I love Jazz!

Legendary trumpeter and jazz great Miles Davis has come home. The iconic figure has been immortalized with a life sized statue in his birthplace of Alton IL.

East St. Louis natives and national artists drummer Montez Coleman and trumpeter Russell Gunn delight the St. Louis Jazz at the Bistro crowd - along with keyboardist Adam Maness, bassist Nathan Pence and guitarist Eric Slaughter - for a great evening of jazz. Also, catch portions of an exclusive interview with Coleman and Gunn. On our educational segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, Jazz St. Louis's Educational Director Phil Dunlap and his guest Bryan Cather take a look at the uniquely American musical form of Ragtime. And travel to the Chesterfield Wine & Jazz festival to experience a mixture of music and fun in the great outdoors.

First, vocalist Feyza Eren & her quartet - Adam Mannes on keyboards; Ben Wheeler on bass; & Steve Davis on drums - perform a variety of Jazz numbers including The American Songbook, Bossa Nova, Swing, and more. Raised in St. Louis with Turkish parents, she spent over a decade of her young-adult life in Istanbul, where her interest, love and talent in the jazz realm blossomed. Then, we celebrate our own recipient of the Jazz Journalists' Association's Jazz Hero Award - Don Wolff. On Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap explores the connection between jazz and classical music. Our Jazz Gem segment features unique footage of the last recording session with the late Terry Clark & Red Holloway.

On this I Love Jazz with Don Wolff, we visit the Jazz studies program at UM- St. Louis, where we'll hear performances from their Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combos. We'll also talk with bassist, bandleader and educator Jim Widner, Director of Jazz Studies at UMSL to learn more about jazz education in the St. Louis area and nationwide. The Phil Dunlap Quintet records their first CD and we travel to the recording session for an inside look into the process. And for our Jazz Gem, we have a performance from the late, great alto saxophonist and clarinetist, LeRoy Harris.

I Love Jazz pays homage to St. Louis' Gaslight Square era with a musical tribute featuring Bill Lenihan - piano/banjo, Bob Ceccarini - trumpet, Scott Alberici - clarinet, Wayne Coniglio - trombone, Eric Stiller - bass, and Steve Davis - drums. This program also features a Jazz Gem with the late Joe Wilder, a Building Blocks of Jazz segment on the clavé rhythm's journey to the Americas, and a feature on the grand opening of the Harold and Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz with guest artists Wynton Marsalis with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

This I Love Jazz program features the swing-dancing sounds of the 1920s-40s with Miss Jubilee and the Humdingers captured live at the historic Casa Loma Ballroom in St. Louis. We'll follow trumpeter Sean Jones to witness what a day in the life of a jazz performer, educator and band leader on the road is like. On Building Blocks of Jazz, Jazz St. Louis' Phil Dunlap explains the different styles of Big Band Music. For our Jazz Gem, we head to another Casa Loma Ballroom- this one in Canada for a rare 1964 performance featuring Duke Ellington and his Orchestra.

On this edition of I Love Jazz, we visit a tribute to MAXJAZZ Records' Richard McDonnell and hear thoughts and a performance from artists who have recorded for the label and guests, including Carla Cook, Terell Stafford, Tim Warfield, Bruce Barth, Bob DeBoo, and Montez Coleman. On Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap explores how technology can assist students of Jazz music. For our Jazz Gem, we remember Arbors Records Mat Domber. We visit a special photography exhibit - "The City at 250" featuring pictures from the St. Louis Region at the Sheldon Art Gallery. And Jazz at the Bistro in St. Louis rips open its walls to expand its footprint - creating a new Center for Jazz Performance and Education that will be among the best in the country.

This episode of "I Love Jazz" features a performance and interview with University City native jazz trumpeter and vocalist Jeremy Davenport. Performing with Davenport in his quartet, that feature New Orleans and classic jazz arrangements, are Aaron Fletcher on sax, Arnett Hayes on piano, Jesse Boyd on bass, and Troy Davis on drums. Also on the show, a Jazz Gem with another St. Louis native, Clark Terry, a look back at the life of Trebor Tichenor and his final performance with the St. Louis Ragtimers, and on our educational segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap explores some exercises jazz students can use to improve their technique.

The East St. Louis High School Jazz Band and the band’s director, Delano Redmond participated in an intensive workshop with musicians Marcus Printup, trumpet, Ali Jackson, drums, Walter Blanding Jr., saxophones, and Wynton Marsalis. Then the East St. Louis High students performed side by side with Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for an never to be forgotten experience.

