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Jazz On WGBH With Steve Schwartz

Sept. 16: Drummer John Ramsay


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Host Steve Schwartz features music played by John Ramsay, jazz drummer and Berklee College of Music Chair of the percussion department.
Jazz on WGBH with Steve Schwartz

June 17: Jazz Festival Preview


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Get jazzed up for the summer music festivals! Host Steve Schwartz highlights music by some of the performers who will play at the Montreal Jazz Festival this month.
Jazz on WGBH with Steve Schwartz

June 10: Featuring Nat Hentoff


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Writer, historian and jazz critic Nat Hentoff born on June 10, 1925, Boston, Mass. Produced major recordings by Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln, Cecil Taylor and others.
Jazz on WGBH with Eric Jackson

June 12: Spotlight on Chick Corea


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Hear Chelsea, Mass., native Chick Corea's acoustic jazz piano work.
A Celtic Sojourn

June 11: Winifred Horan


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Listen to the fiddling genius of long time Solas member and New England Conservatory graduate, Winifred Horan.
This Week On Beacon Hill

Waiting On A Verdict, Disaster Funding, And A Budget


By Jess Bidgood
There will be a lot of waiting this week on Beacon Hill. A federal jury mulls over the fate of former House Speaker Sal DiMasi, while a legislative conference committee weighs the 2012 state budget.
Jazz On WGBH With Eric Jackson

May 8: Shirley Horn


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The Spotlight shines on the vocalist and pianist Shirley Horn. This program includes music from a performance recorded by WGBH Radio 89.7 FM.
A Celtic Sojourn

May 28: Best Of Celtic And Guest Street Sessions


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Host Brian O'Donovan highlights excerpts from A Christmas Celtic Sojourn, St. Patrick's Day programs, and Guest Street Sessions.
Jazz On WGBH With Eric Jackson

May 29: Electric Miles Davis


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In the late 1960s Miles Davis not only electrified his trumpet but he also surrounded himself with other musicians using electronic instruments. Hear music from the latter part of Miles Davis's career.
Jazz On WGBH With Eric Jackson

May 15: Christian McBride


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Eric Jackson features the music of Christian McBride, one of the most in-demand bass players in the world of jazz.
A Celtic Sojourn

May 14: Sinead O'Connor


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This iconic and enigmatic rocker has taken on the role of punk-folksinger, priest, social gadfly, and spiritual interpreter of traditional Irish songs.
Jazz On WGBH With Steve Schwartz

May 13: Gil Evans


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Composer, arranger, pianist, band leader Gil Evans, born May 13 1912, was there at The Birth of The Cool (Miles Davis). His collaborations with Davis are timeless. He even reworked the music of Jimi Hendrix into a jazz format.
Jazz On WGBH With Steve Schwartz

May 20: Give the Drummers Some


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Steve Schwartz shines the spotlight on jazz drummers Ralph Peterson and Louis Hayes.
Jazz On WGBH With Eric Jackson

May 22: Acoustic Miles Davis


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Host Eric Jackson plays music from the legendary trumpeter's earlier acoustic work.
A Celtic Sojourn

May 21: Songs Of Cork


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Brian O'Donovan is from County Cork, the largest county in Irealand and one that is steeped in traditional music. On this program, Brian highlights the traditional songs, both Irish Gaelic and English, of city and county Cork.
Jazz On WGBH With Eric Jackson

March 7: Spotlight On Women Vocalists


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For Women's History Month, host Eric jackson spins music by women jazz vocalists.
A Celtic Sojourn

March 5: Teada


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Host Brian O'Donovan features recordings by Teada, young musicians from Ireland who have been touring now for more than 10 years. in anticipation of their performance at this year's St. Patrick's Day Celtic Sojourn series of concerts in Cambridge, and New Bedford.
Jazz On WGBH With Steve Schwartz

March 4: Ricky Ford


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Host Steve Schwartz plays music performed by Boston-born saxophonist Ricky Ford.
Jazz On WGBH With Steve Schwartz

Feb. 11: Featuring Jaleel Shaw


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Shaw 'Nuff: Saxophonist Jaleel Shaw (b. 2/11/1978) studied at Berklee College of Music a decade ago. It didn’t take long for him to be picked up by drummer Roy Haynes and the Mingus Big Band.
Jazz On WGBH With Bob Parlocha

Feb. 13: Jazz Sampler


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Jazz On WGBH With Steve Schwartz

Jan. 14: What's New and Reissued on CD


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Jazz On WGBH With Eric Jackson

Jan. 16: Jazz Sampler


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Host Eric Jackson spins a selection of jazz music.
Jazz On WGBH With Steve Schwartz

Jan. 7: Featuring Betty and Bish


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Betty and Bish: Vocalist Betty Roche (b. 1/9/1920) sang with Duke Ellington in the 1940s and early 1950s. She made three recordings on her own after that but then faded out of sight. Pianist Walter Bishop, Jr. (b. 1/9/1905) was part of the New York bebop scene. He recorded with Charlie Parker.
Jazz on WGBH With Eric Jackson

