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Jane Ira Bloom

  • 35 Women in Jazz – Woodwind Players

    Apr 6th, 2021 | By Russell Perry
    Tags: Anat Cohen, Jane Ira Bloom, Lakecia Benjamin, Lauren Sevian, Melissa Aldana, Nicole Mitchell, Roxy Coss

    Jane Ira Bloom Never have there been more prominent women clarinetists, saxophonists, and flutists in jazz that there are today and that trend has been increasing steadily for years. In the 25th annual Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards alto player Lakecia Benjamin was the Up and Coming Musician of the Year, Lauren Sevian was the […]

  • Hour 26 Saluting Harold Arlen

    Jan 26th, 2021 | By Russell Perry
    Tags: Bobby McFerrin, Cassandra Wilson, Catherine Russell, Chick Corea, Dianne Reeves, Harold Arlen, Houston Person, Jane Ira Bloom, Joey Alexander, Johnny Mercer, Mary Stallings, Ted Koehler, Tierney Sutton, Truman Capote

    Cassandra Wilson Born Hyman Arluck on February 15, 1905, Harold Arlen was one of the most important composers of the Great American songbook. Arlen’s first collaboration with lyricist Ted Koehler, Get Happy, became his first hit in 1930 and ever since his tunes have been covered by jazz artists. In 2000, his collaboration with Yip […]

  • Hour 6: The Legacy of Leonard Bernstein: Joe Policastro, Bobby Sanabria, Ted Nash, Jason Moran, Jane Ira Bloom

    Sep 8th, 2020 | By Russell Perry
    Tags: Bobby Sanabria, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Jane Ira Bloom, Jason Moran, Joe Policastro, Nick Finzer, Ted Nash, Tierney Sutton

    Bobby Sanabria and the Multiverse Big Band In 2018, Leonard Bernstein would have been 100 years old, generating renewed interest in his work. His compositions, especially those from West Side Story continue to inspire many fine jazz performances with their beautiful melodies, compelling rhythms, and unique harmony. 100th birthday tributes by Bobby Sanabria & the […]

  • Hour 2: Jazz and Poetry: Benjamin Boone, Laurence Hobgood, Jane Ira Bloom, Matt Wilson, David Murray

    Aug 11th, 2020 | By Russell Perry
    Tags: Amiri Baraka, Benjamin Boone, David Murray, Jane Ira Bloom, Laurence Hobgood, Matt Wilson, Philip Levine, Robert Creeley, Robert Pinsky, Steve Swallow

    Philip Levine – Benjamin Boone Since the Charles Mingus – Langston Hughes collaborations in the 1950s, there has always been a durable under-current of Jazz / Poetry projects. Recently Poet Laureates Robert Pinsky and Philip Levine have recorded with pianist Laurence Hobgood and alto-saxophonist Benjamin Boone. Bassist Steve Swallow and poet Robert Creeley collaborated on […]

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