Canadian born Blues artist Anthony Gomes shares his love for Blues with HEC TV. The Blues originated in African-American communities of the “Deep South” at the end of 19th century, but Gomes talks about the evolutionary process of the Blues, it’s newfound musicians and audience.

On this I Love Jazz Special Archive Edition, you'll catch music from a collection of the artists we've featured over the last year. These performances are not repeats of what you've seen before on our show, but musical numbers that we just didn't have the time to include. You'll hear Trumpeter Dawn Weber and her band, vocalist Marlena Shaw, jazz from the facility and students from Webster University, A Cabaret performance from Marilyn Maye and Billy Stritch, and a great sax and percussion duo - Willie Akins and Montez Coleman.

This episode of I Love Jazz highlights the Jazz Studies program at Webster University, and includes performances from their TKT Endowed Scholarship Benefit Concert - "Jazz Interpretations of the Music of Irving Berlin". Performers include students and faculty of Webster University - with special guests Erin Bode and Peter Ayres. Our Jazz Gem features the Bob Wilber Big Band doing a jazz take of a classical composition by Mozart. And on Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap and his guest Debby Lennon discuss the role of vocals in jazz.

From this episode's home base at the Moonrise Hotel, I Love Jazz with Don Wolff features an interview and performance with trumpeter, composer, and educator, Dawn Webber - with selected numbers including her band captured at the Big Muddy Blues Festival on Laclede's Landing in St. Louis. The program also contains our educational segment - Building Blocks of Jazz where beat placement is discussed, a Jazz Gem that highlights women in jazz in the 1940s with two "Soundies" clips, and an exclusive interview and story with Nine-time Grammy award winning Arturo Sandoval.

The University City Jazz Festival is enjoying the success of it's first venture at bringing together jazz enthusiasts together for a second straight year, to hear an eclectic list of musicians perform in Heman Park for free. The artists on the bill include Dawn Weber, the STL Metrobones, a reunion of the group Tracer, Bach to the Future, along with a tribute to Miles Davis with Maurice Carnes' Hipjaz Quintet and Trio Tres Bien. The University Jazz festival is produced, & founded by Silverman Music & Autumn Hill Records. Michael & Rob Silverman, of Silverman Music, are also two of the musicians in the group Bach to the Future. The festival was held on September 22nd, 2012.

Our new season of I Love Jazz begins with the marvelous Marilyn Maye and the incomparable Billy Stritch. In a sit down interview with Don Wolff Marilyn discusses her 60-plus year career which began with Steve Allen and Johnny Carson and continues to this day at the age of 85. Taped live at the Sheldon Concert Hall this show puts the focus on the Art of Cabaret music and features Gerald Spaits on bass and Jim Eklof on drums. In our Jazz Gems segment we find Rebecca Kilgore shining bright as she performs Cabaret Jazz in a Big Band setting.

This installment of I Love Jazz from Shock City Studios in St. Louis, features Marlena Shaw, whose 50 plus career as a vocalist has included singing with The Count Basie's Band, touring with Sammy Davis, Jr., and a long and successful solo career. On Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap and his guest Peter Martin explore the art of piano jazz improvisation. Our "Jazz Gem" clip showcases the late & great pianist Ross Tompkins working in studio. And watch as some East St. Louis High School students get a lesson of a lifetime - playing along with Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

This I Love Jazz features two artists from the St. Louis area that have enjoyed national success - generations apart. Willie Akins is a senior ambassador of the saxophone. His career, both in New York and the Gateway City, has been swinging for over half a century. Montez Coleman, from the Metro East, is a young drummer who is making waves both here and in the Big Apple. Together, with guitarist Eric Slaughter and bassist Bob Deboo, they made great straight-ahead jazz at Jazz at the Bistro - captured live for this I Love Jazz. Also featured in this program, is a look at the life and work of another native St. Louisian, Al Hirschfeld- through a special exhibition at the Sheldon Art Gallery that explores the artist's lifelong fascination with jazz and the musical arts. Our Jazz Gem features another sax/drum combination, Flip Phillips and Butch Miles. And on our educational segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap looks at the history of the piano in jazz music.

I Love Jazz proudly presents our annual "archives" program, featuring artists from the previous year with never-been-seen performances - due to limited time in their individual shows. Catch musical numbers from Bach to the Future, Jim Manley, Reggie and Mardra Thomas, Don and Alicia Cunningham, and Rick Haydon.

