Podcasts about traditional jazz

LET THEM COOK! Over the last 5 months, the Krewe has been hard at work cooking up a massive Season 6 line-up. While the main course will begin being served on May 16, how about an appetizer? Just like the carb-loaded instant yakisoba, this preview is CHOU CHOU CHOU Gigamax packed with sneak peeks at what's to come in Season 6. Some snippets include:- Laughing & learning about the world of Rakugo with master storyteller Katsura Sunshine- Prepping for Expo 2025 with Sachiko Yoshimura, Director General of Public Relations & Promotion for Expo 2025- Studying Japanese via language schools with Nihongo enthusiast Langston Hill- Bridging New Orleans & Japan through music with Jazz Trombonist Haruka Kikuchi- Kicking off 2 episodes on Japan's soccer footprint domestically & worldwide with journalist Dan Orlowitz- Exploring vegan cuisine in Japan with Leonore Steffan of ItadakiHealthy- Diving into social media's role in establishing perceptions of Japan - Revisiting Matsue with Sister City Exchange participants Katherine Heller & Wade Trosclair- Brewing up some craft beer with Chris Madere of Baird Brewing & Chris Poel of Shiokaze BrewLab- Restoring some abandoned homes with Akiya enthusiast & YouTuber Anton Wormann of Anton in JapanThis is only HALF of what's to come this season... the 2nd half is top secret! So stay tuned for our season 6 premiere on May 16, 2025 and stick around for the rest of the season to find out what else we have in store on Season 6 of Krewe of Japan Podcast!!------ About the Krewe ------The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, TikTok: @kreweofjapanpodcast, LinkedIn: Krewe of Japan LinkedIn Page, Blue Sky Social: @kreweofjapan.bsky.social, & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!------ Support the Krewe! Offer Links for Affiliates ------Use the referral links below & our promo code from the episode!Support your favorite NFL Team AND podcast! Shop NFLShop to gear up for football season!Zencastr Offer Link - Use my special link to save 30% off your 1st month of any Zencastr paid plan! ------ JSNO Upcoming Events ------JSNO Event CalendarJoin JSNO Today!

Trumpeter Scobey did his apprenticeship with the Yerba Buena band, playing second to Lu Waters. By the late 1940's he was itching to start his own group and these 1950-53 recordings for Good Time Jazz show the first flowering of his vision of Traditional Jazz. With Jack Buck, Wally Rose, Burt Bales, Dick Lammi, George Probert and special guests Darnell Howard and Albert Nicholas, the band also served as a backdrop for the singing and banjo playing of Clancy Hayes --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-clark49/support

In 2007, trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso and guitarist Matt Munisteri founded the band The EarRegulars, who play Sunday nights at a very old bar in Greenwich Village called the Ear Inn. But don't let the word "traditional" fool you. Although some of the songs they play are a hundred years old, the way they play is vibrant and exciting. They brought their instruments to the studio to play us some tunes.

In 2007, trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso and guitarist Matt Munisteri founded the band The EarRegulars, who play Sunday nights at a very old bar in Greenwich Village called the Ear Inn. But don't let the word "traditional" fool you. Although some of the songs they play are a hundred years old, the way they play is vibrant and exciting. They brought their instruments to the studio to play us some tunes.

As we celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month,i'll be playing your favorite Classio-Traditional Jazz from back in the day.Selections from Miles Davis,Herbie Hancock,Lionel Hampton,Quincy Jones,The Ramsey Lewis Trio,The George Benson Quartet,Diana Krall,and The Manhattan Transfer.Plus selections from:Ray Charles,Linda Ronstadt,The Pointer Sisters,Julie London and many more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/samuel-wilsonjr/message

Three sessions done for World - two of which were basically copied from or to better known sessions on Commodore with identical bands . . the Davison band has George Brunies, Pee Wee Russell, Gene Schroeder, Eddie Condon, Bob Casey and George Wettling; the second Spanier session has Pee Wee, Condon and Casey with Ernie Caceres, Dick Cary and Joe Grauso and the first Spanier one (done in Chicago) has Warren Smith, Bud Jacobsen, Jack Gardner, Pat Pattison and Frank Rullo --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-clark49/support

In episode 3 of season 2, host Mike Dawson concludes our exploration on how the tuning of bottom drumhead of a snare affects sound and response. The featured artist is NYC jazz drummer Andy Watson, the education segment covers how to swing the ride cymbal (by Thomas Wendt), and in the Shop Talk segment, we dig into some drumming mechanics with trainer Brandon Green. We conclude by fielding a listener question and sharing our DFD warehouse "pick of the week."

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/xnrGlkAM-s0 The legendary Quincy Jones says, One listen and you know… Deborah Silver is the real deal!” Deborah has had a string of hit duets with celebrated artists including Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers, Jack Jones, Freddy Cole, Steve Tyrell, Ann Hampton Callaway, American Idol Casey Abrams and Ray Benson of Asleep At The Wheel. Her upcoming releases include duets with superstars Tony Orlando, Ronnie Millsap, and Jazz icon Diane Schuur. Known for her philanthropic work, Deborah recorded her first album, Pure Silver, to raise funds for a cure for ALS and continues to honor that charitable commitment to help her sister and millions of others diagnosed with that same disease. Her follow up album, The Gold Standards, an out-of-the-box smash, produced by Steve Tyrell entered at #1 on Billboard's Traditional Jazz Albums Chart. Her album “Glitter & Grits” with ``Asleep At The Wheel ``was named Broadway World's Best Commercial Recording, landed the #1 spot on both Traditional Jazz and Western Swing Charts, and #3 on the Top 50 Country Album Chart. Her latest EP, Sunny Side, is an Amazon Best Seller in Jazz. Famed critic Rex Reed writes Deborah Silver's got it all in one package. She's a thrill and a swinging show-biz whirlwind!”  

