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  • 43 Happy Birthday, Cole Porter

    Jun 8th, 2021 | By Russell Perry
    Tags: Brad Mehldau, Emmet Cohen, Eric McPherson, Evan Sherman, Fred Hersch, Harris Simon, Harry Connick Jr., Jacob Christoffersen, Jeff Ballard, Joey Baron, John Hebert, Larry Grenadier, Larry Koonse, Marshall Gilkes, Ron Carter, Scott Colley, Sinne Eeg, Stephanie Nakasian, Veronica Swift

    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 […]

  • Greg Thomas Takes Over The Stage for the Jazz Marathon

    Oct 1st, 2020 | By WTJU
    Tags: Charles Owens, Greg Thomas, Jazz Marathon, Veronica Swift, Will Evans

    Retired Albemarle High School music director Greg Thomas will have candid and revealing conversations with former students who have gone on to play professionally, as well as local and regional musicians. Featured during each program will be never-before-aired recordings and other musical surprises. This is a unique opportunity to learn about the legendary Charlottesville jazz […]

  • Hour 7: Great Young Singers – Cécile McLorin Salvant, Charenee Wade, Jazzmeia Horn, Veronica Swift

    Sep 15th, 2020 | By Russell Perry
    Tags: Cécile McLorin Salvant, Charenee Wade, Jazzmeia Horn, Veronica Swift

    Jazzmeia Horn In 1987, the first Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz International Piano Competition was held. Among the winners were Marcus Roberts and Joey DeFrancesco. On a roughly annual basis, the competition is held, now focussing on a different instrument each year and renamed in 2019 the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz International Competition. The […]

  • Jazz at 100 Hour 100: All Jazz Is Local (2011 – 2018)

    Mar 1st, 2019 | By Russell Perry
    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 Swift

    Hod 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 […]

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