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6:00PM JAZZSET WITH DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER
JazzSet is rebroadcast on Wednesdays at 6:30
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| JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater |
July 27
- Karrin Allyson at the Kansas City Repertory Theater
Coming up in jazz, Karrin Allyson sang and
played piano at cozy Kansas City clubs. Now
she tours globally with almost the same
band. Her fans come out for a homecoming
concert. Thanks to KCUR.
August 3
- Kennedy Center Trumpet Festival
From the KC Jazz Club in Washington, DC,
hear bassist Christian McBride play Miles
Davis’s “NO Blues,” the Terell Stafford
Quintet, and Wallace Roney playing
“Christina” by bassist Buster Williams.
August 10
- Double Bill: Hugh Mase & Ladysmith Black Mambazo
The a cappella choir from South Africa sings
at the Santa Fe Jazz & International Music
Festival, and trumpeter/singer Hugh
Masekela performs township music at
the Tanglewood Jazz Festival.
August 17
- Kate McGarry & Esperanza Spalding at Sculler's
McGarry is a breezy and daring improviser
who writes her own material and
bassist/ singer Spalding's vocals can be
wordless and free-flowing. Trumpeter
Christian Scott is in her group. Thanks
to WGBH Radio Boston.
August 24
- Revisiting the Mt. Hood Jazz Festival
In the late 1990s, JazzSet visited Oregon for
the Mt. Hood Jazz Festival, catching outdoor
sets from a variety of artists. We’ll turn back
the clock for highlights.
August 31
- Tribute to Horace Silver from “Discoveries at Disney Concert Hall” series, Los Angeles
Born on September 2, 1928, Silver became a "pencil packin' papa," known for his tunes
and his bands. Christian McBride organized
this tribute with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Randy
Brecker, George Coleman, Tom Harrell, Joe
Lovano and more. Thanks to NPR.
11:00 JAZZ FROM THE ARCHIVES
July 27
- A Salute to Wayne Wright
Host Vincent Pelote pays tribute to this
overlooked but excellent left-handed
guitarist who died in May 2008.
August 3
- Bari Them Not
Hosts Annie Kuebler and Ryan Maloney (himself
a player of the big horn) showcase some
interesting baritone saxophone solos.
August 10
- Jazzing to the End
Hosts John Clement and dance expert Terry
Monaghan chronicle the 50th Anniversary of
Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom’s closure.
August 17
- Remembering Humph
Dan Morgenstern's tribute to the great British
trumpeter-band leader-author-broadcaster
Humphrey Lyttelton, who died at 86 in April.
August 24
- Forgotten Treasures
Bill Kirchner unearths two important albums:
one by tenor saxophonist Joe Daley's trio,
and one by trumpeter Steve Harrow's quintet.
August 31
- The Lost Drummer
Nick Fatool, Part 1: Host Loren Schoenberg
salutes this unjustly neglected drummer
who drove the big bands of Benny Goodman,
Harry James, Claude Thornhill and Artie
Shaw, and recorded small group classic
sessions with Charlie Christian, Dodo
Marmarosa, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong,
Sarah Vaughan and many others.