Jan. 10: Jazz Goes To Church


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Eric Jackson spotlights jazz music inspired by the church.
A Celtic Sojourn

Jan. 8: Andy Irvine


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Andy Irvine: Long a stalwart in the Irish traditional singing scene and founding member of the seminal group Planxty, Andy Irvine has just released a new CD called Abocurragh. Brian O’Donovan explores it extensively on this edition.
Jazz On WGBH With Eric Jackson

Nov. 28: Jazz Sampler


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A smorgasbord of music is on the jazz menu for Thanksgivng weekend 2010.
Jazz On WGBH With Steve Schwartz

Nov. 26: Pianist Jacky Terrasson


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Hear why pianist Jacky Terrasson (b. 11/27/1966) of American, French and German heritage has the world at his fingertips.
Steve Schwartz

Nov. 19: Jazz Pianist Kenny Werner


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Host Steve Schwartz highlights Kenny Werner, one of the most creative of the modern jazz piano players.
Eric Jackson

Nov. 21: Spotlight on Diana Krall


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Pianist/vocalist Diana Krall spent some of her years in Boston at Berklee before here career took off. We'll listen to her music.
A Celtic Sojourn

Nov. 20: Songs of Thanksgiving


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Brian O'Donovan compiles a selection of Celtic music celebrating Thanksgiving.
Steve Schwartz

Nov. 12: Ellis Marsalis and Hampton Hawes


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Two pianists celebrate birthdays in November. Patriarch of the Marsalis family, Ellis, turns 76 years old this year on Nov. 14th and the late West Coast bebopper, Hampton Hawes was born on November 13th.
Eric Jackson

Nov. 14: Spotlight on Ellis Marsalis


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Eric Jackson's portrait of pianist Ellis Marsalis, Jr.—The papa of the musical Marsalis family. He was born in New Orleans on November 14, 1934.
Ray Smith

Jazz Decades


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Host Ray Smith brings you an hour of jazz featuring music by Bob Crosby, Teddy Powell, Chick Webb, Young Tuxedo Brass Band, and many others.
Steve Schwartz

Featuring Jazz Pianists: What's New and Reissued On CD


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All month long host Steve Schwartz features jazz pianists. This week: What's news and reissued on CD.
Jazz On WGBH With Steve Schwartz

Nov. 5: George Garzone


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For this installment of Jazz in the Classroom Steve Schwartz chooses some of the essential tenor saxophonists in jazz; including some of his personal favorite saxophonists as well music by George Garzone, and his WGBH Live Performance from April, 2010.
Jazz On WGBH With Eric Jackson

Spotlight on David Hazelton


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Host Eric Jackson features the music of jazz pianist David Hazelton.
A Celtic Sojourn

Oct. 30: Joe Derrane


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Brian O'Donovan talks with 80-year-old accordion player Joe Derrane who just released a new CD called Grove Lane.
Eric Jackson

Spotlight on Andy Bey


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Host Eric Jackson features vocalist Andy Bey, born October 28, 1939. We'll hear Andy Bey leading his own band and working with others, including Horace Silver.
Steve Schwartz

Dizzy Gillespie


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Host Steve Schwartz celebrates the music of John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, born October 21, 1917, who changed the face of jazz in the 1940s as one of the inventors of Be-Bop.
A Celtic Sojourn

Oct. 23: Martin Simpson Plays Holywell


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On this edition of A Celtic Sojourn, Brian O'Donovan brings you a concert guitarist Martin Simpson recorded at the beautiful Holywell Music Room at Oxford University in England.
Steve Schwartz

Bill Charlap


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Host Steve Schwartz commemorates the birthday of jazz pianist Bill Charlap
Eric Jackson

Spotlight on Roy Hargrove


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Roy Hargrove spent some time here in Boston before he moved to New York where his career took off at the end of the 1980s. Host Eric Jackson showcases the trumpeter's music.
A Celtic Sojourn

The Tin Whistle


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The Tin Whistle: Often called the "penny whistle" because of its cheapness, in the right hands, this instrument soars.
Steve Schwartz

Pepper Adams


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Host Steve Schwartz celebrates the 70th birthday of baritone saxophonist Pepper Adams.
Eric Jackson

Spotlight on Kenny Garrett


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Host Eric Jackson celebrates the 50th birthday of alto saxophonist, Kenny Garrett.
A Celtic Sojourn

Harvest Home


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An important and usually celebratory time in all agrarian societies, Harvest songs and tunes are common throughout Celtic culture. This edition of A Celtic Sojourn explores that theme.
Steve Schwartz

Ralph Peterson


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Host Steve Schwartz features the work of Jazz drummer Ralph Peterson.
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