Jim Cullum, Sr Jazz Band - jazz from San Antonio in the 1960's and 70's - traditional jazz tracks with Jim Cullum Sr and Jr, Cliff Gillette, and others . . --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-clark49/support

Emmy and Tony Award winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth's career spans film, television, voiceover and stage. In 2015, Chenoweth received a coveted star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2009, she received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in “Pushing Daisies.” In 1999, she won a Tony Award for “You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown” and she was also nominated for her original role of Glinda the Good Witch in “Wicked” in 2004. Chenoweth has been nominated for two Emmy Awards and for a People's Choice Award for her role on “Glee.” In 2009, she wrote an upliftingly candid, comedic chronicle of her life so far, “A Little Bit Wicked,” which debuted on the New York Times Hardcover Non-Fiction Best Seller List. Chenoweth can currently be seen starring alongside Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key and Ariana DeBose in Apple TV+'s musical comedy series “Schmigadoon.” Recently, Chenoweth starred in the Netflix film “Holidate,” voiced the character Daisy in the HBO Max film “The Witches,” and hosted the Food Network competition series “Candy Land.” Upcoming, Chenoweth will star in the STXfilms sports drama “National Champions.” Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, Chenoweth will portray Bailey Lazor, the wife of Simmons' Coach Lazor who has the erudition and taste of an upper east sider. Chenoweth previously starred alongside Scott Wolf in the holiday film “A Christmas Love Story,” which premiered on Hallmark Channel in December 2019. Along with the holiday season, Chenoweth released her latest stand-alone Holiday e-single titled “White Christmas.” Chenoweth also recently released her latest album “For The Girls,” debuting at #3 on the Current Pop Albums chart and #11 on the Billboard Top Albums chart. The album is a heartfelt tribute to the great female singers throughout history, particularly some of Kristin's heroes and friends. Guest artists include Ariana Grande, Dolly Parton, Jennifer Hudson and Reba McEntire. The album includes Chenoweth's personally charged interpretations of classic songs identified with such iconic artists as Barbra Streisand, Lesley Gore, Linda Ronstadt, Dinah Washington, Dolly Parton and more. To celebrate the release of her new album “For The Girls,” Chenoweth returned to the Broadway stage in November 2019, for an eight-performance concert engagement at the Nederlander Theatre. Chenoweth has performed to sold-out audiences across the world, including performances at Carnegie Hall and Royal Albert Hall. Chenoweth released “The Art of Elegance,” her album of American Songbook classics via Concord Records. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard's Current Jazz and Traditional Jazz charts, and #1 on Amazon's Vocal Pop chart. Chenoweth also returned to the stage in her limited engagement MY LOVE LETTER TO BROADWAY, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, receiving rave reviews. In 2014, she released a CD and DVD of her own live concert performance, “Kristin Chenoweth: Coming Home.” Last December, Chenoweth performed with iconic The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra in their annual Christmas concert. The concert aired on PBS and BYUtv in December 2019. In 2015, Chenoweth earned a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for her lead role in the Roundabout Theatre Company's “On the Twentieth Century.” She also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Drama League Award.

Welcome to Episode Five of Everything New Orleans the Podcast,where we talk about all kinds of things that come from my hometown, but mainly we focus on traditional New Orleans music.Today we got started with two musicians born and raised in the city of New Orleans:Roderick Paulin, the son of trumpeter Ernest Doc Paulin, who was the leader of the legendary Paulin Bros. Brass Band. Roderick is known for playing sax, and more recently, playing clarinet like his late brother Rickey.And Mark Braud, son of Dwight and Joyce Braud- His mama's brother is trumpeter Wendell Brunious, Mark's uncle.Mark is also the nephew of John Brunious, Jr., and grandson of John Brunious, Sr., all professional trumpet players. Later, we're joined by drummer Herlin Riley, son of the late Betty Lastie Williams and a member of the Lastie musical family, including Frank, Walter, David, Melvin and Joe Lastie.One of the things they have in common is that all three of them grew up in musical families, surrounded by traditional New Orleans music.They grew up in 3 different families, but music made them all part of the family of musicians from the city of New Orleans.You'll find upcoming episodes on Apple Podcast, Spotify and all of your favorite podcast platforms. Please share it with your friends and be sure to watch for new episodes. And don't forget to hit the like button on your screen. Thanks!SPECIAL THANKS to the George and Joyce Wein Jazz and Heritage Center.© 2021 Red Clay Productions, Inc.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick...)https://www.buzzsprout.com/834385/8461456Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=LQ8MS8R7ZZLCC&source=url)

The lovely sounds of The Jazz Room are here once again to please your ear holes. This week, Host Joan Watson Jones has an interesting conversation with Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon. We were able to meet with him after his set at the Newport Jazz Festival. In Part 1 of our interview he talks about his love for the Traditional Jazz  and about his book “Sing it First”.  Learn more about Wycliffe Gordon at http://www.wycliffegordon.com

Hear John's story of how he got into the Traditional Jazz scene in Britain from the 1970s to the present day; and how he played with and managed several tours of Britain with American greats such as Al Casey, Wild Bill Davidson, Art Hoades and Slim Gaillard. You can find more info on John via his website: https://traditional-jazz.com/ *apologies for some of the delays in the audio... internet in the country! Sign up to our mailing list here: https://mailchi.mp/e5acf7f7d18a/wrmailinglistwelcome http://www.thewashboardresonators.com/

