro, who proves to be as good a singer as he is a journalist. Lauderdale solos on Malagueña by Ernesto Lecuona, and duets with Feinstein on George Gershwin’s The Man I Love.
4/18 Bette Middler
The Divine Miss M—singer, actress, and comedian Bette Midler (pictured) —is Feinstein’s guest for an hour of pure radio fun. Midler opens a crate of favorite tunes from her record collection—from Louis Jordan to vintage Hawaiian music to Destiny’s Child, along with stories from her multi-faceted career. Feinstein presents her with a solo arrangement of I'll Be There, a song written for her by the legendary songwriting team Alan and Marilyn Bergman.
4/25 Violinist Joshua Bell & Pianist Jeremy Denk from the classical world
JAZZSET WITH DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER Thursday at 9 pm 4/5
Benny Green's Monk with Gary Smulyan at the KC Jazz Club The Kennedy Center is the home of the low blow tonight, as five-time DownBeat baritone sax poll winner Gary Smulyan joins the committed, brilliant pianist Benny Green (pictured.) Listen for rhythmic energy, quirky Thelonious Monk melodies, humor, and the Washingtons—Peter and Kenny (no relation)—ideal on bass and drums.
4/12 Cuban Guitarist Juan Carlos Formell and Johnny's Dream Club from the Monterey Jazz Festival 4/19 James Farm at the Beantown Jazz Festival James Farm (pictured) offers flexible originals in jittery, bobble-head rhythms served up with panache. Beantown Jazz says the acoustic foursome "reads from a new book, airing less jazz and blues than folk and pop, delivered with swaggering chops. Joshua Redman, the standout improviser in this leaderless cooperative, blows tenor with robust conviction alongside Aaron Parks, Matt Penman and Eric Harland."
4/26 Martin Bejerano Trio with The Potential Energy Suite
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The 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival April 27th – May 6th In New Orleans www.nojazzfest.com
Listen To Highlights Of The 2011 Festival On KCSM, The First 3 Fridays In April!
A Fond Farewell To Mal Sharpe & Back On Basin Street It is with an appreciative heart that we bid a warm and fond farewell to Mal Sharpe and “Back On Basin Street”. After 20 plus years of Mal’s unique blend of Magical Musical Mania, he has decided to cut back a bit on his very full and over-committed schedule and make room for some well-deserved, long-overdue sleep and R&R. Mal says: “I need to slow down on Sunday nights like the rest of the world, so now I'll be in bed at 9PM, with my head on the pillow, listening to Jazz 91 and counting sheep. I’ll really miss talking to the KCSM audience and meeting them in all the nooks and crannies of the Bay Area. It was great fun, but it was just one, of those great, great things." Mal is one of a kind, and we are grateful that he chose to share his Man on the Street enthusiasm, passion and craziness with us and our audience for these past few decades. Thank you, Mal…You’re the Best!
Song Travels with Michael Feinstein
The renowned “Ambassador of the Great American Songbook,” and five-time Grammy nominated performer, Michael Feinstein, hosts a new public radio series (produced by South Carolina ETV, who produced Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz) that examines how popular standards and show tunes have evolved through the years, with every new interpretation and new artist. Each week a new guest joins Feinstein for intimate explorations of the journeys of songs and the artists who perform them. Guests share insights into their own interpretations of classical to present-day composers. The line-up of top performers spans the musical spectrum, from Liza Minnelli and Bette Midler to violinist Joshua Bell and Pink Martini pianist Thomas Lauderdale, to current U.K. pop sensation Rumer, who brings the Great American Songbook to a whole new audience. With this new series, Feinstein, a longtime archivist and advocate for the repertoire, brings his life’s work to the public radio airwaves, re-introducing the original canon of American show tunes and standards through fresh, unique translations. His guests share their passion for the songs through solo performances and duets with Feinstein, illustrating the continuing development of the songs across time.
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