Morning Cup of Jazz 11/22/11

November 22, 2011. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

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Ron McClure

Today at WBGO:

- The votes are in for our Thanksgiving Top Ten! Tune in all weekend long, every hour, to hear all of your favorite singers, instrumentalists and groups.

- At 6:30 p.m., The Checkout presents the Marcus Strickland Quartet in a live performance at 92YTribeca.

- At 7:30 p.m., join host Maria Hinojosa Latino USA, our weekly news magazine on Latino issues, followed by the Latin Jazz Cruise with Awilda Rivera.

- Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m., JazzSet present’s Miguel Zenón's Puerto Rican Song Project from this year’s Newport Jazz Festival

- Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m., join Doug Doyle for SportsJam as he talks with award-winning producer/writer Joe Cacaci and Northeastern grad Althea Charles of West Orange, who is training to make the Antigua Olympic Team as a hammer thrower.

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Highlights From Today's WBGO Music Calendar:

Jack Wilkins is at Bella Luna Restaurant

JC Styles Organ Trio Creole Restaurant and Jazz Supper Club

Bucky Pizzarelli/Ken Peplowski Quintet is at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Maria Schneider Orchestra is at the Jazz Standard

Allen Toussaint is at Joe's Pub

The Cotton Club Parade is at New York City Center

The "Do The Math" Trio is at Smalls

Chick Corea’s 70th Birthday Celebration is at the Blue Note

Today's Jazz Birthdays:

Gunther Schuller – 1925

Jimmy Knepper – 1927

Ron McClure – 1941

Cecil Scott – 1905

Ernie Caceres - 1911

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Morning Cup of Jazz 11/21/11

November 21, 2011. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

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Today at WBGO:

- Vote for your Thanksgiving jazz favorites! Choose your favorite groups, vocalists and instrumentalists, and we will play them every hour over the four-day Thanksiving weekend.

- At 6:30 p.m., host Wendell Pierce reviews the legacy of the Modern Jazz Quartet on Jazz at Lincoln Center.

- At 7:30 p.m., join Steve Adubato and Rafael Pi Roman for the New Jersey Capitol Report with Congressman Leonard Lance, Assemblywoman Valerie Vanieri Huttle and other guests.

- We had a great time last Thursday at the Berklee College of Music in Boston with trumpeter Christian Scott. Check out our video and audio archive of the event, and join us on December 7 for our next broadcast from Berklee, with saxophonist Seamus Blake.

- Check out producer Simon Rentner's feature on jazz and electronica over at NPRMusic.org.

Click through for more of today’s musical happenings:

Highlights From Today's WBGO Music Calendar:

Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble is at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Allen Toussaint is at Joe's Pub

Ari Hoenig & "Punkbop" are at Smalls

Karl Berger's Stone Workshop Orchestra is at The Stone

Chick Corea’s 70th Birthday Celebration is at the Blue Note

Today's Jazz Birthdays:

Alphonse Mouzon – 1948

Charlie Palmieri – 1927

Coleman Hawkins – 1904

Dr. John - 1940

Sal Salvador - 1925

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Morning Cup of Jazz 11/18/11

November 18, 2011. Posted by Tim Wilkins.

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Cindy Blackman

Today at WBGO:

- At noon, Bill Daughtry interviews Denny Zeitlin on about his career and his upcoming performances at The Kitano..

- At 7:30 p.m. on the WBGO Journal, Doug Doyle chats with Shelly Zegart, Pater Alson and Amy Handelsman, and presents a new edition of "Guy Sterling's Newark."

- We had a great time last night at the Berklee College of Music in Boston with trumpeter Christian Scott. Check out our video and audio archive of the event, and join us on December 7 for our next broadcast from Berklee, with saxophonist Seamus Blake.

- Check out producer Simon Rentner's feature on jazz and electronica over at NPRMusic.org.

Click through for more of today’s musical happenings:

Highlights From Today's WBGO Music Calendar:

Sustainable Jazz Ensemble is at the Arts Council of Princeton

Dave Stryker Organ Band is at Cecil's Jazz Club and Restaurant

Jim Hall Quartet is at Birdland Jazz Club

J D Allen Quartet is at the Village Vanguard

Chick Corea’s 70th Birthday Celebration is at the Blue Note

Today's Jazz Birthdays:

Bennie Wallace – 1946

Cindy Blackman – 1959

Don Cherry – 1936

Eddie Graham - 1937

Hank Ballard – 1936

Johnny Mercer – 1909

Sheila Jordan - 1928

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