What Is New Orleans Traditional Jazz?Welcome to Episode Four of "Everything New Orleans" the Podcast.In this episode, I was honored to have three legendary members of the New Orleans traditional jazz community, who are some of the strongest advocates of our city's musical legacy, talk about what traditional jazz means to them. Wendell Brunious, Gregg Stafford, & Dr. Michael White, all accomplished musicians and bandleaders, get together & talk about growing up in New Orleans, playing traditional New Orleans music, & trying to keep it going.You'll find upcoming episodes on Apple Podcast, Spotify and all of your favorite podcast platforms. Please share it with your friends and be sure to watch for new episodes. And don't forget to hit the like button on your screen. Thanks!SPECIAL THANKS to the George and Joyce Wein Jazz and Heritage Center.© 2021 Red Clay Productions, Inc.Support the show

Lutalo “Sweet Lu” Olutosin - Atlanta-based internationally acclaimed Jazz vocalist and recording artist Sweet Lu's latest project is called “Meet me at the Crossroads”. The Grammy contending Release, debuted at number 4 on the Billboard Jazz Albums Charts, just behind Gregory Porter and Norah Jones. During its next 3 weeks, it rose to number 1 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums Charts. While Sweet Lu Olutosin's music consistently displays a unique and energetic creativity, it is his live performance that is the crown jewel of excitement in engaging modern Jazz.  
 Significant recent performances include: ·         • J.F. Kennedy Center Washington DC ·         • Jazz Aspen Snowmass - Aspen, CO ·        • Cala Gonone Jazz Festival - Sardegna, Italy ·          • Rancho La Puerta - Tecate, Mexico ·          • Washington DC Jazz Festival - DC ·         • Wolf Creek Jazz Festival - Atlanta, GA ·         • Teggiano Jazz Festival - Teggiano, Italy ·         • Atlanta Jazz Festival - Atlanta, GA  - Billboard #1 Traditional Jazz album (https://tinyurl.com/yy639wlt)   As a youngster Lu's goal was to be an uninhibited singer using a mix of jazz, blues, and gospel to create music with the message of soulful, spiritual healing.  This goal remains as Lu channels everything from Al Jarreau, Joe Williams, Lou Rawls, Eddie Jefferson, and John Lee Hooker in his performances creating his own unique vocal style. This musical odyssey did not take the expected route, however. Instead, his trek detoured with a 35-year stint in the US armed forces. Lu's years in the military taught him the very important lessons of discipline, order, method and ultimately, belief in himself. Lu retired from the Army with the rank of full Colonel allowing his full immersion into the music that has been the backing track to his existence since childhood.  “Olutosin is masterful, filled with ideas within his phrasing, and deeply rooted in blues. The soulfulness of his well-rounded masculine voice is a beacon in the male jazz vocal idiom. One voice I hope to hear for many years" ~ H. Williams, JazzTimes twitter.com - @SweetLuMusic  instagram.com - @SweetLuMusic www.facebook.com - SweetLuOlutosin/ Support the show: https://theanswersandiego.com/radioshow/8349 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebestmusicpodcast Blog: https://bestmusiccoach.blogspot.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thebestmusicpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebestmusicpodcast/ The Best Music Podcast #5 | Alex Parchment — Trumpet | #1 on Billboard Smooth Jazz Vibin' In Time Alex's social media handle on all platforms: @mrparchment Alex has had the opportunity to perform at the Kennedy Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center and Blues Alley with jazz luminaries Patti Austin, Christian McBride, David Sanborn, Chick Corea, and Marion Meadows. In 2015, he was selected for the world-renowned Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Program at the Kennedy Center. He now performs as a solo artist while also leading the Alex Parchment Quintet, a traditional jazz ensemble and AP.Chemistry, a musical experiment fusing soul, funk, hip hop, R&B and jazz to form a unique and energetic sound. In April 2020, Alex released his debut album entitled Burnin' Up, which yielded two placements on the Smooth Jazz Billboard's Top 30 Chart (“Vibin' In Time” rising to #1, and “It's Real” rising to #11).   His new single “When It's Hot” is out now on all major streaming platforms. 0:00 Intro 1:33 Warm-up questions 2:29 How Billboard works 4:12 Alex #1 song: How it happened 11:18 Alex's mission 13:54 Teamwork: The case for record labels 16:40 Roots and research before the studio 19:48 Album: What was your inspiration? 21:25 Smooth Jazz vs Traditional Jazz 24:51 How to make the trumpet sing 26:50 How Alex writes a melody: singing 33:15 Using synthesizers in smooth jazz 35:47 Using effects on trumpet 38:30 Alex's rhythmic choices 45:08 Don't let the culture of music school ruin music 48:00 When It's Hot: New Single 51:24 How to convey emotion in instrumental music 53:43 Lifestyle: Sleep 57:52 Lifestyle: Mindfulness & meditation 59:10 Why Alex likes 80 BPM 1:00:37 Lifestyle: Exercise 1:01:06 Lifestyle: Support system 1:06:07 Practice: Time of day and long tones 1:08:45 Practice: How many hours a day and days a week 1:12:50 Practice: Max hours 1:14:51 Classical vs Jazz trumpet 1:17:14 Practice: What Alex practices: Maintaining technical freedom to serve artistic choices 1:27:34 Practice: Injury 1:32:10 Creativity: Steps to stay creative 1:34:55 Creativity: Time of day 1:35:46 Creativity: Burn out 1:37:54 Performance: Performance anxiety 1:40:09 Alex's closing words: Wholistic musicianship Logo, Intro Video, and Branding: Arron Leishman Audio and Video: Zach Ramey zacherylramey@gmail.com Video Thumbnail: Jean Tomasulo https://www.behance.net/jeantomasulo Dan's Thumbnail Photo: John Mollura Photography

