On the Wednesday, January 9, 2019 installment of Jazz In The Night Wednesday (Weekly, Midnight to 2 AM PT...you figure which day), we dig into some of the new releases in the library including the latest from ; preview upcoming concert performances by ; celebrate birthdays and On This Day In Jazz Milestones from ... and MORE! LISTEN LIVE or Replay Jazz In The Night Wednesday any day of the week from the Jazz 88.3 Speakeasy! Listen Live to Jazz 88.3 Using The Pop-Up Player...
READ ON for Annotated Playlist, Coming Week Jazz and Blues Calendar Highlights, Birthdays, and On This Day In Jazz Milestones... Hour 1
0:01 AM Jay Leonhart, Bucky Pizzarelli, John Bunch “Isfahan” — Manhattan Swing: A Visit With The Duke BIRTHDAY Wednesday, January 9 - Bucky Pizzarelli [Guitar] 01/09/1926 100 Paterson, NJ “John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli (born January 9, 1926) is an American jazz guitarist. He is the father of jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and double bassist Martin Pizzarelli. He worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett (1971) and ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in (1952). The list of musicians he has collaborated with includes Benny Goodman, Les Paul, and Stéphane Grappelli. Pizzarelli cites as influences Django Reinhardt, Freddie Green, and George Van Eps. [Bucky Pizzarelli, Wikipedia]
BREAK (After Tune 1): Hour 1 Intro, Blog Post and Social Media Promo
0:11 AM Sheila Jordan “Art Deco” — Jazz Child
BREAK: Jazz 88.3 and Arts for Learning San Diego invite you to jazz up your school with the Rob Thorsen Jazz Quartet. Jazz, An American Artform is an interactive program that gives students the opportunity to learn about the history of jazz and its music presented by San Diego’s top jazz artists like Gilbert Castellanos, Bob Boss and Curtis Taylor, to name a few. LEARN MORE... Herbie Hancock - Do you feel joy when we play Herbie Hancock’s music? Then become a Jazz 88.3 Member at Jazz88.org
0:22 AM Josh Nelson “Atma-Krandana” — Discoveries
BOTTOM OF THE HOUR ID: Joshua White - IN CONCERT THIS WEEK with Christopher Hollyday’s “Telepathy” Band, Saturday, January 12 Jazz 8:00 PM, Dizzy’s
0:29 AM Joshua Redman Quartet “Sweet Sorrow” — Moodswing BREAK: San Diego Jazz and Blues Calendar Highlights for Wednesday, January 9 through Tuesday, January 15
0:43 AM Christopher Hollyday “One of Another Kind” — Telepathy IN CONCERT Saturday, January 12 Jazz 8:00 PM - Christopher Hollyday Telepathy Quintet Concert Event w/ Gilbert Castellanos, Joshua White, Rob Thorsen, Tyler Kreutel — Dizzy's (New Location) DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar “Hollyday is back—this time with an even clearer imperative and a blistering ensemble comprised of the cream of the Southern California mainstream jazz elite, delivering an album heavy on intuitive communication and one-hundred-proof bebop.” [CD Review: Christopher Hollyday: Telepathy, Robert Bush, San Diego Troubadour]
BREAK (Before Last Tune of Hour): Coming Up In Hour 2, Blog and Social Media Promo
0:57 AM Lori Bell Quartet “Brooklyn Dreaming” — Brooklyn Dreaming
Hour 2
1:03 AM Betty Roché “A Foggy Day” — Singin' & Swingin' BIRTHDAY Wednesday, January 9 - Betty Roche [Vocals-Lead] 01/09/1920 100 Wilmington, DE 1999 Ellington, who was sometimes prone to hire vocalists with stilted, nearly classical delivery, described Roché with typical grace: "She had a soul inflection in a bop state of intrigue and every word was understandable despite the sophisticated hip and jive connotations." [Betty Roche, AllMusic Artist Biography by Eugene Chadbourne]
BREAK (After Tune 1): Hour 2 Intro, Hour 1 Final Tune, Blog Post and Social Media Promo
1:10 AM Bill Cunliffe “Sleepers Wake” — Bachanalia IN CONCERT Tuesday, January 15 - Jazz Live- Denise Donatelli - Jazz Live will welcome the debut of Grammy-nominated vocalist, Denise Donatelli. Join us on Tuesday, January 15th for this momentous concert. Only current Jazz 88 members can attend this concert. Any questions about membership can be answered by the membership team. As always, thanks to Big Front Door Sandwich Shop, located in University Heights (Park Blvd.) and now Solana Beach for providing food for the Jazz Live artists. If you are going remember that good ole' parking pass!