This I Love Jazz program features the saxophone. We travel to the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Whitaker Music Festival to share a performance with world renowned baritone saxophonist, Hamiet Bluiett. Building Blocks of Jazz visits Saxquest, a one-of-a-kind shop and museum in South St. Louis to learn about the history of the saxophone. On Jazz Gems, we feature DIVA, an all-women jazz group recorded back in 2002. And we tag along with Hamiet Bluiett as he shares his commitment to jazz education working with students from the Sunrise Conservatory.

I Love Jazz travels to the Focal Point in Maplewood and captures a performance of "Bach to the Future" a group that takes Classical music and themes and gives it a jazz twist with a mixture of modern instruments and jazz time signatures. Correspondent Cordell Whitlock visits St. Louis Jam sessions and finds this tradition of experience shared, limits expanded, and new talent developed is right at home here in our town. Our "Jazz Gem" features Italian jazz pianist Rossano Sportiello, performing Chopin as you've never heard it before. And on "Building Blocks of jazz", Phil Dunlap and his guest look at jazz drumming and drummers.

This I Love Jazz program comes to you from high atop the Hilton at the Ballpark in Bar 360. Performers - the husband and wife team of pianist Reggie and vocalist Mardra Thomas- are the featured artists. The trombone and it's many players are highlighted as well, and both the educational segment, Building Blocks of Jazz" and our "Jazz Gem" feature this instrument. And explore and experience the inaugural University City Jazz Festival!

This edition of I Love Jazz, hosted from Robbie's House of Jazz, features an Interview and captured-live performance with Trumpeter Jim Manley. Correspondent Cordell Whitlock explores venues in the area that offer Big Band music, and finds that the musicians and audiences come in all ages. For our "Jazz Gem", we go back to the 1990s to hear a group consisting of 6 - 12 year old performers - LaRosa's- America's Youngest Jazz Band. And, in our Building Blocks of Jazz segment, Phil Dunlap looks at scales and studies the construction of chords on the piano.

This I Love Jazz with Don Wolff episode is based in the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries in St. Louis. Performance and interview guests are St. Louis native Don Cunningham and his wife Alicia. For this program, they perform Big Band, Latin, and classic jazz with a large ensemble. Follow the I Love Jazz cameras as we take a trip down the Mississippi on the paddlewheeler Becky Thatcher and explore the history of music on the river - yesterday and today. From Don Wolff's archives, our Jazz Gem features a rare performance from Bob Wilber's Sidney Bichet Legacy Band with Pug Horton. You'll meet our newest "Rising Star of Jazz" -Leo Davis. And in our educational segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap teams up with SIUE professor Rick Haydon in part two of the "Rhythm Guitar in Jazz".

This special program highlights Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the Jazz programs there. Musical guest Professor Rick Haydon - head of the Jazz Studies program at SIUE talks jazz with Don and performs with a quartet. In our education segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, Rick joins Phil Dunlap to discuss rhythm guitar in jazz music. From Don Wolff's archives, our Jazz Gem features a the great 7-string guitarist, Bucky Pizzarelli. You'll meet our "Rising Stars of Jazz" - students from the SIUE Jazz program. And catch the conclusion of our two-part exclusive interview with Bassist Stanley Clarke.

This special program highlights Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and the Jazz programs there. Musical guest Professor Rick Haydon - head of the Jazz Studies program at SIUE talks jazz with Don and performs with a quartet. In our education segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, Rick joins Phil Dunlap to discuss rhythm guitar in jazz music. From Don Wolff's archives, our Jazz Gem features a the great 7-string guitarist, Bucky Pizzarelli. You'll meet our "Rising Stars of Jazz" - students from the SIUE Jazz program. And catch the conclusion of our two-part exclusive interview with Bassist Stanley Clarke.

This special episode features performances from our "Archives" numbers never-before aired due to time constraints. Hear from the Freddy Cole Quartet, The Bosman Twins, Kim Massie, Tony Desare & Bucky Pizzarelli. Also catch part one of our exclusive interview with jazz bassist great Stanley Clarke and a special holiday song from Jane Monheit.

This special episode features performances from our "Archives" numbers never-before aired due to time constraints. Hear from the Freddy Cole Quartet, The Bosman Twins, Kim Massie, Tony Desare & Bucky Pizzarelli. Also catch part one of our exclusive interview with jazz bassist great Stanley Clarke and a special holiday song from Jane Monheit.