In this episode, part two of the last episodes on Jazz, we sit down with Johan Bakker who had Jazz woven into the fabric of his life since May 13, 1988.  Listen as he provides listening suggestions for new listeners of Jazz.Contextual Playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

In this episode, part one of the last episodes on Jazz, we sit down with Johan Bakker who had Jazz woven into the fabric of his life since May 13, 1988.  He shared how he later began to chronicle the North Sea Jazz Festivals as a regular attendee.  Listen as he provides background to the North Sea Jazz Festival and insight into the music landscape of the Netherlands.Contextual Playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

Is Jazz Dead?  This is the question that Ethan Dodd both ask and answer in this episode.   Listen as he expounds on the question, Jazz generationally, the evolution of Jazz, his position of changing how he and his generation think Jazz's cross-pollinating with Hip Hop, Electronic music will keep Jazz moving forward.Contextualized playlisthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

Together with American Songwriter and Sean Ulbs of The Eiffels, we had the pleasure of interviewing Kat Edmonson over Zoom video! Edmonson’s new album Dreamers Do is out now via Spinnerette Records.Dreamers Do reached the #1 spot on Billboard’s Traditional Jazz chart, and the album debuted #1 at iTunes Jazz, #2 Most Added at Jazzweek and was named Deezer’s Album of the Week upon release.The album combines mid-20th century Disney songs (from Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Bedknobs on Broomsticks, Mary Poppins, Babes in Toyland), with familiar classics (“What A Wonderful World” as well as “All I Do is Dream of You” from Singin in the Rain), and features two new original songs from Edmonson (“Too Late to Dream” and “Someone’s In The House.”)“Dreamers Do takes place in a single night, from bedtime till morning. It's about our concepts around dreaming- all of the wonderful things and the fearful things, the things that keep us awake in the middle of the night,” Edmonson explains of the new album, “It's also about the quiet power of merely having a dream. There are interludes between the songs indicating different points in this nocturnal journey and if someone wants to listen to the entire record as an experience, it's available to them.”The LP follows the release of 2018’s Old Fashioned Gal, which Billboard calls “an intimate journey from doubt to resolve and implied triumph.” NPR Music raves the album is “a handsome showcase for her songwriting, which has grown ever more confident over the last decade,” while the Associated Press says the record “sounds like an alternate soundtrack to an Audrey Hepburn film.”In 2014 Edmonson released The Big Picture, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers, #1 on Contemporary Jazz Chart, and #2 on Total Jazz Chart. Her 2015 performance on “CBS This Morning: Saturday” garnered the program’s highest rated viewership since 2006. Her 2012 LP Way Down Low was described by The New York Times as “fresh as a spring bouquet,” and her performances at WNYC’s Soundcheck and Daytrotter were included in “Best Live Performances” and “Best Sessions of 2012,” respectively.The Texas native began crafting her signature sound while performing in Austin’s local club circuit for years before releasing her debut LP Take To The Sky in 2009. She went on to tour worldwide with high profile acts including Lyle Lovett, Chris Isaak, Gary Clark Jr., Shawn Colvin, Willie Nelson, Smokey Robinson, Nick Lowe and more.We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com.www.BringinitBackwards.com#podcast #interview #bringinbackpod  #foryou #foryoupage #stayhome #togetherathome #zoom #aspn #americansongwriter #americansongwriterpodcastnetworkListen & Subscribe to BiBFollow our podcast on Instagram and Twitter! 

A Jazz critic for the Wall Street Journal and he has written about food, sports, and more for many other publications.  We approach the subject of whether or not Jazz is Dead.  Contextual Playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

Chris Maskell shares his thoughts on expanding the Jazz listener audience and stories around the Montreal Jazz Festival.  He shares his short list of "All-Time Jazz Classics" and a list of "New Jazz Classics" for someone interested in exploring the genre of Jazz.Contextual Playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

Artist, Composer, Director of Jazz Studies at Wayne State University, and President and Artistic Director of the Detroit Jazz Festival, Professor Chris Collins join us to share stories, some Jazz history and to propagate Jazz as one of the genre's most passionate ambassadors.Contextual Playlist:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH_EIRKmIkHx1a0D_wA7TOw/playlists

Kate Curran is a musically voracious vocalist and bandleader who regularly performs throughout the Tri state area as well as nationally with Louis Prima Jr and the Witnesses. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Kate's home was constantly filled with music of all genres, but an early love of the Great American Songbook and Jazz would be her strongest influence. The clarion call of voices like Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday and Nancy Wilson served as the aspirational blueprint for what would become her own soulful interpretations of classic standards. After graduating NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Musical Theater, Kate balanced work in the theater with her own swing septet Lady Luck and the Suicide Kings which she lead for 6 years. After a chance opportunity lead to a 3 year sabbatical in Amsterdam; Kate returned home determined to focus solely on her work as a Jazz vocalist. Inspired by Sarah Vaughan's "Swingin Easy" album she pared down her instrumentation and has been delighting NYC audiences with her effortlessly unique phrasing and mesmerizing vocal storytelling ever since. In addition to her work in NYC and on the road with Louis Prima Jr and the Witnesses Kate is extremely excited to be recording her first album later this year!https://katecurranmusic.com/musichttps://www.instagram.com/katecurranmusic/https://www.louisprimajr.com----------------------------------------------------------------Visit Show Pony Express at www.missmaryjanegreen.com/show-pony-express.htmlAffiliate Partner of Glam’r Gear www.ponypod.club/glamrgearGet in touch:www.instagram.com/missmaryjanegreenwww.instagram.com/pony.podwww.instagram.com/show_pony_expressmoxie@missmaryjanegreen.comPony Pod is the media arm of ‘Show Pony Express’, an online boutique for traveling performers curated by Miss Mary Jane Green.If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, leave a review and tell your friends.Are you or do you know a traveling performer? Interested in being featured on the show? Interview queries accepted via email.