1:17 AM Lee Konitz “Progression” — Subconscious-Lee
BREAK: Earn A Child Development Certificate - Find out more at SDCE.edu Wednesday, January 9 - Blues Jam - Guest Jammer: Jocko Marcellino
1:25 AM Brad Mehldau “It Might as Well Be Spring” — Introducing Brad Mehldau
BOTTOM OF THE HOUR ID: Lori Bell - In Concert, Friday, January 11 - Jazz Happy Hour at The Handlery Hotel San Diego
1:33 AM Gregory Page “My True Love” — My True Love BREAK: Jazz and Blues Birthdays and On This Day Milestones, January 9 through January 15
1:41 AM Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach “Backward Country Boy Blues” — Money Jungle
1:47 AM Lee Ritenour “24Th Street Blues” — Stolen Moments
BREAK (Before Last Tune of Show): Blog and Social Media Promo, Jazz 88.3 Speakeasy Replay
(Artists In Bold Featured In Tonight's Show)
Blues Jam - Guest Jammer: Jocko Marcellino! The Blues Jam is in full-swing and happens every Wednesday night at Proud Mary's (located at the Ramada Inn: 5500 Kearny Mesa Road, 92111) from 6:30-9:30pm. Jazz Singers 7:00 PM - Alexis Joi presents "The Great Voices of Jazz" LIVE — Westgate Hotel DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar Solo Jazz Guitar 6:30 PM Steve Nichols — Kaffee Meisters Coffee house DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Thursday, January 10
Friday, January 11 Saturday, January 12 Blues 10:00 AM - Robin Henkel — Birdrock Coffee Roasters DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar Jazz 8:00 PM - Christopher Hollyday Telepathy Quintet Concert Event w/ Gilbert Castellanos, Joshua White, Rob Thorsen, Tyler Kreutel — Dizzy's (New Location) DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Sunday, January 13 Monday, January 14 Tuesday, January 15 Jazz Live- Denise Donatelli - Jazz Live will welcome the debut of Grammy-nominated vocalist, Denise Donatelli. Join us on Tuesday, January 15th for this momentous concert. Only current Jazz 88 members can attend this concert. Any questions about membership can be answered by the membership team. As always, thanks to Big Front Door Sandwich Shop, located in University Heights (Park Blvd.) and now Solana Beach for providing food for the Jazz Live artists. If you are going remember that good ole' parking pass! Blues Noon - Robin Henkel — House of Blues DEETS>Jazz88.org/calendar
Future Events
More where this comes from DAILY at Jazz88.org. BOLD FEATURED ON THIS WEEK'S SHOW
Wednesday, January 9 Betty Roche [Vocals-Lead] 01/09/1920 100 Wilmington, DE 1999 Ellington, who was sometimes prone to hire vocalists with stilted, nearly classical delivery, described Roché with typical grace: "She had a soul inflection in a bop state of intrigue and every word was understandable despite the sophisticated hip and jive connotations." [Betty Roche, AllMusic Artist Biography by Eugene Chadbourne]
Bucky Pizzarelli [Guitar] 01/09/1926 100 Paterson, NJ “John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli (born January 9, 1926) is an American jazz guitarist. He is the father of jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and double bassist Martin Pizzarelli. He worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett (1971) and ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in (1952). The list of musicians he has collaborated with includes Benny Goodman, Les Paul, and Stéphane Grappelli. Pizzarelli cites as influences Django Reinhardt, Freddie Green, and George Van Eps. [Bucky Pizzarelli, Wikipedia]
Artie Shaw recorded "The Grabtown Grapple" and "The Sad Sack" on Bluebird records in 1945. “there is nonetheless only one distinct use of the Gramercy Five combo name. That was by famous swing bandleader and clarinetist Artie Shaw, who utilized the moniker to represent different small groupings through more than a dozen years of his career. Like everything Shaw was involved in including his career itself as well as his marriages, the existence of the group was strictly an off and on again thing. This resulted in many changes in lineup, but Shaw's considerable fame, status, and pocketbook meant that when he was ready to hire new members they would be comers.” [Artie Shaw & His Gramercy Five, Artist Biography by Eugene Chadbourne]
Thursday, January 10 Max Roach [Drums and Percussion] 01/10/1925 100 Drummer New Land, North Carolina 2007 William Parker [Bass] 01/10/1952 100 New York City Bandleader Erskine Hawkins records "Tippin' In" back in 1945 for Bluebird records.
Friday, January 11 Eden Atwood [Vocals-Lead] 01/11/1970 100 Memphis, TN Lee Ritenour [Guitar] 01/11/1952 100 Guitarist Hollywood, CA Prestige records cuts its first session in 1949. It was Lee Konitz (cone-itz) performing "Progression".
Saturday, January 12 Ingrid Jensen [Trumpet] 01/12/1967 100 Cedar-by-the-Sea, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada George Duke [Keyboards-Various] [Piano] 01/12/1946 100 Keyboardist San Rafael, CA 2013 2007… Long-time San Diegan, trombonist and educator, Jimmie Cheatham, died in San Diego. He was 82.
Sunday, January 13 Melba Liston [Arranger] [Trombone] 01/13/1926 100 Trombonist Kansas City, MO 1999 Joe Pass [Guitar] 01/13/1929 100 Guitarist New Brunswick, NJ 1994 The Lester Young and Teddy Wilson quartet record "Prez and Teddy" in 1956 in New York for Verve records.
Monday, January 14 Kenny Wheeler [Trumpet] 01/14/1930 100 Trumpeter Toronto, Canada 2014 Grady Tate [Drums and Percussion] [Vocals-Lead] 01/14/1932 100 Drummer / Vocalist Durham, North Carolina
Tuesday, January 15 Gene Krupa [Drums and Percussion] 01/15/1909 100 Drummer Chicago, IL 1973 Gene Perry [Percussion-Various] 01/15/1952 100 San Turce, Puerto Rico Johnny Hodges records for his first Verve session -- "Castle Rock" in 1951.
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