This Friday, June 25, Brian will feature prolific recording artist, performer, educator (and former WTJU jazz announcer) Stephanie Nakasian, along with NYC based pianist Joel Wenhardt, as they stop by the studio on The Jazz Messenger show at 11am to discuss their upcoming concert at this weekend’s Winter Blues Jazz Festival in Williamsburg, VA. Stephanie […]
Stephanie Nakasian
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43 Happy Birthday, Cole Porter
Brad Mehldau Born June 9, 1891, we are celebrating Cole Porter’s 130th birthday. This means that Porter was 27 years old, having already had shows produced on Broadway, when the first jazz recording was made in 1917. Early recordings by James P. Johnson, Jimmie Lunceford, Teddy Wilson and Django Reinhardt showed the adaptability of his […]
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Jazz at 100 Hour 100: All Jazz Is Local (2011 – 2018)
Tags: Aaron Binder, Andrew Randazzo, Butch Taylor, Charles Owens, Dane Alderson, Devonne Harris, Free Bridge Quintet, Hod O'Brien, Jack Kilby, Jeff Decker, John D'earth, Jonah Kane-West, Kait Dunton, Kris Monson, Madeline Holly Sales, Pete Spaar, Randall Pharr, Randy Johnston, Robert Jospe, Stephanie Nakasian, Veronica SwiftHod O’Brien 1936 – 2016 So far, we have broadcast ninety-nine one-hour programs to tell the story of the first 100 years of recorded jazz. We have heard the creative work of hundreds of players, composers, arrangers, and bandleaders – famous and obscure. Each of the contributors to this rich history had colleagues and bandmates […]