Blues in Chicago with Dave Katzman and an interview with vocalist Petra Van Nuis and guitarist Andy Brown.   About Andy Brown   Andy Brown is a guitarist based in Chicago. Born in New York in 1975, he has played professionally for over twenty five years. He has had a varied performing career that has included stints in Cincinnati and New York City. Since coming to Chicago in 2003, Andy has been fortunate to work at many of the area's finest jazz venues with his own bands, as well as playing his unique brand of solo jazz guitar. He has backed visiting jazz names at places including The Jazz Showcase, Ravinia and the Harris Theater. Currently he plays solo guitar every Thursday at The Green Mill, leads his quartet every Wednesday at Andy's Jazz Club and performs with his trio bi-weekly at Winter’s Jazz Club. As a sideman he has performed with internationally know jazz musicians including Scott Hamilton, Howard Alden, Harry Allen, Warren Vaché, Ken Peplowski, Hod O’Brien, Rebecca Kilgore, Judy Carmichael, John Pisano, Michael Feinstein, Anat Cohen, Kurt Elling and many others. He has also worked with many names on the Chicago jazz scene including Russ Phillips, Don Stiernberg, Chris Foreman, Eric Schneider, Bobby Lewis and Judy Roberts. His love of great tunes, as well as accompanying skills have made him a favorite with vocalists. Married to frequent partner vocalist Petra van Nuis, Andy has worked with many of Chicago's finest singers. Andy also had the good fortune to accompany Barbra Streisand when she appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2009. Andy has made many festival and club appearances around the world. Highlights include Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Chautauqua Jazz Party, the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Cleveland Classic Jazz Party, as well as festivals in Rio de Janeiro, the Netherlands, Germany and throughout the United States. Andy has provided the music for a wide variety of parties and private events. In 2012, his trio was invited by the Chicago Mayor's office to perform for the Nobel Peace Prize dinner in Chicago where invited guests included U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, as well as the Dalai Lama and Mikhail Gorbachev. Also in 2012, Andy's trio was hired by the U.S. State Department to provide music for the opening night gala at the NATO summit held in Chicago. Andy enjoys being a member of several bands besides his own. He works often with vocalist Petra van Nuis, either in duo or larger groups, including Petra's Recession Seven. They have worked together all over Chicago and in venues throughout the country, as well as tours of Europe and Canada. Since 2009, Andy has co-led a two-guitar quartet with renowned guitarist Howard Alden. In 2013, Delmark Records released a CD of the group entitled "Heavy Artillery" which received four stars in Downbeat magazine and was featured in their annual Albums Of The Year issue. Andy plays regularly with jazz mandolinist Don Stiernberg's trio. They have worked at festivals in Germany and Brazil, as well as throughout the United States. He is also a member of trombonist Russ Phillips' group, both with Russ' Quartet and his Windy City All-Stars. Andy has been featured on a wide array of recordings. As a leader, his latest is the 2016 Delmark Records release “Direct Call” which received four stars in Downbeat magazine. His previous Delmark release “Soloist” was his first solo jazz guitar recording and received warm reviews from critics and fans alike. 2015 marked the release of organist Chris Foreman's debut recording "Now Is The Time” which featured Andy on several cuts. In 2016, mandolinist Don Stiernberg released a CD titled “Good Numbers” featuring Andy on acoustic archtop guitar. Andy has collaborated on four CDs with Petra van Nuis, the most recent being their 2017 duet release “Lessons Lyrical." Andy had the good fortune to learn directly from several guitar masters, including Cal Collins, Ted Greene, and Howard Alden. His most important mentor was the late Kenny Poole, who called Andy his protégé.   About Petra   Petra van Nuis (pronounced Pay-tra van Nouse) is a Chicago-based jazz vocalist who has been described in Downbeat Magazine as having "a light, gorgeous, and fairly delicate voice...a gift for melody and plenty of rhythmic confidence." A Chicagoan since 2003, Petra sings at all the finest jazz venues in town including the Jazz Showcase, the Green Mill, Andy's Jazz Club, Winter's, Fitzgerald's, the City Winery, and the Old Town School of Folk Music. Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs has presented Petra's groups at the Chicago Cultural Center and Chicago Summer Dance. The Jazz Institute of Chicago has featured Petra's Recession Seven band at the Chicago Jazz Festival and Jazz City. Petra has been interviewed and her music featured on Chicago's WGN for Rick Kogan's "After Hours" show and on WBEZ's "Morning Shift" with Tony Sarabia. Outside of Chicago, Petra plays at jazz festivals such as the Cleveland Classic Jazz Party, the Roswell Jazz Festival and Joe Boughton's Chautauqua Jazz Party with such renowned musicians as Dan Barrett, Nicki Parrott, Ken Peplowski, John Di Martino, Dan Block, Scott Robinson, Frank Tate, Hal Smith, Rossano Sportiello, and Duke Heitger. Petra's latest project, Because We're Night People, is a live recording of night-themed standards which was awarded 4 stars by DownBeat Magazine and included in their "Top Rated Albums of 2019" listing. Revered Chicago pianist Dennis Luxion blends his signature impressionistic harmony with Petra's lush vocals. This CD was re-issued in Japan on the Japanese label Muzak in October 2018 and was used as in-flight music on All Nippon Airways (Japan's largest airline) in January/February 2019. Germany's Jazzpodium Magazine hails Petra's seventeen year musical collaboration with her husband, guitarist Andy Brown, as "a magical musical dialogue, which can only partially be described as blind understanding." Petra and Andy's romantic style has been enjoyed in intimate club settings around the country including Shanghai Jazz (Madison, NJ), the Kerrytown Concert House (Ann Arbor, MI), Night Town (Cleveland,OH), the Saugatuck Center for the Arts (Saugatuck, MI), and the Blue Wisp Jazz Club (Cincinnati, OH). Several European tours have brought the duo to Germany (Traditional Jazz Hall Stuttgart, Jazzhaus Heidelberg, Mampf Frankfurt, Le Pirate, Jazz Club Neustadt, Jazz Club 77, Musikhaus Birlkehof) to the Netherland's (Gorinchem Jazz Festival, Culuurschip Thor, Jazz Hall 72, Stichting Jazz Zevenbergen) and to Belgium (Jazz Cafe Hopper). With the re-release of the duo's 2017 CD Lessons Lyrical and their 2009 CD Far Away Places on Japan's Muzak label, Petra and Andy continue to spread their swinging sounds far and wide. Petra and Andy often augment their duo with bass and drums forming the Petra van Nuis/ Andy Brown Quartet. In addition to Chicago performances, the quartet frequently tours the Midwest having played for the West Michigan Jazz Society (Grand Rapids, MI), Polyrhytms (Davenport,IA), the Firefly Jazz Club (Ann Arbor, MI), the Wilson Center for the Arts (Milwaukee, WI), the Detroit Institute for the Arts (Detroit, MI), and headlined the 32nd Michelob Women In Jazz Festival (Dayton, OH). At the start of the Great Recession in September 2008, Petra's Recession Seven, a Chicago-style early swing/trad jazz band was born at Chicago's legendary Green Mill. This seven piece ensemble features an all-star line up of internationally known Chicago veterans including trombonist Russ Phillips, reed man Eric Schneider, and trumpeter Bob Ojeda. Festival appearances include the 32nd Elkhart Jazz Festival, 33rd annual Chicago Jazz Festival, the 34th, 35th, 37th, 40th and 42nd annual Cedar Basin Jazz Festival, Fitzgerald's 29th annual American Music Festival, the Juvae Jazz Society's 25th anniversary Festival, and the Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz's 40th anniversary Jazz Festival. The band regularly travels to regional jazz societies such as the Madison Jazz Society, the Starr-Gennett Foundation, the "Masters of Swing" series at Cincinnati's Xavier University, the Lafayette Jazz Club, and the Indianapolis Jazz Club. The American Rag, in a review of the band's 2011 on location recording Live In Chicago praises "a killer of a band that grabs your attention and doesn't give it back until they are finished playing." You may have heard selections from Petra's 2006 debut CD A Sweet Refrain on digital cable's Music Choice, where it regularly rotates on the "Singers & Swing" channel. In a review, Los Angeles Jazz Scene critic Scott Yanow notes "a sweet voice, a straightforward delivery....one hears touches of Billie Holiday, Blossom Dearie, and Mildred Bailey in her phrasing, but not in the sound of her voice which is distinctive." This CD is a throwback to the classic vocal recordings of the 50's with a blend of duo, quartet, quintet, and tight two-horn sextet arrangements by bassist/arranger Joe Policastro. In 2012, these arrangements were recreated with the teaming of Petra and Andy with four Canadian musicians at Edmonton's famed Yardbird Suite. In 2015, two songs from this CD were selected by famed Japanese jazz writer/historian/record producer Yasukuni Terashima to be included in the compilation CD For Jazz Vocal Fans Only on the Japanese label Disk Union. Petra continues to play with Chicago's finest instrumentalists including Bobby Lewis, Art Davis, Kim Cusack, Larry Harris, Greg Fishman, Chris White, Joe Adamik, Joe Policastro, Bob Rummage, Andy Schumm, Jeremy Kahn, Judy Roberts, Phil Gratteau, Don Stille, Dan Delorenzo, Tom Bartlett, Mike Schlick, Bill Overton, Bradley Williams, Ron Dewar, John Otto, Stewart Miller, and Don Stiernberg.