This episode features a musical performance and interviews with guests Jazz vocalist, pianist and composer Tony DeSare and the 85-year-young 7 string guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli. We'll follow the East St. Louis High School Jazz Band to the "Essentially Ellington" competition in NYC at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Catch a feature on the combination of jazz music & poetry featuring Quincy Troup, Hamiet Bluiett & Kelvyn Bell. Listen to the sounds of Bix Beiderbecke as our Jazz Gem features a group dedicated to his music, the Bixians. On Building Blocks of Jazz, Phill Dunlap and his guest look at the acoustic and electric bass and their place in jazz music. And meet our Rising Star of Jazz, Michael Ferrante, from Fort Zumwalt West High School.

This episode features a musical performance and interviews with guests Jazz vocalist, pianist and composer Tony DeSare and the 85-year-young 7 string guitar legend Bucky Pizzarelli. We'll follow the East St. Louis High School Jazz Band to the "Essentially Ellington" competition in NYC at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Catch a feature on the combination of jazz music & poetry featuring Quincy Troup, Hamiet Bluiett & Kelvyn Bell. Listen to the sounds of Bix Beiderbecke as our Jazz Gem features a group dedicated to his music, the Bixians. On Building Blocks of Jazz, Phill Dunlap and his guest look at the acoustic and electric bass and their place in jazz music. And meet our Rising Star of Jazz, Michael Ferrante, from Fort Zumwalt West High School.

The saxophone is the featured instrument and topic for this installment of I Love Jazz. Don Wolff interviews and we capture a performance from the Bosman Twins - Dwayne and Dwight - Sax musicians and identical twins with roots in jazz that run deep. On Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap and his guest, Andy Ament check out the history and variety of the saxophone. You'll meet our "Rising Star of Jazz" - Adam Larson, a young man from rural Illinois whose talent on the saxophone is taking him to the Big Apple. "Catch the beat "with the late Bobby Rosengarden on Jazz Gems. And Al Hammerman and a great ensemble of artists share what it's like to give of their talents to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri.

The saxophone is the featured instrument and topic for this installment of I Love Jazz. Don Wolff interviews and we capture a performance from the Bosman Twins - Dwayne and Dwight - Sax musicians and identical twins with roots in jazz that run deep. On Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap and his guest, Andy Ament check out the history and variety of the saxophone. You'll meet our "Rising Star of Jazz" - Adam Larson, a young man from rural Illinois whose talent on the saxophone is taking him to the Big Apple. "Catch the beat "with the late Bobby Rosengarden on Jazz Gems. And Al Hammerman and a great ensemble of artists share what it's like to give of their talents to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri.

April 2011 This program features the talented Jane Monheit and her quartet - with numbers from the Great American songbook and Latin Jazz. In our education segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, we listen as Phil Dunlap defines and discusses harmony and how it adds flavor to rhythm & melody. From Don Wolff's archives, our Jazz Gem features a rare performance with Ruby Braff and Ralph Sutton. Jazz Violinist Regina Carter visits St. Louis Children's Hospital to lift spirits with music. You'll meet our "Rising Stars of Jazz" from Webster Groves HS - Joseph Weinstein-Hibbs & Sam Freund. And JazzReach comes to town to give young students a lesson in live jazz performance, history, and culture.

This program features the talented Jane Monheit and her quartet - with numbers from the Great American songbook and Latin Jazz. In our education segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, we listen as Phil Dunlap defines and discusses harmony and how it adds flavor to rhythm & melody. From Don Wolff's archives, our Jazz Gem features a rare performance with Ruby Braff and Ralph Sutton. Jazz Violinist Regina Carter visits St. Louis Children's Hospital to lift spirits with music. You'll meet our "Rising Stars of Jazz" from Webster Groves HS - Joseph Weinstein-Hibbs & Sam Freund. And JazzReach comes to town to give young students a lesson in live jazz performance, history, and culture.

This show features the incredible jazz/blues/gospel vocalist Kim Massie. See the Grammy-nominated Clayton Brothers work with local students as part of the Jazz St. Louis' Artist Residency Program. Catch a very rare video of the late bassist Jerry Cherry and piano great Ralph Sutton. Hear from Herb Drury- a fantastic performer who is dedicated to teaching piano to the next generation of pianists. Meet our two new "Rising Stars of Jazz - Ian Miller and Kevin Stringer from Chaminade College Preparatory School. And of our education segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap demonstrates how "form" helps organize music and enhance improvisation.

