"Jazzin' Around"

Send us Fan Mail A "guitar" themed birthday salute to significant players: Kenny Burrell & Stanley Jordan + the 'father' of jazz guitar Charlie Christian! A look at upcoming jazz festivals + the latest JazzWeek Top-50 album chart.

Send us Fan Mail The latest news on the jazz scene. A feature on the passing of saxophonist & L-A 'ace' session player Plas Johnson (of 'Pink Panther Theme' fame) at 94. Previewing handful of new/recent releases + birthday spotlights on: pianist JoAnne Brackeen, influential early band-leader Don Redman & bassist Jim Hughart. A look at "Jazz on the 'Live'...

Send us Fan Mail Birthday features on: Buddy Collett, Abbey Lincoln, Eddie Jefferson & Benny Carter. Upcoming Jazz Fest watch. And the latest JazzWeek Top-50 album chart!

Send us Fan Mail This hour -- The jazz scene news of the week/ Birthday features on: Brasilian percussion masters Nana Vasconcelos & Dom Um Romao, trumpeter Charlie Shavers, band-leader Les Elgart & New Orleans "favorite son" -- Louis Armstrong (hjis 125th birthday!)...+ upcoming regional 'live' jazz.   

Send us Fan Mail 2nd-hour starts out w/memorial salutes to Wes Montgomery, Henry Mancini, Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb. SUMMER Jazz Festival watch. Review of JazzWeek Top 50 album chart. 

Send us Fan Mail Special "Last Call" features on two very different but influential guitarists -- avant-bluesman James 'Blood' Ulmer and the beloved "Handyman" Joe Negri (of "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" fame). Several Jazzy birthdays from the week -- Marcus Miller, Dave Lambert, Tom Harrell, Cy Coleman -- and a sampling of several recent jazz albums.  

Send us Fan Mail 2nd-Hour for this week. Birthday salutes to clarinet/reed masters Ken Peplowski & Artie Shaw. Plus overview of "Jazz-Week" Album Top-50 Chart. Also notices of selected upcoming jazz festivals.   

Send us Fan Mail Birthday salutes to Ken Peplowski & Artie Shaw! Plus overview of 'JAZZ-WEEK' Chart for this week....and a look at upcoming Jazz Festivals"...

Send us Fan Mail Celebrating birthdays of the "V-P of Tenor Sax" (Paul Quinichette),  KC Jazz-Blues legend Big Joe Turner, saxist G. Auld, guitarist Sheryl Bailey, others. Covering "What's Goin' on in Jazz" this week...plus the 'live' jazz scene around the Tri-State. Also several exciting recent releases.                         

Send us Fan Mail This week's 2nd-hour marks birthdays of Percy Heath, Shirley Horn, songwriter Lorenz Hart; our selected Spring-Summer Jazz Festival watch & survey of this week's 'JazzWeek' album chart.  

Send us Fan Mail Last week of J.A.M. (Jazz Appreciation Month)! Celebrates birthdays of progressive reedman/composer Jimmy Giuffre, pioneering Polish jazz great Krysztof Komeda, the distinctive Blossom Dearie, Latin-Jazz legend Mario Bauza + Harry Mills (eldest of famed 'Mills Bros.' + several exciting new/recent jazz releases!

Send us Fan Mail This hour--birthday salutes: Joe Henderson, Johnny Griffin & Ella Fitzgerald! JazzWeek Top-50 Chart. & Upocoming jazz Festival watch.  

Send us Fan Mail More "J.A.M." (Jazz Appreciation Month) festivities, news, events, etc. Birthday salutes this week -- Lionel Hampton, Tito Puente (his 'Centennial'), Charlie Mingus, Kendra Shank + Paul Chambers! Plus samples of recent releases! 

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode -- in this 1st  hour -- includes a "Last Call" for the respected Dr. James Johnson, Jr pianist/educator & co-founder of the Afro-American Music Institute. Also marks birthdays of Stanley Turrentine, Randy Weston, Leo Robin, Gerry Mulligan, others. "Jazz-on-the-'Live'-Side" calendar. Plus sampling of several new/recent jazz...

Send us Fan Mail This hour = Marks birthdays of Freddie Hubbard, Mongo Santamaria & Carmen McRae. Selected update on Spring-Summer Jazz Festivals. Plus, survey & sampling of JazzWeek Top-50 album chart. 

Send us Fan Mail This week -- "Last Call"...Saluting the music & legacy of the late Ralph Towner. In this 1st-hour, celebrating birthdays of Antonio Carlos Jobim, Benny Golson, Stephane Grappelli, Bobby Hutcherson...plus a sneak preview of an exciting new album by Dave Stryker.   

Send us Fan Mail 2nd-Hour of 2. Birthday samples of Bob Mintzer, Roy Eldridge & Roger Humphries. The latest JazzWeek Top-50 album chart. And a brief look @ upcoming Jazz Festivals. 

Send us Fan Mail FIrst "regular" format program of the year since the holiday & year-end wrap-up episodes. Note the passing of award-winning band-leader Gordon Goodwin, plus sample this week's notable jazz birthdays -- Juan Tizol, J.J. Johnson, Horace Parlan, Django Reinhardt, etc. feat: several new/recent albums, too.  

Send us Fan Mail Marking 20-yrs since passing of Lou Rawls + saxophonist Steve Grossman's 65th birthday. This past week's JazzWeek Top-50 chart is surveyed/sampled. Also a brief look at upcoming JazzFests in early '26.