The 1976-78 recordings by the Anachronic Jazz Band were both traditional and innovative. By taking tunes by Bebop and later composers (Clifford Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane) and filtering them through a 1920's sensibility they showed the continuity of the Jazz tradition with great arrangements of and solos on tunes like "Round Midnight," "Yardbird Suite," "Giant Steps" and "Joy Spring." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/john-clark49/support

Live daily Chicago music show featuring Mike Jeffers, founder of Chicago Jazz Magazine and program director for the Epiphany Center for the Arts. On the show today is special guest Andy Schumm talking about Bix Biederbeck and traditional jazz. #chicago #chicagopodcast #chicagomusic

Welcome to Coffeeshop Conversations at Artichoke Music that’s 2007 SE Powell Boulevard. Six-plus years ago, pianist/composer Andrew Oliver, the central figure in the emerging new Jazz scene left Portland and moved to the U.K., to London where he became a figure in the Traditional Jazz scene in London. We’ll find out how that happened and why he’s moving back to his Portland hometown because he’s sitting across from me. It’s going to be interesting to see what direction his music takes once he’s back. Contemporary Jazz? Tango? Traditional Jazz? Or something new. Or does he even know at this point. Welcome home Andrew Oliver.

Our guest this episode is from Petaluma, California. She started singing, taking piano lessons, and studying classical voice as a young girl living in the country. As a teen, she attended a performing arts high school, then moved East to continue her studies at Syracuse University where she focused on theater arts. Our guest then moved to New York City and pursued acting for five years before returning to her hometown of Petaluma. Upon her return, she and guitarist Gabe Pirard started a band called French Oak Gypsies, based on their mutual interests in French Gypsy Jazz and Traditional Jazz from New Orleans. This band is now called, Bandjango Collectif. Several years later, our guest developed The Billie Holiday Project, combining her acting and story-telling skills with her vocals as Billie, creating a top notch quartet to accompany her. Along with being the leader of several bands, acting as their manager, booking agent, and publicist, today’s guest teaches voice, acting, beginning piano and guitar.  We are so pleased to welcome our guest, Stella Heath!Links:www.StellaHeathMusic.comwww.BillieHolidayProject.com  

Recording artist and actor http://www.yolandarabun.com/ (Yolanda Rabun) considers Nina Simone, a mentor of sorts. Last summer she had the opportunity to sing at the icon’s childhood home in Tryon, North Carolina as the https://savingplaces.org/places/ninasimone?gclid=CjwKCAjw7uPqBRBlEiwAYDsr1wRDy_G0E4zFyAcC08ocxKujbONbWYmU0a-NKq9dL1Aci4z79Od63RoC9SUQAvD_BwE#.XVn4BehKjD5 (National Trust for Historic Preservation) designated it a National Treasure. Before that, she played the role of Nina Simone in a short play Howard L. Craft was commissioned to write by the https://stonecenter.unc.edu/ (Sonja Haynes Stone Center at UNC-Chapel Hill) to accompany an art exhibition. Now Yolanda is reprising her role as Nina Simone in Howard’s one-woman play NO FEAR AND BLUES LONG GONE. This production is being directed by Kathryn Hunter-Williams. Hear what Hunter-Williams, Rabun, and Craft all have to say about the show, the music, and the legacy of the High Priestess of Soul. About the Guests Yolanda Rabun exploded onto the jazz scene first on Stanley Baird’s 2007 Traffic Jam hit single, “I Want 2 Love You,” and, in 2011, released her debut CD project, “So Real,” on which she co-wrote several songs, including the title song. In 2012, Rabun infused Soul, R&B, Gospel, Folk, Smooth and Traditional Jazz on her sophomore solo album, “Christmastime,” and followed in 2013 with the Adult Contemporary single, “Hold on To Your Dreams.” This rich-voice chanteuse has opened for and sung with such iconic artists as Jennifer Holiday, Howard Hewitt, Ron Isley and the Isley Brothers, R&B singer KEM and the world-renowned iconic drummer, Sheila E. Yolanda has also performed with the NC Opera, the Durham Symphony, and the Raleigh Symphony Free Spirits; she appeared on a number of TV and radio programs. A proud equity-actor, Yolanda has performed on a number of regional theatre stages, including PlayMakers Repertory Company (VIOLET), Theatre Raleigh (BEEHIVE: THE MUSICAL), and North Carolina Theatre (NEWSIES). Howard L. Craft is the author of two books of poems: Across The Blue Chasm (Big Drum Press 2000) and Raising the Sky (Jacar Press 2016). His poetry also appears in Home is Where: An Anthology of African-American Poets from the Carolinas, edited by Kwame Dawes. His essays have appeared in The Paris Review and have been included in The Routledge Companion to African American Theatre (Routledge Press 2019). He is the author of several plays including, FREIGHT: THE FIVE INCARNATIONS OF ABLE GREEN, a New York Times Critic Pick for March 2015; CALYPSO AND THE MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS, ORANGE LIGHT, and THE JADE CITY CHRONICLES VOLUME I: THE SUPER SPECTACULAR BADASS HERALD M. F. JONES. He is the creator of the first African-American superhero radio serial: The Jade City Pharaoh.  Kathryn Hunter-Williams PlayMakers’ company member. Recent and highlights include LIFE OF GALILEO, SKELETON CREW, LEAVING EDEN, TARTUFFE and many more. She has also worked with Living Stage, The Negro Ensemble Company, Manhattan Class Company and New Dramatist. Kathryn is currently on the faculty of UNC Dept. of Dramatic Art. Connect with RDU on Stage •Facebook – @rduonstage •Twitter – @rduonstage •Instagram – @rduonstage •Web www.rduonstage.com Support this podcast

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This Week the boys sit down with cheerful Aussie and monster jazz guitarist Ben Eunson. Ben grew up in Melbourne Australia but moved to New York to study jazz and as a result has become a household name in the New York jazz scene. We chat about his move from down under to the US and the educational differences, about his upcoming album and its current kickstarter crowdfunding project as well as discussing how to find your voice in modern jazz versus walking the traditional path to obtaining jazz language. Ben also answers a few listener questions as well as 'the 3 questions we ask everyone but have only asked Andy Wood'. Big thanks to Ben for coming on and there is still time to contribute to his Kickstarter. The link is below. Lets get his music out there!    Enjoy guys!    Ben Eunson ACE Album Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beneunson/ben-eunson-ace Website: http://www.beneunson.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beneunsonmusic FB Artist Page: https://www.facebook.com/beneunsonmusic       Show Links Live stream on Tom’s YT channel www.theguitarhour.com TGHP Facebook discussion group TGHP on Twitter TGHP on Instagram   Rogue Links Beebs www.davidbeebee.com Beebee - Instagram Beebee - YouTube Fibenare Guitars Hawk Picks   Smith www.dansmithguitarist.co.uk Instagram Youtube Fibenare Guitars Hawk Picks      