This show features the incredible jazz/blues/gospel vocalist Kim Massie. See the Grammy-nominated Clayton Brothers work with local students as part of the Jazz St. Louis' Artist Residency Program. Catch a very rare video of the late bassist Jerry Cherry and piano great Ralph Sutton. Hear from Herb Drury- a fantastic performer who is dedicated to teaching piano to the next generation of pianists. Meet our two new "Rising Stars of Jazz - Ian Miller and Kevin Stringer from Chaminade College Preparatory School. And of our education segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap demonstrates how "form" helps organize music and enhance improvisation.

This program features the Fabulous Freddy Cole - brother of Nat King Cole and a great jazz performer in his own right, performing with his trio. In our education segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, we take a look at mutes and the role they play expanding the sounds of brass instruments. You'll meet our "Rising Star of Jazz" - Stephanie Trick. This young woman is taking the demanding style of stride piano to a whole new level. We premiere a new segment, Jazz Gems, rare and one-of-a-kind videos of performances and interviews from Don Wolff's personal collection. And Jazz St. Louis' Phil Dunlap takes Jazz to Afghanistan, where you'll see how this music can forge friendships and bridge cultures.

This program features the Fabulous Freddy Cole - brother of Nat King Cole and a great jazz performer in his own right, performing with his trio. In our education segment, Building Blocks of Jazz, we take a look at mutes and the role they play expanding the sounds of brass instruments. You'll meet our "Rising Star of Jazz" - Stephanie Trick. This young woman is taking the demanding style of stride piano to a whole new level. We premiere a new segment, Jazz Gems, rare and one-of-a-kind videos of performances and interviews from Don Wolff's personal collection. And Jazz St. Louis' Phil Dunlap takes Jazz to Afghanistan, where you'll see how this music can forge friendships and bridge cultures.

This special "Archives Edition" of I Love Jazz features previously un-aired performances from the jazz artists we featured over the last year. Guests include John Pizzarelli, Dizzy Atmosphere, Two Times True with Carolbeth True, Mae Wheeler, Jay Oliver with William Lenihan, Gene Lynn, Denise Thimes and Ann Hampton Callaway.

This episode features an interview and performance at Seasons St. Louis with singer "Lady Jazz" - Mae Wheeler . Also featured is composer, pianist, keyboardist & native St. Louisan, Jay Oliver performing with Bill Lenihan and Miles Vandiver at the Historic Holmes Lounge on the campus of Washington University. Rising Stars of Jazz travels to East St. Louis High School , where we take a look at two promising performers from this storied jazz program, Brady Lewis & Carlos Brown Jr. And in Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap and Matt Henry dissect the beat in Part 2 of Latin Jazz rhythms.

This episode features an interview and performance at Seasons St. Louis with singer "Lady Jazz" - Mae Wheeler . Also featured is composer, pianist, keyboardist & native St. Louisan, Jay Oliver performing with Bill Lenihan and Miles Vandiver at the Historic Holmes Lounge on the campus of Washington University. Rising Stars of Jazz travels to East St. Louis High School , where we take a look at two promising performers from this storied jazz program, Brady Lewis & Carlos Brown Jr. And in Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap and Matt Henry dissect the beat in Part 2 of Latin Jazz rhythms.

This episode features an interview and performance with singer/composer/pianist Ann Hampton Callaway -- including classics and her own compositions. A special tribute to St. Louis native and Jazz Great Clark Terry with the Statesmen of Jazz -- including Clark himself and Nicki Parrott, Rossano Sportiello, Wycliffe Gordon, Houston Person, Randy Sandke, Chuck Redd, Denise Thimes, Jim Widner & Marty Morrison. A new segment premieres -- Rising Stars of Jazz, where we take a look at promising performers in the area's great University and High School programs. And in Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap and Matt Henry examine the roots of Latin Jazz rhythms.

This episode features an interview and performance with singer/composer/pianist Ann Hampton Callaway -- including classics and her own compositions. A special tribute to St. Louis native and Jazz Great Clark Terry with the Statesmen of Jazz -- including Clark himself and Nicki Parrott, Rossano Sportiello, Wycliffe Gordon, Houston Person, Randy Sandke, Chuck Redd, Denise Thimes, Jim Widner & Marty Morrison. A new segment premieres -- Rising Stars of Jazz, where we take a look at promising performers in the area's great University and High School programs. And in Building Blocks of Jazz, Phil Dunlap and Matt Henry examine the roots of Latin Jazz rhythms.