John “Jsaxx” Watkins, Born in Cleveland Ohio, Developed His Love for Music at the Early Age of 8 Listening to His Father Rev. John C. Watkins, His Uncle Lamar Gaines and His Grandfather Charles Pace.  Following in His Family’s Footsteps Jsaxx Picked up the Saxophone and Never Put it Down. Having the Opportunity to Enroll in the Cleveland School of Arts, Allowed Jsaxx to Expand His Knowledge of Wind Instruments as Well as Music Theory and Music Production. John “Jsaxx” Watkins Sound Truly Represents That Common Fabric That Unifies All Music Across Many Mediums, from Traditional Jazz to Old School R&b, Fusion and Pop; Music That Reaches All Generations and Age Groups from Both Ends of the Spectrum. His Sound Presents a New Platform Laced with a Familiar Touch of the Old, Connecting All Genres of Music Through One Unified Platform.  Follow John on Facebook @JDWatkins1 and Twitter/Instagram @jsaxx1  

It's a whole episode dedicated to the great Louis Armstrong's 1930's Decca tracks in all their glory and strangeness. Skeletons in the closest will boogie before all's said and done, and Mike will flex his cultural studies chops more than once. Plus a look at some of the biggest pop stars of the last decade and Bryan Ferry. Louis Armstrong: THE COMPLETE DECCA MASTER TAKES 1935-1939.

Happy, Healthy New Year! Today I’ll welcome Michael Feinstein to celebrate the New Year with music from his fabulous CDs and to hear about this new book, radio show and discuss his views on being vegan. Now Available: Jazzy Vegetarian Classics: Vegan Twists on American Family Favorites makes the gift perfect holiday gift and Jazzy Vegetarian, Season 3, airs on the CREATE channel all across the country! Michael Feinstein is featured in Season Three of Jazzy Vegetarian, in Episode 4 (Sweets for The Sweet) and Episode 13 (Winter Celebration). Michael Feinstein is the multi-platinum-selling, five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer dubbed “The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook.” Mr. Feinstein’s CD entitled The Sinatra Project, Vol II: The Good Life, debuted at #7 on the Traditional Jazz charts. His captivating book, The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs was recently released and his NPR radio show Song Travels with Michael Feinstein explores the legendary songs of 20th century America. More than simply a performer, Mr. Feinstein is nationally recognized for his commitment to celebrating America’s popular song and preserving its legacy for the next generation.

Today Laura Theodore the Jazzy Vegetarian, welcomes superstar entertainer and vegan, Michael Feinstein to celebrate the holiday season with music from his fabulous CDs and to discuss his views on being vegan. I’ll share my jazzylicious menu plan for hosting a fabulous eco-chic New Year’s eve party. In addition, I'll speak with Joanne Rose about her new project with actor Eric Roberts! Michael Feinstein is the multi-platinum-selling, five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer dubbed “The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook.” Mr. Feinstein’s fabulous CD entitled The Sinatra Project, Vol II: The Good Life, debuted at #7 on the Traditional Jazz chart. His captivating book, The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs was recently released and his NPR radio show Song Travels with Michael Feinstein explores the legendary songs of 20th century America. His PBS special is entitled Michael Feinstein The Sinatra Legacy. More than simply a performer, Mr. Feinstein is nationally recognized for his commitment to celebrating America’s popular song and preserving its legacy for the next generation. 

  Host Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian, welcomes musical icon and vegetarian Michael Feinstein to celebrate the holiday season with music from his fabulous new CD entitled The Sinatra Project, Vol II: The Good Life, his new PBS special Michael Feinstein The Sinatra Legacy, and to discuss his views on vegetarianism. I’ll share my best tips for hosting a fabulous eco-chic New Year party, along with festive vegan recipes to add to your menu plan. After debuting at #7 on the Traditional Jazz chart, The Sinatra Project, Volume II: The Good Life is the follow-up to the Grammy-nominated collection The Sinatra Project. It reinterprets songs by such greats as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peggy Lee plus more. Michael Feinstein is the multi-platinum-selling, five-time Grammy-nominated entertainer dubbed “The Ambassador of the Great American Songbook.” More than simply a performer, Mr. Feinstein is nationally recognized for his commitment to celebrating America’s popular song and preserving its legacy for the next generation. He serves on the Library of Congress’ National Recording Preservation Board and his love of song can be heard in The Sinatra Project and in the PBS series Michael Feinstein’s American Songbook. His Manhattan nightclub, Feinstein’s at Loews Regency, has presented the top talents of pop and jazz. Feinstein appears there for a sold-out holiday engagement every year. 

Be it in San Francisco, Berkeley, Palo Alto and elsewhere, family jazz concerts abound this summer. Break out the claves and the dance shoes, and watch out—these rhythms are infectious!

Follow behind a parade in New Orleans and you'll still be a part of the show. Whether a parade was organized for a celebration or funeral, honorees and others in the main procession would be followed by a "second line" of participants hoping to get closer to the rhythms of the brass bands. The term "second line" would come to be associated with brass band music and the fancy footwork that accompanies it. New Orleans has a long tradition of brass bands, dating back to the early 20th century. Consisting mostly of brass instruments like trumpets and trombones and percussion, brass bands played a blend of European military band music, African folk music, and jazz. The brass band tradition experienced a revival in the 1970s and 1980s when bands like the Rebirth Brass Band and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band laced traditional sounds with funk, hip hop, bebop, and R and B.